The co-founders of a fast growing Jacksonville real estate company have been named winners in the Ernst & Young 2022 Entrepreneur Of The Year award for Florida and Puerto Rico.
Gregg Cohen and Alex Sifakis of JWB Real Estate Capital LLC were among the nine people representing seven companies who were selected.
Last year, JWB Real Estate Capital came in at No. 8 on the annual Fast 50 list. The company builds portfolio of rental properties, bringing in investors from across the nation.
Two other First Coast business leaders — Craig Mandeville of Forcura and Michael Brannigan of The Suddath Companies — had been finalists for the awards.
Cohen and Sifakis were finalists for the award in 2020. Last year, the nine winners of the Florida award included Jim O’Leary of The Haskell Co. and Steve Elder of iROCKER, both based in Jacksonville.
Nominees for the award are evaluated based on six criteria: entrepreneurial leadership; talent management; degree of difficulty; financial performance; societal impact and building a values-based company; and originality, innovation and future plans.
The regional winners will now be evaluated for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 National Awards, which will be presented in November.
