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Adapt, Thrive & Inspire Now, more than ever… here will one day be an issue of SFBW when we won’t have to provide recommendations about how to deal with COVID-19 at work and at home, but until then we are here to serve and guide you. During a time of crisis and change, evolution has taught us that it we need is not necessarily the strongest or smartest who survive and thrive, but the most adaptable. This truth is exactly what Anthony Foscolos, managing principal of NPerspective, pointed out in our last issue: “We all you. like to hold on to what we know and knew. But you have to learn to live within that new paradigm. Assess where you’re at because you do need to move and you do need to change.” Adaptation need not be painful, and limitations can spur creativity. It wasn’t long after the fi tness brand 54D started building a head of steam in Miami that the pandemic interrupted the plans of its leaders. “Since I started playing soccer as a professional athlete, I’ve always enjoyed Healthcare has never seen greater challenges, but at being part of a team and having that personal connection with others,” Conviva, we fi rmly believe challenge equals opportunity. says 54D founder Rodrigo Garduño in our Agenda section. “Admittedly, 13 switching to online classes was initially challenging because I’m used to Conviva is a physician-led primary care group leading the way in delivering positive interacting with people and feeding off their energy to fuel my own, but health outcomes for seniors through more than 90 locations in Florida and Texas. we’ve been able to feel very connected to our virtual audience through social media and our new platform.” And 54D made it work, bolstered by a passionate, global Instagram following of 100,000. The value of adaptation cuts across all sectors. In our Agenda section SFBWMAG.COM we also check in with interior designers who were suddenly called on to WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW TALENT TO BE PART enhance residential offi ces for housebound workers—just when desks OF OUR CARE TEAM AND TO SUPPORT were in short supply because everyone was having the same thought. When demand outstripped supply, Palm Beach designer Scott Sanders OUR CLOSE PATIENTPHYSICIAN RELATIONSHIPS. found vintage desks to restore and install. Similarly, when executives at Think, a consultancy specializing in operations, swooped in to help companies weather the pandemic, they noticed that it was not necessarily Conviva offers: the most focused employee who emerged as the most valuable player; it was the most resourceful (“Thinking Hard, Thinking Smart”). As everyone from coaches to consultants to interior designers uses • Competitive benefi ts • Paid holidays and vacation time their skills to help us though this period, this month’s cover man Gino Santorio, president and CEO of Broward Health, reminds us of who • Tuition reimbursement • The opportunity to grow in your models leadership most of all: “I really want to thank the people who chosen career tirelessly go out and sacrifi ce themselves and do what they do—the • Work-life balance doctors, the nurses,” he tells SFBW. In matters of life and death, a huge chunk of his workforce—thousands of people—quickly moved to telework to support those doctors and nurses. Talk about adaptation. “It’s not just impressive,” he says. “It’s inspirational for the whole community and for all leaders.” Gino reminds us that during this time, being an inspiration for someone else might just save someone’s day, their business, or their life. Ready to be a part of something bigger? Learn more at ConvivaCareCenters.com, or email [email protected]. Drew Limsky Editor-in-Chief Follow us on LinkedIn @ConvivaCareCenters South Florida Business & Wealth

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR Real estate has fueled Florida’s growth since railway Melanie Smit pioneers first stitched the state with tracks. In these challenging times, it continues to be a driver for our economic recovery. Creative Editorial Advisory Board ART DIRECTORS Today, Gunster advocates for the people and 15 Alexander Hernandez, Bob Birdsong, Michelle Homoky, businesses who keep Florida growing — the Frank Papandrea, Evelyn Suarez OK Generators, Celebrity Cruises, President Director of Eastern borrowers, investors and builders — and those Editorial Sales who keep it going — the transportation authorities, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Andy Cagnetta, airports, railways and ports. Rebecca Antioco, Becca Hensley, Don Transworld Rufus James, Nichols, Victor Ozols, Matthew Phenix Business Brokers, Fort Lauderdale Our long-standing client partnerships include the SFBWMAG.COM CEO Executive Airport, state’s largest companies, which means we play COPY EDITOR Airport Manager Jason Davis Matt Dernis, an integral role in some of Florida’s largest deals. Dernis Financial Alan Levan, Photographers CFP® BBX Capital, That singular focus on our home soil reaches back Nick Garcia, Larry Wood, Evelyn Suarez Chairman and CEO to our roots as a firm founded in 1925. Today, with Michael Gorham, nearly 200 attorneys in 18 practices across the state, Brown & Brown Rick Mancinelli, Market Directors we are even more immersed in Florida’s growth DAISY ABREU dabreu@s wmag.com of Florida, C3, MICHELLE SIMON msimon@lmgﬂ .com Executive Vice CEO and its future.

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By VICTOR OZOLS The Transformers 54D finds success—online and off—training “generations” of fitness buffs

SFBWMAG.COM everything else they needed—from expertise to ple out,” Yunez says. “There are around 30 members motivation—to meet their fitness goals. per group, and everybody is struggling, so the group “We wanted to revolutionize the already satu- suffers if some people aren’t committed.” rated health and wellness market with a concept As with the in-person programs, online classes focused on training both the body and mind,” have been filled to capacity since they launched. Garduño says. “People appreciate our no-excus- There are classes in English and Spanish, draw- es, full-commitment approach to fitness.” ing local athletes, and participants from Latin Appropriately, one feature in the 54D studios America and from as far away as New Zealand. comes from the soccer world—a ramp. In a lot of On the other side of the pandemic, 54D is looking team sports, athletes run uphill during drills. forward to a future where in-person and online Business grew steadily, with a Coral Gables programs coexist. “We’re probably one of the few outpost joining existing locations in Mexico fitness companies in the world that was able to and Colombia in 2019. Then, a year later, the bridge both worlds with the same quality of con- COVID-19 pandemic arrived, forcing all three tent,” Yunez says. “We created a live program gyms to close. (The Coral Gables site has since and we created something online that’s similar. reopened.) The idea was just to ride it out, but Digital is not something that competes with on- once it became clear the shutdowns wouldn’t be site—it’s something that supports onsite. We have short-term, Garduño dipped a toe into the online members of the online generation that now want waters by streaming classes on Instagram Live. to do the Miami onsite.” “Since I started playing soccer as a professional A new brick-and-mortar studio is slated to athlete, I’ve always enjoyed being part of a team open in the Miami Design District in March 2021 and having that personal connection with others,” and there’s talk of a New York expansion. Yet he says. “Admittedly, switching to online classes growth will be a gradual process. “If things get was initially challenging because I’m used to in- back to normal, our projections are to build any- teracting with people and feeding off their energy where from three to five locations a year,” Yunez to fuel my own, but we’ve been able to feel very NONSTOP says. “We’re not high-growth. You can’t focus on connected to our virtual audience through social This page: 54D Founder Rodrigo Garduño. the customer experience at the level we’d like if media and our new platform.” Opposite page, top: CEO Omar Yunez you have a thousand locations.” ♦

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By VICTOR OZOLS The Transformers 54D finds success—online and off—training “generations” of fitness buffs

hen former professional soccer player Rodrigo Team spirit clearly attracted someone: Omar Garduño launched 54D in Mexico City eight years Yunez was a member and was inspired enough ago, his ambitions went beyond creating another to jump in as CEO in 2017. “Our business mod- fitness brand. He set out to build what he calls el is built on delivering results, and we know we a “human transformation program,” a lofty goal can do that onsite,” says. “But how do you do that required more than a gym full of exercise that with somebody from around the world who equipment or a studio full of trainers. He wanted buys your program and they’re alone with their to sell what serious clients are looking for more screen?” The answer, once again, is commitment. than anything: results. And the difference, in his Participants in each nine-week program, known view, was commitment. as a “generation” just like the in-person groups, As Garduño saw it, success as a company de- are divided into smaller subgroups. pended on the success of each client. So when Each subgroup has a dedicated 54D coach who he developed his nine-week program of six work- checks in to keep students motivated, offer guid- 23 outs a week—that’s 54 days, hence the company ance, and track their activity and progress. And just name—he added a requirement: Every student as with in-person programs, students who don’t must commit in advance to giving 100 percent show the commitment they pledged upon enroll- effort. Age, experience and ability didn’t matter. ment are shown the virtual door. “One of the things If students were committed, 54D would provide that makes us unique is that we actually kick peo- everything else they needed—from expertise to ple out,” Yunez says. “There are around 30 members SFBWMAG.COM motivation—to meet their fitness goals. per group, and everybody is struggling, so the group “We wanted to revolutionize the already satu- suffers if some people aren’t committed.” rated health and wellness market with a concept As with the in-person programs, online classes focused on training both the body and mind,” have been filled to capacity since they launched. Garduño says. “People appreciate our no-excus- There are classes in English and Spanish, draw- es, full-commitment approach to fitness.” ing local athletes, and participants from Latin Appropriately, one feature in the 54D studios America and from as far away as New Zealand. comes from the soccer world—a ramp. In a lot of On the other side of the pandemic, 54D is looking team sports, athletes run uphill during drills. forward to a future where in-person and online Business grew steadily, with a Coral Gables programs coexist. “We’re probably one of the few outpost joining existing locations in Mexico fitness companies in the world that was able to and Colombia in 2019. Then, a year later, the bridge both worlds with the same quality of con- COVID-19 pandemic arrived, forcing all three tent,” Yunez says. “We created a live program gyms to close. (The Coral Gables site has since and we created something online that’s similar. reopened.) The idea was just to ride it out, but Digital is not something that competes with on- once it became clear the shutdowns wouldn’t be site—it’s something that supports onsite. We have short-term, Garduño dipped a toe into the online members of the online generation that now want waters by streaming classes on Instagram Live. to do the Miami onsite.” “Since I started playing soccer as a professional A new brick-and-mortar studio is slated to athlete, I’ve always enjoyed being part of a team open in the Miami Design District in March 2021 and having that personal connection with others,” and there’s talk of a New York expansion. Yet he says. “Admittedly, switching to online classes growth will be a gradual process. “If things get was initially challenging because I’m used to in- back to normal, our projections are to build any- teracting with people and feeding off their energy where from three to five locations a year,” Yunez to fuel my own, but we’ve been able to feel very NONSTOP says. “We’re not high-growth. You can’t focus on connected to our virtual audience through social This page: 54D Founder Rodrigo Garduño. the customer experience at the level we’d like if media and our new platform.” Opposite page, top: CEO Omar Yunez you have a thousand locations.” ♦

NOVEMBER 2020 agenda HOME DESIGN

By DREW LIMSKY

Work Space In the pandemic era, home offices are getting bigger and better

onths ago, virtually every interior designer, lo- gone. Every homeowner suddenly want- cally and nationally, began to notice it: In terms of ed their home office to be more—larg- 24 residential space management, the concept of the er, more functional, more comfortable, home office changed abruptly. The office as a pres- more inviting, more something. tigious nook for occasional usage was out. A desk What was clear was that clients, new- as an obligatory, studious design element: equally ly homebound thanks to COVID-19, were devoting much more thought and emotion to these now-essential rooms,

SFBWMAG.COM whether they were envisioned and in- stalled before or during the pandemic. “We are continually taking spaces that we’d decorated before and turning them into offices,” says designer Scott Sand- ers, who lives and works in Palm Beach and New York. “I’ve done this three times in the last couple months for different clients. It’s actually really hard to buy a desk now—they are sold out for months.” His solution was to locate vintage desks and restore them. Dunagan Diverio Design Group has fielded similar requests. “We’ve gotten inquiries from potential clients asking us to come their homes to redo offices,” says Tom Diverio. One current client had enlisted the Coral Gables firm to design a combination gym/office, “but now with the pandemic he decided the gym had to go somewhere else. He’s focusing on having an ‘official’ office now.” Miami-based designer Jessica Jaegger DESK SET has likewise noticed the requests mul- This page: Designer Scott tiply. Her clients specify offices regard- Sanders carved out a home o ce less of whether the residence is home in a historic Palm Beach home. base or a holiday getaway, and the guest Opposite page: An o ce with a bedrooms are not overlooked. “We are stunning view, by Jessica Jaegger currently working in the design phase of

NOVEMBER 2020 agenda HOME DESIGN

By DREW LIMSKY

Work Space In the pandemic era, home offices are getting bigger and better onths ago, virtually every interior designer, lo- gone. Every homeowner suddenly want- cally and nationally, began to notice it: In terms of ed their home office to be more—larg- residential space management, the concept of the er, more functional, more comfortable, 25 home office changed abruptly. The office as a pres- more inviting, more something. tigious nook for occasional usage was out. A desk What was clear was that clients, new- as an obligatory, studious design element: equally ly homebound thanks to COVID-19, were devoting much more thought and emotion to these now-essential rooms, whether they were envisioned and in- SFBWMAG.COM stalled before or during the pandemic. “We are continually taking spaces that we’d decorated before and turning them into offices,” says designer Scott Sand- ers, who lives and works in Palm Beach and New York. “I’ve done this three times in the last couple months for different clients. It’s actually really hard to buy a desk now—they are sold out for months.” His solution was to locate vintage desks and restore them. Dunagan Diverio Design Group has fielded similar requests. “We’ve gotten inquiries from potential clients asking us to come their homes to redo offices,” says Tom Diverio. One current client had enlisted the Coral Gables firm to design a combination gym/office, “but now with the pandemic he decided the gym had to go somewhere else. He’s focusing on having an ‘official’ office now.” Miami-based designer Jessica Jaegger DESK SET has likewise noticed the requests mul- This page: Designer Scott tiply. Her clients specify offices regard- Sanders carved out a home o ce less of whether the residence is home in a historic Palm Beach home. base or a holiday getaway, and the guest Opposite page: An o ce with a bedrooms are not overlooked. “We are stunning view, by Jessica Jaegger currently working in the design phase of

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SITTING PRETTY This page: A Hermès desk graces a residential o ce designed by Interiors by Steven G. Opposite page: An o ce with a garden feel on Star Island by Dunagan Diverio

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three projects—two for clients who will Palm Beach, Sanders sourced a custom be living in the units and one client with metal desk with a Calacatta marble top a vacation home—and they all have re- from John Boone, and paired it with a quested offices,” she says. restored Karl Springer chair from the “We’ve just finished a project for which late 1960s. “It felt like Palm Beach, and the client requested a redo of their master the bone detailing is really incredible,” suite to incorporate a private office,” Jae- he says. gger continues. “And what is different is For a Zen office on Star Island, Dun- the type of office areas being requested. agan Diverio conjured modern mindful- Previously, clients would request a desk ness, courtesy of a metal and black ash space in their bedrooms, but in these Dupont desk and a leather Eames chair three recent projects, clients wanted ded- from DWR. The pie-shaped office abuts a icated office spaces. Even in the vacation glass wall with a lush, sunlit garden on the home, for each bedroom that will serve other side. adult children and their wives, we were On the other end of the spectrum, Inte- asked to provide desk areas for both riors by Steven G created a contemporary spouses to work remotely.” baroque man-cave for a Coconut Grove In a brave—and busy—new world businessman, complete with a cherry-red where work never seems to take a Hermès desk, a teal Sentry swivel chair pause, interior designers are deliver- by Bernhardt Design and a Scarface-in- ing true functionality without letting spired original canvas. Someone was no originality suffer. The aesthetics of the doubt paying close attention to that line offices are as varied and distinctive as about all work and no play. ♦ the homes they landed in. For a restoration of a landmarked Palladian-style With additional research by Matthew Phenix. home by architect John Volk, located in

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SITTING PRETTY This page: A Hermès desk graces a residential o ce designed by Interiors by Steven G. Opposite page: An o ce with a garden feel on Star Island by Dunagan Diverio

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NOVEMBER 2020 agenda GROOMING

By DON NICHOLS A Cut Above At the Spot Barbershops, haircuts are the stuff of entrepreneurial dreams

hen men walk into the Spot Barber- er Juan Carlos, opened the first Spot in Little Hava- just for free booze and good reads, but shops for a haircut, most take a seat at na in 2001 and just unveiled the 16th in Miami Lakes also for the personal service the broth- a barlike counter and chill with a cock- in August. All of the shops are in the Miami area, ers consider paramount. The Spot is tail—on the house. As they down a little except for one in Fort Lauderdale, but the brothers not the hair equivalent of fast food; ap- rum, vodka or whiskey while waiting have ambitious expansion plans fueled by a fran- pointments typically last from 30 min- their turn for a cut, they might do some chising program launched this year. They estimate utes to an hour, ending with a shoulder friendly sparring about a hot topic, or there will be 100 Spots by 2023, including in other massage. “We treat them like royalty. glue their eyes on some big game on a Florida cities and outside the state. We make them feel pampered and ap- flat-screen TV on the wall. A few browse Fredis, the barber of the two, is already think- preciated,” Fredis says. “Most barber- a small library with books for sale. ing even bigger: “We work the vision day in and shops rush you. They sit you down, do “It’s like when you have visitors day out, and our attitude is that we’re not done the cut, then want you out of there.” in your house. You make them feel with the product. We’re not getting comfortable Besides haircuts, guests can get hot comfortable,” says co-founder Fredis because my dreams aren’t over yet—I want to go towel shaves; ear, eyebrow and nose Perdomo, explaining his company’s global.”The 38-year-old started cutting hair out of waxes; beard and mustache trims 28 upscale twist on the standard bar- his Little Havana house at age 14 and has never and sculpting; manicures; and a Black bershop. And the men in the chairs put down his shears. Driven by passion, he still Mask, an exfoliating treatment touted are never customers or even clients; does up to six cuts a week, despite the demands as drawing out skin impurities. Com- they’re guests. of running a growing operation. “I like the art ing next year: facials. Prices range Fredis and his older brother, co-found- of it,” he says. “I like making people feel better from $15 to $40, with a haircut going about themselves, because that’s what a haircut for $32. A package bundling several

