Michael Schneider-Christians

Each week the Cape Coral Breeze will feature a leader within the business community — public sector, private sector, or non-profit — asking a dozen questions that focus on the person and the business in which they hold a leadership role.

Bio:

Name: Michael Schneider-Christians

Position: Retired from real estate and insurance

Company or organization: With Century 21 Sunbelt Realty for over 30 years and with Cape Coral Insurance Group for 10 years.

Industry: Junior Achievement instructor for over 15 years. Mentor for veteran entrepreneurs at the School of Entrepreneurship at FGCU.

Contact information: michael@schneider-christians.com

Address: Cape Coral residents since 1985.

Your business

at a glance:

What you do: When I was working, I was very involved in the community; being part of the Cape Coral Chamber Foundation, the Cape Coral Community Foundation and the Southwest Florida Symphony Foundation. Now I am connected to the Cape Coral Veterans Foundation and in the process of connecting the city of Cape Coral with the School of Entrepreneurship of FGCU.

Unique niche: Being internationally oriented with worldwide connections. Speaking German.

Bragging rights: Trustworthy and reliable. Managing funds for foreign clients in real estate and the stock market.

Where you see your business in five years: Staying honest to keep the trust forever.

About you:

Describe yourself in one word: Ethical

Hero, role model or mentor: Grandmother and parents

Person you’d most like to meet: Jane Goodall and many others in this field

Book that changed your life: Reading intensely books about all world religions

Best business advice you’ve ever received: Stay focused, be honest, be positive and follow through!

Biggest risk you ever taken: Immigration to the U.S.A. from Germany in 1985.

Personal passion: Traveling, hiking, biking, reading, listening to music. Our world!

Guilty pleasure: Never sleep enough, 5 to 6 hours only!