August 24, 2009 -
Long Island
Name: Don Catalano
Title: President
Company: Corporate Realty Consultants
Location: Long Island, N.Y.
Place of Birth and Year: Brooklyn, N.Y., 1957
Family: Wife, no kids, but we have one very cute puppy
College: SUNY
First job outside of real estate: Army - Special Forces; HALO - Scuba Team
First job in real estate: Salesperson
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: We specialize in saving the corporate space user money through true tenant representation. We've now expanded so that we are licensed in 14 states and have opened an Atlanta office.
Hobbies: Flying (our corporate aircraft), American history, working out, reading business biographies, chess
Favorite book: Ben Franklin's Autobiography
Person you most admire (outside of family): Teddy Roosevelt
Keys to success: Work smart by knowing more than the competition and exploiting technology.
If you were forced to choose another vocation, what would it be? Full-time Angel Flight pilot - currently I donate our aircraft and flight time whenever we can, but if I were retired, I'd fly these missions weekly.