This week, we are welcoming Mark Perel to the Long Island Legends Podcast!

Mark is the owner and president of Homestead Window Treatments, Long Island’s premier custom window-covering company. Since taking over the family business from his father, Mark has transformed Homestead into an award-winning brand, recognized for eleven consecutive years as Best of Long Island.

Known for his entrepreneurial drive, Mark has built Homestead around one core principle: the customer experience comes first. From curating luxury designs to creating a seamless installation process, his leadership emphasizes attention to detail, accountability, and delivering unmatched value.

Beyond the showroom, Mark is passionate about marketing innovation, community engagement, and building partnerships that expand Homestead’s reach. He also runs a 10,000-member interior design and outdoor living group, where he fosters connections between homeowners and industry professionals.

Outside of business, Mark is dedicated to personal growth and fitness, seeing discipline in the gym as the same consistency required to grow a thriving company. A husband and father, he integrates family into the heart of Homestead’s story, reflecting the values of resilience, gratitude, and excellence that guide both his work and life.

This week, we are welcoming Rob Pannell onto the Long Island Legends Podcast!

Rob Pannell is a Smithtown, New York native where he attended Smithtown HS West, then Deerfield Academy for a post-graduate year. At Cornell, Pannell won the 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy and was a 2011 ESPY nominee for best collegiate athlete. He was a 4x All-American and 4x first team All-Ivy selection. Since, he has 13 seasons of professional lacrosse under his belt, currently playing for the Maryland Whipsnakes in the Premier Lacrosse League. The 2018 MVP and 2x Offensive Player of the Year, Pannell is the first player ever to record 300 goals and 300 assists in outdoor professional lacrosse. He is currently third all time in career points with 635. Pannell was a member of Team USA in the 2014, 2018 and 2023 World Games, winning gold medals in 2018 and 2023. A 2x All-World selection, Pannell is the all time leading scorer for Team USA in international competition. Pannell currently resides on Long Island where he is in a business development role with Acrisure, a leading insurance brokerage in the United States and globally.

This week, we are welcoming David Díaz to the Long Island Legends Podcast!

David is the owner of Selden Concrete Corp. is a fully licensed, insured and owner operated poured concrete contractor with over 50 years of experience. Since their inception in 1993, the company continuously strives to provide new and past clients with quality work at reasonable prices and schedules that meet or exceed their expectations.

They continue to service some of the most respected custom home builders, real estate
development firms and general contractors throughout Long Island with quality concrete work, as well as homeowners.

They specialize in residential and commercial concrete work in both Suffolk and Nassau County. The company offers a wide range of services specializing in the concrete construction of residential communities and sub-divisions of new homes, townhome and condominium construction, construction of commercial buildings, as well as foundation additions for extensions or additions to homes.