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Posted: July 28, 2011
Michael O'Keefe 2011
Name: Michael O'Keefe
Title: President
Company: The O'Keefe Group, Inc.
Location: 13-17 Bank St., Attleboro, Mass.
Place of birth: Dorchester, Mass. Date of birth: March 23, 1960
Family: Married with children
First job unrelated to current field: Real estate broker
First job in real estate or allied field: Waste industry sales and marketing
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Full service waste management
Favorite book: "Creature from Jekyll Island"
Favorite movie: "A Beautiful Mind"
Keys to success: Persistence and caring
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Social justice
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