John Harshman received his Florida Real Estate Salesman license in 1982 and received his Florida Real Estate Broker license in 1987.

In 1989 he established Harshman & Company, Inc., a full-service commercial real estate company located in downtown Sarasota.  Harshman & Company specializes in commercial and industrial real estate sales and leasing in both Sarasota and Manatee County.

John has been a member of the Sarasota Association of Realtors Commercial Investment Division (CID) of Sarasota Board of Realtors since 1984 and served as president in 1993.  In 1998 he was awarded the “Commercial Broker of the Year”.

Also active in local governmental and community affairs, John has served as the President of the Association of Downtown Commercial Property Owners, Inc., President of Girls Incorporated, Chairman of the Public Facilities Finance Advisory Board for Sarasota County, served on the Environmental Lands Oversight Committee, served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and presently serves on the City of Sarasota’s Community Redevelopment Advisory Board.  John is a graduate of Leadership Sarasota.

Attention to detail, knowledge of the market and a vision for the future are what makes John’s opinion sought by many in the community.  With an impressive record of completing many challenging high profile real estate transactions, he has earned the respect of buyers and sellers while becoming one of the leaders in Sarasota commercial real estate.