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COVER STORY: YOUNG GUNS TRISTAN PUNGARTNIK Age: 26 Broker and director of operations ROYAL LEPAGE HERITAGE & SUMMIT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Montreal, Que. Pungartnik has been a broker since he was 18. Managing more than 1,000 residential units in Montreal, he has built a reputation as the go-to person for residential leasing in the city. In 2011, Pungartnik was the team leader for the top-producing team at the Leader’s Choice Real Estate Program. In 2012 he founded Navut, an online property search site, and made a made a deal last year for the startup with Michael Wekerle on CBC’s Dragon’s Den.
DIANA PETRAMALA Age: 32 Economist TD BANK Toronto, Ont. An economist with TD Bank since 2008, Petramala previously worked at BMO as a research analyst. She contributes to a wide variety of publications, writing on topics such as international trade, household balance sheets, inflation, monetary policy and real estate. Petramala holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Financial Management, and a Master of Arts degree in Business Economics from Wilfred Laurier University.
ADAM NEUSTAEDTER Age: 30 Broker and operations manager CENTURY 21 GOLD KEY REALTY Steinbach, Man. Neustaedter keeps busy as secretary-treasurer of Century 21’s Broker Council in Manitoba and as a member of the Manitoba Realtor Network. He also is operations manager at his brokerage, where Neustaedter runs day-today operations; troubleshoots any problems; and is involved in training other agents. “I’m very hands-on with our agents, especially agents who are new to our industry, helping them set up a best-practice business for themselves,” he says.
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GREG RAYMOND Age: 30 President INSURANCEHERO.CA, MORTGAGECAPTAIN.CA Sudbury, Ont. Raymond is a fifth-generation insurance broker and budding financial services entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of InsuranceHero.ca and MortgageCaptain. ca. The two companies leverage cuttingedge technologies to offer simplified and modernized insurance- and mortgagepurchasing experiences. Raymond is continuously driven to satisfy his appetite for learning: He graduated from Laurentian University in 2007; obtained a range of designations from the MaRS Future Leaders Program; and completed the Business Executive Program at York University’s Schulick School of Business.
MATTHEW REGAN Age: 31 Team leader Matthew Regan Team ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES Mississauga, Ont. At 29, Regan is ranked eighth in Canada and second in Mississauga by Royal LePage. His career in real estate has had nowhere to go but up. “I was once told by a mentor that you should never do this job for the money,” he says. “Instead, if you show up for work every day, focused on providing excellence to your clients, success will come.” Regan is involved in a number of local and international charities. His involvement includes hosting an annual garage sale supporting the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation; sponsoring home-building in Guatemala and Haiti; and supporting orphaned elephants in Kenya through the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
LAURISSA RASMUS Age: 34 Realtor RE/MAX RESULTS READY Pitt Meadows, BC For the past five years, Rasmus has been in the top 5% of realtors in Greater Vancouver while also operating a staging company called Stage to Sell. On top of all this, she is a single mother of three who finds time to volunteer weekly at the local food bank; and donate a portion of every transaction to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. “I have also thrown an annual easter egg hunt in my community for the past nine years, with all proceeds going to the local food bank,” adds Rasmus.