The 2017 Distinguished Entrepreneur of Southwest Florida Award will be presented at the annual awards dinner from 6-9 p.m. on May 10 at the Southwest Florida Performing Arts Center in Bonita Springs.
The 2017 nominees include many of our local Cape Coral businesses:
Tanya Veit, AAE Glass LLC;
Jeanne Sweeney, Above Board Chamber of Florida;
Jeff Poirier, AXI International;
Louis Bruno, Bruno Air Conditioning;
Jenn Zella, CID Design Group;
Shane Bailey, Cloud 9 Thermal Imaging and Home Watch;
John and Sue Benkert, CPR Tools Inc.;
Dan Puleio, Cape Cleaners;
Jamilla D. Brooks, Desire To Inspire;
Lisa Cochrane, Dorado Property Management;
Caryn Smith, CEO, Driven By Design LLC;
Dr. Anais Aurora Badia, Florida Skin Center, Inc.;
Bradd Konert Jr., Gamma Tech Services, LLC;
Michaela Reiterer Henning, Hlevel Architects;
David Mulicka, HONC Destruction;
Carleen McIlveen, Imagine By Carleen Inc.;
Kirk McFee, Kirk’s Coney Island;
Bess Charles, LadyCakes Bakery;
Lori S. Adams, Lori’s Movin and Groovin for Lori Adams Enterprises, LLC;
Lourdes McLeod, McLeod’s Construction, Paint & Restoration LLC;
Guido A Minaya, Minaya Learning Global Solutions LLC;
Misty Kinzel, Misty’s Sunshine Cleaning LLC;
Keith Daubmann, MY Shower Door/D3 Glass;
Lora Mccann, Peace of Mind Patient Advocacy, LLC;
Andreas Dolleschal, Smargasy Inc.;
Brian Rist, Storm Smart, Inc.;
Gavin Cresswell, Str8 Up Aviation;
Carline Proux, The CarlionCo;
Samuel Lewis, Wear The Fund LLC;
and Christopher Gregg Fous, WooBamboo!
The awards recognize three Southwest Florida business owners for their business success, innovative technology, and business advocacy. Tickets for the Distinguished Entrepreneur Award and Dinner are $75 per person. Sponsorships are still available. Tickets can be purchased online at www.fsbdcswfl.org or by calling the FSBDC office at (239) 745-3700, email sbdc@fgcu.edu.
