REAL HARD WORK IS LUCY’S SECRET

YOU think you know someone and then you hear a little of their background and your admiration grows even more. Case in point is real estate guru Lucy Cole (above, right, with Pam Parker). She grew up in Melbourne as the child of migrant parents, married, had two children, became a bank manager, then divorced and had to start her life afresh. “I came to the Gold Coast and thought real estate was the way to get ahead but it was very, very tough in the beginning. I became an expert in thinking up new ways to cook mince for the children as money was very tight.” she explained. “I won lots of awards at other companies but eventually I started my own business and here I am.”