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COVER STORY: YOUNG GUNS LINDSAY REID Age: 30 Broker ROYAL LEPAGE LANDCO REALTY London, Ont. Besides her role as a full-time broker, Reid is the 2015/2016 director of the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors; a member of the Ontario Real Estate Association’s Young Professionals Network; and the co-founder of a volunteer group called London Ontario Volunteer Experts (LOVE). She has been recognized for both her real estate prowess – with 2012 and 2013 President’s Gold Awards from Royal LePage – and her philanthropic endeavours. In 2012, Reid received the top 10% Donor Award from the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation.
MILAD ROSTAMKHANI
JACLYN RABIN
Age: 31 Realtor SUTTON GROUP WESTCOAST REALTY Vancouver, BC Rostamkhani has been in the real estate industry just over a year. With his transaction volumes and impressive number of deals, he has been ranked the number-one broker in Canada at Sutton Group. His transaction volume in 2014 was almost $5.7 million. In September 2015, he had already reached $4.3 million. Working predominantly with international clients, Rostamkhani provides them with a range of unique concierge services. These include helicopter rides around Vancouver; a chauffeur service from the airport; preferential rates at different luxury hotels; and access to yacht and exotic car rentals.
Age: 27 Broker KELLER WILLIAMS Montreal, Que. With just four years in the industry, Rabin currently sits on Keller Williams’s Leadership Committee; leads monthly training for new brokers; and takes time out of her busy schedule to meet with people interested in starting real estate careers. “Both as a mentor to her peers and as a valuable broker to her clients, she is an unparalleled broker at her age,” says a colleague.
JACQUI ROSTEK Age: 31 Sales representative SUTTON GROUP PROFESSIONAL REALTY Halifax, NS Rostek is a Certified Career Development Mentor through the Nova Scotia Association of Realtors and a “social ambassador” for the association’s annual general meeting and symposium. She is also deeply involved in all things real estate within her community. Rostek co-founded 100 Entrepreneurs NS, a group that encourages, and awards, entrepreneurs and business leaders to launch their ideas. She is also a member of 100 Women Who Care Halifax. The group meets quarterly and is heavily involved in charity work.
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STEVE RYAN Age: 31 Owner and mortgage associate TMG THE MORTGAGE GROUP REGINA Regina, Sask. Beginning his career as a broker in 2012, Ryan was recognized as the TMG Mortgage Group Regina Rookie of the Year for The Prairies. The following year, he won the company’s Rising Star Award for the largest annual increase in volume. Now running a group with partner Ryan Mitchell, he participates in a number of fundraisers for the Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan, as well as serving on the board of the Jon Ryan Golf Classic supporting the Bob Ryan Foundation. Ryan has raised $125,000 for the foundation.