Highcap Group Laurence Ross, Managing Principal

Name: Laurence Ross Title: Managing Principal Company: Highcap Group Location: 30 West 39th St., New York, NY 10018 Birthplace and year: Forest Hills, 1963 Family: Married with 2 boys, 11 and 13, and Lexi, our Wheaton College: University of Maryland, College Park First job outside of real estate: Sunny Atlantic Beach Club in Atlantic Beach First job in real estate or allied field: Parke-Parke Haden Realty What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Investment sales, co-founder of PropertyRover.com search engine and RESpeedNetwork, the first speed networking group dedicated solely to commercial real estate. Hobbies: Golf, tennis, coaching little league, collecting sports memorabilia, playing guitar Favorite book: All John Grisham and Trump's "Art of the Deal" Favorite movie: Anything Dinero, Woody Allen and Pacino. Special mention to "Caddyshack" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" Person you admire most (outside of family): Jimmy Connors, a pioneer and Sting, a musical genius who switched careers mid-life to pursue his dream. Keys to success: Perseverance, forward thinking, going against the grain and, of course, a "little bit of luck." If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Music industry