The Business Observer Top Entrepreneur luncheon — the event in photos
Over 200 people attended the annual event.
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The luncheon included three videos and a panel of three other winners.
Photo by Lori Sax
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The Business Observer held its annual Top Entrepreneur luncheon May 15 at the Ora in Sarasota. More than 220 people attended the event, which celebrated six winners:
Roberta Beranek, Naples Fashion Week, Naples: Beranek acquired the business in 2024 and brought it back to life last year after a two-year hiatus. The show features international designers, runway shows and pop-ups. Beranek, an interior designer, has started and sold a pet accessories line and a hair bow and headband business.
David Diamond, DeAngelis Diamond, Naples: Diamond co-founded the firm in 1996 and it has grown to $704 million in annual revenue. Diamond is also an entrepreneur and angel investor, having launched or invested in some 20 companies, in software, mobile and health tech.
Eric Foster, Tenex, Sarasota: Foster founded cybersecurity consulting firm Tenex in Sarasota in January 2025 and the firm has already hit $18 million in revenue and is on pace to surpass $40 million this year. It also hit a big milestone March 30, when it announced a $250 million capital raise in Series B funding.
Joy Gendusa, PostcardMania, Clearwater: She founded PostcardMania in 1988 in a 600-square-foot cottage with a phone, a computer and postcards — no outside funding. The business today produces millions of marketing postcards for small business clients each week, as 350 employees and does $120 million a year in revenue
Natalia Levey, Hi Hospitality Group, Tampa: Levey’s firm owns and operates four concepts in the Sarasota-Bradenton area: Speaks Clam Bar, Kojo, Bar Hana and Palm Avenue Deli. And in February, Hi Hospitality opened Central Park St. Pete, a food hall on Central Avenue that spreads 28,000 square feet over five levels and has 10 dining concepts.
Mark Vengroff, One Stop Housing, Sarasota: The model of One Stop, founded by Vengroff’s late father, Harvey Vengroff, is to identify distressed motel properties for repurposing into affordable workforce apartments. It’s the largest owner of affordable housing units in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
David Diamond, third one from front, was one of the six winners.
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The panel, moderated by Business Observer Managing Editor Mark Gordon, included winners Joy Gendusa with PostcardMania; Eric Foster with Tenex; and David Diamond with DeAngelis Diamond.
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Yolanda Mancha, left, and Sheryl Vieira
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Natalia Levey with Hi Hospitality was one of the six winners.
Photo by Lori Sax
Roberta Beranek, left, was one of the six winners. She thanked her team after receiving an award from Observer Media Group Executive Editor and COO Kat Wingert.
