Name: Christopher Bicho
Title: President
Company: Landings Real Estate Group
Location: 1 Mill St., Newport, R.I. 02840
Birthplace: Rhode Island Birth Date: 1967
Family: Wife, Becky; three boys: Cole (11), Kyle (9), and Gavin (6)
College: University of Rhode Island and Boston College (MBA)
First job outside of real estate: Internal Auditor, Fleet Bank. Remember those guys?
First job in real estate or allied field: Assistant property manager, Picerne Real Estate Group
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: We are focused on searching for great people to grow our capabilities to acquire multifamily assets in New England.
Hobbies: Spending time with my family at the ball park, on the beach, at the fields
Favorite book: "Good to Great" - a book you can rally people around and it makes sense
Favorite movie: "Better Off Dead" - I want my two dollars.
Person you most emulate (outside of family): The Founding Fathers. Those guys figured it out.
Key to success: Flexibility. There is no sure thing and nothing is ever as bad as it seems so roll with it and make lemonade out of lemons.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Own a baseball team