Brokered passion

Stacy Alario is a business broker in title only.

She really considers herself someone who connects aspiring entrepreneurs with their dreams. Like the time last year when she brokered a deal for an Egyptian family that fled the turmoil in the Middle East to buy a day care in Sarasota. That business purchase provided the family a literal life-saving way to get to the States.

“I love what I do,” says Alario. “I love it because of that corny saying that I can help someone achieve the American dream.”