Spotlight on Selby Mashakova | Senior Partner Relationship Associate

Favorite Food

Jerry’s deli in West Hollywood has the best stuffed cabbage ever!

Favorite Book

Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Jump from a plane or scuba dive with sharks?

Skiing down the mountain with my helmet on is pushing it for me already, but if I had to do either one in order to win The Amazing Race I would totally do it and eat a pound of caviar while at it!

If you had one super power, what would it be?

Mimicry — Ability to take on the attributes of a specific substance, being, or species.

Favorite Childhood Memory

My grandfather teaching me how to play checkers.

What’s your favorite insect?

Ewww

What name would you choose for your band?

Kismet

What is the weirdest thing you have eaten?

Ambrosia Salad

If you could instantly be an expert in anything, what would it be?

A culinary expert.

What do you want to do when you retire?

Move to Barcelona and spend my days enjoying Gaudi’s architecture.