Aysegul Timur, Ph.D., president of Florida Gulf Coast University. PROVIDED

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida recently hosted its 37th annual Business Hall of Fame event honoring and recognizing business leaders in Southwest Florida with a gala at the Naples Grande Beach Resort. On Tuesday, March 25, nearly 500 business leaders gathered to induct 2025 Laureates Timothy Cartwright, partner and co-founder at Fifth Avenue Family Office; William Price, Jr., board chairman, and Matthew Price, CEO, both with Seagate Development Group; and Aysegul Timur, Ph.D., president of Florida Gulf Coast University, into the Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida Business Hall of Fame.

This year’s event, chaired by Stacey Herring of Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Laureate Chair Sandy Stilwell Youngquist, owner and CEO of Stilwell Enterprises, raised more than $250,000 to support local Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida programs that teach students the importance of financial literacy, career and work readiness and entrepreneurship.

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida extends its sincere appreciation to all of the event’s sponsors for their invaluable contributions in making this event a resounding success. Business Hall of Fame sponsors help Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida make a difference in the lives of local students and special thanks are extended to the 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. Special recognition is also given to the media sponsor, Gulfshore Business, for their support.

To help support Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida and our future workforce, please visit JASWFL.org or call 239-225-2590.

About Junior Achievement

Timothy Cartwright, partner and co-founder at Fifth Avenue Family Office. PROVIDED

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, as well as to pre-K youth to ensure children get a solid head start. Today, JA reaches more than 4.4 million students per year 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 ja.org.

Locally, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida partnered with classroom business volunteers during the 2022-2023 school year to provide 160,865 hours of instruction to 12,259 students throughout Collier, Lee, and Charlotte counties. For more information on Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, visit JASWFL.org, call 239-225-2590, or email info@jaswfl.org.

William Price, Jr. and Matthew Price receive award from Sandy Stilwell Youngquist. PROVIDED

William Price, Jr., board chairman, and Matthew Price, CEO, both with Seagate Development Group. PROVIDED

Jason Brewer, Jr. Achievement of SWFL board chair; Angela Fisher, president of Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, and Tim Greinert, president of Junior Achievement USA®. PROVIDED

Business Hall of Fame 2025 Laureates. PROVIDED

Stephanie Hoffman, of Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida , Stacey Herring of Morgan Stanley Private Bank, and Angela Fisher, president of Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida. PROVIDED

Aysegul Timur receives award from Sandy Stilwell Youngquist. PROVIDED

Timothy Cartwright receives award from Sandy Stilwell Youngquist. PROVIDED

Fundraising for Jr. Achievement of SWFL. PROVIDED