Name: Colin Foster
Title: President
Company: Virtual Doorman
Location: New York, N.Y.
Place of birth: Greenwich CT
Family: My wife Cristine, my daughter Lillie and my son Glen
College: University of Vermont
First job unrelated to your current field: Worked on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
First job in current field: Future Communications
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We provide remote doorman services to residential buildings in the tri-state area. We are starting to expand this service nationally through our certified dealer network.
Hobbies: Skiing, Sailing, Mountain Biking and Flying
Favorite novel: "The Power of One" by Bryce Courtenay
Favorite film: I have not made time for movies in the last 10 years.
Keys to success: Work with people not against them. Show confidence in your people by giving them more responsibility and expecting more production.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Thomas Edison
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I would be a stock picker you only have to be right 51% of the time. Tags: