MASTER CV · PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Paul Shih, widely known in the Chinese-speaking community as “Shi Laoshi”, has been based in Brisbane for more than two decades and has built a career spanning real estate education, professional training, business, community leadership, public engagement and charity.
Since 2010, Paul has worked in professional real estate education through PRET Australia, where he is CEO / Chief Trainer. He has also served as Founding Director of Knowledge Bank Australia since 2010, bringing together professionals, businesses and community leaders to share practical knowledge and support charitable causes.
Through his public profile, Facebook, website and Knowledge Bank Australia, Paul explains Australian property, policy, taxation, education, business and social issues in accessible language for the Chinese-speaking community.
Delivers Queensland real estate licensing, CPD and practical industry training across sales, marketing, property management, management rights, auctions, appraisal, market analysis, legislation, compliance, prospecting and risk management.
Brings professionals, businesses and community resources together through seminars, forums, public education and charitable initiatives across property, finance, law, taxation, education, health, business and public policy.
Supports Taiwanese community affairs in Australia, youth participation, cultural promotion and community connections.
Supports business and community engagement across the Taiwanese chambers network in Oceania.
1999–Present; document witnessing and related voluntary community service.
Australian vocational education and training qualification.
A professional qualification, not a current employment role.
Paul began as a Trainer with PRET Australia in 2010 and later became Chief Trainer and CEO. He has taught people at all stages of their careers, from new entrants to experienced sales, property management and management rights practitioners.
Real estate education should not be only about passing an assessment. It should help people make professional, compliant and responsible decisions once they enter the industry.
Paul has worked across real estate sales, marketing, property investment, property management, management rights, property development and project management. These experiences underpin his teaching, public commentary and industry analysis.
UQ Taiwanese Australian International Student Association
Friends of Austrasia Youth Association
Taiwan Festival
Australian Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce Queensland
Australian Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce Queensland
LNP Chinese Heritage Branch
Australian Proprietors Alliance Inc.
Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Oceania
World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce
Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Oceania
Australian Property Management Alliance (APMA)
SunPAC; stepped down in 2025 after contributing to arts, culture, multicultural and community governance.
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust
Paul has worked with PRET Australia, Knowledge Bank Australia, students, businesses, professionals and community supporters to organise a wide range of charitable activities.
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust, Mater Foundation and Small Steps for Hannah
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust, Mater Foundation, RBWH Foundation and The Forgotten Women
Care Kits for Kids Queensland
RBWH Foundation
Since 2020, Paul has helped lead annual dragon fruit fundraising activities combining Taiwanese produce, community participation and charitable giving.
Total raised from 2021–2026: $75,494
COVID-19 related fundraising
$5,000Charity sale of 5,000 kilograms of onions supporting Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust
$6,000Approximately 2,150 Taiwanese lunch boxes donated to frontline healthcare workers at RBWH, Princess Alexandra Hospital and QEII Hospital
A further 1,800 Taiwanese lunch boxes donated to frontline workers at PA Hospital, RBWH, QEII and Logan Hospital
Contribution to Brisbane and its multicultural community
Professional service and education within the management rights sector
Support for Mater and charitable and community causes
Paul is regularly invited to speak and serve as MC at business, community, professional and charitable events. His topics include property markets, real estate education, management rights, investment, Australian public policy, multicultural engagement, youth and business connections.
Through Facebook, his website and Knowledge Bank Australia, Paul shares Chinese-language commentary on property, housing policy, taxation, investment, education, law, business, public policy, community affairs and multicultural issues.
Bringing people together, making complex ideas easier to understand, and helping events create genuine connection.
PAUL P SHIH · 施伯欣
On paper, Paul has held many roles: teacher, business operator, association leader, chamber president, director, community advisor, charity organiser, MC and speaker.
But there is a clear thread running through all of them:
Education, connection and giving back.
Teaching passes knowledge on. Community work connects people. Charity puts resources back into the society that helped make those opportunities possible.