- Next travel destination: Johannesburg, South Africa
for a photo safari - Must-have gadget: Apple Watch and the Evernote app
- His idea of R&R: A day on the water spent fishing or
paddleboarding. - Craveable dish: The Hakata Classic ramen at Namba
- Go-to cologne: Acqua Di Giò by Giorgio Armani
- Never flies without: Noise-canceling headphones
- Favorite vista: Looking Glass Falls in the Pisgah Na-
tional Forest outside Asheville, North Carolina - Movie he’s seen more than five times: Braveheart
- Beloved local cultural organizations: Gulfshore Play-
house and The Naples Players are both marvelous. - Cause he’s passionate about: Youth Leadership Col-
lier. Building the leaders of tomorrow for Collier County
and helping more of our talent remain in Naples. - His happy place: Fishing in Everglades National Park
at Shark River. - Best advice he’s ever received: Show me your friends
and I will show you your future. - Signature Drink: Grande red eye from Starbucks by
day, Tito’s and club soda with extra lime by night. - Last great read: Judgment on the Front Line: How
Smart Companies Win by Trusting Their People by Chris
DeRose and Noel M. Tichy - Words to live by: Live like you will die tomorrow and
plan like you will live forever.
Michael Wynn is dedicated to serving Naples
and seeing his hometown grow. As the president of Sunshine
Ace Hardware, he presides over a family business that dates
back to 1958. His professional acumen and philanthropic
efforts have earned him such accolades as 2019 Naples Daily
News Outstanding Citizen of the Year, 2019 Business Ob-
server Top Entrepreneurs Icon Award, and 2017 Florida Gulf
Coast University Alumni of the Year. The fourth-generation
Neapolitan, who supports organizations such as the Greater
Naples Chamber of Commerce and the Naples Community
Hospital, lives with his wife, Paula, daughters Sydney and
Olivia, and cats Zelda and Muffin. —Caroline Ridgway136 NAPLES ILLUSTRATED
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