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South Florida' Best and Brightest Archive
Last updated on Sunday, May 1, 2011 (12:01:02 a.m. ET)

A list of all of the business and philanthropic leaders we have profiled since the inception of the feature appears below. If there is someone you would like to nominate for inclusion in a future edition of South Florida's Best and Brightest, please e-mail us the person's name, company, position, and any contact information you can provide. Due to the large number of submissions our office receives, we regret that we cannot reply to every inquiry.
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LAW
Senior Partner, Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, P.A.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
His client-list reads like a veritable who's who of American popular culture. Radio host Rush Limbaugh, artist Peter Max, racecar driver Helio Castroneves, physician William Kennedy Smith, adult entertainment tycoon Joseph Francis, and actor Kelsey Grammer, to name just ... Read More »
Pictured: Roy Black
(Photo credit: Katie Winter / Aventura Business Monthly)
REAL ESTATE
CEO, The Campins Company & Managing Partner, Be Entertainment
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
It was nearly a decade ago when Mark Burnett and Donald Trump collaborated to bring an American version of the UK hit "The Apprentice" to homes in the United States. Miami-based real estate agent Katrina Campins appeared on that inaugural season, helping revitalize NBC's ... Read More »
Pictured: Katrina Campins
(Photo credit: Katie Winter/ABM)
TELEVISION
Weekday Meteorologist, WFOR (CBS Channel 4)
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
Hard to imagine there's much left for multi-talented Lissette Gonzalez to accomplish. Her broadcasting debut came at UMTV, the University of Miami's student-run cable network, and by 2007, she was on-air at CBS4, talking weather in a top-20 media market. Incidentally, she ... Read More »
Pictured: Lissette Gonzalez
(Photo credit: Gio Alma)
MEDICINE
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
It would be difficult, if not nearly impossible, to confirm this supposition, but smart money says Lenny Hochstein has worked on more women who've graced the pages of "Playboy" and "Maxim" magazines than any other medical professional on the planet. Born in ... Read More »
Pictured: Leonard Hochstein
(Photo credit: lhochstein.com)
ENTERTAINMENT
Television Host, "Simply Delicioso" & "Delicioso"
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
Born in Colombia, Ingrid Hoffmann has called Miami home since 1985. Not that she's able to spend much time here. That's the sacrifice that comes with hosting two TV shows, "Simply Delicioso" on the Cooking Channel and "Delicioso," which was recently relaunched as a ... Read More »
Pictured: Ingrid Hoffmann
(Photo credit: The Food Network)
RESTAURANTS
Executive Chef, Bulldog Barbecue
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
It all began for him as a food-prep guy at the Intercontinental Hotel at a time when he admittedly knew "little-to-nothing" about the business. With enormous dedication, plus experience gained at Perricone's, the Ritz-Carlton, Tantra, and Timo, Howie Kleinberg became familiar to ... Read More »
Pictured: Howie Kleinberg
(Photo credit: Brustman Carino Public Relations / Bulldog Barbecue)
FASHION
Founder, Miss Fanatic Apparel
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
A four-year veteran and team captain, Aventura native Tiffany Pearl was selected to represent the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders at the 2010 Pro Bowl at Sun Life Stadium (the first time in three decades the game was held on the U.S. mainland). That season was her final ... Read More »
Pictured: Tiffany Pearl
(Photo credit: The Miami Dolphins Football Club)
FASHION
Creative Director, Donald J. Pliner
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
Born in South Florida and raised in Houston, Lisa Pliner was artistically inspired at an early age by her mother, Judith, who worked as a fashion designer. After enrolling at the University of Texas, she transferred to St. Edwards University in Austin, Tex., to study ... Read More »
Pictured: Lisa Pliner
(Photo credit: Mitchell Zachs, MagicalPhotos.com)
TELEVISION
Sports Director & Weeknight Sports Anchor, WSVN Channel 7
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
Unarguably the market's preeminent sportscaster, Steve Shapiro has been at the helm at WSVN (FOX/Channel 7) for the last eight years. He first joined the station as a sports reporter and anchor in 1997. A native of Boston, the meticulously attired, quick-witted Shapiro did his ... Read More »
Pictured: Steve Shapiro
(Photo credit: WSVN Fox Channel 7)
PHILANTHROPY
CEO, The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2011
While each of the selections in our inaugural "South Florida's Best and Brightest" edition devotes a significant portion of their energy and financial resources to charity, Norm Wedderburn is the only one who has chosen to make it the singular focus of his professional ... Read More »
Pictured: Norm Wedderburn
(Photo credit: Katie Winter / Aventura Business Monthly)

 
 
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