In his first 12 months in the industry he became the Number 1 Sales Consultant in Victoria selling a record 82 of his own listings, never been done before! In his first 7 years Daniel has not only cemented himself as Geelong's most aggressive and successful real estate agent but was acknowledged year in year out as Victoria's top performing estate agent. Again in 2009 becoming the Number 1 Sales Consultant for Victoria's largest real estate network, then in 2010 when his own office in record time sold a staggering 506 properties totalling more than a quarter of a billion dollars in sales and was crowned the Number 1 office in 2010.

Now 15 years in the Industry at the highest level, heading up 5 boutique Real Estate offices, Daniel is the brains behind the brand “HAYESWINCKLE” and it’s said that he is Australia’s most copied Real Estate Marketer.
Daniel is now a sought after National Real Estate speaker, best-selling Author of “So you wanna be a Real Estate Superstar?” He is an in demand Real Estate trainer, Auctioneer most weekends, full time YOUTUBER “Million Dollar Bogan” and Dad to Harry and Daisy.

Daniel is a self-made man, from humble beginning’s living with his parents as a kid in a caravan in a friend’s backyard in Whittington, he has worked harder than most, attributing his success to a down to earth approach and an uncanny ability to put people at ease.
He has a genuine desire and a determination rarely seen, he never gives up, with a straight shooting approach. His favourite saying is “I thought I had it tough because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet”

His life before Real Estate? Daniel served his country in the Royal Australian Navy for 5 years, was employed in the Social Welfare Sector working for the Geelong Hospital, Anglican Church and various other welfare organizations for 10 years prior to commencing his career in Real Estate at 31.

In his spare time, Daniel loves to Scuba Dive, his most memorable dive? Iceland between the two tectonic plates, the only place in the world where you can touch North America and Euroasia at a depth of 16 meters.