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Scenes from CEO Connect with Fred Lay (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its April CEO Connect, at Thousand and One, featuring Fred Lay, CEO of Construction Services Inc. Presenting sponsors included BankUnited, Northern Trust and nPerspective.

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CEO Connect: The next generation of IDC takes the stage 

Keith Leclerc is still, officially, chief executive officer, and president, of International Diamond Center, but the succession plan is in full motion.  The next generation of leadership at IDC includes

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CEO Connect: David Habib spills his saucey secrets

David Habib established Yo Mama’s Foods in 2017. The company, based in Clearwater, started out making pasta sauces and expanded into barbecue sauces and salad dressings. The company now ships

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CEO Connect: Lessons from Elaine Myrback

Elaine Myrback is chief executive officer of EMS Consulting, in Tampa — a business she’s grown to hit more than $20 million in annual revenue and has her sights set

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Scenes from CEO Connect with David Habib (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth had its January CEO Connect featuring David Habib, chief executive officer and founder of Yo Mama’s Foods, at the Motor Enclave, in Tampa. Sponsors included

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CEO Connect: Cliff Scott talks about landing a major client, the robot invasion and slowing down to enjoy life

Cliff Scott established Career Match Solutions out of his home on a computer that his wife, Velma, purchased for him. At the time, he was still reestablishing his life.  On

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Scenes from CEO Connect with Elaine Myrback (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth had its annual Holiday CEO Connect featuring Elaine Myrback, chief executive officer of EMS Consulting, at the private estate of Taylor and Sonya Ranker, in

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Scenes from TBBW’s CEO Connect with Cliff Scott (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its November CEO Connect with Cliff Scott, chief executive officer of Career Match Solutions, at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Presenting sponsors for

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CEO Connect: Trevor Burgess unmasked (sort of)

Trevor Burgess was the founder and chief executive officer for C1 Bank, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange, in 2014, the same year he was named the

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Steve Frey: Lessons in business and being a dad

Steve Frey launched Oasis Corporate Housing during the financial collapse of 2008.  By 2018, the company had $62 million in revenue and, by 2022, revenue jumped to $120 million. He

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Scenes from TBBW’s CEO Connect with Trevor Burgess (PHOTOS and VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its September CEO Connect with Trevor Burgess, chief executive officer of Neptune Flood Insurance, at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. Presenting sponsors

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Scenes from TBBW’s CEO Connect with Steve Frey (PHOTOS)(VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its August CEO Connect with Steve Frey, chief executive officer of Oasis Corporate Housing, at the Floridan, in downtown Tampa. Presenting sponsors included Shumaker

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