SPECIAL REPORT
RISING STARS
VINCENT TONG MUHAMMAD AAMIR KHALIQUE Broker DLC Royalty Financial, powered by Producers West Financial Location: Surrey, BC Age: 33
After working as a manager at Enterprise Holdings, Aamir Khalique decided he wanted to apply his skills in a more independent career. While working with a broker to get a mortgage, he saw how big of an impact brokers can have on people’s lives. “I liked the idea of becoming a broker and helping people find solutions to their financial needs,” Khalique says. “I am very happy that I chose this career, as I have put smiles on many faces and, above all, have been able to spend a lot more time with my family.” A broker for almost two years now, Khalique enjoys empowering his clients with vital decision-making information and offering transparent solutions. His affiliation with more than 60 different lenders enables him to secure the best possible mortgage for his clients, and he says he’s honoured that they continue to rely on him for all of their financing needs.
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Principal Signature Mortgages, a division of DLC Clear Trust Mortgages Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 29
As the newly appointed principal of Signature Mortgages, a division of DLC Clear Trust Mortgages, Vincent Tong is focused on further expanding his management skills and uplifting his team members amid the current economic uncertainty. A three-time member of this list, Tong knows that proper education and guidance are necessary when underwriting mortgages for clients, and he applies that knowledge when training brokers new to the industry. Tong has consistently been a top performer at DLC Clear Trust Mortgages and has ranked in DLC’s monthly Top 50 for the past three years. “My goals are to maintain a high level of service for my existing clients while simultaneously ensuring the cumulative success of my team members in the years to come,” Tong says. Citing his mother as his inspiration for joining the industry, Tong says she has offered invaluable insight and guidance throughout his career. “Without her mentorship, there is no doubt that I would not have seen this level of success so early into my career,” he says.
SCOTT TRAINOR Mortgage associate TMG Airport Drive Location: Saskatoon, SK Age: 31
In the nine years he’s spent as a mortgage associate in Saskatoon, Scott Trainor has made three appearances on this list and has been awarded TMG’s Summit 25 Award, which recognizes the top 25% of brokers in the company based on volume. Trainor says the past year has revealed how ahead of the curve his office was in going completely paperless a few years ago; in recent months, as the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, he’s had multiple brokers ask him how to set up a virtual office. Trainor says COVID-19 has also taught him the importance of constant communication with his team. “When the pandemic hit, we turned to group chats that go constantly,” he says. “I have never felt closer to my team, and I haven’t seen them face-to-face in months. The ability to constantly communicate and bounce problems or solutions off of each other has been the biggest change.”
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