BLAKE GABLE

CEO, BARRON COLLIER COMPANIES, NAPLES

An agriculture, land development and investment firm, Barron Collier has 200 employees managing more than 2 million square feet of commercial property, homebuilding operations and private land holdings of more than 80,000 acres. Gable joined the firm in 1999 as a project manager during the establishment of the town of Ave Maria and was named co-president in 2010 and CEO in 2017. He chaired the Florida Gulf Coast University board of trustees for six years, recently chaired the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and is part of the Florida Council of 100.

EDUCATION: Tulane University (BA), Florida Gulf Coast University (MBA)

NOTABLE TREND: Perhaps not industry-specific, but at this time it seems as though the only trend is uncertainty. While we have a number of projects in the pipeline, at this point we are going to hold off on anything significant until some stability resurfaces.

DAILY RITUAL: I still play competitive old-man soccer.

NEXT GEN ADVICE: Do what you say you're going to do, treat people well and never risk your reputation.