Name: Gerry Matthews
Title: Owner/Partner
Company: Matthews Commercial Properties LLC
Location: Waterbury, CT
Birthplace and Year: Leominster, MA 1962
Education: OJT...Real Estate Commissioner, seven years.
What 5 words would you use to describe how you got to where you are now: Diligence, Honesty, Integrity, Grind-Stone
First job outside of what you are doing now: Worked on a Shrimp Boat.
First job in real estate or allied field: Property Management
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Broker now, more development in the future.
How do you unwind from a busy day at work? Fishing with friends
Favorite movie: "Brave Heart"
Favorite song and artist: "The Pretender," Jackson Browne
If you knew then what you knew now, what would you tell yourself: Retire
One word to describe your work environment: Energizing
Rules to live by in business: Treat your clients and customers like you want to work with them a second time.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go: My father, fishing
What is your dream job: Charter captain.