Episode 39

From Probate to Priorities with Dracheka “Buffy” Barrott

Published on: 13th September, 2023

In this episode of the Performance Mindset podcast, Amy interviews Dracheka “Buffy” Barrott. Buffy is a Central Florida broker associate with a master’s degree in business administration. Her entire career has centered around real estate, and she is genuinely passionate about it. Buffy has experience in commercial and residential real estate, probate sales, and real estate investment trusts. She takes a hands-on approach and is always ready for a challenge. Buffy is known for her persistence, diligence, communication, negotiation skills, and organization.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  1. The competitive nature of real estate and why there should be more collaboration in the industry.
  2. What a revenue-generating activity (RGA) is, and how that concept can help filter out things you shouldn’t waste time on.
  3. Identifying when someone is genuine and why it leads to real connections to help one another.
  4. Why you need to find your niche and stick to it.
  5. Buffy’s daily routine and how she determines her priorities.
  6. Some clients just aren’t the right fit.
  7. Buffy’s husband’s role in her business and his experience as a general contractor.
  8. Why probate is the most challenging aspect of her business.
  9. Her involvement with the African American Chamber of Commerce in Orlando, what it offers to members, and the value of intentional networking.


Connect with Amy Calandrino here:

Beyond Commercial

CREi Summit


Connect with Dracheka “Buffy” Barrott:

Residential Matchmakers

Agent Buffy Real Estate

Facebook

LinkedIn

Instagram

Office phone: (407) 286-1698

Get in touch with Buffy: (321) 332-4503

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Performance Mindset
Realizing Excellence in Business and Commercial Real Estate
After more than a decade serving business owners and investors, Amy Calandrino and the team at Beyond Commercial has discovered that our most successful clients have a performance mindset driving them to gain a competitive edge over others in the marketplace. Through helping our clients to execute data-driven decisions, we've found that it's about so much more than property in being successful. Often self-limiting beliefs coupled with lack of information can hinder one's performance in business and investments. By having the right support invested in your success and rigorous follow through by the entrepreneur, creating exponential wealth is possible. The objective of the Performance Mindset series is to not only share insights from our most successful entrepreneur clients and other thought leaders, but also share business and commercial real estate trends. If you want to grow, you're tuning into the right show!

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Amy Calandrino

Amy Calandrino, CCIM is the Founding Principal of Beyond Commercial, a Certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) certified commercial real estate firm. Amy leads a team of commercial real estate experts who deliver tremendous value to business owners and investors across all asset classes.

Amy’s clientele includes local, regional, national, and international companies in a wide range of industries and numerous private investors and family offices. Her reputation as a fierce, results-driven dealmaker in sales, leasing, and investment transactions helps to achieve her client’s goals through winning bidding wars or otherwise accomplishing what others often cannot.

Currently, Amy is the Immediate Past President of Florida CCIM Chapter's Central District, Immediate Past President of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Leadership Winter Park Alumni Council, Representative on the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, Associate Member of the Manufacturers Association of Central Florida (MACF), and Board Member on Seacoast Bank’s Central Florida Community Board. Amy also supports many community organizations including Valencia College’s Foundation, the Victim Service Center of Central Florida, Easterseals Florida, and Inspire of Central Florida. Since Amy finds fulfillment helping others to achieve success, her philanthropic efforts are focused on organizations aligned with her personal mission.

Amy’s recent accolades include: 2021 “Winter Park Magazine” People to Watch; 2021 “Orlando Business Journal” Women Who Mean Business; 2021 #CREi Top LinkedIn Influencers in Commercial Real Estate; 2020 Orlando Regional REALTORS® Association (ORRA) Young Professional Network “20 Under 40” Rising Star; 2020 Globe St. Real Estate Forum “Fifty Under 40” Commercial Real Estate Professional; 2019 Connect CRE Next Generation Award; 2019 Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Winter Park Champion of the Year nominee; 2019 ORRA Good Neighbor Award Recipient; and 2018 & 2019 Central Florida Association of REALTORS® Circle of Achievement Award.

Amy lives in the Winter Park / Maitland area with her husband Phil who is a well-respected business attorney and CEO of Forward Law Firm, toddler son Giovanni “Gio”, baby daughter Giulietta “Giulie”, and Duke the whippet (@DukeWhippet). Amy enjoys cooking, knitting, traveling, reading, golfing, playing poker, and spending quality time with loved ones. For more information about Amy, visit www.amycalandrino.com