SFBWMAG.COM does. It’s a sense of relief for them.” services will set you back $115. The first four Spots were modest and in lower-in- Plus, there’s the lure of the eclec- come neighborhoods, but Fredis envisioned tonier tic, cinematic atmosphere. No two ECLECTIC ENVIRONS shops in more affluent areas from the get-go. “I al- shops are carbon copies, but they all This page: The Spot Barbershop’s aesthetic ways had dreams of going high-end,” he explains. mix a contemporary industrial look is industrial vintage. Opposite page: The “Putting lawyers and doctors and entrepreneurs in (exposed brick walls and high ceil- Spot o ers personalized single or bundled our chairs was always in the back of my mind.” ings with exposed pipes) with an grooming services. The professional class does come now, and not old-school vibe—think old-fashioned metal pendant lights and vintage décor elements: old motorcycles, car parts, adding machines. Authentic barber chairs from the 1930s and ’40s salvaged from around the country line the floor. “I’ve collect- ed vintage chairs since I was 19,” Fre- dis says. “I’m drawn to vintage things because human beings made them to last.” With the Spot Barbershops soon turning 20, the two brothers have created a concept with staying power. That’s what dreaming big will get you. Bold “God is Good” signs in the shops encourage their newly trimmed guests to think big, too. “It’s a positive message to never give up your faith, to follow your dreams,” Fredis says. “Ev- eryone wants that assurance.” ♦

NOVEMBER 2020 agenda GROOMING

By DON NICHOLS A Cut Above At the Spot Barbershops, haircuts are the stuff of entrepreneurial dreams hen men walk into the Spot Barber- er Juan Carlos, opened the first Spot in Little Hava- just for free booze and good reads, but shops for a haircut, most take a seat at na in 2001 and just unveiled the 16th in Miami Lakes also for the personal service the broth- a barlike counter and chill with a cock- in August. All of the shops are in the Miami area, ers consider paramount. The Spot is tail—on the house. As they down a little except for one in Fort Lauderdale, but the brothers not the hair equivalent of fast food; ap- rum, vodka or whiskey while waiting have ambitious expansion plans fueled by a fran- pointments typically last from 30 min- their turn for a cut, they might do some chising program launched this year. They estimate utes to an hour, ending with a shoulder friendly sparring about a hot topic, or there will be 100 Spots by 2023, including in other massage. “We treat them like royalty. glue their eyes on some big game on a Florida cities and outside the state. We make them feel pampered and ap- flat-screen TV on the wall. A few browse Fredis, the barber of the two, is already think- preciated,” Fredis says. “Most barber- a small library with books for sale. ing even bigger: “We work the vision day in and shops rush you. They sit you down, do “It’s like when you have visitors day out, and our attitude is that we’re not done the cut, then want you out of there.” in your house. You make them feel with the product. We’re not getting comfortable Besides haircuts, guests can get hot comfortable,” says co-founder Fredis because my dreams aren’t over yet—I want to go towel shaves; ear, eyebrow and nose Perdomo, explaining his company’s global.”The 38-year-old started cutting hair out of waxes; beard and mustache trims upscale twist on the standard bar- his Little Havana house at age 14 and has never and sculpting; manicures; and a Black 29 bershop. And the men in the chairs put down his shears. Driven by passion, he still Mask, an exfoliating treatment touted are never customers or even clients; does up to six cuts a week, despite the demands as drawing out skin impurities. Com- they’re guests. of running a growing operation. “I like the art ing next year: facials. Prices range Fredis and his older brother, co-found- of it,” he says. “I like making people feel better from $15 to $40, with a haircut going about themselves, because that’s what a haircut for $32. A package bundling several does. It’s a sense of relief for them.” services will set you back $115. SFBWMAG.COM The first four Spots were modest and in lower-in- Plus, there’s the lure of the eclec- come neighborhoods, but Fredis envisioned tonier tic, cinematic atmosphere. No two ECLECTIC ENVIRONS shops in more affluent areas from the get-go. “I al- shops are carbon copies, but they all This page: The Spot Barbershop’s aesthetic ways had dreams of going high-end,” he explains. mix a contemporary industrial look is industrial vintage. Opposite page: The “Putting lawyers and doctors and entrepreneurs in (exposed brick walls and high ceil- Spot o ers personalized single or bundled our chairs was always in the back of my mind.” ings with exposed pipes) with an grooming services. The professional class does come now, and not old-school vibe—think old-fashioned metal pendant lights and vintage décor elements: old motorcycles, car parts, adding machines. Authentic barber chairs from the 1930s and ’40s salvaged from around the country line the floor. “I’ve collect- ed vintage chairs since I was 19,” Fre- dis says. “I’m drawn to vintage things because human beings made them to last.” With the Spot Barbershops soon turning 20, the two brothers have created a concept with staying power. That’s what dreaming big will get you. Bold “God is Good” signs in the shops encourage their newly trimmed guests to think big, too. “It’s a positive message to never give up your faith, to follow your dreams,” Fredis says. “Ev- eryone wants that assurance.” ♦

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santorioAs president and CEO of Broward Health, Gino Santorio makes his time count

BY DREW LIMSKY PHOTOS BY NICK GARCIA

NOVEMBER 2020 COVER STORY

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santorioAs president and CEO of Broward Health, Gino Santorio makes his time count

BY DREW LIMSKY PHOTOS BY NICK GARCIA

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it,” he says now, which no one believes. ROLE PLAYING 32 Any producer would take one look at You’ve been a COO, a CFO and a CEO. him, put a coffee cup in his hand and cast Which is the most fulfilling? him as the affable host of a morning show. I was also a chief compliance officer. But if there weren’t at least some truth to They all play their vital roles, and having Santorio being bad at the job, perhaps he had the opportunity to have served in dif- would not have gone in a completely differ- ferent roles has given me a greater appreci-

SFBWMAG.COM ent direction, professionally: into a health ation and understanding. Finance is just the care career marked by roles of increasing lens that I see the world through. Some peo- and varied responsibility—chief operating ple who work their way up to be hospital officer, chief financial officer, and for the CEOs take the clinical route. Others come past two years, president and chief execu- from the operations side, where you really tive officer at Broward Health. learn how things tick—everything from the Born in Albany, the state capital of New productivity of a transporter to what type of York, and educated at the University at Al- radiology procedures are best based on the bany, the first-generation Italian-American community and specialists that you have. worked as a budget analyst for Gov. George It kind of gives you the other side of the Pataki and then briefly for Gov. Eliot Spitzer. house. And from the CFO perspective, you Another budget analyst position brought can really understand the business of health Santorio to Florida, and around 15 years care from every avenue. ago, he parlayed his background in finance into a career in for-profit health care, rising But it became clear that CEO was the best to the CFO level in 2008. He was at Jackson fit? Health System for six years and joined Bro- It’s something that I always wanted to do ward Health around three years ago. He says just because I could make the most impact in he didn’t realize that health care would be his health care there. I didn’t know if there was calling until he was already in the industry. “I something I was going to love more than be- thought my career would lead more in the di- ing COO. And once I got the opportunity, I rection of a county administrator or city man- loved it, and it was a great fit for me. ager,” he says. “Once I started in health care, I pretty much instantly fell in love with it.” How has the pandemic changed what you’re Despite his polished appearance, Santo- doing in your role? rio is a low-maintenance guy. The weekend You know, it hasn’t really changed what warrior whose preferred workout, pre-pan- we’re doing. It has changed how we’re do- demic, was Brazilian jujitsu—“You can’t really have a light workout when someone’s trying to fight you, but there’s a tremendous NOVEMBER 2020 COVER STORY

amount of camaraderie”—has segued to weighted vest workouts in the park. (“It’s not fun, but it’s effective.”) This is a man who buys his suits off the rack and cuts his own hair. Really. “I’ve been doing that for 15 or 20 years,” he says. “I started because I could not just break away during normal hours to get a haircut. So I figured out how to do it.” Married to a speech pathologist, and dad to a 2-year-old son, Santorio is quick to grasp the gravity of the part he plays in our anxious new world: “I really want to thank the people who tirelessly go out and sacrifice themselves and do what they do—the doctors, the nurses,” he says. “It’s not just impressive. It’s inspirational for the whole community and for all leaders.” As a key player during ears ago, Gino Santorio tried his hand a medically fraught time, Santorio shares thoughts on his career path, his day-to-day at being a TV anchor. “I was terrible at life, and the elusive goal of “making it.” it,” he says now, which no one believes. ROLE PLAYING Any producer would take one look at You’ve been a COO, a CFO and a CEO. 33 him, put a coffee cup in his hand and cast Which is the most fulfilling? him as the affable host of a morning show. I was also a chief compliance officer. But if there weren’t at least some truth to They all play their vital roles, and having Santorio being bad at the job, perhaps he had the opportunity to have served in dif- would not have gone in a completely differ- ferent roles has given me a greater appreci- ent direction, professionally: into a health ation and understanding. Finance is just the SFBWMAG.COM care career marked by roles of increasing lens that I see the world through. Some peo- and varied responsibility—chief operating ple who work their way up to be hospital officer, chief financial officer, and for the CEOs take the clinical route. Others come past two years, president and chief execu- from the operations side, where you really tive officer at Broward Health. learn how things tick—everything from the Born in Albany, the state capital of New productivity of a transporter to what type of York, and educated at the University at Al- radiology procedures are best based on the bany, the first-generation Italian-American community and specialists that you have. worked as a budget analyst for Gov. George It kind of gives you the other side of the Pataki and then briefly for Gov. Eliot Spitzer. house. And from the CFO perspective, you Another budget analyst position brought can really understand the business of health Santorio to Florida, and around 15 years care from every avenue. ago, he parlayed his background in finance into a career in for-profit health care, rising But it became clear that CEO was the best to the CFO level in 2008. He was at Jackson fit? Health System for six years and joined Bro- It’s something that I always wanted to do ward Health around three years ago. He says just because I could make the most impact in he didn’t realize that health care would be his health care there. I didn’t know if there was calling until he was already in the industry. “I something I was going to love more than be- thought my career would lead more in the di- ing COO. And once I got the opportunity, I rection of a county administrator or city man- loved it, and it was a great fit for me. ager,” he says. “Once I started in health care, I pretty much instantly fell in love with it.” How has the pandemic changed what you’re Despite his polished appearance, Santo- doing in your role? rio is a low-maintenance guy. The weekend You know, it hasn’t really changed what warrior whose preferred workout, pre-pan- we’re doing. It has changed how we’re do- demic, was Brazilian jujitsu—“You can’t really have a light workout when someone’s trying to fight you, but there’s a tremendous NOVEMBER 2020 COVER STORY

SFBWMAG.COM to maintain the strategic plan, when a ma- there are a lot of people I tap into in the 15 seconds before it was, ‘Great job, what’s The advice used to be to follow what you jority of that plan used to be implemented DELICATE BALANCE community that I refer to as my kitchen next?’ It was always the ‘What’s next?’ that I know you’re not a “fashion victim,” but do love. More recently, the advice is to pursue through in-person meetings, and convert- What do you do for yourself to maintain a cabinet—hardworking, successful individ- really forced me to continuously push myself you have any advice for men who want to what you’re good at. A few years ago there ing to an electronic platform was huge. healthy balance? uals who really have an open mind about and improve. It doesn’t mean that you don’t look as put together as you do? was a slew of articles with the same theme: This pandemic has certainly accelerated You find a way to fit things in. It’s surpris- things—and sometimes hearing their take appreciate how far you’ve come and where Laying out your clothes the night before Following your dream is bad advice. The the necessity to have data in order to man- ing how much time people waste throughout on things, even if they’re in different indus- you’ve been, but it keeps you grounded and saves a tremendous amount of time and headlines were based on a Stanford study age the disease, and that’s something that the day. Having a routine makes things easier tries, is really extraordinarily helpful. forward-moving. saves me from getting yelled at by my wife that concluded that following your dream we’ve put greater emphasis on. in terms of working out and eating healthy. for turning on the light in the morning. I re- can narrow your focus so much that it actu- This job really doesn’t lend itself to a routine, Do you remember the best piece of advice TIME-SENSITIVE ally like my Cole Haans. They’re really light ally closes off avenues to success. What is your typical day like? so you have to schedule when you can make when you were starting your career? Is there something you’ve done for yourself and very comfortable and they pretty much It’s very difficult because some people I have a different answer for every day of things happen. So if I have a morning meet- Always do the right thing, and you’ll nev- or bought for yourself to reward yourself in go with everything. I have three pairs—one are good at what they enjoy, and some peo- the week, and that’s part of what I like about ing and then the whole day is jam-packed er have a problem. the last year? in every color. And I wear an Apple watch. ple are not good at what they enjoy, and my job. You have your vision that keeps you until eight at night, that means I have to work You know, I really can’t think of one. I I like not having to pull my iPhone out of that becomes a hobby, not a profession. But on track and your mission and everything ties out at 5:30 in the morning. If you’re working What does doing the right thing mean to would say that the things I’ve done to reward my pocket for notifications. You can get everyone is good at something, so if you’re back to that in terms of your strategic plan, remotely from home, and you have a meet- you? myself would just be to spend time with the general gist of it and deal with it later or good at something, you can generally find but my day-to-day takes some really big ing that starts at 7 a.m., and a meeting that In an organization, for example, it’s really my family. Last month, the board asked me take care of something now. I have another a way to make it lead into something you swings. After Hurricane Dorian, I remem- ends at 7 or 8 p.m., you might be able to take putting the vision for the organization ahead to take a day off—they actually voted at a watch, a Breitling that was given to me when enjoy doing. ber calling volunteer groups and figuring 30 minutes at lunch for a workout. You have of yourself, and doing so with the highest board meeting to force me to take a day off. I was younger. I put it on and then I’m always out who had a private jet so we could ship to be flexible. I tell my employees that well- level of ethics. You know, there are a lot of [Laughs.] So I got to spend a long weekend checking for notifications that don’t exist. Any final thoughts about the place you supplies out to the Bahamas. I was out there ness starts with them—if they’re not well, shortcuts in this world, and you may be able with my wife and son. That’s the kind of stuff spend nearly every waking hour? What literally lifting supply boxes onto a friend’s they can’t take care of the patients. And my to get some short-term benefit by skirting you just can’t buy. What advice would you give to people does Broward Health do especially well? jet. That was one day. The next day, I’m in wife, Michelle, motivates me to make sure some of the rules, but in the end, it’s only go- starting your career in terms of following I think what we do particularly well is a community meeting on homelessness. My we stay healthy, and that definitely helps. ing to cost you more. So you’re a pretty driven guy if the board has their passion? consistency. Our caregivers are consistent- day can be totally different from one day to to vote to make you take a day off. First of all, people need to concentrate ly there every time the community needs the next, but over the course of a month or How important were mentors in your life? You’ve achieved so much at such a young I really don’t take a lot of time off. on their strengths. A lot of people focus us, even when others aren’t. From hurri- a year, directionally, you’re still hitting the Certain family members were mentors in age. Do you ever have a moment of, “I’ve Even when you’re off, you’re constantly only on their weaknesses. And make sure canes to active shooters to a pandemic to same things that you said you were going terms of instilling hard work and showing made it”? kind of on the job. During the pandemic, that money is not your driver. If you’re cruise ships stranded with no one to take to do—executing on your strategic plans, me that if you work hard you can always I never really quite feel that I’ve made I have had a difficult time disconnecting. good at something, and you enjoy what care of sick patients, Broward Health has growing the community and being there for attain success through opportunity. There’s it. I’ve been doing this now for more than Even though I have a very strong team that you’re doing, you’re going to be a whole stepped up every single time. ♦

