Insurance executive gives up CEO life for real estate venture

Not content to take it easy in retirement, a longtime insurance industry executive risked his nest egg on a real estate venture. One key to pulling it off? Knowing there are things you don't know.

Mark Wemple. John Tomlin founded Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services in 2016, along with his wife, Holly, and daughter Allison.
Mark Wemple. John Tomlin founded Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services in 2016, along with his wife, Holly, and daughter Allison.
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Nearly a decade ago, John Tomlin faced a dilemma familiar to CEOs of companies that go through mergers: relocation or retirement. 

 

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