Q & A with Miriam Scarborough the Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Brokers, Inc.

Name: Miriam Scarborough Title: Associate Licensed Broker Company/firm: Prudential Blake-Commercial Realtors Years with Company/firm: 7 months Years in field: 32 Years in real estate industry: 32 Address: 8 Airline Drive, Albany,NY 12205 Telephone: 518.464.0780 x 2222 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.prublake.com Real estate organizations/affiliations: CIREB, CRMLS During the last 10 years of your career, which professional accomplishment, honor or achievement was most meaningful to you and why? Recognition as one of the area's Top Realtors by the Women's Council of Realtors Which project, deal or transaction was the 'game changer' in the advancement of your career during the last 10 years? Sale of several commercial buildings in Saratoga Springs along with the sale of the Grand Union Motel & Crystal Spa, and the Adelphi Hotel both in Saratoga Springs. How do you contribute to your company and / or the industry? Try to be helpful to others What advice would you give to women just starting out in commercial real estate? Try to interview different commercial real estate companies and find out their requirements and insights How do you manage the work/life balance? Prioritizing Who or what has been the strongest influence on your career and why? This is an extremely complex question. The most simple explanation is the people who I met along the way. How are you using social media to promote yourself, your products and / or your firm? Social media has not been my strong suit. Where would you like to be 10 years from today? I do not know the future. As far as my career in real estate is concerned, I try to do the best I can each day.