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ing it. We have 8,000 employees, and close the community when it’s needed. How you plenty of opportunity in this country. That a decade and I remember feeling proud of could carry the weight without me, from a lot happier and a whole lot more effective. to 3,000 employees are now using some do that from day to day is what changes and started at an early age, with my parents and something I did 15, 20 years ago and the participation standpoint I just feel I have And more fulfilled. kind of telework at this point. Being able keeps things interesting. my brothers. And for professional mentors, celebration in my household lasted about to do my part to be there. to maintain the strategic plan, when a ma- there are a lot of people I tap into in the 15 seconds before it was, ‘Great job, what’s The advice used to be to follow what you SFBWMAG.COM jority of that plan used to be implemented DELICATE BALANCE community that I refer to as my kitchen next?’ It was always the ‘What’s next?’ that I know you’re not a “fashion victim,” but do love. More recently, the advice is to pursue through in-person meetings, and convert- What do you do for yourself to maintain a cabinet—hardworking, successful individ- really forced me to continuously push myself you have any advice for men who want to what you’re good at. A few years ago there ing to an electronic platform was huge. healthy balance? uals who really have an open mind about and improve. It doesn’t mean that you don’t look as put together as you do? was a slew of articles with the same theme: This pandemic has certainly accelerated You find a way to fit things in. It’s surpris- things—and sometimes hearing their take appreciate how far you’ve come and where Laying out your clothes the night before Following your dream is bad advice. The the necessity to have data in order to man- ing how much time people waste throughout on things, even if they’re in different indus- you’ve been, but it keeps you grounded and saves a tremendous amount of time and headlines were based on a Stanford study age the disease, and that’s something that the day. Having a routine makes things easier tries, is really extraordinarily helpful. forward-moving. saves me from getting yelled at by my wife that concluded that following your dream we’ve put greater emphasis on. in terms of working out and eating healthy. for turning on the light in the morning. I re- can narrow your focus so much that it actu- This job really doesn’t lend itself to a routine, Do you remember the best piece of advice TIME-SENSITIVE ally like my Cole Haans. They’re really light ally closes off avenues to success. What is your typical day like? so you have to schedule when you can make when you were starting your career? Is there something you’ve done for yourself and very comfortable and they pretty much It’s very difficult because some people I have a different answer for every day of things happen. So if I have a morning meet- Always do the right thing, and you’ll nev- or bought for yourself to reward yourself in go with everything. I have three pairs—one are good at what they enjoy, and some peo- the week, and that’s part of what I like about ing and then the whole day is jam-packed er have a problem. the last year? in every color. And I wear an Apple watch. ple are not good at what they enjoy, and my job. You have your vision that keeps you until eight at night, that means I have to work You know, I really can’t think of one. I I like not having to pull my iPhone out of that becomes a hobby, not a profession. But on track and your mission and everything ties out at 5:30 in the morning. If you’re working What does doing the right thing mean to would say that the things I’ve done to reward my pocket for notifications. You can get everyone is good at something, so if you’re back to that in terms of your strategic plan, remotely from home, and you have a meet- you? myself would just be to spend time with the general gist of it and deal with it later or good at something, you can generally find but my day-to-day takes some really big ing that starts at 7 a.m., and a meeting that In an organization, for example, it’s really my family. Last month, the board asked me take care of something now. I have another a way to make it lead into something you swings. After Hurricane Dorian, I remem- ends at 7 or 8 p.m., you might be able to take putting the vision for the organization ahead to take a day off—they actually voted at a watch, a Breitling that was given to me when enjoy doing. ber calling volunteer groups and figuring 30 minutes at lunch for a workout. You have of yourself, and doing so with the highest board meeting to force me to take a day off. I was younger. I put it on and then I’m always out who had a private jet so we could ship to be flexible. I tell my employees that well- level of ethics. You know, there are a lot of [Laughs.] So I got to spend a long weekend checking for notifications that don’t exist. Any final thoughts about the place you supplies out to the Bahamas. I was out there ness starts with them—if they’re not well, shortcuts in this world, and you may be able with my wife and son. That’s the kind of stuff spend nearly every waking hour? What literally lifting supply boxes onto a friend’s they can’t take care of the patients. And my to get some short-term benefit by skirting you just can’t buy. What advice would you give to people does Broward Health do especially well? jet. That was one day. The next day, I’m in wife, Michelle, motivates me to make sure some of the rules, but in the end, it’s only go- starting your career in terms of following I think what we do particularly well is a community meeting on homelessness. My we stay healthy, and that definitely helps. ing to cost you more. So you’re a pretty driven guy if the board has their passion? consistency. Our caregivers are consistent- day can be totally different from one day to to vote to make you take a day off. First of all, people need to concentrate ly there every time the community needs the next, but over the course of a month or How important were mentors in your life? You’ve achieved so much at such a young I really don’t take a lot of time off. on their strengths. A lot of people focus us, even when others aren’t. From hurri- a year, directionally, you’re still hitting the Certain family members were mentors in age. Do you ever have a moment of, “I’ve Even when you’re off, you’re constantly only on their weaknesses. And make sure canes to active shooters to a pandemic to same things that you said you were going terms of instilling hard work and showing made it”? kind of on the job. During the pandemic, that money is not your driver. If you’re cruise ships stranded with no one to take to do—executing on your strategic plans, me that if you work hard you can always I never really quite feel that I’ve made I have had a difficult time disconnecting. good at something, and you enjoy what care of sick patients, Broward Health has growing the community and being there for attain success through opportunity. There’s it. I’ve been doing this now for more than Even though I have a very strong team that you’re doing, you’re going to be a whole stepped up every single time. ♦

NOVEMBER 2020 "I always like to say, your strongest salesperson beyond yourself is your website." Invitation to —Zach Hoffman

Exultation On advising clients on the On the big switch to virtual: On looking for the upside On success stories: On why digital isn’t an in- Things just got a lot faster in the “new normal” of COVID-19 “We’ve had clients switch during a downturn: “The Wall Street Journal vestment in your business— world of digital marketing preparations: to virtual consultations. “There have been a lot of published an article about it is your business: SFBWMAG.COM “From mid-March into Apple Facetime enables economic studies published the ways in which compa- “If you’re looking at digital April, our team was busting people to work at a more through the years that note nies have pivoted through in terms of how much it’s BY DREW LIMSKY our humps coaching and effective pace. I’ve seen a that huge companies are the pandemic. One guy they going to to cost me, then consulting with our clients rapid and strong adoption built during downturns. referenced had nine physi- you’re looking at digital ZACH HOFFMAN doesn’t pull his as to how to service their of Zoom, across the board, Those companies that stay cal locations in Pennsylva- in the wrong light. Any clients and how to make in all ages and demograph- present, that keep their nia and the first thing he did step forward is the right punches. “If your website sucks, I’ll their clients feel comfort- ics. It’s been the runaway brand top of mind and when he got his PPP money step. Scale into this new be the ﬁ rst one to tell you that,” he able to come into their leader in virtual meetings. emphasize that they’re still was to build up the morale digital realm. Get started. quipped during a recent interview with businesses or allow them Lawyers can use it for functioning and strong around his team, had them Start spending that first SFBW with Chairman Gary Press and into their homes. We service consultations, home service leaders can thrive. I’m use their phones to get their dollar. Boost your own ad Managing Director Clayton Idle. At a number of clients in areas companies can use it for a business owner for 15 products out on Facebook, on social media, sign up from legal professionals to consultations, plus there are years and I’m not saying I on their website—and this for a Google ads account. any given moment, Hoffman may or in-home service companies simple ways to roll out your was waiting for something actually generated their I always like to say, your may not be caffeinated from his ﬁ rm’s where people might be products via e-commerce. to crack, but mentors of first online sale. And it all strongest salesperson in-house elixir—”Swamp Brew” cold changing someone’s air Once again, communica- mine who went through the happened as a result of beyond yourself is your brew coffee—but he needn’t be. For conditioning or measur- tion is key and it’s about Great Recession said it’s the pandemic. I believe website. Your website is the the founder, CEO and president of ing blinds. We worked to leveraging all technology the worst they’d ever seen one of the tech CEOs at cornerstone of your busi- make sure our clients could possible to make sure that and nothing like that could Microsoft said that in three ness and everything else is Exults, a 15-year-old digital marketing communicate to their end your business is flexible and ever happen … well, it’s months—starting at the end the universe around it.” ♦ agency with an emphasis on branding, clients that they were pre- can accommodate people here. It’s that 10- to 12-year of March—they saw digital custom campaign development pared for COVID-19, from who don’t want to meet in cycle. And there are a lot adoption that they thought and KPI reporting, the times are CDC standards to mask person.” of businesses still spending would take three years. caffeinated enough. You have to get adherence to banner ads to money.” The reason Jeff Bezos said social media, to just being he got into e-commerce moving. Just the name of Hoffman’s conscientious about any when he did is because you company is an emphatic invitation to consumer’s concerns.” literally couldn’t miss, and join the rush. Highlights from a candid e-commerce is still growing conversation follow. at a double-digit clip, or faster.”

NOVEMBER 2020 "I always like to say, your strongest salesperson beyond yourself is your website." Invitation to —Zach Hoffman

Exultation On advising clients on the On the big switch to virtual: On looking for the upside On success stories: On why digital isn’t an in- Things just got a lot faster in the “new normal” of COVID-19 “We’ve had clients switch during a downturn: “The Wall Street Journal vestment in your business— world of digital marketing preparations: to virtual consultations. “There have been a lot of published an article about it is your business: “From mid-March into Apple Facetime enables economic studies published the ways in which compa- “If you’re looking at digital SFBWMAG.COM April, our team was busting people to work at a more through the years that note nies have pivoted through in terms of how much it’s BY DREW LIMSKY our humps coaching and effective pace. I’ve seen a that huge companies are the pandemic. One guy they going to to cost me, then consulting with our clients rapid and strong adoption built during downturns. referenced had nine physi- you’re looking at digital ZACH HOFFMAN doesn’t pull his as to how to service their of Zoom, across the board, Those companies that stay cal locations in Pennsylva- in the wrong light. Any clients and how to make in all ages and demograph- present, that keep their nia and the first thing he did step forward is the right punches. “If your website sucks, I’ll their clients feel comfort- ics. It’s been the runaway brand top of mind and when he got his PPP money step. Scale into this new be the ﬁ rst one to tell you that,” he able to come into their leader in virtual meetings. emphasize that they’re still was to build up the morale digital realm. Get started. quipped during a recent interview with businesses or allow them Lawyers can use it for functioning and strong around his team, had them Start spending that first SFBW with Chairman Gary Press and into their homes. We service consultations, home service leaders can thrive. I’m use their phones to get their dollar. Boost your own ad Managing Director Clayton Idle. At a number of clients in areas companies can use it for a business owner for 15 products out on Facebook, on social media, sign up from legal professionals to consultations, plus there are years and I’m not saying I on their website—and this for a Google ads account. any given moment, Hoffman may or in-home service companies simple ways to roll out your was waiting for something actually generated their I always like to say, your may not be caffeinated from his ﬁ rm’s where people might be products via e-commerce. to crack, but mentors of first online sale. And it all strongest salesperson in-house elixir—”Swamp Brew” cold changing someone’s air Once again, communica- mine who went through the happened as a result of beyond yourself is your brew coffee—but he needn’t be. For conditioning or measur- tion is key and it’s about Great Recession said it’s the pandemic. I believe website. Your website is the the founder, CEO and president of ing blinds. We worked to leveraging all technology the worst they’d ever seen one of the tech CEOs at cornerstone of your busi- make sure our clients could possible to make sure that and nothing like that could Microsoft said that in three ness and everything else is Exults, a 15-year-old digital marketing communicate to their end your business is flexible and ever happen … well, it’s months—starting at the end the universe around it.” ♦ agency with an emphasis on branding, clients that they were pre- can accommodate people here. It’s that 10- to 12-year of March—they saw digital custom campaign development pared for COVID-19, from who don’t want to meet in cycle. And there are a lot adoption that they thought and KPI reporting, the times are CDC standards to mask person.” of businesses still spending would take three years. caffeinated enough. You have to get adherence to banner ads to money.” The reason Jeff Bezos said social media, to just being he got into e-commerce moving. Just the name of Hoffman’s conscientious about any when he did is because you company is an emphatic invitation to consumer’s concerns.” literally couldn’t miss, and join the rush. Highlights from a candid e-commerce is still growing conversation follow. at a double-digit clip, or faster.”

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Call 866-999-4736 EXULTS.com d i g i t a l m a r k e t i n g NOVEMBER 2020 “It was very much a team collaboration,” says designer Jackie Armour of the 10,000-square-foot colonial by Palm Beach architect Patrick Segraves.

SFBWMAG.COM blue period When designer Jackie Armour is at the helm of a Palm Beach manse, shades of the sea wash through BY DREW LIMSKY PHOTOS BY BRANTLEY PHOTOGRAPHY

his is not your typical interior design story, in which a commission usually originates from a long- standing collaboration between client and designer, or else a referral from a trusted homeowner known to both parties. In the case of a Palm Beach mansion exceeding 10,000 square feet, disparate teams were convened to achieve the clients’ vision—a stately, traditional family retreat that could easily accommodate a multigenerational family. It was the clients who brought in the renowned Palm Beach architect Patrick Segraves, while the builder, Edgewater Custom Homes of Tequesta, enlisted Jackie Armour, principal of Jupiter-based JMA Design. “It was very much a team collaboration,”

NOVEMBER 2020 “It was very much a team collaboration,” says designer Jackie Armour of the 10,000-square-foot colonial by Palm Beach architect Patrick Segraves.

41 blue period SFBWMAG.COM When designer Jackie Armour is at the helm of a Palm Beach manse, shades of the sea wash through BY DREW LIMSKY PHOTOS BY BRANTLEY PHOTOGRAPHY

NOVEMBER 2020 “The house is magnificent,” enthuses Armour, “with wonderful proportions.”

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NOVEMBER 2020 “The house is magnificent,” enthuses Armour, “with wonderful proportions.”

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NOVEMBER 2020 SEA & SKY This page, from left: The transitional—trending toward traditional—master bathroom is anchored by a deep soaking Kohler tub; the handsome colonial-style home. Opposite page: The kitchen’s quartzite-topped island is paired with stools covered in performance fabric.

Armour says. “We were involved early on and the clients stated what they wanted from the onset, so we all worked together to realize it.” Armour is unrestrained about her admiration for Segraves’ contribution—and his willingness to let her take the baton when the time came. With roots in British Colonial, “the house is magnificent,” she enthuses, “with wonderful proportions,” a show-stopping façade and a resort’s sense 44 of arrival. In the back, the steep yard was terraced, with wide steps leading down to the pool and guesthouse, features that convey a touch of old-world grandeur. But as Armour tells is, Segraves’ confi- dent execution was matched by his gener-

SFBWMAG.COM osity. “We were able to do all the interior architecture,” Armour recalls. “Pat was great about turning the plans over to us and allowing us to detail the interiors.” What followed was an assertive study in

depth, characterized by sculpted ceilings foyer is nice and large, and there’s an am- and detailed wall treatments, as evidenced ple opening to the dining room—almost no right away in the handsome two-story wall, so if you’re in the living room you can paneled foyer. “I love paneled walls,” see the dining room and vice versa. The liv- the designer says. “It’s always a little bit ing room is a straight line from the foyer, of a challenge when we have it rise up a very open, with three sets of French doors staircase, because many times there isn’t that lead to the lanai and pool. The kitchen a good termination point going up to the breakfast area and family room are likewise second floor. But Pat is such a good archi- all open.” tect that the way he set this up for us was A home that’s so free flowing would all kind of seamless.” A Phillip Jeffries silk but require a color palette that proves seam- wallcovering in pale blue takes over above less as one moves through the space; in this the chair rail. case, soft blues, whites and creams take In terms of flow, one might expect a the reins. “The owners were coming from Colonial-inflected home would lead to dis- a Mediterranean home,” Armour explains, crete rooms rather than the open plan that “and the color palette was a lot darker, today’s homeowners typically demand. But deeper and more saturated, and they knew the way we live now took precedence over they didn’t want this home to look like stylistic doctrine. “We definitely kept this that.” (Armour went on to rehabilitate and home much more Florida-style open,” Ar- then integrate several of the heavy Mediter- mour says, enumerating the ways in which ranean-style pieces through reupholstery.) this was accomplished. “The two-story Another client request: soft, tactile fabrics.

