Ian Townley

About IAN
19 years experience
Ian brings a unique blend of industry knowledge and personality to the table, starting out in the real estate industry off the back of a lengthy career in the financial services industry as an accredited mortgage consultant, and owner and operator of a financial services practice.
With insight into the background of a property purchase and the residential mortgage application process, Ian offers buyers and vendors alike a wealth of knowledge at the most critical stage of a deal and manages to do so in a practical and straightforward manner.
He and his partner in life and business ils live in Parkinson and have been married for 20+ years. They have two daughters Coco and Kiki, Romeo the cat and Bella the dog. As a team the synergy between ils and ian is a perfect blend of super marketing and sales skills.
AWARDS
Ian’s talent for marketing is no coincidence; in fact, it’s the result of years spent working in sports marketing with some of Australia’s elite athletes and sporting associations. Highlights of this period include;
· Australian Cricket Board – Kerry Packer negotiations
· Centenary Test Australia vs England
· XI Commonwealth Games, Edmonton
· XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane
· Formula 1 GP, Melbourne
· Australian Institute of Sport – steering committee
· Chairman of the Australian Martial Arts Council
and is author of the book ‘Sports Sponsorship, Promotion & Marketing’ for the Victorian government department of Youth, Sport & Recreation. Personality marketing has included such greats as Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh, Jeff Thompson, Graham Yallop to name a few.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
As an athlete Ian has represented Australia in Taekwondo (World & Asian Championships), Gridiron & Pistol Shooting along with numerous state teams. He currently holds Black Belt grading’s in 5 martial arts.
Some famous people he met along the way include HRH Queen Elizabeth, Sir Don Bradman, Prince Philip, Malcolm Fraser, Kiss, Joe Cocker, Don McLean, Peter Brock, Allan Moffatt, Charlton Heston, ‘Starsky & Hutch’ and Farrah Fawcett.