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Posted: April 18, 2008
Hank Freid President/CEO The Impulsive Group
Name: Hank Freid
Title: President/CEO
Company: The Impulsive Group
Location: New York
First job outside of real estate: Waiter
First job in real estate or allied field: Building rental manager
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I own and operate hotels and real estate. Plan to do the same outside New York, as well as Panama, the Dominican Republic and Tahiti
Hobbies: Boating, tennis, anything to do with the water
Favorite book: Internet
Favorite movie: "Only You" with Marissa Tomei and Robert Downy Jr. (It made me discover the Haitian Riviera)
Person you admire most (outside of family): Ian Schrager. He is someone who has overcome troubled times and changed the face of the hotel industry as know it.
Keys to success: Perseverance, never stop pushing
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Professional baseball player
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