Name: Frederick Petrella, CCIM
Title: President/Broker
Company: Connecticut Realty Group, LLC
Location: New Haven, Conn.
Birthplace: Hartford, Conn.
Family: Wife, Laura of 26 years; Andrew, 25; Kristin, 21
College: Southern CT State University
First job outside of real estate: Health club
First job in real estate or allied field: Cushman & Wakefield, '84 - '94
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: To grow my brokerage business, and add to my personal property portfolio
Hobbies: Working out, golf
Favorite book: "Kane & Abel"
Favorite movies: "Armageddon"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Ronald Reagan
Key to success: Persistence
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Pro golfer