KEITH DANIELS Keith Daniels, CEO of Remarkable Properties, believes in the art of the deal. “I enjoy putting deals together that allow a family to acquire a piece of the American Dream,” he enthuses. A graduate in business finance from Troy University and a 10 year veteran of the United States Air Force, Keith began as an Associate Broker with Aronov Realty, where he worked for three years prior to branching out on his own. Those early years were a learning curve in and outside the office, and Keith credits his cousin, Mike Jackson, as the person who has most aided his current success. “He has shown me so much in the area of how to run a business,” Keith explains. “Without him exposing me to the world of Real Estate, I don’t know where I would be today.” Outside of work, Keith and Remarkable Properties have just finished hosting, along with Daniels and Associates, the first Annual Military Appreciation Event titled “Picnic in the Park... A Hero’s Welcome” at the Ida Bell Young Park. As a proud father himself, Keith is also aggressively putting together a non-profit that will benefit underprivileged children and families. “Our mission is to provide after school activities, counseling and mentorship for kids whose families cannot afford to send them to YMCA’s and the like.”
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Promoting the art of graceful movement is the noble profession of Stephanie Hoskins, Marketing Director for the Montgomery Ballet. At the tender age of 25, Stephanie has already made a name for herself. A graduate from Auburn Montgomery in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus in marketing, she is currently working on her MBA at AUM. Where does this ambition and pursuit of excellence come from? “I owe all my success to the love, wisdom and guidance of my parents,” she humbly explains. One part of her vocation has been to promote the Ballet on television, and despite her seeming ease on TV, Stephanie admits to some butterflies the first time she went on air. “I really thought I was going to be sick to my stomach right before,” she says, adding a laugh. “But now it doesn’t bother me at all. I really enjoy it!” Outside of promoting the brilliant dancers and their electric performances, Stephanie is equally busy concocting her own cooking blog, An Aspiring Gourmet Chef (see Look Listen Lounge for more info). When she gets a chance to rest, Stephanie does so with her husband Jeff and their beloved rat terrier, Ophelia. “She is the other love of my life!”
JOSH JOHNSON For Josh Johnson, Meteorologist for WSFA 12, keeping an eye on the sky has been a lifetime activity. “I started drawing weather charts when I was 6 years old,” Josh notes. “When I was 13, I would use our family computer to type up forecasts and fax them to some of my family members at work.” It’s that same dedication that has allowed Josh to work in the business since college. At 19, Josh started doing weather at an ABC affiliate in Meridian while still in school at Mississippi State University. “They paid me $35 per broadcast, barely enough to pay for my gas money to drive back and forth,” he says, laughing. Yet from these modest beginnings came his first full-time position, as Josh was offered the chief meteorologist position at the same ABC station only a few months after his graduation from MSU. In July 2008, Josh joined the WSFA team. Asked what his favorite part about his job, he doesn’t hesitate. “Being on TV isn’t what it’s about for me. I am a weather geek, and I really enjoy meeting and talking to people about the weather.” In addition to his normal duties, Josh speaks to thousands of kids each year about the weather. Also a nature buff, Josh spends his downtime hiking, camping and kayaking with his wife, Mary.