As part of a national survey, Grant Thornton elicited responses from 409 Florida workers on a series of workplace issues. The results depict a workforce in line with the rest of
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Miami-Dade Beacon-Council president and CEO Michael Finney was the epitome of class, dignity and leadership. With his trim, tailored and youthful appearance, and his boundless energy, Finney, who assumed his
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As we were completing the two main features in this issue, I was struck by the contrast in the career trajectories of our subjects. On one hand, we have cover
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Three monthly magazines published by Lifestyle Media Group have been recognized in nine categories as Charlie Award finalists—for a total of 10 awards—by the Florida Magazine Association. Each magazine will
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Anyone who has worked on a team has experienced the inevitable, often-awkward and rarely satisfying meeting about “roles and responsibilities.” Tenure, job titles, departments—these signifiers don’t even offer a hint
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In every issue of SFBW, we aim to present a range of leaders, industries and perspectives, but I’m especially proud of this issue because it offers such candid analysis and
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One of the country’s foremost urbanists, aptly named Richard Florida, lives happily with his wife and two children in South Beach. In the past 20 years, since his tome, The
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Once in a while, I’m just staggered by somebody’s career trajectory, and that’s certainly the case with our accomplished cover subject, Josh Leibowitz, the president of Seabourn cruises. It’s not
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Joan Didion died today. In 1987, she published a nonfiction work called Miami. It was a penetrating work, as full as intrigue as her novel Democracy, which had appeared three
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Every month we fill the pages of SFBW with spectacular people and their stories, so I want to pause and take a moment to pay tribute to them—and to the
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Art Basel Miami Beach opens today. But as any art aficionado can tell you, business-wise it’s kind of already over. That’s because the biggest sales always happen during the VIP
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“Five of my close friends bought in Miami in the last 12 months.” —Pamela Liebman, CEO of Corcoran “Today, in Miami Beach, people don’t care if a house is next
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