With his offices still being set up and just one registered listing on his books, Mr Akermanis's decision to leave a more corporate environment does not mean that he is any less driven. Already, he has set his sights on expansion into the surrounding blue-chip territories of Hamilton, Hawthorne and Bulimba, and longer-term he wants to open an office in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast. "On my own I have the chance to run my own crew. I've done it before in my coaching jobs and other businesses, essentially it is what I do," Mr Akermanis said. And he is looking to do it the old-fashioned way, with a focus on customer service.