Previous Recipients

Year Business Leader of the Year Company
2025 Craig Zinn Craig Zinn Automotive Group
2023 George W. Schaeffer People's Trust Insurance
2022 Patrick J. Geraghty Florida Blue & GuideWell
2019 Rita and Rick Case Rick Case Automotive Group
2018 Fabiola Brumley Bank of America
2017 Colin Brown JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
2016 Heiko Dobrikow The Las Olas Company
2015 Naren Gursahaney ADT
2014 Jeff Stoops SBA Communications
2013 Jordan Zimmerman Zimmerman Advertising
2012 Jim Robo NextEra Energy, Inc.
2010 Mike Jackson AutoNation
2009 Keith Koenig City Furniture
2008 Mark B. Templeton Citrix Systems
2007 Steve Odland Office Depot
2006 Alan B. Levan Bank Atlantic
2005 Jeb Bush State of Florida
2004 Jerry Levin American Household Prods
2003 Pat Moran JM Family Enterprises
2002 Michael E. Maroone AutoNation
2001 Bruce Nelson Office Depot
2000 Edward E. Iacobucci Citrix Systems
1999 Lowell W. "Bud" Paxson Paxson Comm. Corp.
1998 Carl DeSantis Rexall Sundown
1997 Steven R. Berrard Republic Industries
1996 Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. The Dreyfoos Group
1995 Jim Moran JM Family Enterprises
1994 Michael S. Egan Alamo Rent-A-Car
1993 David I. Fuente Office Depot
1992 H. Wayne Huizenga Blockbuster Entertainment
1991 Ronald G. Assaf Sensomatic Electronics Cor

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