- December 13, 2025
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Business: Michael Saunders & Co., Sarasota; 24 offices on the Gulf Coast.
Generations: Michael Saunders, founder and CEO, mother; Drayton Saunders, president, son.
Succession Plan: Michael Saunders, who turned a $5,000 loan from a client in 1976 into one of the largest realty firms in Florida, began to think about succession in the late 1990s.