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Faith Hope Consolo 2012

Name: Faith Hope Consolo Title: Chairman, The Retail Group Company: Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate Location: New York, N.Y. Place of birth: Shaker Heights, Ohio Family: My friends and colleagues - the family you choose. College: New York University & Parsons School of Design First job unrelated to your current field: Founded modeling agency in college. Which I sold at a profit! First job in current field: I worked for Lloyd Putter, 2001 Real Estate who made me a retail broker by making me walk the streets and learn the neighborhoods to find the right tenants. I still do that today. What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Prudential Douglas Elliman's Retail Group offers leasing, investment sales and consulting services, representing some of the world's great retailers, brands and landlords. For the future, we plan to keep doing more of the same, expanding our reach to new countries and continents. Hobbies: Fundraising for causes dear to me; attending the ballet and opera, tennis and shopping! Favorite novel: "Gone with the Wind" Favorite film: "The Wizard of Oz" Keys to success: Tenacity, and an insistence on quality. Work, work and hard work! Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Ronald Reagan, Coco Chanel, & Jack Welch If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I'd be an actress - everyone in real estate is, anyway!
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