Jo-Lynn Brown

Cover Story: Jane Mason, CEO of Clarifire

by

Jane Mason was raised to be an effective communicator and was intrinsically curious from an early age. People that know her can attest to that fact.  Mason, founder and CEO of eMason, doing business as Clarifire, says the recent COVID-19 pandemic sent a message to companies around the world, which was, ”If you don’t think … Read more

Listen to Learn and Lead: A Discussion

by

A discussion between Tampa Bay African American leaders on how our leadership community can help with current racial tensions.

Moderators: Bridgette Bello, CEO and Publisher, Tampa Bay Business and Wealth Magazine

Rick Homans, CEO and President, Tampa Bay Partnership

Panelists:

Bemetra Simmons, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, United Way Suncoast

Biran Butler, CEO and President, Vistra Communications

Hugh Campbell, Co-Founder, AC4S Technologies

Tonjua Williams, President, St. Petersburg College

Contact information for the Diversity and Inclusion Organizations that provide DEI Assessments and training

Inclusivity provides Cultural Competence/Diversity Equity and Inclusion Training and Assessments.

https://inclusivityllc.com/

[email protected]

216-798-8979

Community Tampa Bay does board training and youth leadership and workshops around diversity, equity and inclusion.

https://www.communitytampabay.org/

[email protected]

813-758-5410

 

LEMA Construction and PDQ partner to feed health care workers at AdventHealth

by

LEMA Construction and PDQ restaurants worked together to help give back during the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 28, LEMA Construction and PDQ started efforts to drop off nearly 150 meals, to health care professionals at AdventHealth locations, in the Tampa Bay area. “LEMA Construction is proud to partner with our friends from PDQ and their … Read more

Virage Bayshore Tower opens to first residents

by

Construction on the 24-story Virage condominium tower, on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, is now complete and residents have started moving in. Sixty-nine of the 71 residences were pre-sold, representing more than $120 million in real estate, according to a statement. “We are so proud of the construction team, for staying the course, in this challenging … Read more

Mergers and acquisitions: One path forward for cultural institutions

by

This is contributed content by Jennifer Rominiecki, president and CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.  There is no singular approach for getting through the COVID-19 economic crisis. But at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, they adopted nearby Historic Spanish Point (in the Osprey area of Sarasota County) as a companion campus to their downtown location, with the idea … Read more

Women of Influence: A Cannabis Conversation

by

For TBBW’s most recent “Women of Influence” event, we pulled together women working and leading the charge on cannabis businesses in the Tampa Bay area. The event was held at The Current Hotel in Tampa. Here’s a recap of the live discussion. 

The discussion was moderated by Josephine Krehl, founder of MMJ Knowledge. (Photos below)

Panelists

• Suzanne Duret

CEO, AfGin Corp. and Strategies That Matter

• Colette Florido

President and founder, CR World

• Dawn Hackney

CEO and president,

GreenTree Natural Wellness Center

• Susan Scherer

CEO and founder, Heavenly Hash Creamery

Read more

20 Questions With … Wendy Leigh

by

Wendy Leigh has had a unique career trajectory: in education, entertainment, the arts, community engagement, marketing, public relations and development and as an executive on a leadership team. In 1999, she won the USF Distinguished Alumna Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Arts—marking the first time it had been given to a theater major. … Read more