Sam Ireland

About

"It's What's Under the Hat That Counts"

Sam Ireland is a born and bred Albertan with a passion for people and a taste for business. Growing up in Medicine Hat and towns all over central Alberta, his education and sense of belonging was hewn here, and his roots run deep.

Sam was a good student, but his business acumen emerged before his facial hair. At only 17 years old, he completed a questionnaire for Realty World in Fort Saskatchewan (at the suggestion of a REALTOR® friend). The results were amazing, even though the time wasn’t right. After his second year at Grant MacEwan College (now MacEwan University), Sam jumped ship to run aboard with the family business (his family owned two paint stores). There he managed the city location for a number of years and took on construction and painting jobs that caught his interest.

Sam’s final experience before deciding to get his REALTORS® licence put the final mark on his passion for real estate. When buying their first home in 2003,...