Profiles

Dan Barousse and Christ Montgomery were working together at a 3D printing company when they encountered a problem with no solution. Where some would’ve given up, Dan and Chris saw an opportunity. They created the solution they were looking for: new technology that would allow for high-temperature 3D printing. And they ran with it.  Working...

Legendary Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier is gearing up to open his all-new restaurant, Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille, an exciting new venue for both football fans and food lovers. The part restaurant, part football museum is the latest addition to Celebration Pointe the premier entertainment venue in Gainesville, FL.‏ ‏Steve Spurrier will share his legacy and...

When a conservationist first approached Joy Hughes about an offer-first straw policy at her bar, Loosey’s, she wrote the idea off. But then she and Danny, her husband and business partner, saw a video of a turtle getting a stir straw extracted from its nose. That could’ve been one of their straws. Even if it...

Butler Enterprises is excited to announce that the plant-based soap retailer, Buff City Soap, is coming to Gainesville. Buff City Soap offers a high-quality alternative to commercial soap products riddled with harsh chemicals, detergents, sulfates, and animal fats. By focusing on transparency of ingredients and processes, Buff City Soap is disrupting the consumer goods industry....

Kamal & Jonnel Latham have lived around the world. Beijing, the Caribbean, and right here in Gainesville. Their home, and their jobs, changed with the seasons. Kamal has been a CEO, a diplomat, and an author. Jonnel has tried her hand at entrepreneurship, business consulting, and being a CEO herself. Kamal talks about these jobs...

Dana N. Zimmel, D.V.M., has been named permanent dean of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, after having served in the post on an interim basis since December 2019. She becomes the college’s seventh permanent dean, and the first woman ever to hold the job. “Only months after her interim appointment, Dr. Zimmel...

Starting a family wasn’t enough to keep Paul and Kristin Privette busy during the 2008 recession. With their newborn son along for the ride, they decided to go all-in on their dreams of opening a photography studio.  The fledgling family sold their house and car, pared down their bills, and moved into a garage apartment....

Fast Track gas station and convenience store announced their newest Gainesville location will be at Markets West on Tower Road. They join a growing list of retailers and businesses that call Markets West home including Dollar General, Sherwin Williams, NUMA Speed, O2B! Kids, Concept Companies, Level Architecture + Interiors, Campbell Spellicy Engineering, North Florida Regional...

Nobody has ever said that opening a restaurant is easy. The founder of Sensei Asian Bistro, located in Gainesville, Florida, has certainly been through a lot to get to where he is today. If you pay a visit to this amazing fine-dining restaurant located at Celebration Pointe, the only thing you will experience is delicious...

21 years ago, a waiter at a Gainesville restaurant created a business plan for the restaurant he was working at. It was turned down by the owner. That business plan was the foundation of Dragonfly, a modern Japanese pub, or izakaya. And that waiter was Hiro Leung, who now operates three Dragonfly locations across Florida....