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Posted: August 21, 2009
Marilyn Kane 2009
Name: Marilyn Kane
Title: Managing Director
Company: Sperry Van Ness Butler Kane LLC
Location: 171 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016
Family: Married. 3 adult children and 2 baby grandsons. Daughter is a graduate of Naval Academy and served as a flight commander and navigator. Sons work in TV industry, one at NBC.
College: Graduated from NYU
First job outside of real estate: NYC public school teacher; taught English and Business, then editor at Random House in the school division.
First job in real estate or allied field: Salesperson for Norman Bobrow & Co. before founding own real estate firm, Nichols-Kane Realty. Then co-founded Butler Kane Commercial Real Estate prior to becoming a franchisee of Sperry Van Ness.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Currently run a commercial real estate company responsive to the smaller real estate investor.
Keys to success: Surround yourself with good people and take joy in living.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? I am ready to create a real estate investment fund geared to the smaller investor who never thought they had a shot at owning property or earning profits in real estate investing.
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