Name: Ben Blumberg
Title: Executive Vice President
Company: Stark Office Suites
Location: Rye Brook
Birthplace and Year: NYC 1964
Education: BA - Tufts University
What 5 words would you use to describe how you got to where you are now: Integrity, honesty, humor, friendship, commitment
First job outside of what you are doing now: Sales training
First job in real estate or allied field: Stark Office Suites
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Business development. Retiring.
How do you unwind from a busy day at work? Family time, music, tennis
Favorite movie: Big Lebowski
Favorite song and artist: Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, My Morning Jacket
If you knew then what you knew now, what would you tell yourself: Don't worry so much about being judged by others.
One word to describe your work environment: Teamwork
Rules to live by in business: Be straight and treat others with respect, but don't be a doormat.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go: Gerry Garcia. I would meet him at Garcia's at the Capital Theater in Port Chester
What is your dream job: Move Critic
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