Kelly Kennedy Mack: Walking on ‘Sunshine’

The Corcoran Sunshine head talks about steering her company through the financial crisis and coming out on top

Corcoran Sunshine President Kelly Kennedy Mack, photographed at the Aldyn
Corcoran Sunshine President Kelly Kennedy Mack, photographed at the Aldyn

From the October issue: The day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008, Corcoran Sunshine president Kelly Kennedy Mack was in Tribeca, where her company had just launched sales at the new Herzog & de Meuron–designed condo 56 Leonard Street.

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“I remember being in Tribeca on the phone with one of the senior members of my team, talking about what the ramifications were going to be,” recalled Mack, who was 34 at the time. “It took some time to set in.” [more]