Five most-read TBBW cover stories of 2023

Here are the five most-read Tampa Bay Business and Wealth cover stories in 2023.

  1. Amanda Tress started a movement and created a FASTer way to the millionaire club

2. Jim Norman’s winding road of success

3. How Rick Brandt took his small-town, family business, and turned it into a global Powerhouse

4. Steve Frey created the ‘Airbnb for Business’ and his plans to bring the offering directly to consumers

5. Trevor Burgess keeps winning, even when the waters may seem rough

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