Renan Serretiello
I was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, a city that teaches you resilience whether you ask for it or not. My childhood was a mix of loud Italian energy on my father's side and the quiet strength of my mother's German-Austrian roots, full of stories of survival and reinvention. I come from a time when family came first, meals were shared around a table instead of a screen, and values were taught by example. My great-grandmother fled the war in Ukraine and rebuilt her life in Brazil without speaking a word of Portuguese. That kind of courage left a permanent mark on how I face challenges today.
At 19, I moved to the United States. It was my turn to embrace the same courage my parents once had. My journey here was anything but glamorous. I started from the ground up: cleaning hotel rooms, parking cars at night, serving tables, working guest services, and spending four years as an automotive technician while studying full-time. I didn't mind the hard work, but I always wanted to build something bigger.
Real estate found me through a friend who is now my wife. I began as an assistant at a small firm, earned my license, and learned the business across two Century 21 brokerages before landing at Florida Connexion Properties, the place that truly forged my career. For over a decade there, I helped local and international families and investors navigate residential real estate, quietly building the foundation for what came next.
Then commercial real estate found me, through a conversation with a longtime friend, Christopher, who happened to work at the same office. No contracts, no formal structure. Just a handshake, mutual trust, and a simple agreement: we build together, 50/50. That handshake became The List.
Today I represent clients across the full range of commercial transactions: retail, medical offices, warehouses, office buildings, car dealerships, and investment opportunities, along with business sales, helping entrepreneurs buy, sell, and transition their companies. Being fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish lets me support international clients, but my focus has always been the local market and relationships that outlast any single deal.
My story isn't really about real estate. It's about resilience, reinvention, and relationships: from São Paulo to Orlando, from cleaning rooms to closing deals, from a handshake to a company. Through all of it, I've kept the same values I was raised with: work hard, stay different, honor your roots, and build relationships that last longer than the transaction.
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Christopher Taddei
From a small city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil, to the commercial real estate market of Orlando, my journey has been shaped by hard work, resilience, and a relentless drive to grow.
I arrived in the United States at 21 with ambition, a strong work ethic, and family who had already built something here. I started from the ground up: managing a gas station, helping open the Best Buy at the Florida Mall, and working through college while gaining real business experience across multiple industries. That foundation proved invaluable when I moved into real estate.
I began my career at RE/MAX near downtown Orlando, where I built the discipline that would define my professional life, then joined Florida Connexion Properties. Over more than a decade there, I grew as an agent and ultimately found my true passion: commercial real estate. For the past five years, I've represented clients across a wide spectrum of commercial transactions: car dealerships, warehouses, retail spaces, office buildings, and medical facilities, along with business sales, helping entrepreneurs buy, sell, and transition ownership of their companies.
In 2021, I partnered with my longtime friend Renan Serretiello to build The List, a commercial real estate firm founded on trust, market expertise, and a deep commitment to our clients' success.
Languages: Portuguese, English
