Shopping Space

Times were lean for commercial real estate brokers during the recession, but Dan O'Berski decided to start a brokerage firm anyway.

O'Berski remembers having just $17 in three bank accounts in January 2010. But one year later, in 2011, he had obtained his broker's license and launched Trinity Commercial Group in Naples with partners Matt Fredickson, Walt Nelson and Tony Mangione.

Last year, Trinity handled $50 million in transactions for retail tenants and landlords in Southwest Florida. The firm has 14 people, including seven primary agents, and it has landed clients such as Dunkin' Donuts, Culver's restaurants, the Wawa convenience-store chain and Aio Wireless.