AUGUST 25 TO AUGUST 31, 2022 | JAXDAILYRECORD.COM
BUSINESS & LEGAL NEWS IN BAKER, CLAY, DUVAL, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES
‘The sky’s the limit’
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Justin Sena, a veteran of Hollywood TV shows including “Survivor” and “American Idol,” teams with developer Andy Allen to launch Fun To Watch, a media production venture.
DEVELOPMENT
Margaritaville hotel planned for Beachwalk in St. Johns PAGE 3
WORLD GOLF VILLAGE
World Golf Hall of Fame exit can bring opportunities PAGE 6
Photo by Drew Dixon
Justin Sena was hired by Corner Lot CEO Andy Allen to launch Fun To Watch, a company that focuses on video and media production for the development industry as well as the broader market.
BY DREW DIXON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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hen Justin Sena was recruited by Corner Lot CEO Andy Allen to head a new media production company, Sena knew that he was coming home personally and professionally. Soon after he graduated from the University of North Florida in 2004 with a degree in business administration, Sena moved to California. He worked as a producer and in other positions on television programs such as
“Survivor,” “American Idol”, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” and “The Bachelor,” among other reality shows and media endeavors. When Allen, a founder of the Corner Lot real estate development company, tracked him down to run a new business venture, Sena was on his way. “He saw an opportunity here. I was happy he was ready to move back,” Allen said. While Allen is a graduate of Jacksonville University, he and Sena ran in the same social circles and met through mutual friends. They are close in age – Sena is 40, Allen is 41.
Sena originally moved to Jacksonville in 2000 to attend UNF. “It has a good business school, I liked the campus and it wasn’t overwhelming in size – and I loved that UNF was so close to the beach,” Sena said. “I wanted to stay in Florida and both UNF and Jacksonville just felt right to me.” Sena said his sister and brother-inlaw, Nicole and Andy Brown, and their twin 7-year-old sons live in Jacksonville. He also has cousins here. SEE SENA, PAGE 12
Event a salute to local firms 904 Day celebrates local small businesses in Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties, PAGE 5 THE MATHIS REPORT
Pecan Park warehouse plans A 525,000-square-foot warehouse is proposed at southwest North Main Street and Pecan Park Road in North Jacksonville. PAGE 8 REAL ESTATE
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THE BASCH REPORT
Coach reports big gains in new customers Coach, which distributes its products from its facility at Jacksonville International Tradeport, gains 15 million new customers in North America. PAGE 18
The impact of home investors Invitation Homes, the company that owns more than 83,000 houses in the U.S., including 1,928 in the Northeast Florida area, talks about its business. PAGE 16
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