Faces in business: Jerry Dunn
Jerry Dunn
Sales Director
Westminster Towers & Shores, 1533 Fourth Ave. W., Bradenton.
Q: What was the best business advice you ever received?
A: Do something that you are passionate about. If you do not believe in what you’re doing, why would everybody else believe you. And that is a big part of the live care retirement business.
Q: If you could choose another profession, what would it be?
A: Air Force pilot. I found that I couldn’t have because I wore glasses. I actually got into the retirement business immediately after graduation. Have been in this business ever since and I really do not want to do anything else. I like this job a lot.
Q: What is the biggest risk you’ve taken in your career?
A: I quit another job to start a marketing project for a failing live care retirement facility on the east coast. The owners would actually close the project if it didn’t work. My marketing team and I did turn it around and when we left it was the No. 1 community of the entire country as it was 99-100 percent occupied.
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you start?
A: I’d start right here in Florida. I traveled a lot but when the day comes when I can I look forward to travel, I’d get in a motorhome exploring our beautiful country.
Angie Monroe
This story was originally published May 2, 2017 at 2:46 PM with the headline "Faces in business: Jerry Dunn."