"I Wanted to Quit Commercial Real Estate Forever"

I cold called Amy Calandrino in early September 2025.

Not to pitch her anything. Not to ask for a referral. Just to see if she needed a fourth for golf on the first day of the CREΙ Summit.

We ended up sharing a cart, and despite my inability to find the club face (which she graciously documented on Instagram), we had a great time.

A few weeks later, I called her again.

Amy shared:

• What happened when she tried to do everything at once

• How she used podcasting to hold herself accountable to fixing her mindset

• Why she's now building her 2026 business plan around one word: intentionality

• The power of asking for help instead of suffering in silence