Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 19 - Aug|Sep 2017 | Page 34

At Work With.. WADE AND MICHELLE CHAMPION Michelle Champion has been forging a name for herself in the Cairns property market for a few years, and she’s now excited to be introducing her husband, Wade, to the industry. Although, Wade is no stranger to real estate, having recently received notification from RealEstate.com to advise that he was amongst the top 2% of users nationwide. “I’m always looking out for movement in the market, trying to anticipate future growth for investment opportunities.” Wade has spent the past 19 years working at the family business, Cairns Steel Fabricators. In this time, Wade has learnt all the facets of the company from boiler making, detail drafting, estimating, project managing and working his way up to the Operations Manager. for real estate; I’ve bought homes, built homes and renovated homes, and it seemed like a natural progression with my strong business background”. Wade is known in the construction industry for his enthusiasm, dedication and work ethic. Wade’s time at Cairns Steel Fabricators has given him extensive experience in running a business, growing a business and managing up to 200 staff. He felt he had achieved everything he had set out to in the business and needed new challenge. “I’ve always had a real passion Michelle has already created a name for herself as one of the up and coming young agents in Cairns and her passion for real estate and hard work have seen her achieve success in only a few years. Michelle explains that she had worked in the real estate industry briefly when she first finished school. “However, I