Fight club: Tech company leader roughs up the competition

Executive: Stan Liberatore, 36, founder and CEO of Vsummits, a Tampa-based digital event management company, and president of IT services firm No Limit Technology Inc. Liberatore has also worked in industries such as staffing, finance and mortgage loan management, in addition to serving as board chair at Save the Kids Foundation, a nonprofit that raises awareness and funds for the fight against pediatric cancer.

Diversion: UFC-style cage fighting. Liberatore grew up in Nebraska, where, as a high school wrestler, he was a two-time state finalist and national All-American. He went on to wrestle at the University of Nebraska, a NCAA Division I program, until an injury sidelined him. For the past 10 years or so, he says, he mostly concentrated on his career and family, while continuing to work out for fitness.