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Michael Saunders on life and leadership: You can’t ‘retire from passion’

Dynamic mother-son real estate duo share secrets on sustaining a business for five decades in a cutthroat industry.

Michael Saunders founded Michael Saunders & Co. in 1976 and her son, Drayton, joined the firm in 2005.
Michael Saunders founded Michael Saunders & Co. in 1976 and her son, Drayton, joined the firm in 2005.
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As Florida real estate pioneer Michael Saunders enters her 80s, she’s both reflective on the past and responsive to future needs and challenges of her eponymous company. She’s energized and enthusiastic, as well as eternally curious about what's next — for the Florida real estate market, the Sarasota-Manatee region and Michael Saunders & Co. 

 

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