JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA’S
DISTINGUISHED BUSINESS HALL OF FAME EVENT HAPPENING MARCH 25, SPONSORS STILL SOUGHT
Timothy Cartwright, William Price, Jr., Matthew Price, and Aysegul Timur, Ph.D. to be Recognized
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mar. 5, 2025 – Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s annual Business Hall of Fame will be held on Tuesday, March 25, at 5:30 p.m., at the Naples Grande Beach Resort. This event will celebrate the induction of the 2025 laureates who support the organization’s goal and mission.
Founder at Fifth Avenue Family Office
This distinguished recognition celebrates forward-thinking influential leaders who have made a significant impact, created new opportunities, and elevated the educational landscape for youth in their communities regarding financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness.
Timothy Cartwright, Partner and Co-Founder at Fifth Avenue Family Office; William Price, Jr., Board Chairman, and Matthew Price, Chief Executive Officer, both with Seagate Development Group; and Aysegul Timur, Ph.D., President of Florida Gulf Coast University, will be inducted into Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s Business Hall of Fame. These philanthropic changemakers are joining an esteemed group of more than 100 business leaders in Southwest Florida who have been inducted into the Business Hall of Fame since its founding in 1988.
Matthew Price, Chief Executive Officer
Business Hall of Fame sponsors help Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida make a difference in the lives of local students and are recognized in many ways before, during, and after the event. Current sponsors for the event include presenting sponsor First Horizon Bank and champion sponsor Title Professionals of Florida. Visionary sponsors include FineMark National Bank & Trust, Miromar Development, Pushing the Envelope, State Farm, and Stock Development. Trailblazer sponsors include Fifth Avenue Family Office, MHK Architecture, Publix Super Markets Charities, Seacoast Bank, The Community Foundation, and Voya Financial.
To learn more about tickets and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.jaswfl.org. Inquiries can also be directed to Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida at (239) 225-2590 or [email protected].
Florida Gulf Coast University
About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA learning experiences are delivered by corporate and community volunteers and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Additionally, Junior Achievement is expanding its reach to 18-to-25-year-olds to provide young adults with critical life skills and pre-K youth to ensure children get a solid head start. Today, JA reaches more than 4.4 million students annually in 102 markets across the United States as part of 12.5 million students served by operations in more than 100 other countries worldwide. Junior Achievement USA is a member of JA Worldwide. For more information, visit www.ja.org.
Locally, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida partnered with classroom business volunteers during the 2023-2024 school year to provide 185,918 hours of instruction to 27,285 students throughout Collier, Lee, and Charlotte counties. For more information on Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, visit www.JASWFL.org, call (239) 225-2590, or email [email protected].