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Posted: February 27, 2013
Helen Putterman 2013
Name: Helen Putterman
Title: President
Company: Cohen Real Estate
Location: New York, NY
Place of birth: Germany
Family: Married, two children and three grandchildren
College: Queens College
First job unrelated to your current field: Teaching social studies in High School
First job in current field: Working at selling (leasing) the REDi Books: books that gave ownership information for all property owners in N.Y.C.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Grow the brokerage division for the positive years to come.
Favorite novel: So many books that I can't name a favorite
Favorite film: Same as for books!
Keys to success: Listening carefully
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): The people I work with.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I would have been a lawyer.
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