Congratulations to the 2017 Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida award recipients. This group of leading entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors and other regional business leaders. The award recipients were unveiled at a special gala on June 23 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Championsgate, Florida. These outstanding entrepreneurs now join the ranks of 31 years of winners.

Lifetime Achievement

Cesar L. Alvarez

Senior Chairman
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Miami

Emerging

Adriana Cisneros

CEO
Cisneros Interactive
Miami

Financial Services

Sal A. "Joe"Nunziata

Co-CEO
FBC Mortgage, LLC
Orlando

Financial Services

Rob Nunziata

Co-CEO
FBC Mortgage, LLC
Orlando

Health Care

Shari Dingle Costantini

Founder and CEO
Avant Healthcare Professionals
Casselberry

IT Security

Brian P. Murphy

Founder and CEO
ReliaQuest
Tampa

Real Estate and Construction

John Raymond Sofarelli, Sr.

President and CEO
J. Raymond Construction Corp.
Longwood

Retail and Consumer Products

Edie Rodriguez

President and CEO
Crystal
Miami

 

Services

Brett Beveridge

Founder and CEO
The Revenue Optimization Companies (T-ROC)
Coral Gables

 

Technology

Pete Pizarro

CEO
Ilumno
Miami