Meet the Team

Danielle Gladding —  Luxury Real Estate Broker

Danielle Gladding has spent nearly fifty years in Sarasota real estate, building one of the most deeply rooted careers in the Florida luxury market. She earned her Realtor license in 1981 and her Broker designation in 1987, and she has carried those credentials through every market cycle and interest-rate era since. Over the decades, she has represented buyers and sellers across the region's most distinguished waterfront addresses, and her name has become synonymous with the kind of market knowledge that only comes from living a place rather than simply working it.

She is a Certified Luxury Real Estate Specialist and a Certified Waterfront Specialist, as well as a twenty-year real estate investor and remodeler. That investor's perspective shapes everything about how she serves clients: she understands what a property can become, not just what it is. When she tells a seller that a targeted renovation could meaningfully move their sale price, she is not guessing — she has done it herself, repeatedly, and has the results to prove it. Every valuation, pricing strategy, and pre-listing walkthrough reflects that lived experience.

What truly distinguishes Danielle is the depth of her relationships. Her client base spans four decades. It is not a database — it is a network of people who trust her completely, many of whom have bought and sold with her multiple times across multiple neighborhoods and multiple market cycles. That trust is earned the same way every time: with candor, patience, and a willingness to tell clients the truth about their options, even when it isn't the easy answer.

Danielle works alongside her daughter, Alison Kanter, in a mother-daughter partnership that is as much personal as it is professional. Danielle brings four-plus decades of market memory, instinct, and relationship depth; Alison brings analytical precision and a tech-forward discipline honed through a Clemson MBA and a corporate background. Their strengths are genuinely complementary, and clients feel the difference from the first conversation.

Beyond real estate, Danielle is deeply invested in the life of her community. She serves as President of the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key and sits on the boards of the State College of Florida Foundation and Save Our Seabirds. That commitment to service is simply an extension of how she approaches her work — as a matter of genuine care for the people and the place.

Her commitment is simple: lead with lifestyle, tell clients what she would tell her best friend, and never oversell. That lived-in expertise, earned over four decades in this market, is what sets Danielle Gladding & Co. Realty apart. A private conversation costs nothing — and it gives you a straight picture of your position from someone who has spent a lifetime in this market.