Hilary Saxton: The Maverick Innovator Redefining Australian

Hilary Saxton is an award-winning industry maverick, redefining the landscape of property development education and investment in Australia. As the co-owner of Property Mastermind and founder of Ultra Urban Development, she leads a dual-engine enterprise that empowers everyday Australians to build wealth through property, whether through active development or strategic investment. Hilary’s journey is defined by resilience. Raised on a New Zealand farm, she overcame significant early adversity, including teenage motherhood and domestic violence, to rebuild her life from the ground up. Her transformation began with physical health (losing over 45kg), which she leveraged into a successful career in personal training, nutrition and then property renovation, completing over 20 projects before joining Property Mastermind. While her business partner, Bob Andersen, developed the "Property Mastermind Blueprint," Hilary is the engine that drives its application. She identified that technical knowledge wasn't enough; students needed the mindset to execute. Consequently, she developed her proprietary BUILD framework (Back yourself, Unapologetically decide, Interpret, Lean in, Do it) to help developers build the resilience to navigate the high-stakes risks of the industry. The innovator behind the company's unique Hybrid Ecosystem, she identified a critical failure in the standard education model - many wanted the knowledge to get into property development, but stalled due to the time commitment or risk aversion. To solve this, Hilary launched Ultra Urban Development as a strategic bridge. This investment arm allows students to pivot from "DIY" learners to "Done-For-You" investors. By enabling her community to financially back her high-yield projects - such as NDIS housing and retirement living - she retains clients who would otherwise exit the industry. This venture manages a pipeline worth $97 million. Hilary also hosts the Property Mastermind Podcast, a top-rated resource with over 200,000 YouTube views, where she demystifies complex development concepts for a wide audience. Hilary is a "no-BS" leader in a male-dominated sector, where women comprise only 11% of the workforce. She is also the author of the Able Book Awards Gold winner ‘3 Wines In’ and host of the Bounce Back Better podcast, using her platform to inspire financial independence and personal resilience.