JUSTIN GARNER

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & BRAND STRATEGY, WORLD EQUESTRIAN CENTER, OCALA

Billed as a world-class facility for horse lovers, the World Equestrian Center is the largest equestrian complex in the U.S. and has been expanding ever since it opened in 2021. Time magazine named it one of the world’s greatest places of 2024. Most recently, it’s been building an event space and dining venue called Equestrian Manor, which was scheduled to open this fall. It has also announced plans to build a sports campus with ball fields, an event arena and another hotel, adding to the two hotels that already operate on the nearly 400-acre campus. Garner came to the Equestrian Center after holding leadership positions at Hilton hotels. He was promoted to his current role in 2023.