Profiles

By Andrea Richard When Hervé Damas was a kid, he wanted to become an astronaut. That dream never came to fruition, but his career trajectory still has been nontraditional anyway.

The many talents of entrepreneur Neal Asbury By Kevin Gale The biggest question about Neal Asbury is what hidden talent can he discover next? He didn’t discover his talent as

Best friends and business partners Laura Rachlin and Karen Hansen confront their past and help others carry their courage — one handbag at a time. It’s hard to say for

Belinda Stronach looks to change the face of horse racing, starting with the world’s richest thoroughbred event at Gulfstream Park. By Kevin Kaminski D espite the daylong drizzle that had turned

Seminole tribe, Hard Rock developing support services arm amid plans for growth By Kevin Gale The Seminole tribe of Florida is making a big move to become more efficient in

Manny Perdomo returns to lead SunTrust in South Florida Manuel M. Perdomo started out as a bank teller who struggled to balance his register the first day, but he’s carved

Jim Swift’s Cortera helps customers make the right business decisions By ARNIE ROSENBERG | Photography by Larry Wood As a kid, Jim Swift and his friends played a game as

BoardroomPR president is still a journalist at heart By Kevin Gale Julie Silver Talenfeld’s BoardroomPR is one of the top public relations firms in South Florida, but she’s still a

Peacock & Lewis helps golf clubs stay on the cutting edge By Kevin Gale | photos by Larry Wood Service businesses often like to have clients in a lot of

Jeff Greene is all-in when it comes to West Palm Beach’s future Real estate investor Jeff Greene reaped $800 million by anticipating the nation’s housing collapse before the Great Recression,

Boca Raton doctor sees increase in men seek By Martin Lenkowsky In order to stand out from their competitors in as many ways as possible, some of today’s business executives

Janna Ronert’s beauty company uses research to become a global force By Arnie Rosenberg Janna Ronert already had been in the beauty business about 15 years when she took stock