Name: Bill Raveis
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Company: William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance
Location: Headquartered in Shelton, CT
Place of birth: Santa Ana, California
Family: Married with three children
College: University of Dayton
First job unrelated to your current field: Systems Analyst, United Technology
First job in current field: Founder, William Raveis Real Estate
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance is one of the top companies in the nation. We are the #1 family-owned real estate firm in the Northeast and 8th largest real estate firm nationwide based on sales volume. As a family business, we are creating a legacy of values for our future business family that are as powerful as the tools and innovative ideas that have helped us become a leader in the real estate industry.
Hobbies: Golfing, boating
Favorite novel: "The Road Less Traveled" by M. Scott Peck, M.D.
Favorite film: "Patton"
Keys to success: Surround yourself with great people and then give them the ability to make their own decisions.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Abraham Lincoln
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? In my current profession I don't feel like I've "worked" a single day. But if I absolutely had to choose something else, it would be in the technology industry.
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