Armour says. “We were involved early on and the clients stated what they wanted from the onset, so we all worked together to realize it.” Armour is unrestrained about her admiration for Segraves’ contribution—and his willingness to let her take the baton when the time came. With roots in British Colonial, “the house is magnificent,” she enthuses, “with wonderful proportions,” a show-stopping façade and a resort’s sense of arrival. In the back, the steep yard was 45 terraced, with wide steps leading down to the pool and guesthouse, features that convey a touch of old-world grandeur. But as Armour tells is, Segraves’ confi- dent execution was matched by his gener- osity. “We were able to do all the interior SFBWMAG.COM architecture,” Armour recalls. “Pat was great about turning the plans over to us and allowing us to detail the interiors.” What followed was an assertive study in

NOVEMBER 2020 “Blue is my go-to,” says the designer. “I have blue and green in my own home.”

which boasts a sky-blue ceiling, host chairs enveloped in a rather ornate traditional textile, and side chairs covered in a soft Cowtan & Tout chenille. “The majority of the fabrics we used on this project were from Cowtan & Tout,” “It’s just a good, traditional fabric line.” “I can be a ‘more-is-more’ designer,” she concedes, citing the dining room’s master bedroom (blue and white, continu- disparate patterns on the host chairs (from ing the theme) contains fabrics on a con- Peter Fassano Fabrics), walls (also Fas- tinuum of scale: while the floral window 46 sano) and Cowtan & Tout draperies. Yet treatments are vivid as seen from across each print was curated with great care to the room, a comfy oval ottoman and a represent a distinct level of scale; a deli- pair of armchairs are covered in patterns cate pattern—for example, on the walls— so subtle that one can only discern them doesn’t compete with the more forthright from up close. The effect is immediately design on the windows. homey and safe: “The owners told me that

SFBWMAG.COM If the blue palette provides serenity, it it’s their favorite bedroom in any house finds an easy harmony with this compan- they’ve lived in,” Armour says. ion sensibility—a logic of layers and tex- The commitment to versatility, as tures—defined by subtle stimulation. The played out on a soothing blue and white designer’s deft use of pattern warms up canvas, makes it all work—that, and Ar- cool colors; this cool-warm relationship mour’s unerring taste. It’s a delicate bal- occurs throughout the home, in every sit- ance, to be sure, but one that is expertly ting area and bedroom. For example, the and seemingly effortlessly achieved. ♦

Beyond those loose parameters, the home- shades of blue in it, with different fabrics, and transitional, the countertops gleam SERENE SCENE owners entrusted Armour with most deci- and you really can’t get it wrong.” In this with quartzite, while the lantern-like pen- From left: The palette is limited but the sions, and she implemented considerable home, the living room is anchored by a dants suspended above refer to the home’s range of patterns is wide; the color scheme variety within the tight color scheme. blue sofa from Pierson, a brand known for colonial style. Sea colors liven things up: continues behind the clamshell fountain. Which brings us to the ubiquitous blue. its comfort; it is accompanied by lamps Thassos Greek marble tiles are trimmed in “Blue is my go-to,” the designer says. “A with pleated, custom-made blue shades Ming green marble, and powder blue bar- lot of our clients love blue, and I have blue and a plush ottoman, reupholstered in teal. stools, wrapped in a performance fabric, and green in my home—it’s very soothing. As far as Armour’s interior architecture, inject a casual note. Palm fronds from the It’s also a very versatile color. I feel there the tray ceiling and inset bookcases lend home’s grounds rise from a pale blue vase. isn’t much that doesn’t look good with it. the room a cozy jewel box-like quality. Perhaps the room perhaps most com- Once I did a living room with 14 different In the kitchen, which is mostly white mitted to the hue is the dining room,

NOVEMBER 2020 “Blue is my go-to,” says the designer. “I have blue and green in my own home.”

which boasts a sky-blue ceiling, host chairs enveloped in a rather ornate traditional textile, and side chairs covered in a soft Cowtan & Tout chenille. “The majority of the fabrics we used on this project were from Cowtan & Tout,” “It’s just a good, traditional fabric line.” “I can be a ‘more-is-more’ designer,” she concedes, citing the dining room’s master bedroom (blue and white, continu- disparate patterns on the host chairs (from ing the theme) contains fabrics on a con- Peter Fassano Fabrics), walls (also Fas- tinuum of scale: while the floral window sano) and Cowtan & Tout draperies. Yet treatments are vivid as seen from across 47 each print was curated with great care to the room, a comfy oval ottoman and a represent a distinct level of scale; a deli- pair of armchairs are covered in patterns cate pattern—for example, on the walls— so subtle that one can only discern them doesn’t compete with the more forthright from up close. The effect is immediately design on the windows. homey and safe: “The owners told me that

If the blue palette provides serenity, it it’s their favorite bedroom in any house SFBWMAG.COM finds an easy harmony with this compan- they’ve lived in,” Armour says. ion sensibility—a logic of layers and tex- The commitment to versatility, as tures—defined by subtle stimulation. The played out on a soothing blue and white designer’s deft use of pattern warms up canvas, makes it all work—that, and Ar- cool colors; this cool-warm relationship mour’s unerring taste. It’s a delicate bal- occurs throughout the home, in every sit- ance, to be sure, but one that is expertly ting area and bedroom. For example, the and seemingly effortlessly achieved. ♦

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SFBWMAG.COM time,” Gruebl says. “I’ve reported to John easier and usually less expensive to enlist shell,” Camp says, “the IT guy arranged in the past, I’ve looked up to John, he’s an outside vendor like Redhat to manage virtual happy hours with his team, virtual coached me, intimidated me and eventu- the Amazon Web Service environment so lunch and learns—he really tried to bring ally joined our practice to make Think a the company can focus on the application the office experience over Zoom.” heck of a lot better.” Gruebl unabashedly that put it on the map. No surprise: It was the IT employee calls Camp “a rockstar.” In terms of the upheaval wrought by who increased his value in the organiza- What appealed to Camp was the fact COVID-19 and its impact on personnel, tion and saw his role expand. Today, he that Think had evolved from a business Camp’s advice is easy to intone but diffi- manages the security department as well intelligence technology company into an cult to put into practice: Don’t be a victim as IT. ♦ operational support firm for midmarket companies. “The real trick is not doing MEET THE EXPERTS these projects through some process, but John Camp doing these projects as if you’re part of the Executive adviser, transformationalist, fractional chief technology officer ownership of the company,” Camp says. John Camp is a senior consultant at Think systems. Camp works with Think’s clients to improve technology in- “I think that’s the secret sauce in terms vestment results through IT rationalization, transformation and strategic planning. With 20 years of CTO experience of project management guys at Think. in Bloomberg BNA, Wolters Kluwer, Compass Learning and Thomson Reuters, John brings a wealth of IT leadership They’d plan for every potential risk, and to our clients as they strive to become high-performing organizations. Camp is also a member of Think’s executive what we would do about it before we hit advisory practice. He has rich experience in front office, back office, and product innovation transformations with those risks. To have the answer before a background in organizational optimization, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, KTLO reduction strategies and you start is transformational.” Camp says improving customer experience. when they hit roadblocks, there was no lost time: “We just kept moving.” Tony Gruebl Given that every business is highly par- President, strategic project manager, co-author of Bare Knuckled Project Management ticular and Think’s role is to look at a com- Gruebl, Think’s founder and president, leads Think’s BKPM Operations Consulting team and is co-author of Bare pany in a holistic way, Camp and Gruebl Knuckled Project Management: How to Succeed at Every Project, available on Amazon and Smashwords. He is a do see certain missteps occur again and Six Sigma master black belt, and former chief operations officer and vice president, with 25 years of operationally again. One seemingly obvious piece of focused experience in and around technology, especially business intelligence. He has built and managed many advice that is honored less than one might teams, led hundreds of technology deployments, crafted effective, outsourced PMOs for customers, and im- imagine: A business should focus on its proved the business processes of dozens of companies.

NOVEMBER 2020 s Tony Gruebl tells it, he and John Camp joined forces after Gruebl “slid my book, Bare Knuckled Project Management, across the table, and somehow impressed and wowed John, and he said, ‘Let’s do a merger together.’ ” Camp, at the time, was integrat- SETTING THE STAGE ing the Bureau of National Affairs with This feature was derived from a recent SFBW digital event as part of its popular “Virtual Connect” series. Bloomberg. Gruebl was—and is—the This initiative, which launched during the pandemic, serves to advance the dialogue among business lead- president of Think, a consultancy firm with ers in the tri-county area, and focuses on COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 issues alike. “In a typical year, we’d offices in Boca Raton and Baltimore. be spearheading an active live event calendar, but until we can restart these live events, it’s essential for “We stood up a team that worked for us to stay connected, boost morale and overcome challenges together,” says Managing Director Clayton John as chief technology officer, and not Idle. Chairman Gary Press adds, “For me, the keyword in the phrase ‘business community’ has always been only did John lead that entire effort and pull community, and SFBW had to do something real to demonstrate our commitment to sharing expertise off that technical merger between those two from various sectors, including hospitality, transport, health care and, in the case of Think, advisory firms.” organizations, but he then went on to trans- form the internal technical architecture of core competencies. Camp says that many of circumstance. But he points to a posi- Bloomberg/BNA for about three years,” companies are still trying to figure out what tive example to emulate. He works with 53 Gruebl recalls. (In 2011, Bloomberg ac- their value propositions are. “Companies,” one company that had the good fortune quired BNA for an estimated $990 million. he says, “are still trying to manage their to have an especially resourceful IT guy Today the Arlington, Virginia-based entity own data centers,” which Camp refers to as on the payroll—and a more single-mind- is known as Bloomberg Industry Group.) a common case of “misalignment.” If data ed security employee. While the security “Our team worked with John that entire isn’t your core competency, Camp says it’s staffer “hunkered down with his staff in a time,” Gruebl says. “I’ve reported to John easier and usually less expensive to enlist shell,” Camp says, “the IT guy arranged SFBWMAG.COM in the past, I’ve looked up to John, he’s an outside vendor like Redhat to manage virtual happy hours with his team, virtual coached me, intimidated me and eventu- the Amazon Web Service environment so lunch and learns—he really tried to bring ally joined our practice to make Think a the company can focus on the application the office experience over Zoom.” heck of a lot better.” Gruebl unabashedly that put it on the map. No surprise: It was the IT employee calls Camp “a rockstar.” In terms of the upheaval wrought by who increased his value in the organiza- What appealed to Camp was the fact COVID-19 and its impact on personnel, tion and saw his role expand. Today, he that Think had evolved from a business Camp’s advice is easy to intone but diffi- manages the security department as well intelligence technology company into an cult to put into practice: Don’t be a victim as IT. ♦ operational support firm for midmarket companies. “The real trick is not doing MEET THE EXPERTS these projects through some process, but John Camp doing these projects as if you’re part of the Executive adviser, transformationalist, fractional chief technology officer ownership of the company,” Camp says. John Camp is a senior consultant at Think systems. Camp works with Think’s clients to improve technology in- “I think that’s the secret sauce in terms vestment results through IT rationalization, transformation and strategic planning. With 20 years of CTO experience of project management guys at Think. in Bloomberg BNA, Wolters Kluwer, Compass Learning and Thomson Reuters, John brings a wealth of IT leadership They’d plan for every potential risk, and to our clients as they strive to become high-performing organizations. Camp is also a member of Think’s executive what we would do about it before we hit advisory practice. He has rich experience in front office, back office, and product innovation transformations with those risks. To have the answer before a background in organizational optimization, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, KTLO reduction strategies and you start is transformational.” Camp says improving customer experience. when they hit roadblocks, there was no lost time: “We just kept moving.” Tony Gruebl Given that every business is highly par- President, strategic project manager, co-author of Bare Knuckled Project Management ticular and Think’s role is to look at a com- Gruebl, Think’s founder and president, leads Think’s BKPM Operations Consulting team and is co-author of Bare pany in a holistic way, Camp and Gruebl Knuckled Project Management: How to Succeed at Every Project, available on Amazon and Smashwords. He is a do see certain missteps occur again and Six Sigma master black belt, and former chief operations officer and vice president, with 25 years of operationally again. One seemingly obvious piece of focused experience in and around technology, especially business intelligence. He has built and managed many advice that is honored less than one might teams, led hundreds of technology deployments, crafted effective, outsourced PMOs for customers, and im- imagine: A business should focus on its proved the business processes of dozens of companies. LEADERS IN DESIGN proﬁ les of professionals

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VIVID VIGNETTES This page: A dramatic bathroom is just steps from the bed in a project by Dunagan Diverio. Opposite page: The lobby at Porsche Design Tower, by Michael Wolk

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WHETHER YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT traditional or transitional, Palm Beach style or tropical modernism, our tri-county area features interior design that is as rich and varied as any region in the country. And that goes for the talent, too. The designers featured here are artists. They are interior architects who sculpt space, paint with light, create layers of depth, and clothe surfaces in 55 texture and color. I have worked with South Florida’s designers for years, ever since I m oved here in 2013, and immediately I gained

an appreciation for the inti- SFBWMAG.COM mate nature of their work. For their clients, they are dream weavers and psy- chologists and confidants. And whether the clients are residential, corporate, or in hospitality, the mission of the designer is to be an interpreter possessed of uncanny sensitivity and sensibility. Stimulation, restraint, comfort, flow: These are the intangible tools that ride along with myriad tangible ones. As if the technical and academic requirements of the job weren’t daunting enough, the designer is not just a curator of fabrics and hues, but of taste itself. We invite you to read about each of them and appreci- VIVID VIGNETTES ate them as much as we do This page: A dramatic bathroom is just steps from the at SFBW. –Drew Limsky bed in a project by Dunagan Diverio. Opposite page: The lobby at Porsche Design Tower, by Michael Wolk

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56 BRIAN D. IDLE, AIA, NCARB PEACOCK + LEWIS ARCHITECTS

SFBWMAG.COM 1295 US HWY ONE, SUITE 200 NORTH PALM BEACH, FL 33408 P/561-626-9704 Peacock + Lewis team celebrating the honor of being named A.I.A. Firm of the WWW.PEACOCKANDLEWIS.COM President Year at the Lighthouse ArtCenter 2020 D’Art for Art fundraising event

What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d be a of textures found in our daily surroundings which influence emotional responses to our with hurricane damage from the storms of 2005. Wanting to test on ourselves what we amenities such as aquatic complexes, racquet sports courts, putting courses and short designer? immediate surroundings. I have attempted to translate that focus which was found through were recommending for our clients, we incorporated the latest energy saving techniques, game practice zones, golf learning centers, etc. It was an Architecture student from the University of Illinois who made a presentation and the lens of the camera to the designs of buildings and the spaces those buildings define. building systems and materials. Located on a golf course with an eastern exposure we conducted a Q&A session in my high school mechanical drafting class who inspired me incorporated passive solar techniques with a wall of low-E glass providing abundant natural Aside from client service, what’s the most important thing you do to make your to believe that I could become an Architect. I recall asking him, if in his opinion, could a What makes stellar client service? light throughout the house while providing great views to the golf course, R-30 Icynene top business a success? marginal high school student who struggled with math make it through the rigors of six Maintaining stellar client service throughout the 3-5-year duration of a typical project is chord roof insulation, aluminum clad wood windows, tankless gas water heating, multiple Servant Leadership – assuring that every team member understands the decisions years of architectural studies at UIUC (not quite worded that way). He convinced me that always challenging. However, our team continuity of staff having an average tenure of smaller HVAC systems for the temperature and humidity control in separate portions of the ownership makes are made with the intent to serve the best interest of our staff and their with a passion for the profession, a will to succeed, hard work and sacrifice anything is more than 20 years with Peacock + Lewis has made a tremendous positive impact on our house. Fortunately, the decisions and selections we made for ourselves and our clients families. If our team members feel valued and important then the decisions they make and possible. After graduating with a master’s degree in architectural engineering from UIUC, projects by providing the continuity of relationships, consistency of service and desire to proved to yield tremendous energy savings. their daily performance positively influences the success of each project, our clients, the multiple job offers from prestigious firms around the US, I would convey that same advice create successful project outcomes our clients seek. Supplementing long-tenured team firm and ultimately each other. to young aspirational high school students who felt they had a creative aptitude. members with new and younger staff challenges us to look at our client service and the How has Covid-19 influenced what your clients want? The team at Peacock + Lewis is encouraged to work together and be appreciative of the deliverables in a fresh way. Combining the experienced design professionals knowledge Most of our clients and those in the club and hospitality industry are adapting and talents of each other while helping our clients to achieve the best possible outcomes. In a Tell me about one (or 2 or 3) of your design or architecture idols? with the most current technology and innovative methods brought by younger team transforming facilities to conform to a new way of providing member services in the new profession where designers sometimes become egotistical and overuse the pronoun “I” In college it was visiting Architects from the Chicago 7 (Tigerman, Beeby, Weese, Nagle, members keeps us evolving to create innovative solutions. pandemic age of Covid-19. In general, we are responding to the growing desire for safety, when presenting a design solution the Peacock + Lewis company philosophy is it takes the et.al) and prominent University of Illinois alumni (Max Abramovitz, Henry Bacon, Cesar security, familiarity, and exclusivity by providing outdoor covered dining venues, pick-up/ entire team to create a successful project. This culture of team collaboration focuses on Pelli, William Pereria, etc.) that fueled my fire and influenced my design style. It was also Tell me about your own home and its style. takeout stations and indoor/outdoor venues with folding exterior walls. Most are in a the client service experience. Motivated by the long standing history of producing award- the renowned photographer Ansel Adams, through his black and white photography, After designing hundreds of ground up commercial buildings and private homes, my planning phase designing larger casual food and beverage facilities to accommodate winning projects our team is on a continual quest to create spectacularly transformative who inspired me to see the richness of detail, beauty of contrast and artful commingling wife and I accepted the ultimate challenge to design a home for ourselves. We created a groups of members with social distancing opportunities, outcomes for our clients. two-story Anglo-Caribbean style home out of a 40-year-old, one-story ranch style home new HVAC systems with airborne pathogen killing technology, exterior recreational

