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Jacky Chan

CEO & Partner

Jacky Chan is the visionary and driving force behind Vancouver’s BakerWest team. He is responsible for leading all client relationships and is directly involved in the strategies that drive the sales and marketing of each development.

Jacky has handled thousands of new construction and resale transactions, which have a cumulative dollar value in the billions. Speaking Cantonese, Mandarin and English fluently, Jacky was raised in Hong Kong and comes from a family with over 70 years of international business and real estate pedigree. His travels, global network and broad business acumen have earned him a reputation as a top international real estate expert. His merit comes from the unmatched values and results he brings to his team and clients.

Prior to becoming the CEO of BakerWest, he was the Founder of Optimum Marketing Group (OMG Projects), a pre-construction sales and marketing company in Western Canada. Jacky also served as a Partner and CEO at Park Georgia Realty, which boasts 1,500 agents, and held the record for the highest sales volume and number of transactions in all of Vancouver at its height.

Barbara Lawlor

Executive Director

As Executive Director, Barbara is the driving force behind Baker, opening new offices and leading major sales and marketing campaigns for the company in North America and International real estate markets.

She joined Baker the week we were founded in 1993, and has been instrumental in realizing our vision ever since. Her passion, determination and steady hand has inspired our team to help sell over $80 billion in new home sales, and make her the prominent female voice in the industry.

Her achievements have been recognized by the industry across the country. Barbara was a honoree at the BISNOW Toronto Power Women, and a panelist at the Key Media International Conference. She is a past recipient of the prestigious Riley Brethour Award by BILD, which recognizes her outstanding and consistent achievement in residential sales and marketing, while exhibiting exemplary leadership skills. Barbara is a Registered Real Estate Broker and a Fellow of The Real Estate Institute of Canada.

A thought leader in Canada and beyond, Barbara continues to write weekly columns for various publications and blogs, forging her reputation as The Condo Pro. Her charismatic style and tremendous knowledge make her a highly sought-after seminar speaker and a respected and impactful industry voice.

Hari Minhas

President

Hari brings over 20 years of experience to his role as President at BakerWest. His expertise lies in project sales and marketing in both commercial and residential real estate, with experience locally and internationally. He oversees the sales and marketing operations at BakerWest and is directly engaged in strategy for all projects to ensure the highest degree of client success.

Hari has sold luxury real estate throughout the world and has earned status as a top real estate sales professional. His experience has extended to sales and marketing, where he has demonstrated his ability to build out top teams, and he has been instrumental in shaping the way commercial real estate is marketed in Canada.

Prior to joining BakerWest, Hari had a successful real estate consulting business where he created and managed developers’ sales, leasing and marketing strategies. Previously, Hari worked at Colliers International in Vancouver as National Director, Landlord Advisory as well as Director, Marketing and Research for Western Canada.

World-class experiences.
Unparalleled reach.

Who We Are

Proud to be a Part of Something Bigger

Together with our partner organizations, we form a strategic network of North American real estate service companies with unparalleled reach.

BakerWest is one of Peerage Realty Partners’ North American real estate services companies, with brokerages across Canada.

BakerWest Guiding Principles

Guiding Principles that Shape
Every Aspect of our Business

BakerWest’s core values revolves around a trusted developer-centric focus, supported by our approachability and effectiveness.

 

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Taking a people-centric approach to our interactions internally and externally

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A desire to deliver solutions to complex problems, making complicated concepts simple using market intelligence and industry knowledge

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Using data and technology to inform our approach, and looking forward to lead industry thinking

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Accountable to deliver on our word and deepen developer-centric relationships

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Applying fresh and tactical thinking to solve potential issues before they become problems

Our Team

Jacky Chan

CEO & Partner

Jacky Chan is the visionary and driving force behind Vancouver’s BakerWest team. He is responsible for leading all client relationships and is directly involved in the strategies that drive the sales and marketing of each development.

Jacky has handled thousands of new construction and resale transactions, which have a cumulative dollar value in the billions. Speaking Cantonese, Mandarin and English fluently, Jacky was raised in Hong Kong and comes from a family with over 70 years of international business and real estate pedig...

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Barbara Lawlor

Executive Director

As Executive Director, Barbara is the driving force behind Baker, opening new offices and leading major sales and marketing campaigns for the compa...

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Hari Minhas

President

Hari brings over 20 years of experience to his role as President at BakerWest. His expertise lies in project sales and marketing in both commercial...

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Cher Lin

Director of Sales

Kevin Kam

Sales Executive

Josie Ok

Sales

Varian Cheng

Sales