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Lois Landau dances ‘Cash Register Polka’

Lois Landau, CEO of Reach Communications Inc., will speak at Real Estate Connect, presented in San Francisco July 28-30.

Panel at Connect: Technology Track – Breakout 2: Hi-tech agents–the latest tools, applications and Web innovations

Which daily newspaper do you read and which section of the newspaper do you read first?

The San Francisco Chronicle–whichever section I find on my table at the diner…the one with the fewest food stains on it.

What kind of music do you listen to?

I’m very fond of the “Cash Register Polka.”

What style of home do you live in and when did you buy it?

I live in a Nob Hill condo in San Francisco with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge; I bought it too late.

Where did you spend your last vacation?

Vacation?

What professional accomplishment in your life are you most proud of?

Building a family business and extending those family values to all of our clients

What personal accomplishment in your life are you most proud of?

Being able to pursue my career while raising my five children

How many e-mail addresses do you have?

Depends on who is trying to get in touch with me–five personally and thousands of e-mail addresses for others in my Reach account

What worries keep you awake at night?

I sleep the sleep of the innocent.

What lesson did you learn in the last year?

We do not sell products; we solve problems.

What is your favorite technology device or software application?

The snooze alarm

What is your opinion of Inman News?

Impressive

What was the best gift you ever received from or gave to someone else?

A Chinese paper fan from our son who is teaching at the University of Technology in Hefei, China.

What was your top New Year’s resolution and have you kept it so far?

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions.

Are you a morning person or a night owl?

Depends on who’s calling

What is your worst vice or bad habit?

Being too passionate and too impatient

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