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1295 US HWY ONE, SUITE 200 SFBWMAG.COM NORTH PALM BEACH, FL 33408 P/561-626-9704 Peacock + Lewis team celebrating the honor of being named A.I.A. Firm of the WWW.PEACOCKANDLEWIS.COM President Year at the Lighthouse ArtCenter 2020 D’Art for Art fundraising event

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SFBWMAG.COM STEVEN G CEO, PRESIDENT, INTERIOR DESIGNER [email protected] 954-735-8223 2818 CENTER PORT CIRCLE POMPANO BEACH, FL 33064

What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d Tell me about your own home and its style. be a designer? My new home is all about art work and lighting, quiet but impactful. I am all about It wasn’t childhood. For me it was when I was 20 and I needed a job and I went to clean lines and easy but great comfort. work for Stanley Furniture - Vivian Bloom Interiors on what was called Arthur Godfrey Road working as a schleper opening tables and lamps and cleaning the boutique How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? showroom. I watched, listened and learned and as the company expanded I learned Clients have not changed their direction. It’s more about Zoom calls and meetings daily and loved the process and became passionate and stayed with it! and being able to present remotely. We still have the majority of our local clientele coming to the showroom, following social distancing guidelines. Tell me about one (or 2 or 3) of your design or architecture idols. My passion over the years became the world of art: Botero, Ai WeiWei and Andy Aside from client service, what’s the most important thing you do to make Warhol, and as far as architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright. your business a success? Continuing to bring new product into the market place, and we continue to Zoom with What makes stellar client service? our clients and with factories all over the world, especially Italy, and we have new Being on your game and staying on schedule; under promise and product never before been seen in the U.S. coming into our showroom and the clients over perform. appreciate the fresh new things. Custom bath, private residence

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STEVEN G SFBWMAG.COM CEO, PRESIDENT, INTERIOR DESIGNER [email protected] 954-735-8223 2818 CENTER PORT CIRCLE POMPANO BEACH, FL 33064

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MICHAEL WOLK MICHAEL WOLK DESIGN ASSOCIATES CHAIRMAN, CREATIVE DIRECTOR 31 NE 28TH ST., MIAMI, FL 33137 MICHAELWOLKDESIGN.COM 305-576-2797 X209 [email protected]

Describe two of your most interesting projects Aside from client service, what’s the most important thing you do to make We recently completed an 18,000 square foot, 4-story oceanfront penthouse in The your business a success ? Porsche Design Tower. Having designed for the top manufacturers of furniture, lighting, and rugs for over 40 years, we are able to offer the most individually customized design solutions. Our Also, as is often the case, an extremely satisfied client commissioned us to design his vast experience gives us the expertise to distinguish quality from mediocrity. It allows 20,000 square foot hilltop villa in Napa Valley overlooking the vineyards. us to harness our creativity and leverage it into great design. We demand technical excellence from everyone Involved in our projects. Ultimately, we gain the trust of What makes stellar client service ? our clients in our integrity and assurance of a quality product. They become repeat We listen intently to the client. We consider thoroughly to distill the best solution. We clients for whom we successfully complete additional projects. execute exquisitely with precision and grace

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MICHAEL WOLK MICHAEL WOLK DESIGN ASSOCIATES CHAIRMAN, CREATIVE DIRECTOR 31 NE 28TH ST., MIAMI, FL 33137 MICHAELWOLKDESIGN.COM 305-576-2797 X209 [email protected]

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Memorial Urgent Care Center – Hollywood CHARLES MICHELSON

SFBWMAG.COM SALTZ MICHELSON ARCHITECTS PRESIDENT 3501 GRIFFIN RD., FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33312 SALTZMICHELSON.COM | 954 266-2700 [email protected]

What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d with investors, and navigating the process are as important to me as they are to them. be an Architect I realized I was going to be an architect in high school after completing a design How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? and drafting class, and was inspired by the combination of creativity and technical Cleanliness, filtration, and social architecture are the adjectives of the future after knowledge needed to design a building. the COVID-19 pandemic. Motion sensors and touchless everything will lead the way with more sophisticated mechanical systems and the integration of technology and Tell me about one (or 2 or 3) of your architecture idols. architecture combined like never before. Simultaneously, excellent experiential I am drawn to modern architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright and Oscar Niemeyer caught architecture shall become critical in creating positive experiences wherever people my eye as modern architects whose buildings include form, art, and drama. Frank congregate. Lloyd Wright had a perfect sense of proportion and detail. Aside from client service, what’s the most important thing you do to make Tell me about your own home and its architectural style your business a success? My personal home is contemporary with modern furniture. I collect art and practice Maintaining a successful architectural presence means keeping a dozen balls in the bonsai as both a hobby and living art form. air simultaneously. It’s finding the best employees, keeping up to date with the latest technologies, identifying your differentials, staying current with the construction What makes stellar client service? market and products, participating in community events, and keeping a smile on your Stellar client service begins by putting yourself in your client’s shoes and understanding face. I am proud that we have been recognized as the AIA Firm of the Year for the their entire project needs. It’s being their valued project partner, not only a State of Florida and the Caribbean in 2019 and that next year, SMA will be celebrating commissioned architect. Therefore, our clients’ schedules, budgets, communication its 45th year in business.

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Memorial Urgent Care Center – Hollywood CHARLES MICHELSON

SALTZ MICHELSON ARCHITECTS SFBWMAG.COM PRESIDENT 3501 GRIFFIN RD., FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33312 SALTZMICHELSON.COM | 954 266-2700 [email protected]

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64 JENNIFER MARINO INTERIORS BY BROWN DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL HOSPITALITY 4501 NORTH FEDERAL HWY., BOCA RATON, FL 33431

SFBWMAG.COM INTERIORSBYBROWN.COM | 561-368-2703 [email protected] JODY PETIYA What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d and their likes and dislikes. Get them involved in the process and keep honest open INTERIORS BY BROWN be a designer? communication. Honesty is key to a healthy relationship; it builds immense trust for DIRECTOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN It is difficult to pinpoint one moment. I just felt that I had the “creative bug” since an enjoyable experience throughout the entire process. 4501 NORTH FEDERAL HWY., BOCA RATON, FL 33431 before I could remember. I knew I was going to pursue a creative field. I wasn’t INTERIORSBYBROWN.COM | 561-368-2703 sure where I wanted to focus so I dabbled in art, graphics, photography, and Tell me about your own home and its style. design. I enjoyed the feeling of experiencing the process of creating and seeing that My home is an eclectic mesh of cozy country, earthy elements, and a touch of [email protected] “something” come to reality. It became such an incredibly gratifying feeling and once farmhouse style. Growing up and living in sunny south Florida I always longed to it took hold I couldn’t let go. If I had to pick one moment in time that stands out, I feel like I could disconnect from the world outside, a getaway of sorts. I feel I have What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d to ensure installation details are supporting the design concept, to incorporating would have to say it happened in my teen years when I came across some blueprints balanced the best of both worlds – sun, sand and adventure outside, and a relaxing be a designer? our client’s “treasures” in their new finished interior with the help of our delivery of a kitchen design that my grandfather created. I pondered over those detailed retreat inside. My mom had a small business that furnished “models” in the local area while I was in team. We can structure our process to accommodate our clients who want to be drawings and longed to be able to read and understand them and their intricacies. It high school. I worked for her after school during this time. That experience prompted involved and feel like part of the team or we can just as easily handle all the details put me on a path and I never looked back. How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? me to get a degree in interior design from the College of Design, Construction and so the client can just move right in! In either scenario, the client has the benefit of a COVID-19 has affected the commercial and hospitality industry immensely. It has Planning at the University of Florida. I loved being on campus with future architects, professional, creative, designer and all the perks of our outstanding showroom and Tell me about one (or 2 or 3) of your design or architecture idols. opened everyone’s eyes to the future and what that may look like. This unfortunate landscape architects, builders, and planners. The experience opened a different the entire Brown team throughout the project. I’ve always idolized the historic greats like Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier as situation has created unique challenges and has ignited the creative juices for so view for me on what a career in interior design could be. While working with related well as today’s greats like Zaha Hadid because of their incredible versatility and many of us as we strive to create today’s environment for tomorrow and its future. professionals on projects, I learned invaluable skills. Over the years this educational How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? use of multiple creative fields to bring their vision to life. Their life’s works and What once was a challenge to create social gatherings where people can flock to experience has been an advantage to my clients. Our clients have always come to us for our customer service and our client relations. accomplishments encourage me to remain versatile and use as many creative and socialize, work, play, exercise, and live, are now looked at with new eyes in every Many of our clients have done multiple projects with us and have referred family and design outlets as possible without limiting one’s self. aspect, including technology, materials, use of space, all the while keeping sanitation What makes stellar client service? friends. Because of Covid, many of our clients have not been traveling, but still want the key focus. These spaces continue to be met with challenges to create uniquely Stellar client service means tailoring our services to our client’s preferences in all to move forward with their new homes or renovations. New technology has improved What makes stellar client service? inviting yet functional safe spaces that add value to every property. aspects of the design process. We always strive to exceed our client’s expectations. our ability to work with a client to keep their projects moving forward. Our “virtual Stellar client services are unique to each client. The key is to get to know your clients This can mean anything from the designer spending extra time during construction services” have been a big hit and are very much in demand.

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JENNIFER MARINO 65 INTERIORS BY BROWN DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL HOSPITALITY 4501 NORTH FEDERAL HWY., BOCA RATON, FL 33431

INTERIORSBYBROWN.COM | 561-368-2703 SFBWMAG.COM [email protected] JODY PETIYA What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d and their likes and dislikes. Get them involved in the process and keep honest open INTERIORS BY BROWN be a designer? communication. Honesty is key to a healthy relationship; it builds immense trust for DIRECTOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN It is difficult to pinpoint one moment. I just felt that I had the “creative bug” since an enjoyable experience throughout the entire process. 4501 NORTH FEDERAL HWY., BOCA RATON, FL 33431 before I could remember. I knew I was going to pursue a creative field. I wasn’t INTERIORSBYBROWN.COM | 561-368-2703 sure where I wanted to focus so I dabbled in art, graphics, photography, and Tell me about your own home and its style. design. I enjoyed the feeling of experiencing the process of creating and seeing that My home is an eclectic mesh of cozy country, earthy elements, and a touch of [email protected] “something” come to reality. It became such an incredibly gratifying feeling and once farmhouse style. Growing up and living in sunny south Florida I always longed to it took hold I couldn’t let go. If I had to pick one moment in time that stands out, I feel like I could disconnect from the world outside, a getaway of sorts. I feel I have What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d to ensure installation details are supporting the design concept, to incorporating would have to say it happened in my teen years when I came across some blueprints balanced the best of both worlds – sun, sand and adventure outside, and a relaxing be a designer? our client’s “treasures” in their new finished interior with the help of our delivery of a kitchen design that my grandfather created. I pondered over those detailed retreat inside. My mom had a small business that furnished “models” in the local area while I was in team. We can structure our process to accommodate our clients who want to be drawings and longed to be able to read and understand them and their intricacies. It high school. I worked for her after school during this time. That experience prompted involved and feel like part of the team or we can just as easily handle all the details put me on a path and I never looked back. How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? me to get a degree in interior design from the College of Design, Construction and so the client can just move right in! In either scenario, the client has the benefit of a COVID-19 has affected the commercial and hospitality industry immensely. It has Planning at the University of Florida. I loved being on campus with future architects, professional, creative, designer and all the perks of our outstanding showroom and Tell me about one (or 2 or 3) of your design or architecture idols. opened everyone’s eyes to the future and what that may look like. This unfortunate landscape architects, builders, and planners. The experience opened a different the entire Brown team throughout the project. I’ve always idolized the historic greats like Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier as situation has created unique challenges and has ignited the creative juices for so view for me on what a career in interior design could be. While working with related well as today’s greats like Zaha Hadid because of their incredible versatility and many of us as we strive to create today’s environment for tomorrow and its future. professionals on projects, I learned invaluable skills. Over the years this educational How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? use of multiple creative fields to bring their vision to life. Their life’s works and What once was a challenge to create social gatherings where people can flock to experience has been an advantage to my clients. Our clients have always come to us for our customer service and our client relations. accomplishments encourage me to remain versatile and use as many creative and socialize, work, play, exercise, and live, are now looked at with new eyes in every Many of our clients have done multiple projects with us and have referred family and design outlets as possible without limiting one’s self. aspect, including technology, materials, use of space, all the while keeping sanitation What makes stellar client service? friends. Because of Covid, many of our clients have not been traveling, but still want the key focus. These spaces continue to be met with challenges to create uniquely Stellar client service means tailoring our services to our client’s preferences in all to move forward with their new homes or renovations. New technology has improved What makes stellar client service? inviting yet functional safe spaces that add value to every property. aspects of the design process. We always strive to exceed our client’s expectations. our ability to work with a client to keep their projects moving forward. Our “virtual Stellar client services are unique to each client. The key is to get to know your clients This can mean anything from the designer spending extra time during construction services” have been a big hit and are very much in demand.

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MARIO CARTAYA CARTAYA & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, P.A. CEO 2400 E. COMMERCIAL BLVD. STE 201, - City of Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33308 66 CARTAYAANDASSOCIATES.COM | 954-771-2724 [email protected]

What was the Moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d be an physiological and psychological needs, as well as sustainable stewardship. I am a Architect? perfectionist in everything I do and strive to continue improving. I accept nothing less than

SFBWMAG.COM My grandfather used to tutor me in subjects well beyond our school curriculum when I was high quality designs and professional service. I am honest with my clients and genuinely a young boy. He wanted me to excel in mathematics and science and encouraged me to interested in creating long-lasting relationships based on mutual admiration, respect, trust paint and play with 3-dimensional erector sets daily. By the time I was six years of age, and friendship. I knew I wanted to be an architect. I attribute my love of profession to my grandfather’s wisdom, encouragement and vision as well as my parent’s guidance and support. City of Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex - Our office was honored to be awarded the commission to redesign the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex. Our Modernist design Describe one of your most interesting/challenging/exciting projects. solution aims to return this complex as the premier international aquatic venue on the Indigo Island, the brainchild project from Bernard Arnault, chairman and controlling shareholder planet and continue the growth of the City of Fort Lauderdale as a destination of renowned of LVMH, sought to redefine the limits of sustainability on a large project. Our design of this architectural expression. Towards that end, the competition pool will be renovated to Bahamian Island development, isolated within the Exuma chain of islands, generates all of its include the latest technologies in the sport to insure the patronage of the top competitive electricity through a solar farm, collects all of its water from rainfall in a man-made cistern (using swimmers in the world and once the new iconic 27-meter platform opens, it will be the it for drinking and irrigation purposes) and injects all waste environmentally safe below ground. only one of its kind, attracting the sport’s most accomplished divers. The new locker-room/ It also includes a multi-use marina, helicopter pad, housing, entertainment, parks and other shower building, V.I.P. facility, bleachers, and concession amenities complete an exciting improvements. As a result, it is a humane, self-contained off-the-grid island proving that human and progressive complex design our community can be proud of. occupation and sustainability can be successful. Private Residence; Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida - Our office designed this 5,000 s.f., 4 What makes stellar client service? bedrooms, 4 ½ baths, two story residence to be a timeless iconic Modernist expression An architect must know how to listen to their client’s needs, understand the project’s reflecting the youthful outlook of it’s highly educated, professional newlywed owners. Our requirements and challenges and have the vision to create designs that please the users, design included an abundance of exterior windows around the house allowing for exterior stay within budget and schedules, display a design expression true to its philosophical light to brighten the interiors; a metaphor concept expressing the bright future that surely inspiration and improve the quality of life in its community. awaits this couple and the family they hope to build in the near future. Our attention to detail defines every interior finish design and our sustainable elements achieve the owner’s Aside from client service, what’s the most important thing you do to make your wishes for their new home to co-exist responsibly, and in harmony, with the earth their business a success? future children will one day inherit. I am an architect that designs his projects in concert with the human condition, including -Private Residence; Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida -Broward College Fine Arts Building

