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Stacey Alcorn – 8/13/15
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
I recently sat down with a woman who is the embodiment of this quote. She is a self-made real estate developer dynamo who has hurdled over massive challenges, stomped on stereotypes, and busted through glass ceilings to rise to the top of her industry. She is Cindy Stumpo, one of the most successful luxury home developers in Boston. Stroll through the most prestigious neighborhoods in Newton, Belmont, and Brookline, on the outskirts of Boston, and it won’t take long to find a signature Stumpo luxury home. She has built hundreds of homes, and you know you’ve found one when you find an artistically jaw-dropping property with wide open spaces, the absolute best in amenities and design architecture, and immaculate landscaping. Think Four Seasons, Bentley, Prada, and C. Stumpo Homes. The affluent seek out Cindy for the same reason they seek out all the other elite brands; because it’s either the best, or not at all.
