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Jane Roundell, CresaPartners

Name: Jane Roundell Title: Senior Vice President Company/firm: CresaPartners Years with company/firm: just under 10 (5/01) Years in field: 14 (brokerage and leasing, which includes owners rep work) Years in real estate industry: 26 Address: 100 Park Avenue, 24th Floor, NY, NY 10017 Telephone: 212.758.0804 Email: [email protected] URL: www.cresapartners.com Real estate organizations / affiliations: REBNY How do you manage the work/life balance? By staying organized and prioritizing what needs to get done, I manage to make time for the personal things which are important to me. Changes in technology have also given me a lot more flexibility as to where I work, so I can be available to my clients on a broader basis and get things done when needed. I can even get online on a laptop on our sailboat now.
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