Originally published 12/14/18
He sold his company for $1.4 billion. Now this Miami legend is starting over again. Read Manny Medina's story and see how age, yes, it's an important number, but grit wins every time.
The resumé of one of the city’s most storied entrepreneurs reads like a history of the city’s last 40 years: boom, bust and reemergence. Immigrant. Accountant. Real estate tycoon. Failure. Billion-dollar success. Tech cheerleader. Startup entrepreneur.
And though he’s in his seventh decade, Medina is no more finished reinventing himself than the city itself.
In May 2017, Medina created Cyxtera, a Coral Gables firm whose mission is to help companies better protect their data, whether it sits in a server or in the cloud. It has already grown to more than 1,300 employees spread across the globe, with more than 100 located in Miami.