Name: Michael Costa, CPA, CCA Title: Partner Company: Armao, Costa & Ricciardi, CPAs, P.C. Location: Garden City, N.Y. Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Family: Wife of 24 years, Lorraine; daughters: Danielle, Kristen and Victoria; son, Joseph College: Queens College First job outside of real estate: Working for my dad, loading/unloading trucks. First job in real estate or allied field: Working for my current partner, Sal, as an accounting intern What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We partner with out clients in their success. Our unwritten motto is to promise less and deliver more. Always exceed expectation even if it means returning a phone call quicker than expected. We don't plan on changing, only getting better. Hobbies: Golf, bicycling, spending quality time with my family in a place that does not support Wi-Fi. Favorite book: Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" Favorite movie: "A Few Good Men" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Keys to success: Work smarter than the other guy and always promise less and deliver more. If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Teacher