“The steps you need to be better are all around you, but you must be on the lookout for them constantly,” he says. It’s about how much quicker, better and faster you accomplish your goals…and help others accomplish theirs.”īeing world class doesn’t happen by accident, Forsman notes. Excellence.’ It’s not about how much you do. “The gameplan was, and is, to put your head down, stay focused and be prepared to climb ‘Mount St.
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I saw it as another opportunity to follow my own advice and take my team to the next level,” Forsman says. “We were pleased to become part of the Warren Buffett and HomeServices cachet of quality, trust, integrity and professionalism. The brokerage soon became Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties, one of the earliest adopters of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices brand. He then started a successful foreclosure business and, ultimately, put up his life savings to buy into Merrill Lynch Real Estate, which in 1989, became Prudential Georgia Real Estate, and in 2013, was acquired by HomeServices of America. Despite the challenges of entering a new industry, Forsman made it work. “This was another life lesson that reinforced my determination to make the most of the opportunities I’ve been given, and motivated me to create opportunities for those around me to do the same.”Īs a straight-A student in accounting at the University of Georgia who passed the CPA exam the first time, Forsman did successful turns at two top accounting firms before moving into real estate at age 30, when he took on the unfamiliar role of relocation director. I quickly learned if you don’t catch, you don’t eat,” Forsman says. “I worked as a busboy and a janitor in my early days, and when I came to Georgia, was a deckhand and later captain on a 68-foot shrimp boat on the Georgia coast.
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It’s that passion for achievement that Forsman has consistently worked to instill in his leadership team, and what has made Georgia Properties one of the highest-producing and most award-winning real estate firms in the industry, an undisputed leader in the Metro Atlanta market and consistently ranked as one of the most respected in the nation. “It was a pretty lofty goal, but in my sophomore year, I placed third in a meet and stood on the same podium with the world champion, and being on that podium was a lesson in aspiration and endurance that has stayed with me all my life.” “I was always a small kid, so I took up powerlifting in college and set out to win a national championship with the University of Nebraska,” Forsman says. It’s an attitude he’s honed as the son of Naval-career parents who moved often during his childhood, making him the new kid on the block, quick to adapt and figure out a way to make the most out of every adventure. Above: Dan Forsman, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Propertiesįor Dan Forsman, the seasoned Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties, there isn’t a mountain that can’t be climbed, a problem that can’t be solved or an opportunity that isn’t worth exploring with his signature energy and drive.