About Peter Cuderman Occupation: Chief strategy officer, Tri-Town Construction; U.S. Marine Corps; adjunct professor, FGCU Education: Bachelor's degree, legal studies, FGCU; master's degree, business administration, FGCU; studying law at William Mitchell College of Law Other involvement: Part of the newly organized Bonita Kiwanis; on the FGCU Alumni Association board of directors. Nominations Do you know someone in the Southwest Florida business community who is a mover, a shaker, an influential, or an up and comer in the under-40 crowd? We'd like to profile them in our special monthly series in the Sunday Business section and on news-press.com. Email your nomination to Steve McQuilkin, storytelling coach, The News-Press Media Group, smcquil- [email protected]. You Won’t Believe Your Eyes! A/C Savings so BIG $78 a month rebates Up to $500 in utility rebates Save Up to $1,700 on a New AC System* Save Up to $1,700 on a New AC System * SALE EXTENDED! SALE EXTENDED! F R E E W A T E R H As low as $78 a month manufacturer rebates A l Up to $1,200 in f t Up to $1 200 in F R E W A T E R H E A T E R W I T H N E W A C ! EN KJ@EPEKJEJC "HA?PNE? -HQI>EJC !N=EJO )DPLO\2ZQHG 2SHUDWHG 6LQFH See for yourself, Call us to schedule your free A/C estimate (239) 204-5658 GetBest.com '*/"/$*/( "7"*-"#-& NOW HIRING! NP-0000874829 *16 Seer unit or higher, cleaning limited to new A/C system duct work only. Call for details. License EC13005154, CA1816868, CFC1429126. Expires 2/15/2016. SECTION D » SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016 E1 Each month in 2016 the Sunday Business section will profile a young entrepreneur who is changing Southwest Florida’s business landscape in a series we’re calling 12 Under 40. Scanning through Peter Cuderman’s achievements and experience, his credentials could easily be for two or three people, or perhaps a man with decades of experience. Founder of public relations and consulting companies. Master’s degree in business administra- tion. Private bank analyst. U.S. Marine. Adjunct pro- fessor. Student body president. Law school student. Cuderman is 25 years old. His latest job? Chief strategy officer for Tri-Town Construction, based off Alico Road in San Carlos Park. The business focuses on high-end remodels, roofing, and new con- struction. On working for J.P. Morgan for almost a year, beginning in 2013: “It was a great opportunity to get involved in the corporate world right away.” SARAH COWARD/THE NEWS-PRESS Peter Cuderman is chief strategy officer for Tri-Town Construction in San Carlos Park. Hard hat, hard work recipe for success Cuderman has experience far beyond his years CASEY LOGAN [email protected]See Cuderman, Page 2D 25 YEARS OLD Go online to watch video with this profile of Peter Cuderman. news-press.com Reservations open at Viansa at Talis Park WCI Communities is accepting reservations for newly intro- duced luxury Terrace Homes within the first two of eight, three- story mid-rises in Viansa at Talis Park in Naples. WCI says in a news release that 48 Viansa Terrace Homes will feature nature preserve views and a refined home design. Homes boast 2,350 square feet of living area. Homes in Viansa will start at $605,000. To learn more about Viansa at Talis Park, call 1-800-WCI-2290, visit wcicommunities.com., or visit Talis Park’s Garden House Sales Center at 16980 Livingston Road. Wicked Dolphn to host Humane Society benefit Wicked Dolphin Rum Distillery will host a benefit called “Wicked Dolphin Decades Party: 1940’s Hollywood’s Golden Era Meets the USO” featuring costumes, specialty cocktails, casino games, live music, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and a few surprises. The event will benefit the Gulf Coast Humane Society’s Cape Coral Shelter. The success of last year’s “Wicked Dolphin Speakeasy: A Prohibi- tion Party,” inspired Wicked Dolphin to turn the event into an annual fundraiser, changing the decade each year, to benefit the GCHS’s In brief See Briefs, Page 2D We want your news Send news and photos to [email protected]Missing your stock? If you don't see your stock or mutual fund listed, send an email to [email protected]or call 335-0352. ALSO INSIDE: CLASSIFIEDS » 8D
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About Peter CudermanOccupation: Chief strategy officer, Tri-Town Construction; U.S.Marine Corps; adjunct professor, FGCU
Education: Bachelor's degree, legal studies, FGCU; master'sdegree, business administration, FGCU; studying law at WilliamMitchell College of Law
Other involvement: Part of the newly organized BonitaKiwanis; on the FGCU Alumni Association board of directors.
