Inside the decision to name Michael Marsicano as CBJ's 2019 Business Person of the Year

Michael Marsicano is sitting at a conference table in a Foundation For The Carolinas conference room. He’s holding his face in his hands. He takes a deep breath and looks up.  “Thank you,” he says, the words coming slowly. Then, silence as he takes another deep breath. He’s just been told — for the second time — that he is the Charlotte Business Journal’s 2019 Business Person of the Year.  The story of Marsicano’s initial selection is a simple one — the CEO of the Foundation…