Creative Thinkers

from The Palm Beach 100 | 2023

Visionary Voices

SCOTT DIAMENT

President, CEO Palm Beach Show Group

Diament, a native of New York, graduated from Florida Atlantic University at age 20 with a degree in business management and fi nance. He went on to co-found Provident Jewelry with partner Robert Samuels, and the pair expanded the chain to seven locations in South Florida. In 2001, Diament founded the Palm Beach Show Group, which produces eight shows per year encompassing jewelry, art, and antiques with the help of two partners. Today, the graduate gemologist is a leader in the jewelry and watch industry as well as a top exhibitor and show organizer.

WHAT HE WOULD TELL HIS YOUNGER SELF: Buy Telsa at the IPO IF HE COULD START OVER, HE WOULD: Be a scientist STARTS HIS DAY: With exercise FAVORITE BOOK: Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond WHY HE CHOSE HIS LINE OF WORK: I love art, jewelry, and human creativity. PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADE: Graduate gemologist COLLECTS: MB&F watches AT THE TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Obtain my real estate broker’s license GUILTY PLEASURE: Warehouses, so I have more space for my collections FAVORITE LOCAL SPOT TO EAT: Sant Ambroeus in Palm Beach HIDDEN TALENT: I can juggle. SECRET IDENTITY: James Bond ADMIRES MOST: Elon Musk. He wants to help humanity and is actively doing something about it.

KATE ARRIZZA

President, CEO Cox Science Center and Aquarium

Born and raised in Jupiter, Arrizza was previously a volunteer at the Science Center in the late 1990s and is a proud product of the Palm Beach County public school system. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in science from the United States Naval Academy, she served as an offi cer in the U.S. Navy for seven years and served overseas on the USSCarr, USS Fort McHenry, and USSTortuga. Upon receiving her honorable discharge from the Navy, she moved back to her home state, where she continues to further her career in administration. Her work at the Science Center over the past 13 years has earned her several accolades and awards, including: South Florida Business Journal 40 Under 40, Sun Sentinel Top Workplace Professional, Women of Worth, ESPN Veteran of the Month, and Palm Beach County Distinguished Alumni Award. Arrizza also received West Palm Beach’s Hometown Hero Award this past July.

PERSONAL MOTTO: Improvise, adapt, and overcome WHO WOULD PLAY HER IN A BIOPIC: Sandra Bullock AT THE TOP OF HER BUCKET LIST: A family trip to Europe

BLAKE BENNETT

Principal A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Bennett has been an educator for 25 years, working as a teacher, assistant principal, middle school principal, and high school principal. As principal of A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, she offers students a world-class academic and arts education. It is her responsibility to make sure students reach their highest potential, academically and artiscally. She has worked in different kinds of schools over the years and focused on instruction, systems, and culture to provide the highest quality of education that leads to student achievement. She assisted in raising a struggling school through focused efforts on those three components, along with arts programming. Bennett believes all students should have the opportunity to explore learning through a passion for the arts; offering arts classes to students is often the thing that makes them enjoy coming to school.

HOMETOWN: Bu alo, New York ADVICE FOR SOMEONE STARTING OUT (OR STARTING OVER): Don’t ever doubt your ability to be the best you can be. HOBBIES: Exercising, the arts, reading, crafts, learning new things, and spending time with family and friends

THIERRY BEAUD

Founder Titou Hospitality Restaurant Group

With a passion for hospitality, Beaud opened his fi rst restaurant, Pistache French Bistro, along the West Palm Beach waterfront in 2008. Three years later, his continued love of seafood encouraged him to move forward and open PB Catch Seafood & Raw Bar, a traditional seafood house on Palm Beach island. For his latest endeavor, Beaud joined forces with famed chef Lindsay Autry to launch The Regional in West Palm Beach, which was named Best Restaurant in 2016 by The Palm Beach Post.

