Fifty-five community leaders, from organizations across the Tampa Bay Area, came together to build a home for a local family in Pinellas Park. Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco counties’ inaugural CEO Build, launched this year, was led by honorary chairs Mindy Grossman, president and chief executive officer of WW, and Bill Brand,
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Described as “urban living with an edge,” VELA, at 424 8th Street S., St. Petersburg, is expected to be complete by summer of 2023. Pricing of residences is from upper $500,000’s to mid $700,000’s and the project is the only new construction product that offers gas appliances as a standard. VELA will have eight stories
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As you look ahead, into the future of your organization, there are two outcomes that blatantly stare you in the face: transform or be left behind. Every leader in an organization understands that change is vital and that data is vital. However, not many understand how to affect that change and become data-driven without the
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Tommy Del Zoppo, a Manhattan New Yorker, previously spent 30 years working on Wall Street. His wife was an Emmy-Award-winning producer who had worked for MTV, eventually taking a job with Home Shopping Network, which brought the couple down to St. Petersburg. “If you would have told me this is where I’d be sitting at
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Former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman received the 2022 Men & Women of Distinction’s Gwen Reese Lifetime Achievement Award by the Gathering of Women’s selection committee, Gwendolyn Reese and peers in the Tampa Bay community to receive the award, given to those who exemplify a long-standing commitment to the community. In addition to serving as
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Bull-headed determination is not an overstatement when retelling Cammie Chatterton’s story. She established her own company, Bay Food Brokerage, based in Tampa, in 1993 in a male-dominated industry. The company has since grown to 43 employees and had revenue of $9.1 million in 2021, with projected revenue of $10 million to $11 million in 2022.
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The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce celebrated the move to its new office space with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The office is located at 3415 W Bay to Bay Boulevard, Tampa. Photos by PamElla Lee Photography [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”16947,16946,16945,16944,16943,16942,16941″]
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Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its March CEO Connect with Julius Davis at The Exchange Hotel, in St. Petersburg. The event was presented by sponsors including Seacoast Bank, Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services and nPerspective. TBBW’s video partner is Empowering Creative. See photos from the event here.
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Matthew Hoffman is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and author of Kickass Husband: Winning at Life, Marriage and Sex. Hoffman’s parents, Marcia and Al Hoffman, were among the original founders of Ruth Eckerd Hall. A young Hoffman was on hand, at 13 years old, to break ground on the arts venue. Since that time, he followed in
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Girl Scouts of West Central Florida elected 11 members to their Board of Directors at its annual meeting, including two Girl Scout girl members. GSWCF also elected six new members to its Board Development Committee. For a complete list of GSWCF Board Members and to read their full bios, please visit gswcf.org/board. “We are thrilled
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Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay and Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties hosted an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly rebranded St. Pete Resource Center at 1350 22nd St. S., in St. Petersburg. [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”16900,16897,16892″]
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The Tampa Museum of Art has received a $25 million donation from Dick Corbett as the lead donation to the Museum’s Centennial Capital Campaign for Renovation and Expansion, which began during its 100th anniversary celebration in 2020. “This gift from Dick Corbett makes history in Florida’s art community because it constitutes the single largest private
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