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Posted: February 6, 2009
Steve LaValley 2009
Name: Steve LaValley
Title: Senior Account Executive
Company: InterfaceFLOR Commercial
Location: New York, N.Y.
Family: Married, two boys in college
College: University of Wisconsin, Madison
First job outside of real estate: Short order cook/bartender
First job in real estate or allied field: Lowe's Carpet
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Work with end users establishing carpet building standards and help construct recycling programs for their interior finishes.
Hobbies: Hiking, traveling to remote locales
Favorite book: "Get Shorty," Elmore Leonard
Favorite movie: "Pale Rider"
Key to success: Putting client first
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? This is what I want to do now and in the future
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