Name: Carmine Inserra
Title: Principal
Company: NAI Long Island
Location: 3 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 307N, Melville, NY 11747
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Family: Married to Sandy, 2 daughters - Anna 17 and Mia 15
College: University of Oklahoma
First job outside of real estate: Paper route
First job in real estate or allied field: Salesperson at Schacker Realty, Melville
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I am currently the Managing Partner at NAI Long Island. I oversee our office operations and our brokerage sales team. I don't plan on changing anything in the near future except keeping up with new trends to keep our company on the cutting edge.
Hobbies: Thoroughbred horse racing, golf
Favorite book: Any novel by Nelson DeMille, especially "Up Country"
Favorite movie: "My Cousin Vinny"
Keys to success: Hard work and a little luck.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): The staff and volunteers at the Education and Assistance Corp., a charity I've been involved with for 15 years. They are amazing people who do amazing things.
If you had to choose another vocation, what would it be? Some aspect in the thoroughbred horse racing business.
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