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MARIO CARTAYA CARTAYA & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, P.A. CEO 2400 E. COMMERCIAL BLVD. STE 201, - City of Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33308 CARTAYAANDASSOCIATES.COM | 954-771-2724 67 [email protected]

My grandfather used to tutor me in subjects well beyond our school curriculum when I was high quality designs and professional service. I am honest with my clients and genuinely SFBWMAG.COM a young boy. He wanted me to excel in mathematics and science and encouraged me to interested in creating long-lasting relationships based on mutual admiration, respect, trust paint and play with 3-dimensional erector sets daily. By the time I was six years of age, and friendship. I knew I wanted to be an architect. I attribute my love of profession to my grandfather’s wisdom, encouragement and vision as well as my parent’s guidance and support. City of Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex - Our office was honored to be awarded the commission to redesign the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex. Our Modernist design Describe one of your most interesting/challenging/exciting projects. solution aims to return this complex as the premier international aquatic venue on the Indigo Island, the brainchild project from Bernard Arnault, chairman and controlling shareholder planet and continue the growth of the City of Fort Lauderdale as a destination of renowned of LVMH, sought to redefine the limits of sustainability on a large project. Our design of this architectural expression. Towards that end, the competition pool will be renovated to Bahamian Island development, isolated within the Exuma chain of islands, generates all of its include the latest technologies in the sport to insure the patronage of the top competitive electricity through a solar farm, collects all of its water from rainfall in a man-made cistern (using swimmers in the world and once the new iconic 27-meter platform opens, it will be the it for drinking and irrigation purposes) and injects all waste environmentally safe below ground. only one of its kind, attracting the sport’s most accomplished divers. The new locker-room/ It also includes a multi-use marina, helicopter pad, housing, entertainment, parks and other shower building, V.I.P. facility, bleachers, and concession amenities complete an exciting improvements. As a result, it is a humane, self-contained off-the-grid island proving that human and progressive complex design our community can be proud of. occupation and sustainability can be successful. Private Residence; Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida - Our office designed this 5,000 s.f., 4 What makes stellar client service? bedrooms, 4 ½ baths, two story residence to be a timeless iconic Modernist expression An architect must know how to listen to their client’s needs, understand the project’s reflecting the youthful outlook of it’s highly educated, professional newlywed owners. Our requirements and challenges and have the vision to create designs that please the users, design included an abundance of exterior windows around the house allowing for exterior stay within budget and schedules, display a design expression true to its philosophical light to brighten the interiors; a metaphor concept expressing the bright future that surely inspiration and improve the quality of life in its community. awaits this couple and the family they hope to build in the near future. Our attention to detail defines every interior finish design and our sustainable elements achieve the owner’s Aside from client service, what’s the most important thing you do to make your wishes for their new home to co-exist responsibly, and in harmony, with the earth their business a success? future children will one day inherit. I am an architect that designs his projects in concert with the human condition, including -Private Residence; Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida -Broward College Fine Arts Building

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SFBWMAG.COM JOSHUA AIBEL 2220 E. ALLEGHENY AVENUE PHILADELPHIA PA 19134 MODERNEGALLERY.COM 215.923.8536

What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d be Tell me about your own home and its style. a designer? My home is a mix of historical and contemporary design. I feel that each piece tells a I was immersed in the design world since I was a child. I grew up going to art & design story, of interest to my family and to others who are often curious to know more about fairs and helping with in-gallery shows. It wasn’t long before my passion for fine art the objects and their makers. I try to arrange furnishings to facilitate everyday comfort and craftsmanship became my focus. In my early 20’s I realized Art & design would and easy interactions. become my life. How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? Tell me about one (or 2 or 3) of your design or architecture idols. Moderne Gallery’s clients are moving into larger homes and spending much more time I have a passion for the distinctive, handmade, one-off pieces. Specifically, Wharton there. The art and design within their homes and office space have a large effect on Esherick and George Nakashima. Creating functional art with curved lines was a their day to day experiences and general well-being. We must include this thinking in necessity for Esherick, the way to best express himself. Nakashima’s design aesthetic helping them find the right pieces. was all about the natural beauty of wood and the “soul” of a tree. Aside from client service, what’s the most important thing you do to make your What makes stellar client service? business a success? Finding masterworks that may be difficult for the client to obtain and presenting them in Documenting the history of the artists and their works. Everything Moderne Gallery ways that assist in explaining the importance and aesthetics of those particular pieces. I presents is documented and understood for its provenance and historical value. Some believe historical context is key to excellent client service. Making the experience of the of the makers have passed away, others are still living. It is part of our service to make client’s purchase as enjoyable as possible is equally important. Transparency is crucial. sure all are getting the attention they deserve.

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JAKE DUQUETTE WINE CELLAR INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT 70 12233 SW 55TH ST., #809, COOPER CITY, FL 33330 WINECELLARINTERNATIONAL.COM 954-306-3180 (O) [email protected]

SFBWMAG.COM What was the moment when you knew you’d be in the Design Industry -specifically with our specific needs. The company created this mammoth glass piece, drove It down designing Wine Cellars? from New York and had a special crane designed to fit through the front door of the home I would not say there was a specific moment or epiphany that dictated this as being my to put this glass in place. It was a significant undertaking by any measure. In the end, the inspired path toward designing and building wine cellars. The reality is at that time the result was beautiful. Industry was very limited with companies that were dedicated to just this alone. The From there we have projects that span the spectrum, from a former underground directives were simple, “function above all else”. As the demand grew, the need for bunker located through a hidden door. An antiquated architectural relic in the home that “designer wine rooms” began to become more and more common. This gave me an had been created during the Cuban Missile Crisis as a bomb shelter. Brought back from opportunity to get creative with the client and to come up with something more “design- obscurity and repurposed as a wine room. International projects are always interesting centric”, a functional art piece essentially. Through this evolution, I found that I really from a logistical perspective. For example, we had a project that allowed us to ship our enjoying the opportunity to think outside the box on how we could try to come up with new tools down to the island, however we had the caveat that they could not be shipped back. ideas and concepts tailored to each client’s specific collection or collecting style. I found So, upon completion, our team finished and literally just left their tools there and caught myself really loving the opportunity to work with people on something that was so personal a plane home... There was a wine wall where the client had his company specially design to them. This also allowed me the opportunity to work with some of the most talented transparent resin panels to be used to match a massive jellyfish tank in his living room. We architects, builders and designers, in some of the most amazing homes, restaurants, hotels designed and made custom acrylic pegs to hold the bottles to allow for everything to be in the country. backlit. There are so many unique/interesting situations that we get to be involved with.

Describe one or two of your most interesting projects How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? That is a tough question, there have been so many “interesting projects” for a variety In the past year, as things in our industry have evolved (as with most business’ have in the of different reasons. An example is a project in Palm Beach, private residence and the time of COVID-19) we have noticed when discussing with clients about their specific goals wine room was about 18’ long by 10’ tall, approximately. The entire wall was to be glass for the wine room(on the residential side) there are more discussions and intent toward (segmented panes of glass) the client was quite determined that he wanted no seams in home based entertaining. The location of the wine room in contrast to the living area or the glass, essentially 1 HUGE piece of insulated glass. Needless to say, no glass companies area of entertaining as more of a discussion point. We are seeing kitchens with a more anywhere could help us with something of this size. Our involvement on this project was open format to allow for people to sit around while people are cooking for example. They beginning to hinge on finding something... It was ultimately a company that provides want the wine room to be more of a part of the area of social activities. I am not sure if this glasswork for airport terminals that we finally found a source that was able to assist us is specifically a COVID derived movement, or if this is simply a movement in design trends.

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JAKE DUQUETTE WINE CELLAR INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT 12233 SW 55TH ST., #809, COOPER CITY, FL 33330 71 WINECELLARINTERNATIONAL.COM 954-306-3180 (O) [email protected]

What was the moment when you knew you’d be in the Design Industry -specifically with our specific needs. The company created this mammoth glass piece, drove It down SFBWMAG.COM designing Wine Cellars? from New York and had a special crane designed to fit through the front door of the home I would not say there was a specific moment or epiphany that dictated this as being my to put this glass in place. It was a significant undertaking by any measure. In the end, the inspired path toward designing and building wine cellars. The reality is at that time the result was beautiful. Industry was very limited with companies that were dedicated to just this alone. The From there we have projects that span the spectrum, from a former underground directives were simple, “function above all else”. As the demand grew, the need for bunker located through a hidden door. An antiquated architectural relic in the home that “designer wine rooms” began to become more and more common. This gave me an had been created during the Cuban Missile Crisis as a bomb shelter. Brought back from opportunity to get creative with the client and to come up with something more “design- obscurity and repurposed as a wine room. International projects are always interesting centric”, a functional art piece essentially. Through this evolution, I found that I really from a logistical perspective. For example, we had a project that allowed us to ship our enjoying the opportunity to think outside the box on how we could try to come up with new tools down to the island, however we had the caveat that they could not be shipped back. ideas and concepts tailored to each client’s specific collection or collecting style. I found So, upon completion, our team finished and literally just left their tools there and caught myself really loving the opportunity to work with people on something that was so personal a plane home... There was a wine wall where the client had his company specially design to them. This also allowed me the opportunity to work with some of the most talented transparent resin panels to be used to match a massive jellyfish tank in his living room. We architects, builders and designers, in some of the most amazing homes, restaurants, hotels designed and made custom acrylic pegs to hold the bottles to allow for everything to be in the country. backlit. There are so many unique/interesting situations that we get to be involved with.

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CHARLOTTE DUNAGAN THOMAS DIVERIO DUNAGAN DIVERIO 722100 PONCE DE LEON BLVD. SUITE 920, CORAL GABLES, FL 33134 P. 305.438.0130 C. 305.794.8887 F. 305.438.0160 [email protected]

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What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d dream house. There is no better compliment than to hear that our clients still love be a designer? their home years after we have completed their project. CHARLOTTE: When I was 8 years old, I knew I wanted to be a designer the day I dismantled an entire bookcase in my bedroom to create a barbie doll house. Tell me about your own home and its style. TOM: I can remember being around 5-6 years old building homes and neighborhoods CHARLOTTE: My home is a reflection of my many years in the design business. It’s very out of my Legos; from that age, I knew I wanted to be an architect / designer. I eclectic from my years of collecting objects that range from modern to traditional, but currently have several architectural Lego buildings in my office to remind me of all create a warm and inviting look… which to me is the definition of a home. Home where it all started. is where I can enjoy friends and family in a welcoming surrounding. TOM: I always felt that an architect’s home should reflect his/her personal design Tell me about one (or 2 or 3) of your design or architecture idols. style; mine is a modern tropical home with very clean lines and an open floor plan. It CHARLOTTE: Andree Putman (amazing interior and product designer), Zaha Hadid is great for entertaining, which we do quite often. There is a ton of natural light that (amazing architect), both are interior architects that create the entire space, not just allows us to see into the gardens and really experience the indoor / outdoor living the small decorative elements. Both designers like clean lines and bold movements, that Miami is so known for. as well as space planning. TOM: Frank Lloyd Wright has always been a personal favorite of mine. He was How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? revolutionary in his design but had a very specific way in which his space planning CHARLOTTE & TOM: Covid 19 has allowed our clients to spend more time at home and design worked so intricately. He wanted everything to be cohesive from the which has reinforced the importance of creating a home that caters to their lifestyle. moment you saw the exterior of the house to the built-in furniture. Everything had a Every activity outside the home that our clients previously experienced has now purpose and reason for being as it was to create a holistic design. become an integrated part of their own home: gyms, home office, spa, etc. Aside from client service, what’s the most important thing you do to make your What makes stellar client service? business a success? CHARLOTTE & TOM: Above all, customer service starts with listening to our clients’ CHARLOTTE & TOM: We are constantly trying to reinvent ourselves by finding new needs and lifestyle as well as great communication that not only alleviates stress design concepts and reorganizing our processes within our office to create a better from building a new home but also manages their expectations while designing their client experience. We are only as good as our last project.

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ANDREW W. BURNETT, AIA, 73 LEED AP BD+C, NCARB STANTEC SENIOR PRINCIPAL, SENIOR ARCHITECT SFBWMAG.COM BUSINESS CENTER PRACTICE LEADER What was the moment in childhood or early adulthood when you knew you’d Tell me about your own home and its style. be a designer? The homes I have lived in are usually about their location – being immersed in unique I’m not sure there was a singular moment – like asking a musician when he places. I have lived on a wooden sailboat in Charleston, SC; along the Puget Sound became a musician – you become one slowly, over time, with discipline – it becomes in Seattle, WA; and now I live with my family in downtown Miami nestled between part of how you see and contribute to the world. I find architecture to be both Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. The house itself is a simple 1940’s single story rigorous and wondrous. structure with a great garden and two rambunctious kids – so I work outside on the patio most days. Tell me about one (or 2 or 3) of your design or architecture idols. Samuel Mockbee’s influence always stands out in my mind – he taught about How has COVID-19 influenced what your clients want? merging everyday life, metaphors, art and the irrational with architecture, spaces, It has not affected what clients want as much as how we provide it. Paradigms have and science. While making everyday moments seem like a fable – you reveal changed in our trust for remote working and virtual collaboration. It has allowed us meaning in simple things. Sambo showed me how to allow your pen to fly loosely to bring more expertise to a project, which may be geographically remote, and to – make the first move, even if imperfect, and build on it. Robert Venturi’s book – communicate our design ideas more clearly. We’ve also found that in removing the Complexity & Contradiction – made me appreciate finding a simplicity of architecture armor of our offices and boardrooms, we’ve revealed more about what we have in through the inclusiveness of things rather than a forced minimalism of exclusion. It common with our partners. This creates a more effective collaboration. helped me recognize the layers of concerns which are designed well when a complex design appears simple. The great architects seemed to merge this sensibility with Aside from client service, what’s the most important thing you do to make the poetry and metaphors Mockbee found. your business a success? At Stantec, we find people who are truly passionate about design in any capacity What makes stellar client service? and enjoy working together without ego. Teams like this are positioned to be very It is important to spend time together and learn about each other. When you can successful. understand a client’s business, you can better anticipate their needs and propose more effective innovations.

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How has COVID-19 affected your business? Are you getting business more from owners for new homes or renovations? COVID has affected the whole construction and design industry. I’ve noticed our clients We have our fair share of renovation projects, but by and large our projects are new recognizing the need to update their homes. As most successful executives spend much construction. Our clients know what they want and often find the constraints of an of their time traveling, many of them have not spent much time at home or noticed it existing space too hard to work within. They want the flexibility and freedom of a was time for a refresh. Working from home has allowed our clients to focus on how their new build. home needs to function for them in this new world we’re living in. We see a desire to ORIGIN create an environment that’s both family friendly and centered around home-cooked How do you and/or your company differ from others? STORY meals. I’ve even noticed this in my home. I think the biggest positive from this craziness Our firm has an incredible amount of depth and layers that we feel very grateful for. A ”We chose the name Morelia to honor is a return to spending time with family and friends we cherish. We’ve been running too large portion of our design staff has been with the company for over a decade or the heritage of paletas, which legend has it, ﬁ rst were made in the Mexican state of fast and have not been taking in the moment. This is a good lesson for all. two, which allows natural layers of mentorship to develop throughout. In addition, Michoacán. Morelia is the state capital.” our Interior Detailing division elevates our ability to produce some of the highest — Alex Kassab, co-owner, What was or is your most impressive project or design? quality details and documents in the industry. Because of this, we’ve been able Morelia Gourmet Paletas My most impressive project is for a Florida client building their dream home. What’s so to compete across the globe for top luxury projects, working with top architects, special about it is that the home will be the center for many of their charity events. Their builders, and developers. hearts are large and believe in helping the less fortunate. How awesome to be part of that.

