Congratulations to the 24 COSSPP alumni, as well as all 2025 Seminole 100 honorees, recognized for being among the fastest-growing and most profitable businesses owned by Florida State University alumni.
This year’s Seminole 100, chosen by the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, in partnership with FSU’s Alumni Association, featured 24 businesses owned or operated by COSSPP alumni . Ernst and Young, a multinational financial services firm, verified the information submitted by each company and ranked the businesses based on compound annual growth rate over the last three years.
Honorees and their businesses were celebrated yesterday, Feb. 22, 2025, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.
COSSPP 2025 Seminole 100 honorees, in numerical order:
• #7 – NDM Holdings Group LLC (NDM Hospitality Services) , Boca Raton, FL – Nicholas R. Falcone (B.S. Social Science ’10)*
• #9 – Excellere IT Services, Tampa, FL – Charlie Burnett (B.S. Interdisciplinary Social Science ’17)
• #11 – Carter and Leonardo Environmental Services, LLC – Sebring, FL – James M. Leonardo (B.S. Geography Environment & Society ’18)
• #15 – Kupanda Capital, LLC, Washington D.C. – Bobby J. Pittman, Jr. (B.S. Economic ’97)*
• #18 – EnLight.Energy, Gainesville, FL – Julio D. Hernandez (B.S. International Affairs ’04)
• #19 – Trulight, LLC, Crawfordville, FL – Mathue Briggs (B.S. Social Science ’17)*
• #26 – Evergreen Solutions, LLC, Tallahassee, FL – Jeffrey Ling (M.S. Political Science ’94; Ph.D. Political Science ’96)
• #28 – NLS Cleaning, LLC (NLS Pressure Washing, LLC), Neptune Beach, FL – Nile H. Lawrence–Stample (B.S. Social Science ’15)
• #30 – OmniCon, Tallahassee, FL – Rachel Rippee (B.S. Applied Economics ’09)*
• #31 – R&D Construction & Roofing (RDCR, LLC), Pinellas Park, FL – Jovanny Roque (B.S. Economics & Political Science ’03)
• #32 – Revell Media, Tallahassee, FL – Jay Revell (B.S. Political Science ’09; M.S. Applied American Politics & Policy ’12)
• #34 – Professional Building Services (Pro Building Services, Inc.), Plantation, FL – Craig Saxner (B.S. Economics ’86)*
• #36 – Imperial Fence Supply, LLC, East Point, GA – Todd P. Jefferies (B.S. Economics ’02)*
• #43 – Agostino Utilities, LLC, Schwenksville, PA – Albert J. Augustine (B.S. Social Sciences’16)
• #53 – SRI Management, LLC, Tallahassee, FL – Donald W. Bishop, Jr. (B.S. Economics ’05)*
• #54 – Sanchez Fischer Levine, LLP, Miami, FL – Fausto Sanchez (B.S. Political Science ’06 ) & David M. Levine (B.S. Political Science ’07)*
• #57 – Abyde, Clearwater, FL – Matthew P. DiBlasi (B.S. Social Sciences ’07)*
• #67 – Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath, North Palm Beach, FL – Lake H. Lytal, Jr. (B.S. Political Science ’62)
• #71 – The Nieves Law Firm, APC, Oakland, CA – Ebony N. Caraballo (B.S. Criminology and Sociology ’13)*
• #81 – Coastal Detox, Stuart, FL – Ross Tucker (B.S. Social Science ’16)*
• #82 – TAL Search Group, Inc. – Tallahassee, FL – John D. McFarlain (B.S. Political Science ’97)*
• #91 – On The Ball, Fort Lauderdale, FL – Marc Nudelberg (B.S. Economics ’09)
• #93 – Who We Play For, Tallahassee, FL – K. Kieran Easton (B.S. Social Science ’14)
• #100 – Lisa Carey, Realtor, Coldwell Banker Hartung – Tallahassee, FL – Lisa B. Carey (B.S. Political Science ’90) *Indicates companies previously named to the Seminole 100.
To view and download event photos of the 2025 Seminole 100 banquet, please visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/fsualumniassociation/albums/72177720324038146/with/54352831466.