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CEO Spotlight

  1. Q&A with Daniel L. Cane, CEO and cofounder of Modernizing Medicine
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    Information technology is the greatest business in the world because all of my costs go into the first unit and, after that, my margins are delightful. A monthly subscription business provides tremendous predictability and stability.

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, January 07, 2013
  2. Q&A with Richard L. Chilton Jr., Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Chilton Trust Company LLC
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    The concept of a moat around a business is a Warren Buffet idea that he explained to me a few years back. It means that a smart person with a lot of money cannot replicate that business. A moat allows one to weather downturns and also keeps others from entering that business.

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, November 13, 2012
  3. Q&A with Lisa Sparrow, president & CEO of Utilities, Inc.
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    Lisa Sparrow is the CEO of Utilities, Inc., a privately held water and wastewater utility serving primarily residential customers in 15 states, including Florida. Utilities, Inc. has become one of the largest investor-owned utility providers in the country.

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, October 19, 2012
  4. Q&A with Andrew Duffell, president and CEO of the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University
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    Andrew Duffell is president and CEO of the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University, a 94-acre park located in Boca Raton that provides an exceptional environment for the growth of health and medical arts technology. The Research Park helps keep companies in Florida, many of which would have looked elsewhere for lack of available, affordable laboratory space.

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, February 07, 2012
  5. Q&A with Gregory English President & Owner of Air Dimensions
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    1. You are part owner and President of Air Dimensions, Inc., a South Florida based company which engineers and manufacturers high precision diaphragm pumps and compressors. Can you define for us who your customer is, what industries you serve and some of the more unique applications of your product?

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, December 09, 2011
  6. Q&A with Earl Stewart, Owner and General Manager of Earl Stewart Toyota and Scion
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    Earl Stewart Toyota and Scion sells more cars than any other dealership in Palm Beach County and is the 7th largest seller of Toyota’s in the Southeast. Your automotive showroom and full service center is located in the historic town of Lake Park in northern Palm Beach County with a population estimated under 10,000. Although now boasting a brand new, state-of-the-art facility, Earl Stewart has been located in the same spot for 35 years. How can you sell so many cars in such a small population area? How has your management philosophy helped you not only thrive, but expand in extraordinarily difficult economic times?

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, August 25, 2011
  7. Q & A with John Delaney, President of the University of North Florida
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    Since 2003, you have served as President of UNF located in Jacksonville, Florida, a program established in 1975 and today home to more than 16,000 enrolled students. UNF was recently ranked by The Princeton Review as the country’s 5thbest value and Consumer Digest ranked the university #7 on its list of best values among public colleges and universities in the United States. What do you feel are the key factors contributing to UNF’s growing national reputation?

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, August 01, 2011
  8. Q & A with John Dufy, Co-founder and CEO of 3Cinteractive
    John Duffy, 3Cinteractive

    You are co-founder and CEO of 3Cinteractive (3Ci), a Boca Raton based company which builds cloud-based mobile software platforms, designs solutions and deploys strategies that help businesses communicate with consumers on their mobile devices. As cell phones continue to revolutionize the way we do business today, how important is it for retailers to implement mobile commerce (mcommerce) when marketing their products? Can you compare the growth of mcommerce to that of ecommerce as we look ahead?

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, July 11, 2011
  9. Q & A with Will Fleming, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MotionPoint Corporation

    There are lots of instances in which penetrating a new market requires another language. MotionPoint’s key insight was fundamentally rethinking the right way to make websites available in other languages. Historically, companies had to endure a troublesome and expensive IT integration project if they wanted to create a new website for another market.

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, May 29, 2011
  10. Q & A with Mark Wilson, President and CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce

    We have to focus on strengthening the economy and returning Florida to the number one job creator in the nation. In order to accomplish this, we must grow the private sector by reducing regulations, stabilizing and ultimately lowering business taxes, reforming our legal, education and insurance systems.

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, April 29, 2011
  11. Q & A with Noelia E. Moreno, President of Latin Builders Association, Inc.

    At the end of the day, I believe the most important aspect of building any relationship is communication. I pride myself in my ability to communicate and believe that it is a major factor in my ability to succeed as a female in a historically male dominated industry.

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, April 18, 2011
  12. Q & A with Dale Hedrick, president of Hedrick Brothers Construction

    There must be a track record of trust you have demonstrated in your personal and business activities. Your employees must trust you, they must feel safe around you, knowing if they work hard and give their personal best they will be recognized and rewarded.

    by Boardroom Brief Staff, March 18, 2011
  13. Q & A with William Smith, Jr., President and CEO of Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
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    Making sure we brought in new folks with different skill sets to complement our long term management team was critical. Gunster was at our side during this growth and expansion and their thought process and legal work was instrumental in making the transition smooth.

    by Boardroom Brief, March 07, 2011
  14. Q&A with Garrison Lickle, President and CEO of Chilton Trust Management, LLC

    Do the research first then move forward adapt and overcome. Whether it’s planning an incredible flying adventure or exploring a business opportunity, solicit and listen to expert advice from those who have done it, and confirm credibility from every source.

    by Boardroom Brief, February 14, 2011
  15. Q&A with Pete Martinez, Chairman of Palm Beach Medical Education Corporation

    At the core of our values is excellence and we achieve excellence through the quality of students, faculty, staff, curriculum and technologies provided. Our patient-based learning stresses the scientific, societal, and business responsibilities of top professionals and this approach will foster leaders.

    by Boardroom Brief, January 31, 2011
  16. Q&A with Charles “Punch” Martyn III, Chariman and Founder of Tequesta Agency

    The basic tenant of our enduring success is our focus on our client where we have always placed a strong emphasis on developing long term relationships. Unique to this business, Tequesta Agency has grown and expanded in a nontraditional way where team compensation is based on the overall success of the agency and not individual performance.

    by Boardroom Brief, January 17, 2011
  17. Q&A with Andy Corty, President and Publisher of Florida Trend

    You can’t run a business here without caring what’s going on in Tallahassee. Just the leadership names of Crist, Scott, Meek, McCollum, Sink, Nelson, Putnam, LeMieux et. al. provide important topics for a dozen editions. And Florida Trend is the only vehicle that puts it all in statewide perspective.

    by Boardroom Brief, December 31, 2010
  18. Q&A with Earl Stewart, Owner and General Manager of Earl Stewart Toyota and Scion

    In terms of our management philosophy, it’s absurdly simple and probably mirrors every other car dealer’s philosophy. The only difference is we walk the talk when it comes to executing our strategy of taking really good care of our customers.

    by Boardroom Brief, December 03, 2010
  19. Q&A with Mark Nosacka, CEO of Good Samaritan Medical Center

    One of our primary business strategies focuses on answering the question, “At 3 a.m., what do the people in our community need from Good Samaritan?” Because you never know when a medical crisis will hit, people needed to know they can trust their community ER to provide state-of-the-art care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    by Boardroom Brief, November 19, 2010
  20. Q&A with Anthony Altmann, co-founder & CEO of Energy IQ Group, LLC

    Founded in 2001, Energy IQ Group (EIQ) is a leading energy intelligence company that implements “smart building” systems for Fortune 500 companies, government and military clients and offers critical building analytics and management tools over the web.

    by Boardroom Brief, November 05, 2010
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