He was raised in a middle-class home in Syracuse NY by an accountant/ basketball coach for a dad and a superhero mom, who “moonlighted as a nurse.”
The backdrop of life for Joseph Gehm and his older brother and sister was a close-knit family and their love for sports which is currently being passed on to the next generation of Joe’s family as they find their way into the world.
That passion for sports quickly shifted into his professional life when a vacation to Houston, a surprise interview, and a borrowed suit changed the trajectory of his life as he traveled the country for work and the world for pleasure.
At age 5, his dad coached his now wife, Morgan in youth basketball, who would later meet Joe and go on an emotional 7-year journey (“7 Years of NO’s”) with him as they followed his dream of starting a business that led Joe to his passion for developing commercial real estate in Upstate New York.
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