100 Most Powerful People on the Space Coast

What makes a powerful person, powerful?  Many agree with the timeless 17^th Century maxim, “Knowledge is power.”  But someone else observed, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know, that makes the difference,” and certainly power is often defined by one’s networking influence.  Of course, there is also the interesting twist on the Golden Rule, “He who has the gold, makes the rules.”  Undoubtedly, financial resources are a source of power – ask the Chinese or the Saudis.

When considering powerful people, it is how one uses their knowledge, their influence and their resources that makes them truly powerful.  We defined a “powerful person” as an individual who, because of his/her influence, character, accomplishments and position is able to shape the opinions, goals and direction of our community in order to stimulate action and cause positive results. Spacecoast Business polled a broad spectrum of people within our community to identify the ‘100 Most Powerful People on the Space Coast.’  So, though we have compiled the list, it is the leaders in our area that have identified who the most powerful truly are.