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THE
REAL ESTATE BUSINESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PEOPLE BUSINESS, A SERVICE,
A RELATIONSHIP BUSINESS. EVEN WITH THE ADVENT OF COMPUTERS, EXPANDING
SERVICES AND GEOGRAPHIC REACH, REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE AND MANAGEMENT
ARE ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS, IN UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE’S NEEDS
AND CONCERNS, AND IN CARING ENOUGH TO DO THE VERY BEST JOB TO
SECURE THEIR GOALS.
IN
1963, GEORGE “SANDY” – A NICKNAME FROM CHILDHOOD
– SIMPSON GRADUATED FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A B.S.
DEGREE IN REAL ESTATE. THAT SAME YEAR, HE RECEIVED HIS REAL ESTATE
LICENSE.
NAI
OHIO EQUITIES WAS FORMED IN 1971 BY GEORGE SIMPSON AND THE OHIO
COMPANY. THE OHIO COMPANY WAS A LARGE REGIONAL NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE INVESTMENT BANKING COMPANY OWNED BY THE WOLFE FAMILY.
GEORGE WAS A MANAGING PARTNER AND BECAME PRESIDENT IN 1976. NAI
OHIO EQUITIES IS NOW CELEBRATING 32 YEARS AND IS STILL ASSOCIATED
WITH THE WOLFE FAMILY THROUGH CAPITOL SQUARE COMPANY, THE REAL
ESTATE SUBSIDIARY OF THE DISPATCH PRINTING COMPANY.
GEORGE
SIMPSON HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
FROM 1981 TO 1986, HE WAS PRESIDENT OF FOUR ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDING
THE COLUMBUS BOARD OF REALTORS, THE COLUMBUS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL
INVESTMENT REALTORS, COLUMBUS COUNTRYWIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SBA FINANCING, AND THE CENTRAL OHIO CHAPTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE PARKS. HE ALSO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED
IN THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REAL ESTATE COUNSELORS AND IN 1983,
GEORGE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE SOCIETY OF INDUSTRY AND OFFICE REALTORS.
IN 1993, THE COLUMBUS BOARD OF REALTORS HONORED HIM AS BROKER
OF THE YEAR. IN 2001, HE WAS AWARDED THE ERIKA BLUMENSTEIN MEMORIAL
AWARD FROM THE COLUMBUS BOARD OF REALTORS.
GEORGE’S
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CENTRAL OHIO’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE
HIS LEADERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN THE COLUMBUS HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
BOARD, THE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF CENTRAL OHIO, THE BEXLEY PLANNING
COMMISSION AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE COLUMBUS COUNTRY CLUB. HE HAS
ALSO SERVED ON TWO TASK FORCES FOR THE COLUMBUS AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, THE ARENA TASK FORCE AND THE PLANNING TASK FORCE, KEY
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS. HE RECENTLY
ACCEPTED A POSITION ON THE BOARD OF THE COLUMBUS CANCER CLINIC. |