Name: Frederick Petrella, CCIM Title: President Company: Connecticut Realty Group, LLC Location: 431 Orange St., New Haven, CT 06511 Birthplace: Hartford, CT Family: Wife , Laura; children, Andrew (21) attending Columbia College, Chicago; Kristin (18) attending Wagner College, Staten Island College: Southern CT State University, 1979 First job unrelated to current field: Health and racquet club director First job in current field: Industrial broker with Cushman & Wakefield What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Commercial brokerage and investing and managing a personal real estate portfolio; plan on continuing property acquisitions for my portfolio. Hobbies: Working out on a regular basis, golf, piano Favorite book: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Favorite movie: "Shakespeare in Love" Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Rev. Joel Osteen Keys to success: Keeping a balance in life If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Shortstop for the Boston Red Sox