Name: Eugene Podokshik
Title: CEO/ President
Company: First Fidelity Brokerage, Inc.
Location: New York, NY
Place of birth: Belarus
Family: Married with 3 children
College: NYU
First job unrelated to your current field: Venture Capital
First job in current field: Current job
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? The firm is a full service commercial real estate insurance agency. He is transforming the company from a general insurance broker to a specialist provider for a select group of industries.
Hobbies: Soccer and golf
Favorite novel: The Master and Margarita
Favorite film: "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Keys to success: Honesty, endurance, and persistence
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): George Washington
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Venture Capital
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