The JUNE CEO Forums held in Central Florida, Tampa Bay and South Florida brought together the largest number of CEO’s to date! The agenda in all three locations was packed with CEO’s sharing their entrepreneurial journey along with recognition of the 2017 Florida Companies to Watch Finalists who were in attendance. Central Florida – June […]
Eric Rosenthal, CEO of Florikan, a manufacturer and distributor of controlled release fertilizers, took over the family business before turning 35 and has grown it due in part to strong strategic planning and goal setting. “We were introduced to the economic gardening concept through the Sarasota EDC,” he said. “We worked with GrowFL in their […]
Dr. Nancy Crews, founder of Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc., spun the company out of a Lockheed Martin operated nuclear weapon component plant in Pinellas County. “At the end of the Cold War, they were in the process of downsizing the nuclear weapons complex in Florida and were looking at people to help them take […]
David Karins, founder of Karins Engineering Group, Inc., became interested in entrepreneurship in high school while working at his father’s company. He kept his eye on that goal consistently and as a result was well prepared to strike out on his own when the opportunity presented itself. Due in part to that focus, Karins was […]
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