John Robinson
Title: Licensed Sales Agent
Company: Magnusson Balfour Commercial and Business Brokerage
Location: 95 India Street, Portland
Place of birth and year: New York City, 1968
Family: Married, four children
College: Harvard College A.B. 1990 Brown University MFA 1995
First job unrelated to your current field: Novelist
First job in current field: Agent with Investcomm Commercial Group, Kennebun
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: The firm is aggressively expanding both its commercial real estate brokerage and business brokerage. Suddenly there are a lot of small investors who would like to see and touch their money instead of sending it to Wall Street.
Hobbies: competitive shooting events, canoe trips, politics.
Favorite novel: Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
Favorite film: Something About Mary
Keys to success: Appreciation of every fellow broker, a sense of humor, and a calculator.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Ken Follet
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be: American diplomacy