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40 Under 40 | 2021

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  • October 14, 2022
Victoria Loyola, 38

Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, partner

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  • October 13, 2021
Business Observer celebrates 2021 40 under 40 winners

Nearly 200 attendees supported the Business Observer's class of 2021 40 under 40 honorees.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • October 7, 2021
Meaningful Mentorship

This year's 40 under 40 celebrates business community rockstars — and the people who helped them get there.

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  • October 7, 2021
Kaitlyn Perez, 32

Community Affairs Director/Spokeswoman, Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

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  • October 7, 2021
Sonya Kristie, 38

Caldwell Trust Company, vice president and trust officer

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  • Amanda Postma
  • October 7, 2021
Max Stewart, 39

Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp., director of global business development

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  • Amanda Postma
  • October 7, 2021
David Crawford, 39

Catalist Realty, owner

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  • October 7, 2021
Tiffany Allard, 37

Tiffany Allard, 37, has quickly worked her way up the corporate ladder at Busey Bank in Fort Myers, Florida.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • October 7, 2021
Sarah Vasconi Vowels, 36

Fast-rising Tampa, Florida, construction executive Sarah Vasconi Vowels embraces her role as a female leader in a male-dominated industry.

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  • October 7, 2021
Sean Altice, 31

Leaving behind the bright lights of Hollywood, entrepreneur Sean Altice returned home to Sarasota, Florida, and started a travel company with his mother.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • October 7, 2021
David Ponraj, 38

Dunedin, Florida, entrepreneur David Ponraj left a comfortable corporate job to launch his own company focused on helping other startups.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • October 7, 2021
Nelson Taylor, 34

Real estate guru Nelson Taylor's exhaustive research has become invaluable to colleagues at his firm, LSI Companies Inc.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • October 7, 2021
Saya Heathco, 39

Moving to Florida "for a guy," marketing expert Saya Heathco's career took off despite Chicago colleagues' doubts.

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  • October 7, 2021
Aakash Patel, 37

Tampa, Florida, business consulting expert Aakash Patel needed a big push to launch his own company, but the reward has been more than worth the risk.

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  • Elizabeth Djinis
  • October 7, 2021
Amanda Tullidge, 33

Real estate attorney, Blalock Walters

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