Name: Nelson Taylor
Title: Manager of The Taylor Group
Company: RPL Commercial & Residential Properties
Location: Providence, R.I.
Place of Birth and Year: Dallas, Texas, 1969
Family: Wife, Kelly; son Will Taylor (7), son Reid Taylor (4)
College: Rollins College (BA), University of North Texas (MA) and University of Alabama (MFA)
First Job Unrelated to your current field: Publicist at St. Martin's Press, a trade book publishing company in New York City.
First Job in current field: Sales associate, Residential Properties, LTD
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: We represent owners and tenants in the sales and leasing of small commercial buildings, plus landlords and investors in the sales and leasing of multi-family properties throughout the greater Providence metroplex.
Hobbies: Soccer, golf, fishing, skiing, running, reading and writing
Favorite Novel: Jesus' Son, by Denis Johnson
Favorite Film: Memento
Keys to success : Fairly representing our clients' best interests through honesty, knowledge, strategy, technology and hard work.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Those who make the right choice when no one is watching
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be: Novelist