Douglas Heddings 2012

Name: Douglas Heddings Title: Broker/Owner Company: The Heddings Property Group LLC Location: New York City, The Hamptons, Westchester, Rockland, and Greenwich and Westport, CT Place of birth: Baltimore, MD Family: My wife Kate, Deputy Editor at Food & Wine Magazine; my son, Cole, 11 ½ ; and daughter, Claire, 8 and a half College: Hunter College, City University of New York First job unrelated to your current field: When I was younger, I worked as a landscaper and in retail, before completing a brief stint in the U.S. Navy and the FBI First job in current field: I worked for Expo Realty, a small rental firm that is now defunct What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Specializing in residential sales in the Greater New York Area, my firm, Heddings Property Group, offers an individualized boutique experience with all the perks of a big brand. We pair above-and-beyond customer service with a highly innovative sales platform that includes a pioneering video marketing campaign, hyperactive social media outreach and the comprehensive True Gotham Blog, one of the original broker blogs to launch in Manhattan. I hope to continue expanding Heddings Property Group, and eventually create a network of offices across the country that run on the same marriage of exceptional customer service and technological advancement as the Manhattan home base. Hobbies: Traveling (includes trips to Pittsburgh with my daughter for Steelers games), surfing, skydiving, cycling, mountain biking, and spending time with my family Favorite novel: "Flags of our Fathers" by James Bradley Favorite film: "Shawshank Redemption" Keys to success: Grace, Perseverance and Unbridled Creativity Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I would own and run a summer camp