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Multimillion-dollar Bradenton tech CEO overcomes drug addiction

Miranda Monahan held what she calls a "dirty secret" for decades: That, despite running a profitable tech firm, she was also a drug addict.

Alicia Gillis, Chelsea Dietrich, Kari Sears and Toni Lemieux, director of operations at Grace Recovery House, stand with the CEO, Miranda Monahan.
Alicia Gillis, Chelsea Dietrich, Kari Sears and Toni Lemieux, director of operations at Grace Recovery House, stand with the CEO, Miranda Monahan.
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Miranda Monahan stood outside her ex-husband’s car one night in 2017 in a Lakewood Ranch Medical Center parking lot, crying. Her three young daughters sat in the car, staring back at their mom. 

 

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