News: Spotlights
Posted: February 8, 2008
Bret O'Brien Vice President O'Brien Commercial Properties, Inc.
Name: Bret O'Brien
Title: Vice President
Company: O'Brien Commercial Properties, Inc.
Location: 44 Central St., Berlin, Mass. 01503
Birthplace and year: Boston, 1978
Family: Wife, Ashley; daughter Brynn, 20 months; son Barry, 6 months
College: Cornell University, Bachelor of Science
First job unrelated to your current field: Orchard farm hand at Chedco Farm
First job in current field: Commercial real estate brokerage at O'Brien Commercial Properties
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Sales and leasing of office and industrial properties in the Rte. 495 West market.
Hobbies: Hiking, skiing, hunting, fishing, diving and sailing
Favorite book: "The Princes of Ireland" by Edward Rutherford
Favorite movie: "Glengarry Glen Ross"
Person you admire (outside of family): Dale Carnegie
Keys to success: Cold calls
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Manager of the Boston Red Sox
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