10B — October 2025 — Women in Business — M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal
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W omen in B usiness Oliver Fire Protection & Security 43 Years Strong: How Meg Moss went from intern to VP of Strategic Development
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to accept the word NO and move on to the next. Treat people the way you want to be treated and never go any place empty handed. The confidence my team gave me allowed me to move up in the Company. What was the most de- fining moment for you in the profession you are currently in? When ownership took me out to lunch and surprised me with the Vice President title in 2009. It totally caught me off guard but it also made me realize that all my hard work and continued resil- ience had enabled me to earn the title. Do you feel being a wom- an is an advantage, disad- vantage or no advantage in today’s business world? Why? Why not? I definitely feel that it is an ADVANTAGE. People do business with those they trust and enjoy. It is easier for a man and a woman to develop a working relation- ship than it is a man and a man. One of the things that should not be part of any equa- tion is EGO. The construction industry is a tough-risk taking industry and you have to have confidence in negotiating it in order to survive. Do you feel there are any differences in the way that men and women develop business rela- tionships and if so, what activities or venues do you participate in? I think the venues and ac- tivities are the same — din- ners, lunches, golf outings — but I do think the conver- sations are different and the follow up interactions. Like I always try to find out our customers’ birthdays that way if gives me another chance to interact after a face to face meeting. I always try to find out about their Family and what they are all about, ver- sus a lot of men who tend to interact about sports. I think also women tend to be better listeners and I think we pick up on more information than men do. What inspiring word of advice would you give to a young woman about to go into the field of com- mercial real estate or your allied field? DO IT! Don’t look back and KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW and also just as im- portant KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T Know. MAREJ
notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024? This year I saw a lot of the Master Plans that I do for people for either a retrofit instal - lation or a replacement due to aging materials come to fruition. One of the Mas- ter Plans I did in 2008 we completed-fully sprinklered six hospital buildings over 16 years. What unique qualities and/or personality do you feel make you most suc- cessful in your profession? The way I was raised in this industry: Be tough-learn how
ell us how and when you began your career in the
Meg Moss Vice President
profession you are in: I started in my senior year of high school as an intern. Our high school had a work program-I only needed to go to school for gym and English. So it provided me with an op- portunity to get out into the real world and here I am 43 years later. I wish more high schools would have this to offer I think it would be extremely beneficial to the students as well as to the businesses
Strategic Development Years with company/firm: 43 Years in field: 43 Years in real estate industry: 43 Real estate organizations/affiliations: GBCA-AMFP-JFRE-BOMA
that are willing to take on a high school student. What is your current position? Vice President of Strategic Development
Why did you choose the field/profession you are in today? I think it CHOSE ME! What was your most
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