HOMETOWN: Bordeaux, France TOP BUCKET-LIST DESTINATION: Japan CAUSES HE SUPPORTS: Bahamas Relief Cruise and Feeding South Florida ADVICE FOR SOMEONE STARTING OUT (OR STARTING OVER): Only do it if you are passionate about it. TOP TRAVEL PICK: The Basque Country GUILTY PLEASURE: A good croissant FAVORITE LOCAL SPOTS TO EAT: Avocado Grill in West Palm Beach, Café Sapori in West Palm Beach, and Trevini in Palm Beach

LORI BERG

General Manager The Royal Poinciana Plaza

Since the beginning of her career, Berg has been immersed in luxury fashion. She has held executive leadership roles at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Henri Bendel. Prior to rejoining The Royal Poinciana Plaza, Berg was the vice president of retail at Baha Mar in the Bahamas. Berg is deeply ingrained in the Palm Beach community, serving on multiple charity leadership boards and committees as well as the board of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce.

ADVICE FOR SOMEONE STARTING OUT (OR STARTING OVER): Find a mentor and recognize that with every action in your career, no matter how big or small, you are building your reputation. FAVORITE BOOK: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens PERSONAL MOTTO: Another day in paradise! WHY SHE CHOSE HER LINE OF WORK: I’ve always known my path. I’ve loved fashion since childhood, and that love has always steered the course of my career. FAVORITE QUOTE: “In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be di erent.” —Coco Chanel HOBBIES: Being on the water…boating, beach, pool! COLLECTS: Shoes and handbags

ANTHONY BURKS SR.

President ATB Fine Art Group, Inc.

A Palm Beach County native, Burks Sr. has more than 30 years of experience in the fi eld of fi ne and commercial art. He is a visual artist, curator, mentor, art educator, and co-founder of ATB Fine Art Group Inc., an art-based consulting fi rm that creates, sells, promotes, and teaches about art of different disciplines. He provides exhibition opportunities to emerging, mid-career, and established artists with his business partner and wife, Trina Slade-Burks. Two of his works, Mirror Black and Juneteenth, were acquired by the Norton Museum of Art and put into the R.H. Norton Permanent Collection. Burks Sr. has received numerous awards, grants, and other honors throughout the years.

BEST PIECE OF ADVICE HE’S RECEIVED: Less is more. HIDDEN TALENT: I bake a mean pound cake. FAVORITE LOCAL SPOT TO EAT: Petanque in Northwood STARTS HIS DAY: I pray and thank God for my blessings. WHY HE CHOSE HIS LINE OF WORK: It chose me. From the time I was a little boy I always knew I wanted to be an artist.

TODD HERBST

Co-Owner Big Time Restaurant Group

As a New York native, Herbst has been in the restaurant business since he was legally allowed to work. After dropping out of the University of Colorado, Herbst moved to Marco Island and opened his fi rst dining establishment, Todd’s at Tigertail Beach, followed by John Bull English Pub in 1993. He later partnered with Lisabet Summa and opened the fi rst critically acclaimed restaurant, Big City Tavern in West Palm Beach. Herbst now is a partner in 18 restaurants, which all operate under the umbrella of Big Time Restaurant Group. He resides in Palm Beach with his wife, Brandie, and their three daughters.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A BIOPIC: A young Robert Redford FAVORITE BOOK: Kitchen Confi dential by Anthony Bourdain ADVICE FOR SOMEONE JUST STARTING OUT (OR STARTING OVER): Don’t get discouraged. There will be hard times and good times. SECRET TO HIS SUCCESS: Perseverance TOP TRAVEL PICKS: Italy, France, and England PERSONAL MOTTO: Never give up, never give up. Never, never, never.

GEORGE FORD

Owner Leeds Custom Design and Seabreeze Building

Ford founded Seabreeze Building, LLC in 2014 to fi ll the need for a “best in class” custom home building company to serve the clients of his successful cabinet and millwork business, Leeds Custom Design. The company has grown to include more than 40,000 square feet of showroom, design, workshop, and fi nishing facilities. Ford, a native of North Palm Beach, graduated from St. Andrews High School and received a bachelor of science degree from Vanderbilt University. Ford is also a licensed Residential Building Contractor in the state of Florida and has built luxury homes throughout the Palm Beaches.

