ATLANTA-“Bloom where you're planted” is the most appropriate adage that springs to mind when considering Marcy Moneypenny's, managing director with CBRE, answers to our weekly grilling of women in the industry. She ended up in the commercial real estate industry without a career in mind, and now has the opportunity to influence change in her role. Not having expectations or a clear path turned out to be well and, if her answers are any indication, she is thriving.

1. GlobeSt: How did you wind up in the commercial real estate industry (a) and what do you most like about it (b)?

(a) I was looking for a job, not necessarily a career. At the time, I had been working for a general contractor who happened to provide construction services for a global development company. I established relationships with the property manager and leasing team throughout the tenant improvement construction process, and a year later, they offered me a job. Fortunately the initial job has turned into a career of which I am passionate about!