Category: Spotlight Content

2021 Year in Review: Krista Manna, Owner, KR Architecture and Interiors

2021 Year in Review: Krista Manna, Owner, KR Architecture and Interiors

December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? Don’t over schedule! Also, find what time of day you work most efficiently, and schedule tasks requiring the greatest focus during that time frame.
2021 Year in Review: Walter Hall, Owner/Founder, The Hall Institute of Real Estate

2021 Year in Review: Walter Hall, Owner/Founder, The Hall Institute of Real Estate

December 31, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022? The market will continue to strengthen. It continues to be a seller’s market. And this is perhaps more of a hope than a prediction, but I am looking to see the industry adopt standards that will lead to better outcomes for consumers when it comes to buying, selling and renting properties.
2021 Year in Review: Michael Troia, CEO & Co-Owner, Office Gallery International

2021 Year in Review: Michael Troia, CEO & Co-Owner, Office Gallery International

December 31, 2021
What is the best advice you have received, and who was it from? Manage your business don’t let it manage you. Great advice from my father who owned our family CPA firm, Livingston & Haynes. He was a great mentor and coach.
2021 Year in Review: Joe Petrillo, Director of Preconstruction, Erland Construction, Inc.

2021 Year in Review: Joe Petrillo, Director of Preconstruction, Erland Construction, Inc.

December 31, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year? A hybrid working environment seems to be the new normal. Erland has been working hard to maintain our family culture while ensuring everyone’s health and well-being. This hybrid model allows them to do that.
2021 Year in Review: Steven King, Managing Director, Quonset Development Corp.

2021 Year in Review: Steven King, Managing Director, Quonset Development Corp.

December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? With more than 200 companies and 12,200 jobs at Quonset, our goal is to continue to provide world-class infrastructure so that Quonset companies can remain focused on running and growing their business.
2021 Year in Review: Laura Wild, Vice President/State Manager, First American Title Insurance Company

2021 Year in Review: Laura Wild, Vice President/State Manager, First American Title Insurance Compan...

December 31, 2021
Biggest Lesson Learned: Technology is the future. The pandemic accelerated the need for businesses to change their infrastructure. Working from home has become the new normal, not the exception to the rule.
2021 Year in Review: Krystal Rodriguez, Director, Portfolio Operations, Peabody Properties

2021 Year in Review: Krystal Rodriguez, Director, Portfolio Operations, Peabody Properties

December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? How critical it is to have a strong and dependable team in order to be successful. The pandemic tested not only us as individuals, but also the reliability of others.
2021 Year in Review: John Famiglietti, Broker, Commercial Connection LLC

2021 Year in Review: John Famiglietti, Broker, Commercial Connection LLC

December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? Focus on future; this season and the pandemic will pass; real estate needs may change some; but buyers and sellers are still very active.
2021 Year in Review: Barry Crimmins Principal Platinum Partners, LLC

2021 Year in Review: Barry Crimmins Principal Platinum Partners, LLC

December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? The need to be flexible and willing to adapt to many new “norms” in terms of meeting with clients and making presentations to various municipal boards.
2021 Year in Review: Brian Cherry, Director of Operations and Maintenance, Massachusetts Maritime Academy

2021 Year in Review: Brian Cherry, Director of Operations and Maintenance, Massachusetts Maritime Ac...

December 31, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year? For the better - the Academy has begun this year with the cadets being back on campus. It’s been great to see faculty, staff, and cadets finishing the fall semester successfully.
2021 Year in Review: Nicholas Zolotas, Partner, Herrick Lutts Realty Partners

2021 Year in Review: Nicholas Zolotas, Partner, Herrick Lutts Realty Partners

December 31, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year? Early this year we rebranded as an independent agency, amicably parting ways with Keller Williams and becoming known simply as Herrick Lutts Realty Partners. As a result of this shift
2021 Year in Review: Ryan LaVangie, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Acella Construction

2021 Year in Review: Ryan LaVangie, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Acella Construction

December 31, 2021
What is the best advice you have received, and who was it from? I’m not sure who this is attributed to, but the idea that you should surround yourself with talented, successful individuals who are positive and forward-thinking and encourage you to achieve your goals.