Peggy Nordeen
CEO, Starmark, Fort Lauderdale
Starmark employs 50 advertising, marketing and digital employees and represents clients in the travel and tourism, education, health care and technology sectors. Nordeen, who co-founded the company 41 years ago, today has three partners. She serves as vice chair of the Broward Workshop and was past chair of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance. The company has been on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies seven times.
| EDUCATION | University of Iowa (BA) |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I caught a 350-pound black marlin on 30-pound test fishing line in Panama. And I’ve spent over 4,000 hours on the ocean fishing and boating. |
| FAVORITE VACATION | Juan Fernandez Islands (also called the Robinson Crusoe Islands) in the middle of the South Pacific. Stepping back in time as you need to do on those islands gives you better perspective on what’s important today. |
| STAYING FIT | Sushi |