Name: Marcel Fridman
Title: President
Company: Barcel Group
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
College: CUNY
First job outside of real estate: Pharmacy tech
First job in real estate or allied field: Itzhaki Properties
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Our firm specializes in brokering multifamily apartment buildings in the five boroughs; we plan to expand our business into the sale of shopping centers.
Hobbies: Attending Knicks games. I am a season ticket holder (floor seats)
Favorite book: "Of Mice and Men"
Favorite movie: "Casino"
Person you admire (outside of family): Donald Trump
Keys to success: Staying positive and never giving up.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? I would like to be a professional sports agent.
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