Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s annual Business Hall of Fame will be held on Tuesday, March 24, at 5:30 p.m., at the Naples Grande Beach Resort. The event honors influential leaders whose dedication has expanded opportunities for youth and enhanced community learning through financial literacy, entrepreneurial thinking, and work readiness initiatives.
Ryan Carter, President of Scotlynn; David and Jerri Hoffmann, entrepreneurs and founders of Hoffmann Family of Companies; and entrepreneur Rebecca Maddox will be inducted into Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s Business Hall of Fame. Each year, the Hall of Fame Committee, chaired this year by Vicki Tracy, selects influential leaders from Lee and Collier counties who exemplify the organization’s mission of empowering today’s youth to become tomorrow’s leaders. Recognized for their leadership, generosity, and meaningful community impact, these changemakers join an esteemed group of more than 100 Southwest Florida business leaders honored since the Hall of Fame’s founding in 1988.
Business Hall of Fame sponsors help Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida make a difference in the lives of local students and are recognized in many ways before, during, and after the event. Current sponsors for the event include Presenting Sponsor First Citizens Bank; Champion Sponsors Pushing the Envelope, Stock Development, and Title Professionals of Florida; Hospitality Sponsors Moran Wealth Management, and Seagate Development Group; Visionary Sponsors Entech, MHK Architecture, and State Farm; and Trailblazer Sponsors Hertz, Publix Super Markets Charities, and Seacoast Bank…