Nominations
Do you know someone in the Southwest Florida businesscommunity who is a mover, a shaker, an influential, or an upand comer in the under-40 crowd? We'd like to profile them inour special monthly series in the Sunday Business section andon news-press.com. Email your nomination to Steve McQuilkin,storytelling coach, The News-Press Media Group, [email protected].
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Each month in 2016 the Sunday Business sectionwill profile a young entrepreneur who is changingSouthwest Florida’s business landscape in a serieswe’re calling 12 Under 40.
Scanning through Peter Cuderman’s achievementsand experience, his credentials could easily be for twoor three people, or perhaps a man with decades ofexperience. Founder of public relations and consultingcompanies. Master’s degree in business administra-tion. Private bank analyst. U.S. Marine. Adjunct pro-fessor. Student body president. Law school student.Cuderman is 25 years old.
His latest job?
Chief strategy officer for Tri-Town Construction,based off Alico Road in San Carlos Park. The businessfocuses on high-end remodels, roofing, and new con-struction.
On working for J.P. Morgan for almost a year, beginning in 2013:
“It was a great opportunity to get involved in thecorporate world right away.”
SARAHCOWARD/THE
NEWS-PRESS
Peter Cudermanis chief strategyofficer forTri-TownConstruction inSan Carlos Park.
Hard hat,hard workrecipe forsuccessCuderman has experiencefar beyond his yearsCASEY LOGAN [email protected]
See Cuderman, Page 2D
25YEARSOLD
Go online to watch
video with this profile
of Peter Cuderman. news-press.com
Reservations open at Viansa at Talis Park
WCI Communities is accepting reservations for newly intro-duced luxury Terrace Homes within the first two of eight, three-story mid-rises in Viansa at Talis Park in Naples.
WCI says in a news release that 48 Viansa Terrace Homes willfeature nature preserve views and a refined home design. Homesboast 2,350 square feet of living area. Homes in Viansa will start at$605,000.
To learn more about Viansa at Talis Park, call 1-800-WCI-2290,visit wcicommunities.com., or visit Talis Park’s Garden House SalesCenter at 16980 Livingston Road.
Wicked Dolphn to host Humane Society benefit
Wicked Dolphin Rum Distillery will host a benefit called “WickedDolphin Decades Party: 1940’s Hollywood’s Golden Era Meets theUSO” featuring costumes, specialty cocktails, casino games, livemusic, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and a few surprises. The event willbenefit the Gulf Coast Humane Society’s Cape Coral Shelter.
The success of last year’s “Wicked Dolphin Speakeasy: A Prohibi-tion Party,” inspired Wicked Dolphin to turn the event into an annualfundraiser, changing the decade each year, to benefit the GCHS’s
If you don't see yourstock or mutual fundlisted, send an email [email protected] call 335-0352.
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Cape Coral Shelter. Tickets to the1940s themed event are $100 andinclude: Admission, $500 in playgambling money, live music andentertainment, hors d’oeuvres,dessert, including specialty cup-cakes and chocolates by SaveRoom for Dessert and Noela Choc-olate made with Wicked DolphinRum, valet parking and a cash barfeaturing specialty cocktails.
Emcees for the evening areABC-7 Anchor, Krista Fogelsongand Red Sox Spring Training An-nouncer, Ted Fitzgeorge. Dressingin wartime era fashion, uniform oryour favorite 1940’s actor or moviecharacter is encouraged. All activ-ities, including a chance to win a1-carat diamond, courtesy JohnMichaels Diamond and JewelryStudio, photo booth and casinogame proceeds benefit the GCHS.Tickets are available online, at theWicked Dolphin Distillery, the GulfCoast Humane Society in Fort My-ers, Raso Realty, Stephen ToddHome Furnishings and John Mi-chaels Diamond and Jewelry Stu-dio in Cape Coral.
