It all started with one man in a converted airplane hangar overlooking Lake Griffin. He sold Central Florida orange groves, commercial properties, and in 1969 his first home for $44,000. That man was my dad, Tom Grizzard.

As more and more families turned to my dad’s team for their Real Estate needs, our company outgrew one office after the next.

It was imperative that we provided our agents with the latest training and technology as the indus...