Evan Plotkin
Title: President
Company: NAI Samuel D. Plotkin and Associates, Inc.
Location: Springfield, MA
Birthplace and year: Chicago, IL, 1957
Family: Married with 3 children
College: University of Miami, Florida International University
First job outside of real estate: Food operations manager and executive chef
First job in real estate or allied field: NAI Samuel D. Plotkin and Associates, Inc.
What your firm does now and its plan for the future: What our firm does now: Commercial real estate brokerage, property management, construction management, consulting. Firm's plans for the future: Continue to grow our property management and construction management business. Looking for ways to capitalize on opportunities with our national affiliate, NAI Global.
Hobbies: Sculpture, music, tropical fish, tennis, racquetball, high end audio
Favorite book: "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Favorite movie: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Person you admire most (outside of family): W.C. Fields
Key to success: Live every day as though it were your last.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Executive chef