The event will be held at WickedDolphin at 131 SW 3rd Place, CapeCoral from 8 p.m.-midnight.
For information go to wick-eddolphin.com.
Global Ocular opensnew Fort Myers office
The Lions Eye Institute forTransplant & Research will open alocation in Fort Myers. The facilitywill expedite the cornea donationprocess and to advance ocularresearch. An open house event willbe held at the new facility. Theevent is on Tuesday from 3-7 p.m.at the Lions Eye Institute for Trans-plant & Research, 2714 Oak RidgeCourt, Suite 601 in Fort Myers. Anofficial program will start 6 p.m.
Newsmakers
AJ Cipperly promoted at Validus Senior Living
AJ Cipperly has been promotedto national director of memorycare and training for Validus Sen-ior Living. Also, Jodi Wood joinsthe company to assume Cipperly’sformer duties as regional directorof programming. Cipperly and
Wood have been inthe senior healthindustry for morethan 15 years.
Cipperly will pro-vide dementia train-ing and education forall Validus asso-ciates. “My ultimategoal with my new
role is to provide professional andfamily caregivers with hands-on,practical, day-to-day skills andtools to improve their quality of lifeand the lives of those they are car-ing for,” Cipperly said. She hadbeen regional director of program-ming at Validus for the past threeyears.
Dr. Tim M. Verwest, DMDnamed 2016 top dentist
Pediatric Dentistry of Fort My-ers, Dr. Tim M. Verwest, has beenselected by tConsumer ResearchCouncil of America for inclusion inthe 2016 Guide to America’s TopDentists according to a news re-lease. Selection is based on a pointssystem which includes, experience,training, board certification andprofessional associations.
Verwest was selected 2015’s bestdentist in Fort Myers for dentistrytreatment and services as re-viewed by patients verified byOpencare. Verwest gave away over35,000 toothbrushes in the last twoyears.
Verwest’s professional affili-ations include The American Acad-emy of Pediatric Dentistry, theAmerican and Florida Dental Asso-ciations and West Coast DentalAssociation, the Florida Academyof Pediatric Dentistry, and the LeeCounty Dental Association. He isoften a guest lecturer for organiza-tions and has taught classes atFlorida Southwestern State Col-lege.
Areas of service include dentalexams, cleanings, composite fill-ings, dental hygiene education,extractions, fluoride treatments,sealants, sedation dentistry, spacemaintainers, X-rays and toothnerve treatment. For information,visit DrVerwest.com or 482-2722.
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Cipperly
On starting a consulting firm forbusinesses that morphed intoPR Zebra, which just closed:
“That was more niche. I felt peoplewere being overcharged for PR ser-vices.”
What’s the best advice he hasreceived?
“Think of everything as if you’re in afish bowl.” It’s important to be transpar-ent, he said, in an increasingly socialworld.
What drives him?
He spoke about his dad, a first-gener-ation American who became a success-ful surgeon. He served in Vietnam as anaval officer. “You see what you arecapable of. We can do a lot.”
A typical day
He wakes up at 4 a.m. to go on a 3-mile run, do 20 pull-ups and 100 crunch-es. “The fresh air in your system reallygets you going.” He then does two tothree hours of schooling through Wil-liam Mitchell College of Law, then he’soff to work.
Hobbies
He likes to read and play basketball.He enjoys spending time with friendsand family.
Teaching
He has worked as an adjunct profes-sor at FGCU, where he has taught en-trepreneurship and other businesscourses.
Biggest success?
As student body president at FGCU,he played a key role in getting a pavil-ion constructed to honor veterans. Herecalls being at the dedication cere-mony with his father. “That was at thetop of the list.”
Biggest influences?
“I think every stage of your life youfind a mentor or multiple mentors. Hismentors include John Gamba, presidentat Fort Myers-based MassiveU, andSandra Kauanui, department chair ofmanagement and director of the In-
stitute for Entrepreneurship at FGCU.
What he has learned
“Fail quick. You have to be reallysuccessful to get people behind whatyou’re doing.”
