Chris Beane grew up on Sanibel Island. After spending 15 years as a commodities trader on Wall Street and then developing a marina in Portland, Maine, returning home resonated with him.
In 2018, Beane began envisioning the Sanibel Toy Box, a luxury storage facility for boats, cars and whatever people couldn’t fit in a home garage in Southwest Florida.
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