Name: James Prieto
Title: Site Acquisition Specialist
Company: Granite Commercial Real Estate
Location: Bedford, NH
Place of Birth and Year: Nashua, NH 1980
Family: Parents Thomas & Karen Prieto and sister Megan
College: Saint Anselm College 2004
First Job Unrelated to your current field: Green Meadow Golf Course
First Job in current field: CoStar
What Your Firm Does Now and Its Plans for the Future: Granite Commercial Real Estate is a development company that also provides real estate services to utility and government clients.
Hobbies: Working on old Land Rovers, coaching lacrosse and working out at the YMCA
Favorite Novel: “Outliers” by Malcom Gladwell
Favorite Film: “The Shawshank Redemption”
Keys to Success: Putting yourself in your client’s shoes and understanding their needs. The ability to think 360 degrees about an issue is the key to successfully completing a project and to developing long-term relationships.
Person(s) You Most Admire (outside of family): Teddy Roosevelt
If You Had To Choose a Different Profession, What Would It Be: Whether it is a 12- hour bus ride in Chile or 5 states in 5 days, I enjoy travel and likely would have chosen another career that involved meeting new people and visiting new locations.