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Lifetime achievement honoree and award recipients

Congratulations to the thirteen award recipients representing eleven companies selected at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Florida awards. The award recipients were honored at a black-tie awards banquet on Thursday, June 16 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando, Florida. The award recipients were revealed for the first time at this exciting event. Click the video links below to view the acceptance speeches and corporate profiles for each of these outstanding entrepreneurs.


Lifetime achievement

Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Jackson

 

Mike Jackson
Chairman and CEO
AutoNation, Inc.

Acceptance video

Corporate profile

Business services
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Ferris 

Michael K. Ferris
President and CEO 
Valet Waste, LLC
Tampa

Watch "Business services" video

Corporate profile

Consumer services
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Acebal 

Joseph Acebal
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Ideal Image Development Corporation
Tampa

Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Minkles 

Richard Mikles
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Ideal Image Development Corporation
Tampa

Watch "Consumer services" video

Corporate profile

Corporate Innovator Award
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Grossman 

Mindy Grossman
CEO
HSNi
St. Petersburg

Watch "Corporate Innvovator" video

Corporate profile

Distribution and Manufacturing
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Llano 

Mark A. Llano
President and CEO
Source One Distributors, Inc.
Wellington

Watch "Distribution and Manufacturing" video

Corporate profile

Emerging
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Flynn 

John J. Flynn
Founder, President and CEO
Fleet Advantage
Fort Lauderdale

Watch "Emerging" video

Corporate profile

Financial Services
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Kassabov 

Peter R. Kassabov
Chairman and CEO 
Digital Risk, LLC
Maitland

Watch "Financial Services" video

Corporate profile

Health Care
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Patrick 

James E. Patrick
CEO 
National Healing Corporation
Boca Raton

Watch "Health Care" video

Corporate profile

Real Estate and Construction Services
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Mas 

Jose R. Mas
CEO
MasTec, Inc.
Coral Gables

Watch "Real Estate and Construction" video

Corporate profile

Retail and Consumer Products
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Rick Case Rick Case
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Rick Case Automotive Group
Fort Lauderdale

Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Rita Case 

Rita Case
Vice Chairman
Rick Case Automotive Group
Fort Lauderdale

Watch "Retail and Consumer Products" video

Corporate profile

Technology
Photo: Florida 2011 finalist Roma 

Ron Roma
CEO and Owner
Healthesystems, LLC
Tampa

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Corporate profile


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