At the 2020 Lay of the Land Conference, Gary M. Ralston, CCIM, SIOR, SRS, CPM, CRE, CLS, CDP, CRX, CRRP, FRICS is Managing Director of SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate – the premier commercial services provider in Central Florida. Gary is a recognized subject matter expert on retail and commercial properties, a successful real estate developer, investor, and group investment sponsor. 

Gary began by noting that Florida is "probably the best place to be in business and in real estate today." He pointed to the increase of our state population as the prime reason for his claim. "More people," he said, "more demand for real estate."