TEAM TALK
Barbara Pronin: That’s a huge commitment, Josh, and we’ll get to the details, but can we start with a little more about your team? Josh Dotoli: Sure. We are a closeknit team of 11 people, seven of us directly assisting buyers, sellers, investors and leasing clients, and four involved full-time with administration, marketing and client support.
The Dotoli Group
Giving Back: A Priority for Florida Team By Barbara Pronin
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y the time he graduated from the University of Florida at Tampa, Josh Dotoli knew he was an entrepreneur at heart. Having worked with a mentor who managed and rehabbed properties, he believed real estate was his calling, and he quickly proved the point in his first successful year with a boutique firm in Fort Lauderdale. Recruited four years ago top-selling real estate by Compass Real Estate teams in South Florida, after six successful years with $150 million in with another high-end sales and 100 closed company, he and his wife, transactions in 2021 Dayana, whom he met in and a team-wide passion for supporting the the industry, decided to communities they serve. combine their skills in a Dotoli First on the docket is concerted drive to grow a partnership with Habitat for Huand scale their business. Today, the Dotoli Group, a data- manity of Broward County and a driven, Compass-affiliated team commitment to fund and build a new that has grown to 11, is one of the home for a local family in need.
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BP: With that large of a team, communication is paramount. How do you handle that? JD: I’m in contact daily with all my employees, and weekly with the whole team. We have a loyal and collaborative culture, which not only helps us stay productive, but also ensures that our clients can be offered 24/7 support. In this industry, you have to be ‘on’ all the time, and you can sometimes feel a little isolated. Working together and having each other’s backs means that each of us can have a life of our own, knowing that someone is always there for our clients. BP: What is it, do you think, that differentiates Dotoli Group from the competition? JD: A couple of things, I think. First, we are all experienced upmarket professionals, each of us dedicated to consummate client care. Our clients see us not as salespeople, but as trusted real estate advisors, and we’re proud that the lion’s share of the business we do comes to us from repeat clients and referrals. Compass is an elite brokerage, and a leading brokerage in Broward County, so we have many fine resources and a proud reputation behind us. BP: As your team evolves, Josh, is your role as leader evolving, too? JD: To some extent, yes. With a fully functional team working at peak, I’m
