South Florida Business & Wealth Announces 2016 Up & Comer Winners

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - June 17, 2016 - PRLog -- South Florida Business & Wealth (SFBW), South Florida's premier monthly business publication and parent company Lifestyle Media Group (LMG), today announced the winners of its 2016 Up & Comers Awards. Nineteen professionals, 39 years of age or younger, were honored for their dedication to their occupation and community.

"Each of the finalists represent the best and the brightest in their chosen field and it was extremely difficult for our editorial board to select winners," said Gary Press, LMG Chairman and CEO.  "There are no losers only winners in this competition. The 79 finalists, nominated by their peers and colleagues, are the rising stars of our community many of them already are proven leaders in their respective fields."

The following individuals took home top honors at the event held at The Venue in Wilton Manors.

Category          Name          Company/Org

Accounting          Lewis Greenberg      Daszkal Bolton

Banking          Erin Knight          Stonegate Bank

Construction          Bryan Donahue        Wantman Group Inc.

Education Up & Comer          Jonathan Schwartz Broward College

Finance          Cristian LaCapra      Northern Trust

Government          Scott Evans          Riviera Beach Community

Healthcare Up & Comer          Haroula Protopapadakis Memorial Regional Hospital

Hospitality Up & Comer          Paul Greenberg        American Social

Insurance Up & Comer          Zain Hasan          National Insurance

Law Broward County U & C          Michael Wild          Wild Felice & Partners

Law Dade County U & C          Gustavo J. Membiela Hunton & Williams

Law Palm Beach County U & C    Benjamin Hodas      LO//Benjamin Hodas

Marketing & Media U & C          Mike Valdes-Fauli    Pinta

Non-profit Up & Comer          Sandra Einhorn        Alliance of Broward

Professional Services U & C          Michael Loudis         ProFi Facility Main.

Public Relations Up & Comer          Lauren Fyke          JM Family Enterprises

Real Estate          Enrique Teran          Avanti Way Realty

Retail Up & Comer          Andrew Koenig        City Furniture

Technology/Utilities Up & Comer        Alex Price          ADT Security

South Florida Business & Wealth is currently accepting nominations for its Apogee Awards.  There will be 24 honorees showcased in both the pages of SFBW magazine and at a special awards ceremony to be held on October 27, 2016. The deadline for all nominations is July 15^th, 2016. To nominate, visit the SFBW website www.SFBWmag.com/signature-events/apogee

About South Florida Business & Wealth

South Florida Business & Wealth, a publication of Lifestyle Media Group, is the leading provider and trusted resource for business and economic information affecting the region. Each month, SFBW is direct mailed to 30,000 key decision-makers and influencers including business owners, presidents, C-level executives and senior management. SFBW is uniquely positioned to reach this audience of loyal, well-educated, affluent and influential readers. For more information, visit SFBWmag.com.

About Lifestyle Media GroupLMG is the largest and fastest-growing magazine publisher in South Florida. With 12 publications, LMG's combined readership of 707,000 includes local business professionals, community leaders, entrepreneurs and national tribal economic development leaders.The publication titles are Las Olas Lifestyle, Weston Lifestyle, Plantation/Davie/Southwest Ranches Lifestyle, Parkland Lifestyle, Coral Springs Lifestyle, Boca Raton/Delray Beach Lifestyle, Pinecrest Lifestyle, Estero Lifestyle, Parkland/Coral Springs Life, Coconut Creek Life, South Florida Business & Wealth and Tribal Business Journal. For more information, please visit www.lmgfl.com, sfbwmag.com and tribalbusinessjournal.com