Name: Roger Brandt Jr.
Title: President
Company: Rochester's Cornerstone Group, Ltd.
Location: 366 White Spruce Blvd, Rochester, NY 14623
Place of birth: Eden, NY
Family: Wife Mary Jo, son Ryan, daughter-in-law Elizabeth, daughters Kylie, Allison and Linnea
College: St. Lawrence University
First job unrelated to your current field: Waterfront tour guide for the Miss Buffalo harbor cruises
First job in your current field: Manager, Real Estate Finance, Chase Lincoln First Bank
What your firm does now and its plans for the future?: Commercial real estate, with a focus on developing affordable housing. Further diversification in the real estate fields is in the near future for the firm we founded in 1990.
Hobbies: Athletics, long distance running, community involvement, Family and church activities
Favorite film: Lord of the Rings
Keys to success: Hard work, develop a good team in and outside the company while becoming an active contributor to the success of the greater community
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: Professional baseball
Person you admire most (outside of the family): Jesus Christ
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