Born and raised in Newcastle, I attended The University of Newcastle and completed two years of the Bachelor of Medicine degree.
Whilst studying I worked for Grace Bros and also tutored children each week in mathematics. After two successful years of study I decided to start my own business selling hydroponic equipment which was to change my future direction forever. What was intended to be a short break from University quickly became an incredibly fast growing business career and within two years I owned the second largest hydroponic retail chain in Australasia.
After selling the business I spent almost 12 months travelling the world, spending time in Asia, Europe and North America. I was incredibly fortunate to meet a real estate agent in New York and from that point on my future was decided. Once I returned to Australia I commenced work as a sales agent and I soon became Managing Director of a large real estate office in Sydney.
Simon Turner and I worked on the concept around the formation of Marquette Turner for thousands of hours in 2006 and we have been incredibly fortunate to work closely with Christine Watson who is a founding member of our team. The inspiration and constant innovation that she brings is enormous and I am extremely excited to have her as Director of our company.
With so much planning and development in the pipeline I am looking forward to the growth of our company in 2008 and I am thrilled to be studying my Masters of Business Administration at Deakin University which will enhance the development of the Marquette Turner brand, raising our service bar ever higher
Michael Marquette
Director
Contact Details | |||
Email: | michael@marquetteturner.com.au | ||
Phone: | 1300 737 778 | ||
Mobile: | 0433 170 170 | ||
Fax: | 1300 767 926 |
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