Name: Paul Nichols
Title: Owner
Company: Paragon Prime Funding
Location: Albany, NY..
Place of birth: Herkimer, N.Y.
Family: Wife of 18 years and 13 year old triplets
College: State of University New York - B.S Business Management; College of Saint Rose - Masters Degree in Business Administation
First job unrelated to your current field: Food Service
First job in current field: Management Trainee - Fleet Bank
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Originates debt and equity for commercial real estate investors and developers over $1 billion to date. Immediate focus is to deploy significanyl more capital from our correspondents into Westchester County, Hudson Valley and Long Island.
Hobbies: Running, tennis, drums
Favorite novel: "The Firm"
Favorite film: "Saving Private Ryan"
Keys to success: Passion, persistence, vision and honesty
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Abraham Lincoln
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Chef
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