Amy Calandrino, CCIM is founding principal / broker of Beyond Commercial, a full-service commercial real estate firm. Amy leads a team of talented agents who serve business owners across all commercial real estate asset classes and representation types. Amy’s specialty is sales and leasing representation of office and warehousing clients. Amy’s clientele ranges from local to international companies including law firms, engineering firms, manufacturing companies, and a host of other industries requiring office and warehouse real estate assistance.
Amy is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) denoting she completed advanced coursework in financial and market analysis and demonstrated extensive commercial real estate experience. Amy’s clients rave about the resources and passion she invests in each matter (no matter what the deal size) to educate her clients equipping them to make the best decision. Amy brings both old school and new school strategies as well out-of-the-box ideas curated for each client’s specific needs. The extra front-end effort consistently provides for extraordinary results in locating space for purchase or lease or in selling or leasing her client’s properties. Amy’s significant social media presence has garnered national attention and she’s been a resource for news outlets seeking the latest commercial real estate or business beat. Additionally, Amy has served as an educator to other real estate practitioners and business owners.
Currently, Amy is President of the Winter Park Chamber’s Leadership Alumni Counsel, Treasurer of the Florida CCIM Chapter’s Central District, and Board Member on Seacoast Bank’s Central Florida Community Board. Amy also gives time and treasure to many community organizations including Valencia College’s Foundation, the Victim Service Center of Central Florida, and Inspire of Central Florida. Amy’s recent accolades awarded include: 2019 Connect CRE Next Generation Award; 2018 Central Florida Association of REALTORS® Circle of Achievement Award; Duke Long’s 2018 and 2019 Top 150 Commercial Real Estate People You Must Connect with on LinkedIn; and 2017 Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Ambassador of the Year.
Amy lives in Winter Park with her husband / business attorney Phil, Duke the whippet (@DukeWhippet) and Binky the cat. Amy enjoys cooking, taking Duke to the farmers’ market and dog park, knitting, traveling, reading, and spending quality time with loved ones. For more information about Amy, visit www.amycalandrino.com
With solid experience in professional administrative and marketing roles and a track record of strong performance, Allexya skillfully works alongside our founder Amy Calandrino to coordinate operations and marketing. Allexya maintains the firm’s CRM system and company-wide forms and files. In between administrative tasks, she creatively curates our social media marketing across Facebook, Twitter, and other channels.
After graduating with a Psychology degree and Communications minor from Florida State University, Allexya began working as the lead assistant in her family’s successful glass and mirror company. This role taught her the importance of conducting and maintaining proper business functions through superb organization and stellar client relations. Allexya then began her career in marketing working for Sola Salon Suites, where she aided in executing the salon’s social media strategy while successfully recruiting employees and prospects through the marketing of specific target markets. Concurrently, Allexya gained her title as Content Marketing Specialist for Café Savanna, a coffee company, where she created a strategic plan for their various social media pages and marketing, including creating content, and outreach to possible vendors and customers.
Outside of work, Allexya enjoys spending quality time with friends and family, attending the gym regularly, and traveling.
Sandi Harrison’s wealth of business experience benefits Beyond Commercial clients looking for the best commercial real estate solutions. In her role as an associate, Sandi takes the time to listen to each business owners’ desires and challenges. She conducts in-depth research and spends extensive time with each business client to truly understand the business’ operations to increase their business’ efficiency.
Sandi executes sales and leasing strategies of retail, warehouse, and office space for businesses. Outside of brokering deals, Sandi manages commercial real estate flooring projects ranging from a cozy office all the way up to a cluster of mega warehouses. Also, her sales career in telecommunications exposed her to thousands of area businesses where she built lasting relationships and sharpened her negotiation skills. Sandi has been named “Top Producing Agent” throughout her career.
When Sandi owned a wedding business, she learned firsthand many of the challenges an owner may face. With her insightful knowledge as a business owner herself combined with her marketing and sales experience, you can rest assured that Sandi will competently help your business with its commercial real estate needs.
Growing up in sunny South Florida’s eclectic Miami culture, Rafael took a leap of faith and relocated to Central Florida in 2001. His axiom of “attaining the unattainable” has always guided him to pursue his heart’s ambitions. While earning his degree in Health Science from Keiser University afforded him the opportunity to excel in the medical field as a licensed Massage Therapist he knew that something more awaited him. A conversation with his uncle, a prominent real estate investor, steered him on the path to his true passion, real estate.
With his first venture into real estate being residential properties, he successfully transitioned into the commercial sector. Rafael’s success platform has always incorporated top-tier customer service to ensure his clients’ experience is unmatched regardless of their industry. Some of Rafael’s client include:
”I strive daily to excel through excellence in the service I give others.”
Rafael believes that providing the best quality service entails staying current with industry trends and continually learning about the market so he can educate his clients. So if you’re looking to purchase commercial real estate, seeking tenant procurement, or in need of research and market analysis for your business portfolio, Rafael looks forward to earning your trust by helping you navigate through your commercial real estate needs.
As an active member of the Orlando community, you can find Rafael devoting his time outside of real estate volunteering to initiatives such as Habitat for Humanity and The Special Olympics. Also, being a husband and father, he values quality time with his wife and children at home, traveling, and enjoying the beach. His favorite out-of-office activities include reading, golfing, playing on his local sports teams, and gardening. Feel free to pick up a new set of golf clubs for Rafael once he’s helped you acquire your dream listing!
Jessica has over a decade of experience as a licensed agent / REALTOR® enthusiastically serving the needs of her clients. As a longtime investor herself, her proficiency in evaluating opportunities enables her to easily relate to other investors and provide practical advice. From being a landlord and private money lender to flipping properties and working with foreclosures and tax sales, Jessica can put herself in the client’s shoes.
In addition to primarily handling multi-family investments, Jessica enjoys working industrial and office deals. She can handle acquisitions, dispositions and leasing for those product types and prides herself on work ethic and honesty. Jessica works every deal as if it were her own and practices the “Golden Rule.”
Jessica is a native Floridian born and raised in Orlando and a proud University of Central Florida graduate. Go Knights! When she isn’t with her family, on the beach, or working deals, you’ll likely find her in the classroom as she loves learning and accumulating additional knowledge. Jessica has three children and enjoys traveling with them and volunteering with the Pet Alliance of Central Florida.
