Name: Tracy Metzger
Title: President and principal broker
Company: TL Metzger & Associates
Location: 418 Broadway, Albany, NY
Place of birth: Roanoke, Va.
Family: Husband, Richard, and daughter, Leigh
College: Mt. Ida College and UAlbany
First job unrelated to your current field: Legal secretary
First job in current field: Residential leasing agent
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? TL Metzger is a full service commercial and residential brokerage firm assisting clients with the sale and purchase of their homes and assisting commercial clients with the selection, lease or purchase of property. Brokers specialize in either the residential or commercial markets. We just opened the first coworking space in downtown Albany offering work spaces for rent by the day, week or month allowing individuals and companies the flexibility they need in today's economy.
Hobbies: Travel
Favorite novel: "The Glass House"
Favorite film: "The Blind Side"
Keys to success: Listening, not sweating the small stuff, diligence and education
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Barbara Corcoran
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Corporate attorney
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