Name: Eric O'Brien
Title: President
Company: O'Brien Commercial Properties, Inc.
Location: 44 Central St., Berlin, Mass. 01503
Birthplace and year: Boston, 1964
Family: Wife, Kristen; four children, four to nine years old
College: New England College, Bachelor of Arts, Business
First job unrelated to your current field: General contractor
First job in current field: Commercial real estate brokerage at O'Brien & Company, Hopkinton, Mass.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Sales and leasing of office and industrial properties in eastern and central Massachusetts.
Hobbies: Fishing, mountain biking, scuba diving, skiing, hunting and camping/hiking
Favorite movie: "A River Runs Through It"
Person you most admire (outside of family): Bill Gates
Keys to success: Goal setting and my faith.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Missionary in the South Pacific