Florence Alexander started her real estate journey as a single mother by purchasing two residential houses from friends to prevent their homes from being foreclosed. Soon after, she launched a US government contractor sole proprietorship that blossomed into an IT firm, Ebon Research Systems, that grossed $460,000,000 in its first 25 years of operation with 1,500 full-time employees in all 50 states. To house clusters of employees, she purchased land and built two commercial buildings and renovated ten existing commercial buildings. While building her IT company, she also purchased and renovated several existing residential properties to provide housing for Ebon employees. Following in the footsteps and encouragement from her real estate broker husband, she earned her real estate agent and broker licenses in the state of Florida. During the brokerage's formative years, Florence primarily used her real estate credentials to buy, sell, or rent her commercial buildings until 2025 when she expanded the Ebon Real Estate brokerage in the Central Florida area. The brokerage opened with a listing of her 15,000 square foot private residence for $5,999,000 with a $ 6.9M appraisal providing the home owner or investor purchaser with considerable equity.
Eugene Shaw, retired from General Dynamics Land Systems in 2017 were he enjoyed an engineering career as a Senior Staff System Engineer. He positions in the design department as well as research and development. Prior to working in the private sector, Shaw was a military Officer in the Army. His positions in the Army included Field Artillery, Research and Development, and Nuclear Weapons Officer. Shaw was nominated by the United States Secretary of Defense to serve as an Advisor to the Board of Visitors of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation from 2002 to 2004. The institute was responsible for training troops from South America. As a Habitat for Humanity board member, he was responsible for evaluating applicants request for housing under the program. Shaw was a consultant for projects both in the Army Research and Development community and General Motors Manufacturing. He also held management positions in Booz Hamilton while consulting the Army on its first ever on-line procurement system. In addition, Shaw also provided consultant service for the development of a Center for Entrepreneurial Education and Development in Washington DC. His work is spearheading the effort to provide business development opportunities to military veterans, and spouses.
