After an exciting football career playing for the Brisbane Roar, and a hard battle with leukaemia, Izaack Powell has taken on a new challenge joining RWC Gateway as a sales agent.
Izaack was the youngest player to ever debut with the Brisbane Roar, at just 16 years old, before he was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2021. In December 2022 Izaack returned to the football field, but upon a checkup in 2023 found out his leukaemia had relapsed.
During his treatment, Izaack realised a new passion for commercial real estate.
“During my treatment for leukaemia I was able to engage in a lot of property content in the form of both books and podcasts where I quickly learnt that I would love to pursue a career in the industry,” he said.
“I also enjoy speaking with people from different walks of life such as business owners and property developers which I am able to do at RWC.
“My main goal over the next 12 months is just to learn as much as possible from the wealth of real estate knowledge that we have in the RWC Gateway office.
“I look forward to consolidating my ongoing studies of a Bachelor of Property Economics at QUT with the real world experience which I am attaining each day in the workplace.
“Outside of work, I am excited to get back to playing football next season, with the aim of playing consistently for the first time in a few years.”
As a former professional athlete Izaack believes there are many transferable skills which he can bring into commercial real estate.
“First and foremost is the intrinsic motivation and competitive spirit driving me to achieve the best outcome for people and their properties,” he said.
“Secondly, coming from a team sport background, clear communication is imperative to success which now can be applied when engaging with various stakeholders.”
