Profiles

Many of us dream about the life-changing possibility of winning the lottery. But Coral Springs resident Miguel Pilgram found out what can happen when that dream comes true. In 2010,

It all started with a little girl and her stuffed animals. Her imagination and creativity sparked an idea that would turn itself into a successful business and a man’s passion.

The 110-foot-tall statue of Pegasus slaying a dragon not only symbolizes Gulfstream Park owner Frank Stronach’s love of horses, but his determination to turn the track into a major family-friendly

Kaplan is widely known as the test preparation company that has helped students prepare for law school, medical school and graduate school admission tests since 1938. However, currently, only 12

“Fort Lauderdale comes to Miami sometimes – but this is going to be the opposite. Miami is going to Fort Lauderdale to get away from it all,” says Jared Galbut,

When Jerry P. Brodsky, a Miami-based attorney specializing in construction law and disputes, was looking for his first job at a law firm in the early 1990s, the market for

What do you do when you’ve exceeded every one of your goals and then some? Or when you’ve come from being an impoverished immigrant to becoming a billionaire, and one

Eddy Arriola learned about business from his father, who went on to be Miami’s city manager. In an interview with SFBW, he tells about his first major company, Inktel, and

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

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

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

After moving to Florida to “try his hand at the family business,” Rocco quickly got a job as a busboy at Big City Tavern. “It was the busiest restaurant I