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Ellen Sanders Company: Ichiban Cleaning (Palm Bay) Position: Co-owner Background: Has a degree as a medical assistant; started the business in the 1990s. Major accomplishments: Contracts with major medical organizations; does business in six Florida counties. The company now has…
Shelly Sorchevich Company: NightWatch Security (Palm Bay) Position: Owner Background: Graduated from Purdue University, worked at Harris and DRS Technologies and bought NightWatch in 1996. Keys to success in the field: “Professionalism and training” About being a woman in her…
Paradoxically, the more things change the more marketing remains the same. Regardless of the myriad of transformations affecting the marketing environment – e.g. demographic trends, economic cycles, product innovation, and technological advancements – the core of the discipline remains constant. …
Pam Gatto Company: Gatto’s Tires & Auto Service (Melbourne, seven locations) Position: Owner Background: “My daughter was three months old when my dad (Mike Gatto) asked me to help in the store for two weeks . . . . I…
by Ingrid Matta What a flight it’s been for Janet Petro. The daughter of a Kennedy Space Center manager who worked on the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, she was brought up in Satellite Beach, where her mother still lives,…
by Lyn Dowling Cynthia Bryant wasn’t going to be a physician. She took a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin and then prospered in her own business, selling Mary Kay cosmetics. But something about medicine still appealed…
by Kera Coyer On first approach, the Paradise Luxury Pet Estate looks exactly like what it is – a gated, expansive property devoted solely to man’s best friend. The landscaping and housing are more on par with a country club…
by Kara Coyer Mid-morning and halfway through the work week, Rose Thron still appears fresh-faced and enthusiastic. She practically hums with energy as she moves through the Melbourne headquarters of her company, Marketing World Specialties, and sees to her daily…
Whether it has been for dental exams, mammograms or a sports injury most people have come in contact with x-rays. In fact, they are the second most popular medical test used for diagnoses, with a wide variety of imaging applications….
As a woman entrepreneur in the male-majority aerospace and engineering industry, it’s important to step back every now and then and get perspective on the growing influence women are having on business as a whole, including their impact on the…
