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2012 Business Leader of the Year – MARKETING Charley Richards Founder and president, Absolutely Natural The funnel clouds around Atlantis Road the last year and a half aren’t tornadoes, but rather a whirlwind emanating from Absolutely Natural, Inc. …
Jim Jensen Founder/CEO, Satcom Direct Inc. Satcom Direct provides global satellite communications to business aviation, military aviation – including to Heads of State, NATO and the Department of Defense – general aviation, land mobile and maritime customers. This…
Bill Potter Vice Chairman, Melbourne Airport Authority The word visionary may be overused, but it certainly fits Bill Potter. He not only helped envision the infrastructure needed to attract Embraer and others to Melbourne International Airport, he also crafted war-torn…
Sandi Scannelli President/CEO, Community Foundation for Brevard Sandi Scannelli is familiar with every facet of Brevard’s nonprofit community, which encompasses more than 1,500 public charities. The Community Foundation, an independent, nonprofit organization, consists of a family of philanthropists who…
Dr. Robert P. Scaringe President and founder, Mainstream Engineering Corporation Mainstream Engineering is a 26-year-old company involved in the research, development and manufacture of advanced energy conversion and thermal control devices. They hold a 100 percent DOD commercialization index,…
Steve Englehart Head Football Coach, Florida Institute of Technology Steve Englehart, the architect of Florida Tech’s new football program, is preparing the Panthers for their inaugural season in Fall 2013 in one of the country’s toughest NCAA Division II…
“Our goal is to put ourselves out of business,” says Brevard Family Partnership’s director of communications, Geo Ropert. “We know that’s a lofty goal but in trying to attain it we strive, each day, to reduce the incidences of…
5 Must-Have Tips for Online Effectiveness by Scott Brazdo Building a great business website is not an easy task, even for the most seasoned veterans of the trade. The reason for this is there are so many moving pieces…
…well, Think Again by Karen Crain As I’m sure everyone has heard, there are a multitude of tax increases that will go into effect in 2013 – if there is no action by Congress before then. These increases will affect…
Many Small Businesses Need Professional Assistance to Achieve Revenue Goals by Ernie Basino Often underestimated as a viable path to maximizing your sales department’s ROI, the leadership role of an effective sales manager can be invaluable in taking your business…