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Surfside Victims’ Settlement Reaches Nearly $1 Billion

“In a surprisingly swift resolution of the Champlain Towers South class-action lawsuit, “the Miami Herald reports, “relatives of the victims and survivors of the Surfside condo collapse have reached a settlement that

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Versatile Entrepreneurs Michael and Nikki Simkins Headline a CEO Connect Event at Red Rooster

For more than a year, during the most virulent part of the COVID-19 pandemic, SFBW’s “CEO Connect” series—our illuminating and edifying and community-building events—were performed virtually. So, there was a

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Gateway of Wynwood Welcomes OpenStore, a Platform Launched to Offer Instant Liquidity to eCommerce Entrepreneurs 

  As tech companies continue to rapidly expand and enter the Miami market, OpenStore has moved into its new office space in Wynwood. Founded by Keith Rabois of Founders Fund; Jack Abraham

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Editor’s Letter: Family Business Is Always Personal

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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Drew Limsky
How Digital-First Locality Bank Will Change South Florida’s Lending Landscape

“It was a great day,” Keith Costello says of the January day when Locality Bank received its bank charter from the Florida Office of Financial Regulation. “We also had the

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There’s No Better Thinker to Interpret South Florida’s Rapid Changes Than Urbanist Richard Florida

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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Kevin and Maja Thomas Launched 3 Mavins Beer After Seeing Untapped Potential in the Market

As the craft beer market exploded during the last 10 years, creating an abundance of breweries and copious amounts of flavors, Kevin Thomas, CEO of 3 Mavins beer, saw a middle

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SFBW Crowns Apogee Awards Winners

Luminaries from the worlds of financial services, hospitality, health care, technology and many others gathered at the MAD Arts gallery in Dania Beach, the host sponsor, to celebrate a year

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The Brain Trust of South Florida

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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Be Inspired by the Industry Leaders in the Pages of SFBW

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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Drew Limsky
Art Week Racking Up Impressive Sales

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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SFBW’s Annual Up & Comer Awards Celebrated the Tricounty Area’s Top Young Professionals

Business leaders of today and tomorrow gathered for SFBW’s seventh annual Up & Comer awards at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort last month. “Celebrating the top achievers under the

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Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.