Last book read
“The Tipping Point: How LittleThings Can Make a Big Difference,” byMalcolm Gladwell
Connect with this reporter: [email protected] and follow onTwitter @caseylo
PHOTOS BY SARAH COWARD/THE NEWS-PRESS
Tri-Town Construction’s Peter Cuderman works at the company’s Alico Road location Monday.
CudermanContinued from Page 1D
Peter’s father, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Bart Cuderman, left, and brother, Air Force Staff Sgt. NickCuderman. Peter, right, was a Marine Corps private first class.
MONDAY
Full-Day Fraud Seminar - “The Psychology ofFraud/Shades of Gray” The full-day seminar willhave Toby Groves, Principal - Groves Research andConsulting, speak on the The Psychology of Fraud /Shades of Gray. 7:30 a.m. The Holiday Inn HotelGulf Coast Town Center, 9931 Interstate CommerceDrive, Fort Myers.
Python Programming Training Certified StaffingSolutions is offering live, instructor-led PythonProgramming classes in Fort Myers. Python is a
powerful multi-paradigm computer programminglanguage, optimized for programmer productivity,code readability, and software quality. This courseprovides a comprehensive and in-depth introduc-tion to the Python language itself. Its goal is tohelp you master Python fundamentals beforemoving on to apply them in your work. This is ahands-on programming class. 10 a.m. 2325 EastMall Drive, Fort Myers, certstaff.com, 888-330-6890.
TUESDAY
Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications,trends and challenges for the nonprofit sectorDuring this session, we will showcase practical waysfor nonprofit leaders to assess the true opportuni-ties of CSR and show how nonprofit organizationscan partner with for-profit companies to developcommunity solutions that draw on the comple-mentary capabilities of both to address majorchallenges that affect each partner. $35. 9:30-11:30a.m. Hodges University, Building H, Kleist Commu-nity Room, 4501 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers.
Ribbon-cutting cocktail reception and busi-ness Q&A session with Media Relations mar-keting experts The event will be highlighted by aquestion and answer session, moderated by Check-erboard President Jason Kocina and Media Rela-tions Partner Heather Champine on trendingmarketing tools and strategies. Questions on andsharing strategies for how to attract more mediaattention to your company, to website changesthat will make your site more visible and capturemore sales leads will be discussed. 4:30-6:30 p.m.The Atrium, 8695 College Parkway, Fort Myers,
Professional calendar
Monday
Commerce Department releases personal incomeand spending for December.
Institute for Supply Management releases itsmanufacturing index for January.
Commerce Department releases constructionspending for December.
Aetna Inc. reports earnings before the marketopen.
Alphabet Inc. reports earnings after the marketclose.
Tuesday
Automakers release vehicle sales for January.
Germany's Federal Labor Agency releases Januaryunemployment figures for Europe's biggest econo-my.
French fashion and drinks group LVMH reports2015 earnings.
Japanese video game maker Nintendo reportsearnings.
The sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statementwill be announced by the Reserve Bank of India.
Exxon Mobil Corp. reports earnings before themarket open.
Pfizer Inc. reports earnings before the marketopen.
United Parcel Service Inc. reports earnings beforethe market open.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. reports earnings afterthe market close.
Gilead Sciences Inc. reports earnings after themarket close.
Yahoo Inc. reports earnings after the market close.
Wednesday
Institute for Supply Management releases itsservice sector index for January.
Comcast Corp. reports earnings before the marketopen.
General Motors Co. reports earnings before themarket open.
Merck & Co. reports earnings before the marketopen.
Yum Brands Inc. reports earnings after the marketclose.
Thursday
Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.
Labor Department releases fourth-quarter produc-tivity data.
Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releasesweekly mortgage rates.
Commerce Department releases factory orders forDecember, 10 a.m.
Automaker Daimler presents full-year and fourth-quarter earnings figures.
Philip Morris International Inc. reports earningsbefore the market open.
LinkedIn Corp. reports earnings after the marketclose.
Friday
Labor Department releases employment data forJanuary.
Commerce Department releases internationaltrade data for December.
Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data forDecember.
Germany releases factory orders data for Decem-ber, a key indicator for Europe's biggest economy.
Truck and bus maker Volvo presents its earningsreport for the fourth quarter of 2015.
