Name: Steve Perfit, CCIM, SIOR Title: Managing Director, Broker Company: Pyramid Brokerage Company Location: Hudson Valley (Kingston and Poughkeepsie offices), N.Y. Birthplace and year: Brooklyn, N.Y., 1942 Family: Wife, 3 children: 39, 36; 2 grandchildren College: BS, NYU; MBA, Pace University First job outside of real estate: Cost accountant for a book manufacturer First job in real estate or allied field: Brokerage with a mixed residential and commercial firm What do you do now and what are your plans for the future? We do commercial brokerage and consulting. Our plans are to consolidate a fragmented market in the Hudson Valley to enable us to market properties and service clients with our Cushman & Wakefield and Pyramid agents and partners. Hobbies: Scuba, working out, landscaping, biking and enjoying my family Favorite book: "As the Future Catches you," Juan Enriquez Favorite movie: "Woman in the Dunes" Person you admire most (outside of family): Dalai Lama Keys to success: Hard work, persistence - "Can be done" If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Doctor