Frederick Petrella, CCIM, Connecticut Realty Group, LLC / Corner Properties
Title: President/Broker
Company: Connecticut Realty Group, LLC / Corner Properties
Location: New Haven, CT
Birthplace: Hartford, CT
Family: Wife, Laura, two children: Andrew, 26; Kristin, 23
College: Southern Connecticut State University
First job unrelated to your current field:Health club
First job in current field: Cushman & Wakefield, 1984, industrial broker
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Both brokerage and property investment/redevelopment
Hobbies: Working out, golf
Favorite novel: "Lincoln" by David Herbert Donald
Favorite film: "Seabiscut"
Keys to success: Persistence, keeping a positive attitude during tough times
Person you admire most (outside of family): Carl Traub, CCIM
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I'd play shortstop for the Red Sox, but they already have one, so I'll stay in CRE