Sovereign Sales Team
Accounting/Clerical
Bonnie Hebb
Closing Supervisor
Name Bonnie Hebb
Title Closing Supervisor
Sales Person
Austin Myszkowski
Product Manager Contender
Name Austin Myszkowski
Title Product Manager Contender
Born and raised in Jupiter/Stuart, Florida Austin's mom says he was born with a fishing pole in his hand and we are starting to believe her!! He was Sovereign Yacht Sales 2021 Salesman Of The Year and he is married to a beautiful woman named Kelly, who also loves fishing and boating. (Match made in heaven) Whether he picked the career or the career picked him, he is extremely grateful and extremely happy to be in the field. He gets to share his love and passion that he has had for the water and boating with other individuals, and hopefully, they will have the same experiences that he has been so fortunate to have!
David Higgins
Product Manager Regulator
Name David Higgins
Title Product Manager Regulator
David is a native Floridian and a fourth generation Stuart resident. He has spent his entire life in and around the water and developed a passion for boating, diving and fishing. David is a graduate of Martin County High School and Valdosta State University where he earned a degree in Communications. He spent 15 years in Telecommunications sales before finding his true passion in boat sales. David has been a Yacht Sales Professional at Sovereign Marine Group for 7 years and is the brand manager for Regulator Boats. He was recognized as the Southern Region Salesman of the year for Regulator boats in 2018.
David has been married to his wife Kim for 27 years and has two sons, Taylor and Chase, who attend the University of Florida. His family shares his passion for the outdoors and during their free time they enjoy fishing, diving, hunting, trips to the Bahamas and attending Gator football games.
Connor Dunnam
Sales Person
Name Connor Dunnam
Title Sales Person
Connor has been on the water since he could remember. While growing up in South Florida, Connor spends his free time fishing and diving year round with several Bahama trips mixed in. After Connor graduated from Florida Atlantic University, he started on a project in the Bahamas rebuilding Walker's Cay.
After the project was completed, Connor is sharing his passion for the yachting industry now with his clients, making their boating dreams reality.
Connor's knowledge and experience will not only make sure the buyers and sellers are pleased with their transactions, but will help them have relief and confidence in their boating and yachting needs.
Sales Management
Shaun Barnard
General Manager
Name Shaun Barnard
Title General Manager
Shaun is a highly motivated individual, known for his tenacity and positive “can-do” attitude. Shaun was born in a small coastal town in South Africa where he spent most of his childhood boating, wakeboarding, fishing, diving, and enjoying everything the ocean has to offer.
After graduating from an architectural collage, he became an advanced structural designer for 10 years. With his organizational skills and attention to detail, he moved to Dubai where he became head of operations for leading marketing agency. There he worked with people from all over the world in a multicultural environment and became a customer service specialist.
After 6 years in Dubai, he felt it was time to go back to his roots and joined the yachting industry as an engineer where he traveled the world and met people from all walks of life.
Shaun joined Sovereign Yachts as a yacht broker in 2021, where he quickly excelled as a salesman. With his unmatched passion for the marine industry, customer service integrity and his leadership skills, we are proud to have Shaun at the helm as the new General Manager for Sovereign Yachts.
“Find something you love, and you will never work a day in your life”
Service
Jeremy Bermudez
Yard Supervisor
Name Jeremy Bermudez
Title Yard Supervisor
Jeremy has been with Sovereign Marine since 2009 running the Detail and Maintenance division. He takes great pride in each vessel’s appearance. Jeremy believes that hard work, care and the respect of the product makes all the difference. He is Sovereign’s best kept secret as well as an asset to our team.
Fermina Aquirre-Gonzalez
Detailer
Name Fermina Aquirre-Gonzalez
Title Detailer