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Posted: April 22, 2013
Professional Profile: Kelli Mekles 2013
Name: Kelli Mekles
Title: Senior Associate
Company: Cushman & Wakefield
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace: NJ
Education: BA from Syracuse. MA From NYU in Real Estate development
First job outside of real estate: Tennis teacher
First job in real estate or allied field: Newmark Knight Frank; retail leasing agent
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Leasing for the Malkin Portfolio and in the future I want to be the female Tony Malkin! By that I mean owning real estate.
How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Spin class
Favorite book or author: "Who Moved My Cheese"
Favorite movie: "Pretty Woman"
Last song you downloaded? "One" by U2
One word to describe your work environment: Adventurous
Rules to live by in business: Don't take anything personally! Someone once told me that after I cried losing my first deal 8 years ago.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? Barbera Walters. She's met everyone! I would go to Masa if I could expense it. I'm a huge sushi fan and would probably never pay $1,000 for dinner out of my own pocket.
What is your dream job? Being on the food network!
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