Laurence Ross Co-Founder R.E. Speed Networking and PropertyRover.com

Name: Laurence Ross Title: Co-Founder Company: Real Estate Speed Networking and Property Rover Co.; also Investment Sales Broker at Besen & Associates Location: Manhattan Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York Family: Wife, Judy; children: Ethan, 12, and Brandon, 9 College: University of Maryland, College Park First job outside of real estate: Always real estate First job in real estate or allied field: Intern at Balcor-American Express in 1985 What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Commercial real estate sales at Besen, Property Rover is a specialized search engine/aggregator used by the residential real estate industry. Real estate speed network hosts speed networking events for commercial real estate professionals. Continue building real estate relationships. Hobbies: Golf, tennis, guitar, sports memorabilia and big Giants, Ranger, and Yankee fan, (I'm also trying to beat my sons at Guitar Hero and Mario on the Wii) Favorite book: Any John Grisham novel Persons you admire most (outside of family): John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Eddie Van Halen, Grateful Dead - all pioneers in their prospective industry Keys to success: Respond, don't react. (always a work in progress). Stay ahead of the curve. If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Music producer

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