His current job:
President and CEO of the Waltham, Mass.-based real estate firm, T3 Realty Advisors LLC.

Where you may have seen him:
The "40 under 40" supplement to The Boston Business Journal.

How he got his start:
Selling potato chips and peanut butter for Procter & Gamble

Why he quit:
He didn't feel like he belonged in a huge company.

What he did next:
Formed a technology-leasing group at Meredith & Grew Inc., then launched T3 Realty.

What his first job taught him:
"If you can sell brownie mix--you can sell anything."