Professional profile: Scott Aiese of Massey Knakal

Name: Scott Aiese Title: Director - Capital Services Company: Massey Knakal Location: Midtown on Madison Ave. Birthplace: Catskills, N.Y. Family: Brother Eric, mother Mindy, father Mike College: Boston University First job outside of real estate: Disc jockeying and club management/promotions all around New York State and Boston. First job in real estate or allied field: New Plan Excel REIT during a summer college internship. The start of it all. What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I work within Massey Knakal's Capital Services Division, a mortgage brokerage and equity syndication platform, to advise my clients with effectively raising debt and equity capital. The plans for the future are to continue building the Capital Services division into a market leader in mortgage brokerage. Hobbies: DJ'ing, fishing, biking, schmoozing, playing alto sax. Favorite book: "Forrest Gump" (yes, it's a book.) Favorite movie: "Tommy Boy" Keys to success: 10,000 hours (from Malcolm Gladwell's book, "Outliers.") Also, honesty and thoughtfulness. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Martin Luther King If you had to choose another vocation, what would it be? Stunt Driver. Professional jazz musician. (It's not too late!)