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Spirited games

Two former Wilson Sporting Goods executives brought more than 800 competitors and national television coverage to Naples for the first US Open Pickleball Championships.

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Joe and Sandy Nelson brought the sparkle back to a local Molly Maid franchise. Hiring the right people — and being unafraid to purge the wrong ones — has driven the comeback.

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The success at Lanier Upshaw is predicated on having an elite workforce. Those employees even get to own a bit of the firm.

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Michael McHugh, the chief judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit in Fort Myers, ran his first marathon so fast last year he qualified for the Boston Marathon.

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Sunnie Schuster, Tampa; Zach Katkin, Bonita Springs; and Brandon Taaffe, Sarasota

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