New York City Real Estate Expo Energy Seminar Profile: Anthony Kazazis, Event Producer
Name: Anthony Kazazis
Title: Director
Company: NYC Network Group, Inc./NYC Real Estate Expo LLC
Location: Westchester, N.Y.
Family: Wife, Thalia; son, George; twin daughters: Helena & Alexandra
College: Elmira College
First job outside of real estate: Mortgage company-Prota Equities (self-employed)
First job in real estate or allied field: Mortgage broker
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Director of a networking group and a trade show; planning to expand my one day expo to a two-day event next year.
Hobbies: Golf, walking, playing with my children
Favorite book: "The Ten Thousand" by Michael Curtis Ford (a novel of Ancient Greece)
Favorite movie: "Braveheart"
Person you admire most (outside of family): My pastor
Keys to success: Keep moving forward; good customer service
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Owner of a bed &
breakfast
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