Living Legends

RICK CASTILLO

PRESIDENT & PRINCIPAL, CASTILLO ENGINEERING, MAITLAND

The Castillos know solar energy. Founded in 1998 as a rooftop solar company, Castillo Engineering has grown into a leading solar energy design and consulting firm that’s completed 1.5 gigawatts of solar and energy storage projects. Licensed in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., it’s become a go-to solar engineering firm for utilities. A Venezuelan immigrant, Castillo has been passing the torch to his son Christopher, who became CEO in 2020 after serving as vice president since 2008. The firm was ranked by Inc. 5000 three years in a row as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. In 2023, it launched SolarLetters.com, a service that uses AI to automate documentation for solar installation companies.

Sheldon Anderson

Grove Bank & Trust

Brian Ballard

Ballard Partners

Caroline Beasley

Beasley Broadcast Group

Rick Castillo

Castillo Engineering

Tracy Duda Chapman

A. Duda & Sons

ED CHILES

CHILES GROUP

ROBERT COKER

U.S. Sugar

John Crossman

Crossman & Co.

Maryann Ferenc

Mise en Place Hospitality Group

Richard Goldman

XCEED PREPARATORY ACADEMY

George Hanbury

Nova Southeastern University

Todd Jones

Publix Super Markets

Anne Kerr

Florida Southern College

INEZ LONG

BLACK BUSINESS INVESTMENT FUND FLORIDA

Joe Lopano

Tampa International Airport

Ken McGurn

McGurn Management

Linda McGurn

McGurn Management

Patrick K. Neal

Neal Communities

David Odahowski

Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation

Janet E. Petro

NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center

John Peyton

GATE Petroleum Company

Phil Purcell

Marine Industries Association

Paul Reilly

Raymond James Financial

Larry Richey

Cushman & Wakefield

John Rivers

4R Restaurant Group and 4Roots

Stephen Ross

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Greg Ruthven

The Ruthvens

Nancy Watkins

Robert Watkins & Co.

Ronald Weaver

STEARNS WEAVER MILLER