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Engin Yesil

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

He is a diversified entrepreneur to his core. After making his fortune by innovating the eyewear industry through a contact company now known as 1.800.CONTACTS, Turkish tycoon Yesil launched Iprepay, a pioneer company that delivers store value products such as prepaid wireless airtime, calling cards, bill payment, and more. He founded Core Development in 1996, and his Turkish real estate company, Yesil Insaat, is developing a grand-scale project near Istanbul and is also involved in Trump Istanbul. He has been chairman and director of SK Realty Ventures since 2007, and he also became president of Wilson Mining Corporation in 2008.

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Sean Wolfington

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

Wolfington, chairman and CEO of The Wolfington Companies, is a serial entrepreneur with businesses in the technology, marketing and film industries. His accomplishments include being a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the age of 34, building and selling four digital marketing companies for a combined enterprise value of 500 million dollars by the age of 40, and recently selling his company VinSolutions to Autotrader.

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Mayi De La Vega

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

After founding ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, Mayi de la Vega expanded the company with four office locations in the South Florida area and 200 full-time agents. Specializing in luxury properties, Mayi utilized her relationships derived from formerly working in the aerospace industry and has formed partnerships with the Sotheby’s brand in Brazil, Mexico, Russia and Peru. Mayi is an active member of the community, sitting on the Advisory Board to the Dean of College at Florida International University and working as a committee member of the University’s College of Medicine.

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Howard Lorber

Friday, April 13th, 2012

In addition to being the Chairman and a principal owner of New York real estate powerhouse Prudential Douglas Elliman, he is the chairman and CEO of Nathan’s Famous, the fast-food company that started on Coney Island in 1916 and expanded around the world. As if that wasn’t enough to keep his schedule packed, he is also the director of United Capital Corp., a real estate investment and management company with a portfolio of 150 properties throughout the U.S. On a local front, Lorber is president and CEO of the Miami-based Vector Group Ltd., a publicly held company listed on the New York Stock Exchange that makes and markets high-quality tobacco products.

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Ira Lang

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Lang’s impressive career began in New York when the entrepreneur founded several car dealerships, which eventually expanded to Delray Beach. After selling most of these dealerships but one, Lang began investing in commercial real estate and currently owns numerous properties in New York, Florida, Arizona and Colorado. Outside of the workplace, Lang is recognized for his selfless efforts to aid the homeless at the Outreach Center and his strides with St. Judes’ research center.

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