Baty is a principal in Fort Lauderdale with Hamilton Lane, which manages the $500 million Florida Growth Fund. The fund was created in 2009 to invest up to 1.5 percent of state pension funds in private equity investments that would help foster job growth.The technology-focused...
There's a big trend of talent from the Northeast flowing into South Florida, but attorney Michael W. Moskowitz is ahead of the curve by 35 years.He was a federal attorney in Washington, D.C, and two years out of Brooklyn Law School when he came in...
Zimmerman gets Horatio Alger AwardThe Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans has announced that Jordan Zimmerman, founder and chairman of Zimmerman Advertising, is one of its 2015 honorees.The Horatio Alger Awards, named after the novelist who wrote juvenile novels about rag-to-riches stories, recognize exceptional leaders...
The sheer mass of all the big box industrial buildings that have raced out of the ground in the last two years in South Florida could hold the entire populous of South Florida. True, it might be standing room only, and a bit of a...
Because more and more company employees, independent contractors, consultants and startup founders have the tools to work from anywhere, there's now an app to help them find the perfect places to go. It's called Cubefree, a free app that helps you find cafes with WiFi, power...
More often than ever before, bankruptcy cases are affecting businesses and consumers, yet little is shared about what should be done to protect their rights.SFBW spoke with attorney Charles M. Tatelbaum, Florida Director of Tripp Scott, who focuses his practice on bankruptcy and creditors" rights,...
Talking with thought leaders this month on my radio show has once again made me realize how inspirational it is to understand what motivated them to succeed. Often, it seems, the tougher the challenge is for them, the greater their success is when they overcome...
As a journalist, sociologist and researcher, I have observed profound success and great suffering. It's not surprising that few individuals know how to find balance in an unbalanced world; learning to surf one's 65,000 daily thoughts is not an easy task. By creating a new...
Logan, a software sales rep, had been having a rough day. He'd been bombarded with questions from several customers and gotten behind on work he needed to finish before the end of the day. Then, he got a call from Tony, a prospect who introduced himself...
Jay Mahaney was the cutest little dude. He was one and a half and I was a much more worldly 8-year-old. I loved being with him until he hit the dreaded two's. Then he started asking, "Why?" We'd answer him. He'd ask "why?" again. And...
