Ian Black's impressive real estate brokerage career began in 1964, when he worked with, and later co-owned, Brian Morton and Company in Northern Ireland, Ian's homeland. Ian helped Brian Morton grow from one office in Belfast to 22 offices throughout Northern Ireland.

In 1982, Ian and his family moved to Sarasota, where the Blacks owned and operated, then later sold, a ten-unit motel on Siesta Key.

Ian has been a prominent fixture in the local commercial real estate market since the early 1980's. His previous positions include vice president of marketing at Starling Realty, where he worked for seven years, and director of Florida brokerage services for ICORR Properties Realty Inc., where he was also that company's sole broker for the Sarasota/Manatee area. In 2003, Ian opened his own commercial real estate brokerage and management office.