Commercial Real Estate Profile: Cheri O'Neil

Cheri O'Neil is an anomaly, and not just because she's a woman who heads a Southwest Florida commercial real estate brokerage firm.

As senior vice president and branch manager for brokerage firm Savills Studley's Tampa office, O'Neil takes a markedly different approach to real estate from her competitors.

That's because Savills Studley exclusively represents tenants in their search for space, land and investments. By contrast, most brokerage firms tend to represent landlords and their properties.