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ORIGIN STORY ”We chose the name Morelia to honor the heritage of paletas, which legend has it, ﬁ rst were made in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Morelia is the state capital.” — Alex Kassab, co-owner, Morelia Gourmet Paletas

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Paleta Power Mexican popsicles are tasty enough to win over new franchisees

t Morelia Gourmet Paletas, don’t Kassab explains: fruity (no dairy, with expect your grandad’s—or anyone’s chunky fruit flavors like mango or pas- grandad’s—paletas. With eight popular sion fruit), creamy (with a consistency storefronts in South Florida including the and intensity like gelato), and filled (with original Coral Gables location, it has per- unexpected combinations like Nutella fected its own way to recreate Mexico’s inside banana). famously handcrafted ice cream treats. But with its three-stage concept (“pick The key is variety: “We have at least a it, dip it, top it”), Morelia elevates and re- 76 million combinations here,” says co-own- defines the traditional rustic paleta. “We er Alex Kassab (there are six others) normally offer around 16 ice cream or about his artisanal shop, now available iced fruit seasonal flavors on any given for franchise opportunities. “You could day,” says Kassab. But that’s just the come in every day for a year, and never base. To enhance the experience for munch the same paleta.” each customer, a palatero customizes

SFBWMAG.COM Traditionally, authentic Mexican pale- the next two steps—dip and top. The tas, whether water or milk-based, are not dip, usually white or dark chocolate, is whipped while freezing (like ice cream or followed by the topping, drawn from sherbet). Instead, palateros hand mold a range of confections, from cookie them, fit them with a stick, and leave crumbles to nut crunch. The s’mores them to harden in a freezer. “Our small finish, Kassab insists, is the epitome of batch paletas come in three categories,” Morelia sublimity: “It’s creamy marsh-

CHILLING OUT mallow fluff, which we torch.” developing their distinctive “three-step” the paleta experience. Future palateros From left: Co-owner Alex Kassab; The idea for Morelia was born in 2013, concept, which took the frosty snack to may inquire about signing up with the some of the 16 daily ice cream when the founders, a group of friends liv- a new level. “We chose the name Morelia Morelia brand, thanks to a newly offered or iced fruit ﬂ avors at Morelia ing in Brazil with their young families, no- to honor the heritage of paletas, which franchise opportunity as Morelia ex- Gourmet Paletas. ticed a booming trend. “Mexican paletas legend has it, first were made in the Mex- pands its easy-to-replicate model. Fran- were everywhere,” Kassab says. “They ican state of Michoacán,” said Kassab. chise fees start at $25,000, with addition- were freshly made with exotic fruit, and “Morelia is the state capital.” al licenses available for $20,000. Overall easy to find in places like convenience Morelia chose the Miami area for its startup costs come in at around $88,100 store—a perfect snack.” Hooked, they first paleta stop because the partners and up, depending on model (kiosk or decided to try making them at home. were looking for a place that had “sum- retail) and size of location. “How hard could it be?” Kassab recalls mer 365 days of the year, and a mix of Kassab says Morelia is about selling a now, laughing. Their hobby led to week- cultures naturally open to new things,” culture as much as cashing in on creamy ly paleta competitions among the fami- Kassab says. “When we opened our first goodness. He notes that guests don’t just lies. “It was all in good fun. The children store in Coral Gables, in 2016, we were drop into the store, grab an ice cream bar judged the flavors,” Kassab remembers, simply proud of our product,” he says. and leave. “Most people enjoy the ritual adding that, in truth, the early attempts “But right away, we discovered that that of the interactive process,” he says, “in- were not always pretty. “We’ve learned a paletas were not the only thing we were cluding their conversation with the pal- lot since then.” selling. Our secret ingredient was the ex- etero. Most often, they sit down and stay Eventually, the crew of paleta-lovers, perience we offered.” for a while. Morelia has become a social now co-owners, perfected their product, Now he’s encouraging others to share occasion, an extension of their day.” ♦

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Paleta Power Mexican popsicles are tasty enough to win over new franchisees t Morelia Gourmet Paletas, don’t Kassab explains: fruity (no dairy, with expect your grandad’s—or anyone’s chunky fruit flavors like mango or pas- grandad’s—paletas. With eight popular sion fruit), creamy (with a consistency storefronts in South Florida including the and intensity like gelato), and filled (with original Coral Gables location, it has per- unexpected combinations like Nutella fected its own way to recreate Mexico’s inside banana). famously handcrafted ice cream treats. But with its three-stage concept (“pick The key is variety: “We have at least a it, dip it, top it”), Morelia elevates and re- million combinations here,” says co-own- defines the traditional rustic paleta. “We 77 er Alex Kassab (there are six others) normally offer around 16 ice cream or about his artisanal shop, now available iced fruit seasonal flavors on any given for franchise opportunities. “You could day,” says Kassab. But that’s just the come in every day for a year, and never base. To enhance the experience for munch the same paleta.” each customer, a palatero customizes

Traditionally, authentic Mexican pale- the next two steps—dip and top. The SFBWMAG.COM tas, whether water or milk-based, are not dip, usually white or dark chocolate, is whipped while freezing (like ice cream or followed by the topping, drawn from sherbet). Instead, palateros hand mold a range of confections, from cookie them, fit them with a stick, and leave crumbles to nut crunch. The s’mores them to harden in a freezer. “Our small finish, Kassab insists, is the epitome of batch paletas come in three categories,” Morelia sublimity: “It’s creamy marsh-

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SFBWMAG.COM hard life would be if I didn’t know the right answer could. I told anyone with health issues or over a and I couldn’t talk to somebody I respected. I’m one certain age, don’t come back until you feel com- of those people—I’ll talk to anybody. fortable. Then I got them private offices on dif- You should surround yourself with great people ferent floors so they don’t have to interact with and learn from those people. My mom had a lot to people. It’s strange not to give an employee I’ve do with that. She was the marketing director for known for 10 years a hug. Long John Silver’s and she would take me to meet We’ve really had incredible growth over the the CEO of this company and the CMO of that com- past couple of years, and 2021 is going to be cra- pany. She told me to treat every meeting like a job zy-busy just because so many people are strug- interview. I built so many great relationships, that gling financially. I always represent consumers at 5, 6, 7, 10, 12 years old, the value of being able and small business owners. People are waiting to pick up the phone and call somebody, and have for the wave of business bankruptcies and I don’t them take my calls and remember me, was huge. think we’re going to see it in South Florida be- And vice versa—that’s the coolest thing, when they cause these businesses are just going to close— call me now and ask for advice. I’m feeling like I’ve they’re not going to file for bankruptcy. I’m work- made it, that I’m not just the kid anymore. ing with a lot of small businesses right now and So many kids out there don’t know who to the number one issue that they’re facing is the reach out to about basic things. My Little Broth- landlord. Luckily, we’re going to be able to work er in the program—his dad died when he was out a deal with some of them. young and his mom’s raising multiple kids and The most fulfilling part of what I do is getting there was no male figure. I remember he was 12 emails from clients, like the email I got the other years old and he’d never taken a swing with a day—that their daughter got married and they baseball bat. He didn’t know if he was righty or were able to pay for the wedding, and their credit lefty. I said, ‘Go up there and see what feels natu- rating is at 750 and they rebuilt they lives after ral to you.’ Little things like that I took for grant- getting this reset. ed. I had a bat in my hand at 5 years old. I see people when they’re in their worst mindset We have a family-like atmosphere at the firm and then I see some hope when I tell them there’s a that has really benefited us. Everyone cares way out of this and they can rebuild.” ♦

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The Big Reset The problems of Fort Lauderdale lawyer Chad Van Horn came from up north but made his name here as one of South Florida’s top bankruptcy attorneys and all-around mensches. “Exactly 15 years today is when I drove down from Pittsburgh,” he re- small businesses calls. He founded his namesake firm 12 years ago and now directs a practice of six lawyers among a total of 36 employees. and seemingly Between his busy practice and advising Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County—Van Horn is legal counsel to the small lives are a board as well as a board member—“I’ve been grinding pretty hard.” He figures in around three years, he’ll take some time off. “But the good thing is I have a couple of protégés, employees I’m putting through law school. I have a pool of people major deal to this who for some reason would love this job,” he jokes. But don’t let him fool you. The legal eagle who earned a spot, for the Broward attorney second year in a row, on Inc. magazine’s prestigious 5000 list of fastest-growing privately held companies (with growth of 76 percent since 2016), is devoted to his good works. This year he also notched a 2020 Russell E. Carlisle Advocacy Award, given annually by the Legal Aid Service of Broward County. Van Horn came up for air to talk to SFBW about how he helps both kids and adults keep their heads above water. — As told to Drew Limsky 79 “My father died when I was one. Part of the about each other. We found extra space in our reason I’m involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters building so we’ve been spreading out, and we’ve is because I realized that not everyone was lucky put in place other safeguards like, initially, stag- enough to have had the mentors that I had. I’m a gered schedules over seven days. I offered the op- product of mentorship—I can only imagine how tion that anyone who wanted to work from home hard life would be if I didn’t know the right answer could. I told anyone with health issues or over a SFBWMAG.COM and I couldn’t talk to somebody I respected. I’m one certain age, don’t come back until you feel com- of those people—I’ll talk to anybody. fortable. Then I got them private offices on dif- You should surround yourself with great people ferent floors so they don’t have to interact with and learn from those people. My mom had a lot to people. It’s strange not to give an employee I’ve do with that. She was the marketing director for known for 10 years a hug. Long John Silver’s and she would take me to meet We’ve really had incredible growth over the the CEO of this company and the CMO of that com- past couple of years, and 2021 is going to be cra- pany. She told me to treat every meeting like a job zy-busy just because so many people are strug- interview. I built so many great relationships, that gling financially. I always represent consumers at 5, 6, 7, 10, 12 years old, the value of being able and small business owners. People are waiting to pick up the phone and call somebody, and have for the wave of business bankruptcies and I don’t them take my calls and remember me, was huge. think we’re going to see it in South Florida be- And vice versa—that’s the coolest thing, when they cause these businesses are just going to close— call me now and ask for advice. I’m feeling like I’ve they’re not going to file for bankruptcy. I’m work- made it, that I’m not just the kid anymore. ing with a lot of small businesses right now and So many kids out there don’t know who to the number one issue that they’re facing is the reach out to about basic things. My Little Broth- landlord. Luckily, we’re going to be able to work er in the program—his dad died when he was out a deal with some of them. young and his mom’s raising multiple kids and The most fulfilling part of what I do is getting there was no male figure. I remember he was 12 emails from clients, like the email I got the other years old and he’d never taken a swing with a day—that their daughter got married and they baseball bat. He didn’t know if he was righty or were able to pay for the wedding, and their credit lefty. I said, ‘Go up there and see what feels natu- rating is at 750 and they rebuilt they lives after ral to you.’ Little things like that I took for grant- getting this reset. ed. I had a bat in my hand at 5 years old. I see people when they’re in their worst mindset We have a family-like atmosphere at the firm and then I see some hope when I tell them there’s a that has really benefited us. Everyone cares way out of this and they can rebuild.” ♦

NOVEMBER 2020 engage REAL ESTATE

BY DREW LIMSKY

80 Curves Ahead Demand is high for the Aurora condo project in Sunny Isles Beach

SFBWMAG.COM hen the first project to be developed on the west side of Collins Avenue in more than a decade tops off, attention must be paid. The site: 17550 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach. The edifice: the 17-story Aurora luxury condo. Execu- tives from Verzasca Group looked on as construction crews poured the final floor, marking completion of the building’s main structure. Despite the pandemic, the builder has continued working in order to stay on track to meet a delivery date in the third quarter of 2021. “This is an incredibly exciting moment for Ver- zasca and everyone involved in the conception and development of Aurora,” says Verzasca Man- aging Director Tim Lobanov. “The topping-off ceremony represents a significant milestone for our company and gives us an opportunity to express our gratitude to those who made this project possible.” The boutique building’s two- and three-bedroom residences range from 1,385 to more than 2,150 square feet. Prices start in the $900,000s, making it the arguably the most attainable luxury WAVES NEAR THE WAVES sales. “We think our recent construc- ternational, with engineering services provided project in Sunny Isles. Reflecting the newly turbo- The 17-story Aurora condo project towers over tion milestone will give us some new by DeSimone Consulting Engineers and Stantec. charged South Florida market, the 61-unit project Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach. momentum as we head into the buying Interiors by Steven G is already dazzling pro- is 65 percent sold, with buyers coming from all season in a couple of months, even in spective and recently signed-up owners with the over the world. “Buyers are really responding to context of the new world we live in.” firm’s dynamic blue and grayscale designs for the the combination of value, luxury and lifestyle that The curvaceous building was de- common areas and amenities. ♦ Aurora offers,” says John Warsing, director of signed by Revuelta Architecture In-

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81 Curves Ahead Demand is high for the Aurora condo project in Sunny Isles Beach

hen the first project to be developed on the SFBWMAG.COM west side of Collins Avenue in more than a decade tops off, attention must be paid. The site: 17550 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach. The edifice: the 17-story Aurora luxury condo. Execu- tives from Verzasca Group looked on as construction crews poured the final floor, marking completion of the building’s main structure. Despite the pandemic, the builder has continued working in order to stay on track to meet a delivery date in the third quarter of 2021. “This is an incredibly exciting moment for Ver- zasca and everyone involved in the conception and development of Aurora,” says Verzasca Man- aging Director Tim Lobanov. “The topping-off ceremony represents a significant milestone for our company and gives us an opportunity to express our gratitude to those who made this project possible.” The boutique building’s two- and three-bedroom residences range from 1,385 to more than 2,150 square feet. Prices start in the $900,000s, making it the arguably the most attainable luxury WAVES NEAR THE WAVES sales. “We think our recent construc- ternational, with engineering services provided project in Sunny Isles. Reflecting the newly turbo- The 17-story Aurora condo project towers over tion milestone will give us some new by DeSimone Consulting Engineers and Stantec. charged South Florida market, the 61-unit project Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach. momentum as we head into the buying Interiors by Steven G is already dazzling pro- is 65 percent sold, with buyers coming from all season in a couple of months, even in spective and recently signed-up owners with the over the world. “Buyers are really responding to context of the new world we live in.” firm’s dynamic blue and grayscale designs for the the combination of value, luxury and lifestyle that The curvaceous building was de- common areas and amenities. ♦ Aurora offers,” says John Warsing, director of signed by Revuelta Architecture In-

NOVEMBER 2020 engage ARCHITECTURE

By REBECCA ANTIOCO & DREW LIMSKY

Living in Geometry Hugo Mijares reimagines boutique living on South Beach

hough Miami architect Hugo Mijares long has ranked as one of South Florida’s most rigorous modernists, the plans for his upcoming project, Pool South Beach, are nevertheless startling. The seemingly weightless, gleaming white formation of ledges, frames, cubes and glass walls will be adorned only with a series of cyan pools. Because the project’s West Street locale sits just outside South Beach’s regulated historic district, there’s more freedom to play with form—and that’s what Mijares does. With a mere three units spread 82 across six stories on the bay side of Miami Beach, the geometric, sculptural Pool South Beach will give new meaning to the phrase “boutique condo.” “The idea is to experience maximum luxury in a lofty 6,000-square-foot unit with its own splash pool, and each unit has a different and unique layout and configuration,” the architect explains. “It affords SFBWMAG.COM maximum privacy in the middle of the bustle of Miami Beach.” When the few residents feel a bit social, they can jump into the common saltwater pool on ground floor, or lounge beside the sky pool on the roof. The residences’ finishes and furnishings will be drawn from elite global brands, with select pieces by B&B Italia, lighting by Apure (the seven-year- old company renowned for its collaboration with Porsche Design Studio) and custom kitchens and closets by Ornare. “It’s a pleasure to be working alongside Hugo in bringing this vision to life,” says Claudio Faria, director of Ornare USA. “Our tailor- made systems and installations introduce a new level of craftsmanship that elevates the sophistication and aesthetic of innovative spaces like Pool South Beach.” With groundbreaking expected in June, Pool South Beach surely will be stopping traffic on West Street upon its completion in early January 2022. And once again Mijares will be offering an object lesson on how to create a space that’s not only functional and practical, but also offers a pop of pure delight on the cityscape. ♦

CUBIST CONDOS Pool South Beach, designed by architect Hugo Mijares, is slated to open in 2022.

