Fame Game

Editor's note: A pair of prominent Lee County entrepreneurs, Sandy Stilwell and Teri Hansen, were inducted into the Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida Business Hall of Fame in May. Hansen is the owner and president of Priority Marketing, while Stilwell is CEO and owner of Stilwell Enterprises & Restaurant Group. These interviews reflect on each businesswoman's career, and the lessons they've learned.

Sandra “Sandy” Stilwell grew up with hoteliers and restaurateurs in Fort Myers. By 10 she worked as a dishwasher at her uncle's restaurant. “I promised myself I would never go into the restaurant business,” she says.

Now she's glad she broke that promise.