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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…
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….
by Ingrid Matta The Brevard operations of RSM McGladrey | McGladrey & Pullen (McGladrey) have more than just a female touch. The firm’s local team, based in Melbourne, is in fact lead entirely by women. Managing Directors and partners Kathleen…
by Debbie Shannon Johnette Gindling’s father died when she was 13 leaving her mother to rear five daughters. The family bonded deeply, supporting one another but times were tough. “My mom didn’t work and I thought, ‘you have to be…
E. Paul Hovey once said: “A blind man’s world is bound by the limits of his touch; an ignorant man’s world is bound by the limits of his knowledge; a great man’s world is bound by the limits of his…
