🎉 100 episodes later… we bring you the woman who started it all: our mom.

In this very special milestone episode of Commercially Speaking, Bo and Timmy sit down with Jo Barron, the original communicator, a real estate entrepreneur, teacher, ballerina, and matriarch of the Barron family. What starts as a celebration of 100 episodes becomes a heartfelt, hilarious, and often tear-inducing journey through faith, marriage, parenting, storytelling, hospitality, entrepreneurship, and legacy.

Jo shares how she sold condos in Acapulco, turned open houses into theater, started a Century 21 franchise in a hotel lobby, raised six kids (plus a few extras), and came to faith in Christ in her 30s—all while never backing down from a good story or a great handshake.

🎙️ What You’ll Hear:

• How Jo sold luxury condos on the beach at age 22
• The story of breaking off her engagement… then winning back Bo and Timmy’s dad
• Why communication is the most underrated real estate skill
• Her unlikely experience with machine guns, money counting, and a Tommy gun at 14
• How hospitality shaped their family—and 12+ families who lived in their home
• What it means to truly listen, truly lead, and truly love

🎧 You don’t need to know CRE to love this episode—you just need a mom.

Join us in honoring a life well-lived and a legacy still unfolding.

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• 📊 CRE Marketing Mastermind – wesgay.com/cs
• 🤖 Superpowers HQ – Need a CRE executive assistant? Get one here: superpowershq.com/commerciallyspeaking
• 🥏All Disc, No Balls! — Tizbee, The Secret Game Of Champions — tizbee.com
• 💡 Massimo Group – World-class coaching for CRE brokers: massimo-group.com
• 🛠️ Site to Do Business (STDB) – Powerful CRE analysis and mapping tools: stdb.com

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⏰ Time Code ⏰

00:00:00 – It’s Finally Happening!
00:02:12 – Thanks To Our Sponsors!
00:02:47 – Can We Open With Prayer?
00:03:57 – Why Didn’t You Want To Do This?
00:06:05 – Bo Started In Residential!!?
00:11:19 – Why Am I Here!?
00:13:19 – If Communication Is Hereditary, We Got It From You
00:15:40 – Everyone’s Favorite Mom
00:17:37 – Can’t Tell You How Many Times She’s Been Pulled Over
00:23:52 – Little Backstory
00:25:48 – The Innovative and Creative Jim Rogers
00:28:33 – Shake The Hand, Look ‘Em In The Eye and Remember Their Name
00:32:33 – The Transfer To Louisville
00:34:17 – Why Timmy Loves Chicago
00:36:50 – The Importance Of Family
00:39:23 – What Did You Want To Do In College?
00:40:43 – Mom Goes To Mexico
00:44:56 – Mom’s intro into Real Estate
00:47:10 – Let Me Introduce Our Mexican Brother, Rodrigo
00:53:52 – Be Hospitable
00:58:50 – Selling Beach Front Real Estate In Mexico
01:03:29 – Realizing Dad Was Different Than The Others
01:13:35 – The Moment My Dad Knew He Like Your Dad
01:17:03 – Where I Come From They Taught Us Not To Pee On OUR Hands
01:18:56 – The Sting!
01:21:53 – How Dad Proposed (Asked For Mom’s Hand In Marriage)
01:25:19 – Will I Be Satisfied In Owensboro, KY?
01:30:18 – So What Was Your Plan For Work?
01:32:05 – A Man With A Machine Gun!?
01:35:51 – Serving Tables
01:38:24 – Switchboard Operator
01:42:16 – The Power Of A Smile
01:44:48 – Learning The Corporate Structure
01:47:46 – Why Don’t You Come Work With Me?
01:49:38 – Why Don’t You Just Open Up A Real Estate Company?
01:56:13 – A New Life
02:00:00 – There Is No Substitute For “Mom” (or “Dad”)
02:02:34 – The Turning Point
02:15:53 – You Were Changing
02:23:43 – Love Covers A Multitude Of Sins
02:34:14 – I Think It Is About You
02:36:53 – You Are The Greatest Mom Ever!

📒Show Notes📒

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Bo is a CCIM Instructor and the owner and operator of Barron Commercial Group, servicing Western KY and its surrounding markets.

For all CRE inquiries, visit http://www.barroncommercial.com

Timmy is an actor, comedian, writer and host: @timmybarron https://youtu.be/ICoIAHSZvgA