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Tim Mortimer

BNB Made Easy | Founder & CEO

Timโ€™s entrepreneurial journey is a powerful example of what can be achieved in the short-term rental industry through ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.

๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ
Tim Mortimer is an inspiring entrepreneur who founded ๐๐๐ ๐Œ๐š๐๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ in 2018 from his garage in regional New South Wales. Today, the company manages over 220 short-term rental properties across Orange, Bathurst, Dubbo, and Wagga Waggaโ€”as a ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

His unique background in farming, sport, education, and travel has deeply shaped his leadership styleโ€”anchored in ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

Over the past seven years, Tim has successfully grown BNB Made Easy from a one-property start-up into a thriving business with a strong ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค and dedicated team. His focus on building a ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ has been central to the companyโ€™s success, enabling sustainable growth while maintaining exceptional standards of service.

Recognised for his leadership and entrepreneurial spirit, Tim has appeared at major industry gatherings and is a leading voice for the industry, including speaking at NSW Parliament House, discussing the vital role of short-term rentals in supporting regional infrastructure and workforce needs.

Tim remains passionate about delivering ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ experiences for both guests and property owners while making a lasting contribution to the communities he serves.

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐
Timโ€™s story โ€” from starting BNB Made Easy in his garage to leading a 220+ property portfolio across regional NSW โ€” is a true testament to entrepreneurial spirit and leadership. His focus on building a strong culture, empowering teams, and championing communities will help drive the future of the STR industry.