Arnold McLaughlin
Business Advisor to X5
Arnold McLaughlin likes to say that he has had sales experience for 65 of his 75 years. Starting with newspaper home delivery at age 10, he graduated to street sales, from ages 13-15 years. This was his initial exposure to sales and he thoroughly enjoyed every part of it.
Arnold is currently licensed with Macdonald Realty Ltd., in Vancouver, B.C. His real estate career has focused only on commercial sales and leasing for the entire 40 years that he has been licensed. He has had longstanding and proven success over these many years and is still active in the profession because of his passion for sales, allowing him to stay sharp day by day.
Prior to real estate he was associated with the transportation industry, first with railway (CPR) for 3 years and then highway for 13 years, starting in 1955 through to 1971. The latter 6 years of this period was in ownership, management and sales of a prairie based trucking firm.
He is a gifted communicator and has a natural ability to work a room and build meaningful relationships with ease. His recall for information is exceptional and allows him to add value to those that he serves, each and every day.
Arnold has served as a mentor and business advisor to Mike Mack, founder of X5 Management Inc. for many years and his experience and wisdom has served Mike and X5 well during this time frame.
Arnold and his wife, Janette, celebrated 56 years of marriage in November, 2010.
His business development success over the years has been consistent in that he likes to “drop a pebble and chase the ripples”, and turn this into opportunities. This patient, yet persistent approach makes him a valuable asset for the team of X5 as he has passed that wisdom and experience on to our team.
Arnold will continue to serve in the capacity of Business Advisor and strategist as X5 continues to open new doors for Sales Coaching, Business Consulting and Professional Speaking opportunities for the team at X5 Management.
Arnold tries to follow, daily, these words, that work for him:
- Thoughts Determine our Beliefs/ Beliefs Determine our Actions/ Actions Determine our Results (author unknown)
- When I Go My In- basket will not be Empty (author unknown)
