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2024 Apogee Honoree: Matthew Shore

Meet Matthew Shore, CEO of StevenDouglas

Since joining StevenDouglas in 2006, Matthew Shore’s leadership has been instrumental in achieving remarkable growth under his guidance. As CEO, Matt goes beyond traditional leadership by actively maintaining a positive company culture and adopting a hands-on approach. Matt understands the importance of fostering a work environment where employees feel valued, supported, and motivated. By prioritizing open communication and accessibility, Matt ensures that everyone feels heard and appreciated. His impressive track record includes steering StevenDouglas to various accolades, such as Forbes’ Best Recruiting Firms, Hunt Scanlon’s Top 25 Executive Search Firms, consistent recognition on the Inc 5000 list, and many more. His strategic vision and growth-driven mindset have been pivotal in the firm’s outstanding 2000% growth since 2005. With over 25 years of experience in Executive Search, Matt has played a key role in expanding StevenDouglas from a single office with 15 employees to a national firm with 26 offices and over 175 professionals. Beyond his professional achievements, Matt is a dedicated community member, advocating for Conscious Capitalism, contributing significantly to various civic organizations, and a former Board Chairman for both YPO Palm Beach and United Way of Broward County. His leadership, integrity, and transformative impact make Matt Shore a deserving candidate.

Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.