What is your role at Avison Young?

Broker, office and investment services.

How did you get into commercial real estate?

Upon selling my first business - a service company. CRE has the perfect blend of flexibility, professionals, and entrepreneurial spirit.

Share an example of a time you delivered economic, social and environmental value to your clients, colleagues or community?

Since starting my career in CRE, I've been client and community focused. I've provided guidance that killed the opportunity for a commission when it was the correct advice, invested in providing the best expertise possible by earning the CCIM designation, volunteered my time at the local, state, and national associations, and served on a municipal commission. It's about more than just the transaction and providing the best experience to our clients; I'm driven by the greater purpose to build stronger communities by contributing my personal resources and those provided to me by AY.

How do you see our Purpose reflected in your day-to-day work?

Powered by People...that's something that we've been doing and haven't focused on the language of untill now. We're client-focused and that's how it should be.

How has Avison Young supported you in bringing Brand Purpose to life in your work?

This new marketing seems like a great tool to more clearly communicate the corporate perspective of client-focus. These subtle but mighty shifts in language shift the emphasis to the true star of each of our interactions and transactions, the client.