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32 WAC Magazine | wac.net club life 4 under 40 Mick Newell was born and raised in Seattle. His dad's dad was a WAC member through his work at Consolidated Freightways. Mick's senior prom was held in the Crystal Ballroom, and he was reintroduced to the WAC by high school friends aer moving back to Seattle from Gonzaga University in 2010. Mick works as in-house broker for One and Two Union Square, oen giving tours to prospective tenants. "On at least 50 percent of my leasing tours, tenants cite our proximity to the WAC as a reason for leasing space in One and Two Union Square," he says. "e WAC is a great neighborhood amenity!" What does a typical day look like for you? Typically, I'm out the door around 7:30 or 8 am. It's a 15–20 minute drive to work from Columbia City. e first hour or so at the office is responding to emails and then getting my day organized. Each day looks dramatically different, but typically includes a handful of tours, redlining leases, sending proposals, redlining documents, and making sure marketing materials are up to date. Lunch is either a sack lunch from home or mobile-ordering something from the WAC Café. Af- ter work, between 5:30 and 6:30 pm, I head across the street to the WAC and make my way to the 5th Floor for weightli- ing, then the 4th Floor for the Stairmaster and abs. Around 7:30 pm or so I head home, and Chris or I make dinner— barbecue if it's summer—and try to enjoy some TV time or music with the dogs. en it's off to bed around 9 or 9:30 pm. What accomplishments are you most proud of in your career so far? I'm incredibly proud of my nonprofit involvement and my involvement with downtown and civic affairs. is includes my WAC committee and board participation, serving as Chair Elect for BOMA Seattle King County and supporting their advocacy efforts, and serving as Co-Chair of the Plymouth Ambassador Board supporting Plymouth Housing. I'm very fortunate to be able to serve as the in-house broker for two amazing buildings, and I'm so grateful to my company, Wash- ington Holdings, for entrusting me with that responsibility! How do you most frequently use the WAC personally and/or professionally? For me, the WAC is 50 percent social, 50 percent fitness. A huge portion of my friend group is people I met through the WAC. From a professional perspective, I regularly bring brokers and clients to Hagerty's for lunch, BOMA hosts our monthly general meetings in the Crystal Ballroom, and I run into people I'm working with on deals in the gym. ere's always something to do at the WAC, and the WAC events are the best! Mick Newell Vice President of Leasing, Washington Holdings Member since 2012 LY D I A B R E W E R "THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO AT THE WAC, AND THE WAC EVENTS ARE THE BEST!"