Orlando’s 50 Most Powerful People of 2021: Chuck Whittall

7 Chuck Whittall

Founder, President & CEO, Unicorp National Developments

Chuck Whittall’s 2020 book, “Perseverance: Broke to Billions,” tells readers how to build a billion-dollar business. The Orlando entrepreneur who ran a lawn-care service at age 12 and opened a teen nightclub at 18 should know. President and CEO of Unicorp National Developments, Whittall juggles 30 Central Florida development projects and another 20 Midwest U.S. projects partnering with Wawa Inc.

Well-known for his development of ICON Park and bringing Trader Joe’s to Central Florida, Whittall is now immersed in multiple projects including Unicorp’s sprawling O-Town West development. The company, which just finished The Mark master-planned community in Horizon West, also will develop a 100-acre, mixed-use town center in Oviedo. “Every time I think we can’t get busier, we get busier.”

Read the full article in the Orlando Magazine.