Name: Marlene Aron
Title: Senior Associate Broker
Company: Metrowest Commercial Real Estate
Location: 30 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, Mass.
Place of birth: Brookline, Mass.
Family: Husband Robert Aron of 24 years, son, stepdaughter, stepson & 4 grandchildren 9, 10, 23 & 25 yrs. old and a great dane.
College: Cape Cod Community College and 30 years of on the job training.
First job unrelated to your current field: Eagerman's Bakery - starting working at 15 yrs. old
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We are a niche commercial marketing firm with its concentration on Metrowest mid to large sized commercial real estate. The plans are to grow the office with brokers who will round out our areas of expertise.
Hobbies: Bikram & Power Yoga, fundraising, chairing or working on boards.
Favorite novel: Reading World War II books now - Unbroken, Killing Patton etc.
Favorite film: "G.I. Jane"
Keys to success: Doing a lot of research on each listing, listening to my clients to accurately access their needs, honest representation, creative marketing and never giving up until the job is done.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Rabbi Memachem Schneerson & Rabbi Levi Fogelman - Natick Chabad
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Philanthrapist