Claudia Vazquez, Founder of Elevink. Highly collaborative, results-driven, and team-oriented individual with over 20 years of experience in the insurance and benefits industry. A leader who specializes in building and transforming organizations. Skill sets and experiences include strategy and planning, management consulting, Six Sigma/LEAN, customer experience, compliance and leadership of multi-site operations and enabling systems. [...]

Yori Galel is an accomplished entrepreneur who developed an exceptional product that provides small businesses with a platform to compete with their larger counterparts without incurring expensive overhead. The virtual office concept existed prior to the creation of Opus Virtual Offices, but he wanted to create an affordable and complete office presence that includes live [...]

Andy Cagnetta came down to Florida in 1995. While looking to buy a business, he encountered a company named Transworld Business Brokers. He continued his search for a business but was offered a position at Transworld as an agent. He joined the company and quickly became one of South Florida's top performers. Now Transworld Business [...]

Charlett Albert is the founder of the HIGH IMPACT METHOD, a revolutionary program designed to empower female entrepreneurs to achieve consistent sales and business growth. With a unique blend of high converting sales strategies and feminine embodiment practices, she has made a name for herself as a highly sought-after sales & feminine leadership mentor and [...]

Mandy Aran is the CEO of Insight Food Group. He is sought out as an industry expert in the food & beverage category. With more than 40 years of experience, he has spent his career building, executing and creating brands for a host of companies, including The Coca-Cola Company, ARAMARK and Naturipe Farms. He has [...]

Today’s episode features an interview with Manish Hirapara, founder of PeakActivity, a company that helps businesses optimize their online presence. The discussion revolves around e-commerce, digital marketing, and technology infrastructure. Manish explains how his company helps businesses with their strategy, technology implementation, design work, and optimization. He also discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated [...]

Stuart S. Rohatiner brings more than 25 years of experience and achievement to Gerson Preston. Mr. Rohatiner has extensive working relationships with the firm's various international and domestic clients. He is highly proficient in using tax research software programs to solve complex tax issues for the firm's clients. Mr. Rohatiner advises international and domestic corporations, [...]

In this episode of Innovation Radio, Lee Kantor interviews Licenia Rojas, Senior Vice President, Chief Engineer, and Chief Architect at TD Bank Group. They discuss TD Bank Group’s focus on serving customers’ needs and the importance of investing in talent and having a plan to navigate the chaos of rapidly evolving technology. Licenia also shares [...]

Cheryl Dodge comes to Time4Learning with a diverse background in business management, product development, and instructional design, primarily in the education technology sector. She began her career as a classroom teacher, having taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. A chance opportunity to teach mathematics to Marine Corps and Navy personnel via a [...]

Dustin DuBois, President at JWR Construction Services JWR Construction was the General Contractor. Sharpe Projects was the Owner’s Representative. P2 Interiors was the designer. These three organizations collaborated to build the physical facility which is the Levan Center of Innovation. Their hard work and dedication to the vision resulted in the “World’s First Theme Park [...]

Aubrey Brown is the Senior Manager of Business Development for CSX Transportation for Georgia and Florida. He is responsible for influencing the location of new industry along CSX and connecting short line properties. He understands the CSX operating network and positively influences the development of new sites for customers at locations that complement network operations. [...]

Lillian Roberts, Founder & CEO of Xendoo. A South Florida native, Lillian Roberts prides herself on building customer-centric companies that are built on teamwork, technology, and integrity. A serial entrepreneur with a passion for small business, she is known as an innovator with an enviable ability to foresee market trends. After a successful exit from [...]

Mickey Markoff, Executive Producer of Hyundai Air & Sea Show. He is well known for his accomplishments and economic help to Fort Lauderdale with the Air and Sea show is working on new and innovative products. After the success of the much heralded Air & Sea show, Mickey has been busy working on new and [...]

Michael Udine was elected to serve as the Broward County Commissioner for District 3 in November 2016 and was re-elected in 2020. He represents the Northwest Broward cities of Coral Springs, North Lauderdale, Parkland, Sunrise, and Tamarac. From 2003-2016, he proudly served the City of Parkland, first as a City Commissioner and then Mayor. From [...]

Ron Antevy, Managing Director, Antevy Capital, LLC. He is a recognized Software as a Service (SaaS) technology business leader in the field of construction management software. In 1998, Ron teamed with his brother Jon to lead and grow e-Builder. Under his leadership, the company grew over 25% per year, profitably and without debt, to become [...]

Robert Cadena is currently the CEO and Co-founder of Lean Solutions Group. He has spent his entire career in logistics, having founded a transportation brokerage business in 2001 which was supported by his back-office operation in Colombia. After selling his brokerage business, he decided to dedicate all his energy on helping others in the logistics [...]

Kelli Kedis Ogborn drives organizational and product growth through leadership roles in disruptive technology commercialization of space and defense innovations. With extensive experience in R&D and cutting-edge technology applications for the U.S. government and private sector, her qualitative and quantitative methodologies guide organizations that are transitioning from development ecosystems to market capitalization. As Vice President [...]

Caitlin Stella, MPH is the CEO of Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. She began at UCLA's Autism Center where she also managed an epidemiologic study in California. After completing her Master of Public Health (MPH) at UCLA, she joined PwC's healthcare consulting practice. Prior to joining Joe DiMaggio, she was the Chief Administrative Officer at UCLA [...]

Andrew Koenig graduated with degrees in Finance and Accounting from Elon University in 2005 and received his MBA in Entrepreneurship from Nova Southeastern University - Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. He began his full-time career with City Furniture in January 2006 in the Receiving Department unloading furniture on containers, and has worked his way [...]

David S. Rose, Founder and Executive Chairman of Gust. He is an Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, venture capitalist and best selling author who has founded or funded over 100 pioneering companies. He has been described by Forbes as "New York's Archangel", by BusinessWeek as a "world conquering entrepreneur", by Crain's New York [...]

A natural entrepreneur, David Pettit owns and operates five LIME Fresh Mexican Grill locations across South Florida. Over the past 17 years, he has supported the brand’s evolution through franchise development and construction and by focusing on human resources and accounting. Throughout his career, Pettit has encouraged internal professional development among his teams and prioritized [...]

Mandy Aran is the CEO of Insight Food Group. He is sought out as an industry expert in the food & beverage category. With more than 40 years of experience, he has spent his career building, executing and creating brands for a host of companies, including The Coca-Cola Company, ARAMARK and Naturipe Farms. He has [...]

After several years as an executive at two Fortune 100 companies, Sam Nimah, MBA, CPA became the CEO and owner of TriVent Healthcare in March 2014. While healthcare has always been one of Nimah's passions, he also fell in love with the positive clinical impact the company has on its patients. Currently, he serves on [...]

Sandra D. Marin Ruiz, Ed.D. is the Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Business Development and the Regional Director of the Florida SBDC at FAU. She is a serial entrepreneur and leader in innovation and business development ecosystems in Latin America, the Midwest, and Florida. Dr. Marin specializes in international trade, technology commercialization, and community [...]