Camaraderie driven

The trio of principals behind the Fort Myers' office of brokerage firm Lee & Associates bounced around a handful of national commercial real estate firms -- Trammell Crow Co. and Grubb & Ellis among them — before settling in Southwest Florida and settling upon a partnership that has proven itself both professionally and personally.

In fact, Richard Clarke, Bob Johnston and Jerry Messonnier say their primary goal five years after forming their commercial real estate-focused Lee affiliate isn't to garner increased market share, capture more listings or even make more money.

The three simply want to have more fun.