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Posted: March 5, 2015
Professional Profile: Warren Brown, 2015
Name: Warren L. Brown
Title: President
Company: Boston Commercial Properties, Inc.
Location:: Newton, MA
Place of birth:New York City
Family: Wife, 2 daughters, 15 & 18
College: Carnegie Mellon University
First job unrelated to your current field: Manufacturing and sales of advertising displays
First job in your current field: Salesperson with Dartmouth Company
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Full service commercial real estate brokerage and consulting. Continued growth and providing professional advice and service to our clients.
Hobbies: Fitness. Running, swimming, biking. Activities with my children. Playing with our dog, Gracie.
Favorite novel: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Favorite film: Spartacus
Keys to success Persistence, perseverance, honesty, diligence, promptness.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Ronal Regan, Muhammad Ali
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Basketball coach
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