BEST ADVICE: My dad used to say, “You’ll never get ahead working an eight-hour day.” HIDDEN TALENT: Picking talented people TOP TRAVEL PICKS: Architectural wonders throughout America and Europe FAVORITE BOOK: The Toyota Way by Je rey Liker HOBBY: Tennis FAVORITE QUOTE: “There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great e ciency, something that should not be done at all.” —Peter Drucker

ANDREW KATO

Producing Artistic Director, Chief Executive Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Kato is celebrating his seventeenth season at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. During his tenure, he has produced more than 70 productions and the theater has grown to be one of the most successful regional theaters in the Southeast. Kato was the creative consultant/coordinating producer on the Tony Awards for 13 years. He was a producer on the Broadway productions of Jelly’s Last Jam and Angels in America and the Off-Broadway production of Cryptogram. He received the 2012 Council’s Choice Muse Award from the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, the 2013 Silver Palm Award from the South Florida Theatre League for Outstanding Contribution, and the 2019 Richard G. Fallon Award for Excellence in Professional Theatre.

EDUCATION: Florida State University TOUGHEST CHALLENGE FACED: Building a $40 million building through a pandemic STARTS HIS DAY: Co ee, brought to me every day by my partner, Jay, of 18 years. That’s true love. FIRST JOB: A busboy at the Log Cabin Restaurant making $15 a night. I thought I was rich. WHAT HE WOULD TELL HIS YOUNGER SELF: Be yourself. Because it’s okay.

SARA MCCANN

CEO, Creative Director Hive Collective

After moving to Palm Beach in the 1990s, McCann founded the interior design fi rm McCann Design Group in 2000. Recognizing the need for a high-end home store in the area, she opened Hive Home, Gift & Garden in 2013 as a showcase for her fresh, elegant style. McCann expanded the Hive brand in 2019 to include the apparel boutiques Hive for Her, Hive for Him, and Hive for Kids. Spring 2021 brought the opening of Hive Trade Showroom and Hickory Chair Palm Beach, trade showrooms for luxury brands of furniture, textiles, and wall coverings. McCann’s latest venture, Hive Bakery & Café, opened in March 2022.

INSPIRED BY: Ina Garten for cooking, baking, and e ortless entertaining STARTS HER DAY: Breakfast and co ee at 7 a.m. at Hive Bakery & Café AT THE TOP OF HER BUCKET LIST: Potentially opening a boutique hotel WHAT MAKES HER SMILE: Every time I see the fl ock of green parrots in front of The Breakers—a nice reminder of how special and magical Palm Beach is. SECRET TO HER SUCCESS: I surround myself with talented people I can learn from. FIND HER ON WEEKENDS: Visiting our daughter in Washington, D.C.

EMILY PANTELIDES

President Pantelides PR & Consulting

For more than 10 years, Pantelides has worked as an award-winning news anchor and reporter for TV stations across the nation. She left news and opened her own PR fi rm, Pantelides PR & Consulting, because she could offer something other PR fi rms couldn’t—a direct connection to the media. Pantelides PR is now one of the most infl uential and best-recognized public relations brands in Palm Beach County.

HOMETOWN: Athens, Greece ADVICE FOR SOMEONE STARTING OUT (OR STARTING OVER): I wish somebody told me when I got started that failure is not the opposite of success; it’s a part of your success. PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADE: I was voted woman of the year by the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce. INSPIRED BY: Strong women. I truly study the habits of women who work and have children and somehow manage it all. I compare them to gorgeous diamonds that can’t be broken. BEST ADVICE: Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good. That really resonates with me. Don’t stop working on something because it’s not 100 percent perfect. Sometimes the good really does turn into the perfect.

MIMI MCMAKIN

Founder, Interior Decorator Kemble Interiors

A fourth-generation Palm Beacher, McMakin is the founder of Kemble Interiors. She began her fi rm in 1982, and it has since become multigenerational, with her daughters expanding the business to New York and London. With more than 40 years of experience consulting and working with licensed architects and contractors, she is recognized for her distinctive fusion of whimsy and respectful and appropriate residential and commercial restoration.

