- March 13, 2025
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Mark Thompson; Allison Evanitz with the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County; Cindy Hesterman with Vistage.
Jim Tollerton and Michael Tollerton.
Stacy Rosenberg with Coldwell Commercial Banker Realty; Keith Pandeloglou with Lakewood Ranch Community Activities; Blake Frey with the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.
Emily Golden with Priority Marketing; Charlie Murphy with Bank of Tampa; Melissa Mitchell with Priority Marketing.
Kari Wolfe with My Undercover Agent and Jolyn Covelli with Biosweep.
Will Cromie with Synovus Bank; Dan Sidler with the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce; Lauren Tominelli with Sarasota County.
Brock laramee with Tampa's Young Entrepreneur Networking Group and Quint Bodine with Heartland, part of Global Payments Inc.
Top Entrepreneur winners spanned a host of industries.
The Business Observer held Top Entrepreneur luncheons in 2019 and 2022.
The panel talked about how to build a strong corporate culture. From left, Mark Gordon, Jesse Biter, Teri Hansen and Brad Oleshansky.
The Business Observer held its annual Top Entrepreneur luncheon Thursday May 4, at The Grove in Lakewood Ranch.
The 2023 honorees included:
• Jesse Biter, founder and CEO of Biter Enterprises, Sarasota
• Dr. Jacqueline Darna, founder of Intellidoc and Inventor of NoMo Brands, Tampa
• Teri Hansen, founder and CEO of Priority Marketing , Fort Myers
• Alex Miller, CEO of Mercedes Scientific, Sarasota
• Brad Oleshansky, founder and CEO of The Motor Enclave, Tampa
• Jen Whyte, co-founder of Fort Myers Brewing Co.
The event featured a panel conversation, moderated by Business Observer Managing Editor Mark Gordon, with Biter, Hansen and Oleshansky. Videos of other winners, Darna, Miller and Whyte, detailed their story and most valuable lessons learned.
