Charles Teal

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• Name: Charles Teal
• Position in ULI: Assistant Co-Chair
• Company/Organization: Saussy Burbank, LLC
• Current position: CEO
• Place of birth/hometown: Yokohama, Japan
• Years in business: 30
• Most satisfying part of my job: Creating sustainable neighborhoods
• Strongest leadership quality:  Listening, decision making, execution
• Career/Leadership advice: A good plan executed today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow
• Goal to be achieved: Surviving the downturn
• Last book read:  The Housing Boom and Bust – Thomas Sowell
• Favorite vacation spot: Maui
• Favorite cause: Self reliance
• Family: Marcia (wife of 34 years), Buck (son 30) and new wife Amanda, Taylor (son 27)
• Hobbies/Interests: Golf, Yoga, Running, Reading
• Why I belong to ULI: Intellectually honest –Advocate for Intelligent use of land
• Other organizations I belong to: CMUD, Chairman of the Advisory, BB+T Investment Services, Board member, BB+T local board