Glick Employee Spotlight: Daisy Roman
The Gene B. Glick Company is honored to have such hard-working, dedicated employees, and we are proud to recognize these individuals in a monthly employee spotlight!
Q: What is your title at the Gene B. Glick Company?
A: Assistant Property Manager at Westhaven Luxury Apartments in Zionsville, Indiana
Q: What brought you to Glick? Why did you want to work here?
A: I remember googling the Indianapolis Cultural Trail while biking one day. That’s how I learned about the Glick Company’s corporate social responsibility, and I knew immediately I wanted to be part of this great working community. Also, Glick has one of the best, caring health plans out there.
Q: What has kept you here?
A: Glick listens and cares.
Q: How did you make your way into this industry?
A: I was 19 and helping my friend search for an apartment home. The owner of a property management company hired us once he knew we were bilingual.
Q: What training/education/background did you bring with you?
A: Education at IUPUI and 11 years of leasing and marketing experience
Q: What do you do in your role?
A: I assist our property manager with managing a community of 248 units — including delinquency, leasing, renewals, move-ins, tours, and creating new videos for our Realync app.
Q: How do you describe your role to friends and family?
A: I help manage a rental apartment community for a great management company named Gene B. Glick.
Q: Why is your role/the work you do at Glick important?
A: It’s important because we ensure the well-being and comfort of our residents.
Q: What part(s) of your job do you like the most?
A: I enjoy many parts, but I would say the most is moving someone in. That joy you see in people’s faces when you give them their apartment home keys is priceless.
Q: What has surprised you the most about working at Glick?
A: That I get my birthday off — with pay
Q: Where are you from originally?
A: I was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico (City of the Eternal Spring) but raised in Chicago since I was two years old. Go Chicago White Sox!
Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
A: Salsa lessons and softball
Q: What would surprise Glick team members about you?
A: That I’ve never eaten at Taco Bell
Q: If you won the lottery and didn’t have to worry about money, how would you fill your time (e.g., dream job, hobbies, causes)?
A: Road trip the Pan-American Highway (30,000 miles/14 countries) from Alaska to Argentina — learning the culture and ways of life
Q: If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?
A: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Q: Do you have a bucket list and if so, what is on it?
A: Move to Costa Rica, buy a Toyota 4Runner and live by the beach
Q: Do you live life by any certain motto or philosophy?
A: “There’s no failure, only feedback.”
Q: Is there anything about yourself that you would like to add?
A: I love videography and photography.