Awards Celebrating the Best in Business
Awards are a big part of AI Global Media, and, combined, our 11 brands run dozens of programmes throughout the year, celebrating the hard work and dedication of a variety of individuals and businesses across almost all sectors and in nearly every part of the world.
The Australian Enterprise Awards, which is one of the biggest and most prestigious programmes we operate as part of our APAC Insider brand, embodies our publishing group’s philosophy of recognising the achievements of the very best, in this instance across Australia’s expansive and varied corporate landscape.
Across nine editions, we have celebrated hundreds of companies and the pioneers behind them, championing the impact they have had on everything from the technology and agriculture industries to the healthcare, industrial, and financial spheres across Australia and even beyond.
One of the most rewarding aspects of the Australian Enterprise Awards, or any of our programmes for that matter, is being able to celebrate repeat winners. These are the businesses that continue to go the extra mile for their customers, standing for quality and consistency in a world that is constantly changing.
We have had numerous repeat winners since the programme launched back in 2017, but few have had the longevity of Trusted Estate Agents, an experienced and coveted real estate agency based in Sydney. Featuring six times across six consecutive years, the relationship we have built with the agency’s owner, Nick Xenos, is something we truly cherish, and it continues to grow stronger year on year.
To explore the influence of the Australian Enterprise Awards and AI Global Media more broadly on Trusted Estate Agents’ continued success, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Nick.
Redefining Service and Maintaining Quality
A 30-year veteran of real estate in Sydney, Nick Xenos is the director of Trusted Estate Agents, one of Australia’s leading real estate sales agencies. Operating across the Sydney metropolitan area’s residential property market, what sets Trusted Estate Agents apart is the unique profit model Nick carefully crafted. This maximises each property’s value and sees them sold at a higher price than what other estate agents could achieve.
This pioneering model, which is called ‘Sell Your Sydney House for Profit’, addresses many of the critical issues property owners face when they are looking to sell their home, paving the way for an open and honest transaction from the start. The results of this approach are clear, with one homeowner in Strathfield even receiving $300,000 above market valuation thanks to the expert guidance of Trusted Estate Agents.
However, there is so much more to the agency. Other notable elements include the $20,000 marketing rebate it offers for premium promotion; its online stamp duty, loan assistance, and instant house pricing tools to help make the process easier for sellers and buyers alike; and the detailed market reports it puts together to share its knowledge about this sector.
A Multi-Award-Winning Agency
It is thanks to these differentiators that Trusted Estate Agents has picked up a total of eight awards from AI Global Media and APAC Insider over the last six years. The most recent of these wins came just a few short months ago, when Trusted Estate Agents received the title of Estate Agents of the Year 2026 – Sydney and an APAC Insider Client Service Excellence Award as part of the 2026 edition of the Australian Enterprise Awards.
As mentioned, the Australian Enterprise Awards have, for nine years now, been championing the very best in business across this diverse region, celebrating innovation, growth, and opportunity at every turn. Given its esteem in Sydney’s property landscape, featuring Nick and Trusted Estate Agents on back-to-back occasions has been an easy choice.
As for how the news has been received on his end across this multitude of recognitions, Nick explained: “These awards are merit-based and research-driven, which aligns with our own philosophy of performance, transparency, and accountability. We wanted to align our brand with an organisation that recognises measurable achievement over popularity.”
Regional Acclaim Spread Worldwide
Recognition from both APAC Insider and AI Global Media through these awards is something that Nick treasures, as they represent an independent publication having noticed its results-driven approach to Sydney house sales and celebrated this with the world.
Nick commented: “Being recognised from 2021 through to 2026 reinforces that our performance-based model continues to deliver exceptional financial outcomes for our clients.”
Beyond this, our awards are a validation of the trust that Trusted Estate Agents clearly strives for across every aspect of its operation, as well as affirming the commitment to excellence that Nick and his small team have fostered since establishing the agency in 2017. Trust is crucial in real estate, and having its work praised on several occasions by a third-party organisation on the other side of the world is irrefutable proof it offers this.
However, this is not all, as partnering with our teams at APAC Insider and AI Global Media has given Trusted Estate Agents access to brands with a strong reputation and professional credibility, across the region in the case of APAC Insider and internationally when it comes to AI Global Media. Thus, there are numerous benefits of this enduring partnership.
Turning Celebration into Measurable Value
For instance, Nick shared how these awards have helped strengthen the authority of his brand across Sydney’s property market, something abetted by the articles about Trusted Estate Agents that have gone alongside the awards it has won each year since 2021. Crafted by our SEO-trained writers, these features have helped the agency to rank higher in online search results, meaning more people are likely to view its website and invest in its services.
Similarly, our digital badges (which Trusted Estate Agents now has quite a collection of, given the amount of times it has been commended) immediately instil its best-in-class nature in the eyes of clients perusing its work online, and the trophies it has also received are a great way for the team to show off their accomplishments to those visiting its offices in New South Wales. They also help motivate Nick and the team to continue to go further.
Alongside the benefits of these promotional items from APAC Insider, another reason why Trusted Estate Agents keeps returning to AI Global Media is the consistency and professionalism we continue to demonstrate across our brands and our awards.
Nick added: “Each year, the experience has been seamless. We also appreciate that the awards evolve with industry trends and continue to maintain relevance in a changing marketplace.”
The Best is Yet to Come
Looking ahead to the future of the partnership, Nick told us of the long-term value he believes it has created for his agency, seen through Trusted Estate Agents achieving its highest metrics ever and having converted the credibility our awards have afforded it into tangible growth. This is indicative of a bright future for the agency.
Touching on this, Nick explained that the future for Trusted Estate Agents is all about expanding the performance-based selling model mentioned above, as well as increasing their digital footprint across Sydney. We at AI Global Media are delighted to carry on supporting the agency as it serves Australia’s ever-evolving property market.
More on both Trusted Estate Agents and Nick Xenos can be found by clicking on the respective links.
