Michael Ridard
Originally from Cannes, France, Michael Ridard started from the bottom. Through hard work and determination, he learned all aspects of the restaurant business and quickly became respected in the world of hospitality. Read more>>
Renata Leal Costa
Office&Co. was originally opened in São Paulo, Brazil, to be the home for new businesses. We are not providers only of physical office, but also the entire networking infrastructure for our clients´businesses to thrive. One year afyer inauguration in Sao Paulo, Office&Co. doubled in size and occupies today the entire last floor of a beautiful building at the heart of São Paulo´s financial district, and has been the address of hundreds of companies. Read more>>
Janice Attia Kandel
It all started when a family friend reached out to me and asked me have you ever designed a condo and of course I said yes (when I actually never done it on my own) then he said well you have now a new client. That was the moment I decided to go on my own, and then one thing lead to the other and I started networking and getting more clients and expanding my horizons. Read more>>
David Goldsztajn
Growing up me and my brother would play in our mothers party store to through parties. As children and teenagers we worked blowing up balloons in Barranquilla, Colombia. In 2000 after graduating high school I moved to Miami to attend college. Read more>>
Steven La Fonte
My passion for interior design began in 1990 while living in Manhattan, New York. I was a partner in custom drapery workroom designing draperies with high end designers. I decided to pursue a career in design. My inspiration comes from fashion, nature, music, scents and hotels. Read more>>
Michele Benesch
I was very fortunate coming out of college as my passion for marketing and reputation of hard work landed me an internship in Dallas, Texas at Emperion, a joint venture between EDS and John Alden Financial. The internship lasted a year and was the classic from the ground up approach which entailed 12 hours days, 6 days a week for bare minimum. Read more>>
Fiorella Blanco
Fratelli Milano was founded on December 20th, 2006 between myself and Milanese twin brothers Chefs Roberto Bearzi (Executive Chef/my husband) and Emanuele Bearzi (Pastry Chef). After having worked at some of the best kitchens in town, the trio started Fratelli as a family owned and operated 20 seat Italian restaurant in the heart of Downtown Miami. Read more>>
Gio Punzo, Antonio Calderon
The beginnings of Streann Media trace back six years, when the paths of Giovanni “Gio” Punzo and Antonio Calderon crossed during their roles with disruptive technology provider LiveU. Around this time, Netflix’s new media content business model was just emerging, and the pair of innovators discovered firsthand the struggles that other content providers were having making the shift to digital and then to streaming content. Read more>>
