Since 2009, Lauren Hollander has served as Chief Executive Officer of Mavericks in Education, LLC based in West Palm Beach, Florida, a professional educational services provider that manages non-profit tuition-free public charter high schools offering a high-tech, mastery-based curriculum specifically designed for students at risk of not graduating from traditional high schools in Florida. The firm plans to add additional schools in Florida and in many of the forty states that currently permit charter schools. As of 2015, MIE is actively engaged in the management of six non-profit high schools with a total enrollment of approximately 3000 students and about 200 faculty and staff.
Upon graduation from Florida Southern College in 1985 with a degree in Business Administration, Lauren joined with her father to create Choice Restaurant Equipment in West Palm Beach, Florida. Together they built one of the most successful and profitable commercial foodservice equipment dealerships in the nation. During her tenure, she orchestrated the merger and acquisition of several South Florida based dealerships. Rising through the ranks, Lauren was ultimately promoted to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer with responsibility for multiple locations and over $50 million in annual revenues. Lauren was also involved in a leadership role with Supplies and Equipment Foodservice Alliance (SEFA), a nationwide network of independent equipment dealers formed to optimize their combined purchasing power and marketing resources. She served on the SEFA Board of Directors including two terms as Board Chairman and three terms as Chairman of several key committees. In 1997, Lauren orchestrated the sale of Choice Restaurant Equipment to Clark Foodservice of Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
Lauren Hollander is also Licensed Real Estate Broker and has been involved in the real estate industry since 1979. Her family owns and operates two highly successful real estate brokerage firms, Hollander Real Estate and Frenchman’s Real Estate with offices in West Palm Beach, Florida. These firms specialize in residential and commercial brokerage as well as real estate development. Lauren and her family also own and operate Flagler Home Corporation, a firm that manages their personal investment in commercial real estate. Together, they have been involved in over $500 million in South Florida real estate transactions.
Lauren was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida, and currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens with her husband, Steve.