What is your role at Avison Young?

Senior Consultant, Investment.

How did you get into commercial real estate?

I’ve always been fascinated by buildings and the value chain behind them. That's why I did various internships in the real estate sector after my A-levels. After that, I decided to pursue a career in the real estate industry.

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

In my previous role at Avison Young as a consultant in the field of office leasing, I advised a non-profit tenant that specialized in training the unemployed within the framework of various federal and state subsidy programs. At the time, we were faced with the challenge of finding a new rental space at short notice within a relatively low budget, while at the same time could be leased for a very short lease term of one year. In the end, I was able to bring the tenant together with a landlord who had a suitable rental space available. In addition, this landlord was also willing to talk about the proposed constellation of the lease and, due to the social aspect of the tenant, was prepared to make a number of economic compromises in favor of the tenant that was not usual in the market. As a positive side effect, the rental space was so well suited to the tenant's requirements that neither conversion nor renovation work was necessary, which saved valuable resources within the framework of the already short rental period.

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

The core of our work as consultants and facilitators is to create economic-added value for all parties involved. I’m always interested in combining this, if possible, with an ecological and/or social-added value. Depending on the client group and the project, there are indeed numerous application possibilities in everyday life to implement this, and often with a relatively small expenditure of time.

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

Avison Young allows me a high degree of self-determination in my daily work so that I can optimally represent the company values, as well as my own values to the outside world.