We get a peek into a local family-owned business that’s now in its third generation. Sunshine Ace Hardware was founded in Naples by Don Wynn in the late 1950s. His grandson, Michael Wynn has been the company's President since 2005. He's also co-founder of the Resnick-Wynn Family Business Conference, which takes place on Thursday, Feb. 29 at Florida Gulf Coast University from 9am to 2pm. It will focus on how family businesses can successfully navigate the challenges they face in our modern economy, and transition from generation to generation if that’s their goal.
Michael Wynn, president of Sunshine Ace Hardware, is the new chair of Florida Gulf Coast University’s Board of Trustees. Blake Gable, the CEO of Barron Collie
Steve Forbes at the 2022 event. COURTESY PHOTOS Sometimes family business owners just need to know they’re not alone. That the struggles they face from startup and survival to success and significance are common denominators, the same challenges even gigantic multigenerational family-owned corporations like Hasbro and Forbes experienced once upon a time ago.