Paul Kaplan and Robert White started out as a two-man operation, but their KW Property Management has hit 800 employees and $30 million in revenues in its 10th year. After
Big projects, big evolution
Moving the Movie Industry
Hamid Hashemi says he got into the movie business because he didn’t know any better and stayed because he is a sore loser. About 30 years later, the founder, president
Don’t skip a step
I’m often surprised about how inconsistent businesses are when it comes to hiring sales people. They may not have an organized procedure and many entrepreneurs rely on gut instinct. In
Business at the Speed of Happiness
In most of our businesses and organizations, our model, service or technology is really not our differentiator. Success is determined by the quality of our people and how they relate
Talking Turkey about Networking, Outside Investors, & Education
This month our show had some awesome guests. Ivan Misner, the Founder and Chairman of BNI – the world’s largest networking organization – was fascinating. He’s often called the father
SFBW Advisory Board Meets
South Florida Business & Wealth held its first advisory board meeting with a cocktail hour reception at Morton’s The Steakhouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The board will meet periodically to
Retail rebound
You don’t have to look much further than the local street corner to realize retail is back in South Florida. New retail developments have begun to spring up like lilacs
Making Waves
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show will be full of glitz, glamor and mega yachts – plus more modest craft for those of us who just want to go fish.
The Über Lobbyist
Ronald L. Book is a civic and charitable leader who is ranked as the state’s top lobbyist by Sunshine State News Service with his three-member firm earning $5.6 million in
Miracle Mile
It seems just about every city in South Florida is trying to create a live/work/play neighborhood, but Coral Gables is getting ready to freshen up one of the first in