Barry Graves has brokered more than $1 billion in deals across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. As executive broker at Cantrell-Griffin Business Brokers he helps business owners navigate the decision of how and when to sell their company, and he connects them with buyers.
From Springdale, Graves earned his real estate license in 1992 and, at 18 years old, became the youngest licensed Realtor in Arkansas. After graduating from the University of Arkansas, he planned to find success in Walmart's management program, but his father encouraged him to pursue real estate.
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal named Graves to the Forty Under 40 class in 2010 when he was sales manager of Weichert-Griffin Realtors. He had recently facilitated the merger that became Cantrell-Griffin Business Brokers. In 2011 he pivoted to focus fully on commercial real estate. Today he concentrates on confidentially valuing, marketing and selling companies.
Graves has learned that "no matter what you're selling, it's people skills. If I'm selling houses, if I'm selling commercial buildings, if I'm selling businesses, or if I'm selling cars, you're in the people business. Everybody's in sales. My doctor...
Source: Talk Business & Politics