ADVICE FOR SOMEONE STARTING OUT (OR STARTING OVER): Never give up. Be polite. Always return phone calls. Be humble; this is not a business for people who fi nd themselves overly entitled. FAVORITE QUOTE: “Design is the process by which imagination and memory become reality.” —Celerie Kemble FIRST JOB: I rode my bike to a photo studio where I assisted the assistants in retouching. TOP BUCKET-LIST DESTINATION: Cape Town, South Africa FAVORITE PLACE TO GRAB A DRINK: Swifty’s at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach GUILTY PLEASURES: Hollandaise sauce, whipped cream, white wine, fresh fl owers, and Jack Russell Terriers.

J. MICHAEL PRINCE

President, CEO USPA Global Licensing, Inc.

As president and CEO of USPA Global Licensing—the offi cial licensor and broadcaster for the United States Polo Association—Prince leads the U.S. Polo Assn. brand, which has a multibillion-dollar global footprint, distribution in 190 countries, and more than 1,200 retail stores and 7 million social media followers. The business broadcasts high-profi le polo sporting events on ESPN, reaching millions of viewers worldwide. Ranked among the fi ve largest global sports licensors in the world, U.S. Polo Assn. takes its place alongside iconic sports brands like the NFL, NBA, and MLB.

HOMETOWN: Ada, Oklahoma FAVORITE QUOTE: “Never surrender.” —Sir Winston Churchill PERSONAL MOTTO: Lead by example. ADVICE FOR SOMEONE STARTING OUT (OR STARTING OVER): Be innovative. Think out of the box and execute. GUILTY PLEASURES: A bottle of red wind and a full season of Yellowstone FAVORITE LOCAL SPOTS TO EAT: Leftovers and Dune Dog in Jupiter and the Palm Beach Grill

DAVID SABIN

Festival Organizer of Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival President of Brickhouse PR & Special Events

With a background in design and public relations for local, national, and international brands, Sabin created Brickhouse Public Relations & Special Events to provide a unique experience and unlimited opportunities for clients. As a passionate foodie, he organizes the annual Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival. Sabin’s commitment and tenacity have brought star talent and legendary celebrity chefs to the Palm Beaches for this annual event.

TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: Finding the right amount of balance each day. AT THE TOP OF HIS BUCKET LIST: Using an out-of-o ce reply for the fi rst time. I’ve always wanted to do that. COLLECTS: I have 150-plus pairs of rare sneakers new in the box. ACTOR WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A BIOPIC: The Rock GUILTY PLEASURES: My wife’s cooking and rerun episodes of The O ce FIND HIM ON WEEKENDS: At The Regional in West Palm Beach or Honeybelle in Palm Beach Gardens FAVORITE LOCAL PLACE TO GRAB A DRINK: The Parched Pig in Palm Beach Gardens

ROB SAMUELS

President, CEO Provident Jewelry

As president and CEO of Provident Jewelry, Samuels oversees a chain of South Florida stores and locations in West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Wellington, Naples, Fort Myers, and Palm Beach. He is co-founder and vice president of the Palm Beach Show Group, which produces both trade and luxury consumer shows in convention centers around the country. He is also founding partner of CJS, a multistate, hospitality-specialized janitorial company that serves more than 500 restaurants in the United States.

TOP TRAVEL PICKS: The Amalfi Coast, Mykonos, and St. Barts FIND HIM ON THE WEEKENDS: Cooking, enjoying the sunrise, and spending time with friends and family. WHAT HE WOULD TELL HIS YOUNGER SELF: Enjoy the process more. HOBBIES: Food, traveling, and family ADVICE FOR SOMEONE STARTING OUT (OR STARTING OVER): Find people you respect in the industry that you would like to pursue. Figure out what they are doing well and emulate it. Figure out what they can improve on and help them improve it.