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He has a and Roundtable plus much more Providence. He is a licensed family, golfi ng, boating, their dreams. Ty has a BA distinct ability in taking the real estate salesperson in and traveling. He is also in Advertising, an MA in sometimes uncomfortable Florida and a member of passionate about giving International Commerce and often diffi cult ICSC. back to the community and Public Policy and a conversation of fi nance, and of Fort Lauderdale PhD in Organization and turning it into a relatable For pricing and details, please visit: “Success is not fi nal; where he was born and Management. and obtainable discussion, failure is not fatal: it is raised. leaving his clients at ease. www.sfma.org/annualmeeting or the courage to continue “Great minds discuss contact Matt Rocco at [email protected] or that counts.” — Winston “If you can dream it, ideas; average minds “It’s easy to make money, Churchill you can achieve it.” -Zig discuss events; small minds but keeping it is the tricky Aaron Palazzolo at [email protected]. Ziglar discuss people.” —Eleanor part.” Roosevelt NOVEMBER 2020 2020 UP AND COMERS AWARDS

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Ty left clients get solutions that SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS representation and landlord analytics to build fi nancial strategy and been quoted in major American Airlines and assist them in accomplishing representation. Mandell has products that help operations for BGI publications such as headed to Silicon Valley their goals. He is a n 5 all-inclusive passes to the 60th Annual Meeting worked with retailers such physicians practice Capital. He holds a the Wall Street Journal. where he raised money Registered Representative as Apple, Google, Warby more effectively. Rose Bachelor of Science Andrew is the co-host and launched a social with his series 6, 65, and n Company Booth in Virtual Exhibit Hall Parker, Shinola and CVS. is a regular speaker in Accounting from of the “The Global network before pivoting 215 licenses, allowing He has also facilitated deals at local universities ITESM – Mexico. 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Mandell was Einstein Lauderdale for more brokerage, One Global and wealth building in n Exclusive VIP Event Access: born in Boston and raised “The secret of getting than 35 years and he is Business Financing, and addition, to creating overall in Providence, Rhode ahead is getting a proud parent of his Ty’s Performance-Based comprehensive plans for – Access for 2 to the Napa Valley Vineyard Virtual Tour Island. He worked as a started.” — Mark two sons, Dylan and Coaching Practice, Ty his clients. He is dedicated chef for several fi ne-dining Twain Austin. Andrew has a continues to help other towards working with and Live Wine Tasting establishments and studied passion for sports and young professionals discover families, professionals, culinary arts at Johnson his hobbies include their strengths, develop businesses, and the special – Access for 5 to the State of Florida Economy Forum and Wales University in spending time with themselves and fi nance needs community. He has a and Roundtable plus much more Providence. He is a licensed family, golfi ng, boating, their dreams. Ty has a BA distinct ability in taking the real estate salesperson in and traveling. He is also in Advertising, an MA in sometimes uncomfortable Florida and a member of passionate about giving International Commerce and often diffi cult ICSC. back to the community and Public Policy and a conversation of fi nance, and of Fort Lauderdale PhD in Organization and turning it into a relatable For pricing and details, please visit: “Success is not fi nal; where he was born and Management. and obtainable discussion, failure is not fatal: it is raised. leaving his clients at ease. www.sfma.org/annualmeeting or the courage to continue “Great minds discuss contact Matt Rocco at [email protected] or that counts.” — Winston “If you can dream it, ideas; average minds “It’s easy to make money, Churchill you can achieve it.” -Zig discuss events; small minds but keeping it is the tricky Aaron Palazzolo at [email protected]. Ziglar discuss people.” —Eleanor part.” Roosevelt NOVEMBER 2020 2020 UP AND COMERS AWARDS

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Kara Cavuoto Morgan Harber Heather Woolf Mina Amini Rebecca Heatherman Sameer Nair Associate Professor of General Counsel Vice President of Director of Physician Director of Innovation Vice President, Clinical Ophthalmology BioMatrix Specialty Ambulatory Services Relations and Medical CSL Plasma Acquisitions Bascom Palmer Eye Pharmacy Broward Health Sta Becky leads a Kolter Hospitality Institute Harber is a proactive, A seasoned Broward Health Medical cross-functional As Vice President Kara Cavuoto is an forward-thinking healthcare leader with Center team responsible for of Hotel Acquisitions, Associate Professor of healthcare attorney more than 20 years of Mina Amini is the innovation and program Sameer is responsible Clinical Ophthalmology with experience in experience, Heather Director of Physician delivery at CSL Plasma. for growing Kolter at Bascom Palmer Eye advising organizations on Woolf serves as vice Services at Broward CSL Plasma is a world Hospitality’s hotel Institute at the University complex legal issues and president of ambulatory Health Medical Center. leader in human plasma portfolio by leading of Miami Miller School implementing progressive services at Broward Mina’s position collection, providing deal acquisition of Medicine. Kara healthcare strategy. Her Health. In her current oversees the Medical lifesaving biotherapies efforts such as 106 attended both college leadership in maintaining role, Woolf oversees Staff, Physician across the globe. sourcing, negotiating and medical school a strong commitment to Broward Health Relations, and Becky’s leadership and executing at the University of compliance and ethics Community Health Continuing Medical over the last 10 years of transactions, Miami as part of the helps to ensure that Services, the Broward Education Departments. has spanned across underwriting, and Honors Program in patients in South Florida Health Physician Mina ﬁ rst began her multiple functions and capital structuring. Medicine combined and across the country Group, Broward Health career at the age of 21 disciplines. She has Sameer brings more

SFBWMAG.COM BS-MD degree are provided high-quality Urgent Care, Broward interning at Broward led teams in the US, than nine years of program. She completed healthcare services. Health Imaging East Health and worked hard Germany, and China real estate experience ophthalmology In her role as General and West, and Broward to climb up the Health responsible for business to his role, including residency and a pediatric Counsel for BioMatrix Health Home Health Care Administration technology applications, acquisitions, asset ophthalmology and Specialty Pharmacy, she and Hospice. Woolf ladder in a short period quality systems, management, strabismus fellowship has built a world-class joined Broward Health of time. Mina holds a laboratory quality, and development, and at Bascom Palmer compliance program and in April 2019 as the Bachelor’s degree in validations. Becky is special servicing. In a Eye Institute, and legal department for a corporate director Biology from Nova currently responsible previous position as VP subsequently joined nation-wide network of of Broward Health’s Southeastern University for developing an of Hotel Investments, the faculty in 2012. As thirteen pharmacies which cardiovascular as well as a MBA in Innovation Department Sameer completed $120 the Medical Director focus on high-touch, service line, where Entrepreneurship. Mina for the organization, million in transactions of Emergency Services clinically sophisticated she was responsible is passionate about leveraging her across Marriott, Hilton, at Anne Bates Leach dispensing of both for the collaborative helping people and experience over the and Intercontinental Eye Center, Kara leads infused and oral specialty development and making a difference in last 20 years in the Hotels Group the team of physicians, medication. In addition implementation of their lives, and working industry. Becky received franchised hotels. He optometrists and nurses to her commitment to the operating plans related in healthcare makes her her Master’s Degree was responsible for all providing eye care to community through her to cardiovascular feel rewarded each and in Social Advocacy & deal deliverables from patients in the unique 24- profession, she has also services throughout the every day. Administration from the identiﬁ cation of target hour ocular emergency dedicated time to many system. University of Kansas. assets to conducting the room. She also serves as community organizations “You can’t stop She is active in the closings. Sameer is a the Director of Medical within Palm Beach “I’ve learned that someone who knows community as a leader graduate of The School Student Education County. Harber holds people will forget what where they’re going.” – in Junior League of of Hotel Administration in Ophthalmology, her Juris Doctorate from you said, people will Michael Jordan Boca Raton and as a at Cornell University in overseeing the Loyola University of forget what you did, but mentor for the Center Ithaca, New York. ophthalmology Chicago School of Law, people will never forget for Autism and Related clerkships and is a member of the Florida how you made them Disabilities iRise “It is not what is given advising medical Bar, and is certiﬁ ed in feel.” –Maya Angelou Program. to you in life, but what students applying healthcare compliance. you make with what for ophthalmology “Fight for the things your given.” residency. “Management is doing that you care about, but things right; leadership is do it in a way that will “What you give power, doing the right things.” — lead others to join you.” has power.” —D.C. Peter Drucker —Ruth Bader Ginsburg NOVEMBER 2020 2020 UP AND COMERS AWARDS

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Broward Health Congratulates the Honorees of the 2020 UP & COMERS

Kara Cavuoto Morgan Harber Heather Woolf Mina Amini Rebecca Heatherman Sameer Nair Associate Professor of General Counsel Vice President of Director of Physician Director of Innovation Vice President, and Extends a Special Thank You to Clinical Ophthalmology BioMatrix Specialty Ambulatory Services Relations and Medical CSL Plasma Acquisitions Bascom Palmer Eye Pharmacy Broward Health Sta Becky leads a Kolter Hospitality Institute Harber is a proactive, A seasoned Broward Health Medical cross-functional As Vice President Kara Cavuoto is an forward-thinking healthcare leader with Center team responsible for of Hotel Acquisitions, Associate Professor of healthcare attorney more than 20 years of Mina Amini is the innovation and program Sameer is responsible Clinical Ophthalmology with experience in experience, Heather Director of Physician delivery at CSL Plasma. for growing Kolter at Bascom Palmer Eye advising organizations on Woolf serves as vice Services at Broward CSL Plasma is a world Hospitality’s hotel Institute at the University complex legal issues and president of ambulatory Health Medical Center. leader in human plasma portfolio by leading of Miami Miller School implementing progressive services at Broward Mina’s position collection, providing deal acquisition of Medicine. Kara healthcare strategy. Her Health. In her current oversees the Medical lifesaving biotherapies efforts such as 107 attended both college leadership in maintaining role, Woolf oversees Staff, Physician across the globe. sourcing, negotiating and medical school a strong commitment to Broward Health Relations, and Becky’s leadership and executing at the University of compliance and ethics Community Health Continuing Medical over the last 10 years of transactions, Miami as part of the helps to ensure that Services, the Broward Education Departments. has spanned across underwriting, and Honors Program in patients in South Florida Health Physician Mina ﬁ rst began her multiple functions and capital structuring. Medicine combined and across the country Group, Broward Health career at the age of 21 disciplines. She has Sameer brings more

BS-MD degree are provided high-quality Urgent Care, Broward interning at Broward led teams in the US, than nine years of SFBWMAG.COM program. She completed healthcare services. Health Imaging East Health and worked hard Germany, and China real estate experience ophthalmology In her role as General and West, and Broward to climb up the Health responsible for business to his role, including residency and a pediatric Counsel for BioMatrix Health Home Health Care Administration technology applications, acquisitions, asset ophthalmology and Specialty Pharmacy, she and Hospice. Woolf ladder in a short period quality systems, management, strabismus fellowship has built a world-class joined Broward Health of time. Mina holds a laboratory quality, and development, and at Bascom Palmer compliance program and in April 2019 as the Bachelor’s degree in validations. Becky is special servicing. In a Eye Institute, and legal department for a corporate director Biology from Nova currently responsible previous position as VP Heather Woolf, RN Mina Amini subsequently joined nation-wide network of of Broward Health’s Southeastern University for developing an of Hotel Investments, the faculty in 2012. As thirteen pharmacies which cardiovascular as well as a MBA in Innovation Department Sameer completed $120 Vice President, Director of Physician Services, the Medical Director focus on high-touch, service line, where Entrepreneurship. Mina for the organization, million in transactions Ambulatory Services Broward Health Medical Center of Emergency Services clinically sophisticated she was responsible is passionate about leveraging her across Marriott, Hilton, at Anne Bates Leach dispensing of both for the collaborative helping people and experience over the and Intercontinental Eye Center, Kara leads infused and oral specialty development and making a difference in last 20 years in the Hotels Group the team of physicians, medication. In addition implementation of their lives, and working industry. Becky received franchised hotels. He optometrists and nurses to her commitment to the operating plans related in healthcare makes her her Master’s Degree was responsible for all For more than 80 years, Broward Health has built a legacy of caring for our providing eye care to community through her to cardiovascular feel rewarded each and in Social Advocacy & deal deliverables from community. At the core of our mission is a passion for caring, which our dedicated patients in the unique 24- profession, she has also services throughout the every day. Administration from the identiﬁ cation of target hour ocular emergency dedicated time to many system. University of Kansas. assets to conducting the caregivers fulfill each and every day as they serve our patients. We congratulate our room. She also serves as community organizations “You can’t stop She is active in the closings. Sameer is a “Up and Comers” and salute their ongoing dedication to serving our community. the Director of Medical within Palm Beach “I’ve learned that someone who knows community as a leader graduate of The School Student Education County. Harber holds people will forget what where they’re going.” – in Junior League of of Hotel Administration in Ophthalmology, her Juris Doctorate from you said, people will Michael Jordan Boca Raton and as a at Cornell University in overseeing the Loyola University of forget what you did, but mentor for the Center Ithaca, New York. ophthalmology Chicago School of Law, people will never forget for Autism and Related clerkships and is a member of the Florida how you made them Disabilities iRise “It is not what is given advising medical Bar, and is certiﬁ ed in feel.” –Maya Angelou Program. to you in life, but what students applying healthcare compliance. you make with what for ophthalmology “Fight for the things your given.” residency. “Management is doing that you care about, but things right; leadership is do it in a way that will “What you give power, doing the right things.” — lead others to join you.” To connect with our caregivers and join our team, visit BrowardHealth.org/Careers. has power.” —D.C. Peter Drucker —Ruth Bader Ginsburg NOVEMBER 2020

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Adam Jones Russell Carpel Stephanie Joy Eugene Dorfman Rebecca Rodriguez Reggie Zachariah Chief Revenue O cer CEO Account Manager President Of Counsel Shareholder Miami Marlins LevelFunded Health Plastridge Insurance Pro Player Insurance, LLC GrayRobinson, P.A. Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Adam Jones is Russ Carpel, CEO & Stephanie has over Eugene is the Rebecca is Reggie Zachariah entering his third Founder of LevelFunded 19 years of experience president and founder of counsel in is a shareholder in season with the Miami Health. Russ Carpel is a in Employee Benefi ts of Pro Player Insurance GrayRobinson’s Fort Greenberg Traurig’s Marlins, having joined serial entrepreneur within where she has been LLC. Eugene, turned Lauderdale & Miami Corporate Practice the organization in the insurance vertical and servicing and selling the world of disability offi ces. Her practice in Fort Lauderdale October of 2017 as has started 2 InsureTech policies to fi t client and life insurance into focuses on state and and focuses his Senior Vice President platforms within the past needs with an emphasis a thriving business of federal litigation, practice on private of Strategy & decade, both of which on building long-term advising professional appeals, and general equity transactions, Development before have employed extremely relationships as well athletes on risk. Injuries compliance matters mergers and 108 assuming the position disruptive marketing and as superior customer can be kryptonite for for corporate clients, acquisitions, corporate of Chief Revenue technology to incumbent service. She joined professional athletes, fi nancial institutions, restructurings, and Offi cer. In his role, insurance carriers within Plastridge Agency, and protecting their and government counseling boards and Mr. Jones focuses on their respective product Inc. in 2008 as one bodies is a must at all entities. Rebecca is a senior management all revenue-generating categories. Over the past of their experienced times. While working graduate of Leadership on strategic business, processes with the 5 years since inception of Benefi ts Account for a sports agency Fort Lauderdale corporate formation

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BY MATTHEW J DERNIS CFP® Our previous article talked about how to match your life dreams and goals with your financial plan. While we focused on tangible items such as a dream home or college tuition for grandchildren, we must also address the broader discussion about retirement and how much you may need to save. The first step is to calculate the future value of your PRESENTING SPONSOR retirement and the reliable income sources as you get closer to your targeted retirement date. Here are some questions that can help provide the formula for calculating how much you will need to save: What’s the time frame and will you continue to work? Most important will be to determine if you will retire completely or continue to work with reduced hours. More and more retirees are continuing to work either to supplement income or because they still want to work and find it difficult to walk away 110 from a successful career. What are your estimated spending needs during your retirement? In this calculation you can remove the expenses you will no longer be relevant but make sure to add in the potential unexpected costs that are common in retirement years with health Wednesday, expenditures being at the top of that list. Some retirees see an increase in expenses as they decide to check off a few items on their December 9, 2020 bucket list such as traveling or starting a new hobby. For many they can’t wait to downsize. SFBWMAG.COM What is your tolerance for risk? One approach is to create a financial portfolio that can sustain a 3.5% income stream Virtual Networking to minimize the need to sell assets in a volatile market. The question is what investment Hour for Honorees: approach do you take to get from where you are today to the day you retire? If your time horizon is long term, you may be willing to tolerate the ups and downs of 5:30PM – 6:30PM the stock market and therefore have a greater percentage in stocks. Another thing to consider as you are 5-10 years from the start date of your 1st withdrawal you may begin to reduce riskier investments. In Conclusion Virtual Awards So much can change in a year and although we cannot predict the future, we should Ceremony: plan for it. Therefore, it is always important to review your progress and determine if your calculations need to be adjusted. The goal is to create a range of outcomes that are as close 6:30PM – 7:30PM to the future you plan to live. In lieu of a face-to-face event, we will Retirement Consultant Services be holding a virtual awards ceremony to Office Ph. 954-306-6543 congratulate the honorees. [email protected] For more information, please visit: Securities offered through Registered Representatives of Cambridge Investment https://sfbwmag.com/apogee-awards/ Research, Inc., a broker- dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through CIRA, a Registered Investment Adviser. Retirement Consultant Services, LLC. and GOLD SPONSORS Cambridge are not affiliated. The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended addressee and have received this email in error, please reply to the sender to inform them of this fact. We cannot accept trade orders through email. Important letters, email, or fax messages should be confirmed by calling 954-306-6543. This email service may not be monitored every day, or after normal business hours.

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