Commercial Construction & Renovation

MAR-APR 2016

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34 COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — MARCH : APRIL 2016 GUEST FRIENDLY One-on-one with... What's the most rewarding part of your job? I enjoy all the new partners we create (the people) around the country, from vendors to hotel operators. This is so rewarding, since you work so closely for months designing, developing and building very functional gift, grab and go, and apparel stores. It goes without saying that it also rewarding to see the end product, which is the cherry on the cake. What was the best advice you ever received? Listen to everyone on your team. Every voice counts. Listening is key to understanding your team and how you all can work together. You must improve all the time and constantly work to keep communications at a high level. What are three strongest traits any leader should have? Listen to your team vendors consultants. Learn from your mistakes. If you do not try, and look for better ways and means, you never will. Let your team grow and provide them with all the resources they need to expand their own horizons. What's your favorite vacation spot and why? Maui and Kona (Big Island) in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. I love them simply because the climates seem to always be the same and each day you can do nothing, sit on the beach, or go and explore these amazing islands looking for adventures. What book are you reading now? Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." How do you like to spend your down time? I enjoy spending time with family and friends, golfng and relaxing. And when I have lots of free time, I like to tackle some DIY projects. Bob Cocchi VP Design Development and Construction Consultant to Travel Traders LLC our current vendors to find ways to keep our cost under control and still keep the quality of their work at a very high level. Describe a typical day. Most of my days are spent on the road. My time in my offce is extremely limited, weather I am on a site visit for one of the many phases of our build or an existing vendor, new vendor or at the corporate offce for monthly meetings. Therefore, you need to be able to manage and work on many fronts at the same time. I attended a great seminar recently called Manage Multiple Projects (MMP). I highly recommend it. It's important to have detailed reports with bi-weekly status updates as well as having a great team. Maria Flores, Design and Construction Manager and Emily Jimenez, Fixture Coordinator, are key to this process. Having a great team is key to any successful project. We partner with our key vendors, which allows us to work on best ways and means to make a project successful. Tell us what makes you so unique? Travel Traders has a national presence with amazing human resources in all aspects, from merchandise buyers to upper management. This allows direct access to everybody, so decisions can be made quickly. We have a small business feel with mid-size staff. This enables us to be out quick and nimble, and to adjust as required for every market's ups and downs. CCR Each partnership is unique in that we always have a one-on-one relationship with management at that property.

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