Coast Business Broker takes out National Award
April 9th, 2011
INTEGRITY LEADS TO WIN
MICHAEL Yared is always striving to improve his operating standards to be among the best. Yet the 30-year-old business broker never thought he would achieve what he has so quickly.
Last Thursday night Michael took out the prestigious Business Broker of the Year Award for 2011 at the REIA (Real Estate Institute of Australia).
It’s an historic win as Michael is the first Sunshine Coaster to receive an REIA award.
It is also a fitting tribute to his grandparents Frank and Daphne who have been the biggest inspiration for Michael.
“My grandfather emigrated here from Lebanon when he was two years old, sadly his mother died soon after”, Michael said. “When he married my grandmother they started out with nothing. With a lot of hard work they built up several different businesses. “More than just being successful in business, they are also great people – selfless, generous, with strong morals and integrity.
“Always putting others first they have incredible integrity and morals. They had a great work life balance and built a very successful business by working hard and doing the simple things. They are both elderly now – my grandfather turns 97 next week – and even now they still try to serve others as much as possible and put others first.
“I hope that I live my life the way that they have”.
Michael won the Queensland state awards in February which elevated him to the national finals with other state winners. The awards were held on the Gold Coast last Thursday. Now in its sixth year, the REIA awards recognise real estate professionals who have contributed at an outstanding level to their business, their industry and their community.
“It is really encouraging to be rewarded for my hard work and it drives me to work even harder” Michael said.
“To win the award is very humbling, there are so many good business brokers across Australia and to be named the best of them is a huge honour. We’ve worked very hard at to improve our systems so I can offer clients the very best service and results possible.
“I am really looking forward to the year ahead as the business sales market is still strong and we are achieving excellent results across the board”, Michael said.
As well as his family, Michael attributes much of his success to Savvy Business Sales principal Rod Russell – someone who has been in the industry for as long as any broker on the Coast.
“Rod has a lot of experience and he is a great person to have on your side”, he said.
And it gave Rod a great deal of pride to see Michael accept the award.
“It is excellent recognition for the effort that Michael has put nto his career and into the industry over the past three years,” he said.
“His work ethic, tireless commitment and sales results in tough economic times have been outstanding. The team at Savvy are very proud of Michael and the fact that he bought such a prestigious award to the Sunshine Coast”.
Two-time winner of the REIQ Business Brokers of the Year, Ron Frank of Business Brokers Queensland, has also been supportive of Michael, who completed a bachelor of commerce degree at university and said it had helped him.
