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Posted: October 29, 2012
Robert Berkey III 2012
Name: Robert Berkey III
Title: Chief Operation Officer
Company: Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Co.
Location: 10 offices throughout Upstate, NY including Albany, Buffalo, Binghamton, Corning, Hudson Valley, Ithaca, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Watertown
Place of birth: Presque Isle, Maine
Family: Wife Ginger, 5 children, 7 grandchildren
College: SUNY Delhi
First job unrelated to your current field: Sales of energy products
First job in your current field: Vice president of operations
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Full service commercial real estate firm with 10 offices across Upstate, NY. Future plans are aggressive growth.
Hobbies: Traveling, Boating
Favorite film: "A Few Good Men"
Favorite novel: "Made in America, The Sam Walton Story"
Keys to success: Attitude, hard work, persistence and appreciation of people
Person you admire most (outside of the family): John Clark
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Unsure...Love the real estate business.
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