Professional Profile: Kelli Mekles 2013

Name: Kelli Mekles Title: Senior Associate Company: Cushman & Wakefield Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: NJ Education: BA from Syracuse. MA From NYU in Real Estate development First job outside of real estate: Tennis teacher First job in real estate or allied field: Newmark Knight Frank; retail leasing agent What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Leasing for the Malkin Portfolio and in the future I want to be the female Tony Malkin! By that I mean owning real estate. How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Spin class Favorite book or author: "Who Moved My Cheese" Favorite movie: "Pretty Woman" Last song you downloaded? "One" by U2 One word to describe your work environment: Adventurous Rules to live by in business: Don't take anything personally! Someone once told me that after I cried losing my first deal 8 years ago. If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? Barbera Walters. She's met everyone! I would go to Masa if I could expense it. I'm a huge sushi fan and would probably never pay $1,000 for dinner out of my own pocket. What is your dream job? Being on the food network!