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- Tash Perrin is an auctioneer at Christie’s, the largest auction house in the world.
- Perrin lives in Tribeca, wakes up at 5:45 a.m. every day, always eats breakfast, and goes for morning runs along the Hudson River with her dog, Ryndie.
- She says being an auctioneer is like "conducting an orchestra" and requires juggling many different aspects like keeping track of the numbers and "being the showman."
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Tash Perrin is an auctioneer at Christie’s, the world’s largest auction house, which sells billions of dollars of art, jewelry, and luxury goods each year.
In addition to her role as an auctioneer, Perrin serves as Senior Vice President and Senior Director of Trusts, Estates & Wealth Management Services at Christie’s International, which means she represents Christie’s at conferences across the country and assists clients through major sales around the world.
When she’s in New York City and not traveling for work, Perrin told Business Insider she wakes up at 5:45 a.m. every day. She works out with her personal trainer or goes for a run along the Hudson River, sometimes with her dog, Ryndie.
She says being an auctioneer is like "conducting an orchestra," because it requires juggling many different aspects, like keeping track of the numbers and "being the showman."
Here’s a look at a typical day in her life.
Tash Perrin has been an auctioneer at Christie’s, the largest auction house in the world, for 18 years.
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Perrin, who spent seven years at Christie’s in London before rejoining the New York office in 2007, also serves as Senior Vice President and Senior Director of Trusts, Estates & Wealth Management Services at Christie’s International, which means she represents Christie’s at conferences across the country and assists clients through major sales around the world.
Perrin wakes up at 5:45 a.m. every day. When the weather’s nice, she goes for a run along the Hudson River.
Tash Perrin
"I have a trainer that comes to me a couple of times a week, so I’ll either meet with him in my building — he comes at 6:15 and I’ll work out with him for an hour — or on days particularly when the weather’s nice, I might go — either with my dog or on my own — go for a run up the Hudson River Park," Perrin said.
Perrin lives in Tribeca, the richest neighborhood in New York City, but she also has a home in Toronto, where she and husband live together and where she spends most weekends.
She runs about three days per week.
"I feel like it’s a nice way to get myself focused on getting in the right mindset for what I’m doing in the day," she said.
Sometimes her dog, Ryndie, accompanies her.
Tash Perrin
"She’s a rescue," Perrin said. "I got her in 2009, so she’s almost 10, and she won’t leave the house without carrying something in her mouth."
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Source: Business Insider – kwarren@businessinsider.com (Katie Warren)