Peter A. Frandano, CCIM, GRI, MBA has a combined 30+ years in the Fortune 500 and real estate arenas. As a former Fortune 500 Logistics/Supply Chain Exec who bounced all over the globe for quite a few years, after being diverted to Syracuse, NY enroute from Boston’s Logan Airport to Pittsburgh on a business trip that beautiful, fateful fall morning of September 11, 2001 (9/11) Pete decided to make a “right turn” in his life and pursue his entrepreneurial dreams in the real estate industry and more time with his family. Pete has had the good fortune to coach and consult with many great colleagues and clients over the years and he prides himself as being an in the arena guy. Pete focuses his time in the real estate industry in the commercial sector, specializing in transactional brokerage, valuation, and consulting. Pete was co-owner of a full-service real estate company (Southport Realty) in beautiful coastal southeastern, NC, and returned to Charlotte in 2014 where he now divides his time between the city and the coast. Pete has been President of River Sound Inc. a real estate consulting firm since 2005.

Pete takes great pride in having been called a “thought leader” by industry peers and has been fortunate to be recognized by his peers in leadership in the industry. In 2012, he was humbled to be awarded the coveted REALTOR® of the Year Award by his peers for his service with the Brunswick County Association of REALTORS® (BCAR); Pete served as the 2011 President of BCAR and was the 2017 President of the nationally recognized and award-winning North Carolina CCIM Chapter. Pete has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the REALTOR® Commercial Alliance of Southeastern, NC (Wilmington), The Charlotte Regional Commercial Board of REALTORS® (CRCBR), and as a Board member and Regional Vice President for the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® (now known as NCR); at the national level, Pete has had the opportunity to serve in various capacities including Board Member and industry Legislative roles. Thanks to his clients and his peers, Pete has been fortunate to be recognized as a Deal Maker by the CCIM Institute and is honored and humbled to be a proud member of the North Carolina CCIM Hall of Fame. Pete is proud to be a small business owner and entrepreneur, a seasoned and enthusiastic endurance sport athlete, a team player, and has been the grateful recipient of a great deal of help along his journey. He enjoys nothing more than helping others run from peak to peak, to cross their finish lines.

My book Endurance Real Estate, started out as a chronicle for my two sons but evolved into something I hope can help you or others in your world.  The book is real estate centric, but its not all about real estate: it is for seasoned or aspiring real estate professionals, small business owners, entrepreneurs business managers, leaders, and endurance athletes.  In my career, I have found that a lot of people only talk about “the good stuff”. The good stuff is great, and in this book I discuss what has worked for me and what I have seen work for others, but at times in the book I also discuss what not to do, what I call “putting up guard rails” for others from my experience; it’s about running from peak to peak but also about falling down at times, picking ourselves up, dusting ourselves off and crossing the finish lines of our lives.

I’m a big believer in the American Dream and because of my sons, I have been honored with the best two words I could ever be called: Coach and Dad.