Leadership Tampa Bay announces class of 2022
Leadership Tampa Bay has named its incoming class members for 2022. For more than 30 years, Leadership Tampa Bay’s mission has been to engage its members with businesses and community leaders to enhance knowledge of regional assets and issues. The program is designed to identify the Tampa Bay area’s regional strengths and to delve into
More than a transaction: Your personal mindset and the business exit
I recently spoke with a man in his 50s who built a successful accounting firm and sold it for a competitive price. You would assume that he was proud and happy about his accomplishment, but two years after the sale and he was still harboring a sense of loss and remorse. He was telling me,
Let a mentor help you get results
Most successful business people are early-morning risers. Did you also know that most have a mentor? Well, you might not be a “morning person,” but you can get a mentor. Additionally, these successful businesspeople usually maintain a relationship with a mentor throughout much of their careers. I still communicate with one of my mentors, who
What does your morning routine have to do with your legacy?
When I think about legacy—the impact we have on the world, on our communities, our businesses and our families—it seems so big and all-encompassing. A lifetime of effort, successes and failures, accumulation and preservation of wealth, vision and execution. Legacy is what we have to show to ourselves, and others, at the end but what
Virtual Tech Connect: Connecting in a Contactless World
Tampa Bay Business and Wealth’s Tech Connect series is designed to bring together individuals that hold strategic leadership positions in the areas of technology and innovation, in the Tampa Bay area. These events provide an outlet for IT leaders to collaborate, discuss issues, exchange ideas and share insights, with an invitation-only audience. The discussion was
Five fundamentals to creating a legacy and stepping into your full leadership potential
As a business founder, CEO or C-suite executive,, you are always creating a legacy—here and now, and for the future. Your actions and words leave an impact on how you will be remembered every step of the way. Each day you have an opportunity to operate at your full potential, to show up fully in
How to Present Beyond Public Speaking Fears and Misperceptions
People say “Fake it ‘til you make it,” that “You’ll get better at presenting by presenting,” to “Picture everyone in the audience naked, or look over their heads, to calm your nerves,” and “When you practice, it sounds scripted, so just shoot from the hip to sound real,” and yet these untruths are part of
How to Network with Meaning
Business etiquette is not exciting. It warrants no public accolades or awards, and yet the lack of business etiquette can cost opportunities, relationships, and even businesses much more than we even know. How so? At the core, business etiquette is awareness and consideration mixed with empathy and an added flare of timing. Business etiquette in
