CEO Connect: The mother-daughter duo from Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services (PHOTOS)

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Holly Tomlin previously ran her own business for 30 years. Ali St. Cyr, Holly’s daughter, was in a transition in her real estate career and as families often do, they banded together to create one of the fastest-growing real estate firms in the Tampa Bay area, Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services. (Scroll down for … Read more

CEO Connect with Greg Celestan (PHOTOS)

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Greg Celestan is CEO of Celestar Corp., in Tampa, which is a global government contracting agency that provides intelligence services, operational support, training and advisory services. It serves customers in more than 12 countries, including areas that are designated as “high-threat.” The company had $18 million in revenue, in 2020, and Celestan projects it could … Read more

Video recap: CEO Connect with Holly Tomlin and Ali St. Cyr

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Here are a few scenes from TBBW’s May CEO Connect with Holly Tomlin and Ali St. Cyr from Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services.

The event was held at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in downtown Tampa. Presenting sponsors were SouthState Bank and Pbx-Change. TBBW’s AV Sponsor and creator of this video is Diamond View Studios.

Don’t forget to head over to TBBW’s signature event page! We are currently accepting nominations for two new signature awards events happening this fall.

Apogee Award nominations close July 5.

Philanthropist of the Year Award nominations close July 31.

 

Kevin Hourigan talks about the importance of partnerships and peer groups

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Kevin Hourigan was CEO of Bayshore Solutions, in Tampa, before its big merger with Spinutech, which he is now president of. The newly combined companies, which operate under the name Spinutech, are projected to have revenue of $33 million in 2021. Hourigan has been recognized as leader of the year by the Tampa Bay Chamber … Read more

CEO Connect with Harry Hedaya

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For Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s most recent “CEO Connect,” we had some very special guests—puppies. (See photos here) But the star of the show was Harry Hedaya, TBBW’s February cover star. Hedaya is a serial entrepreneur, based out of Tampa. He’s worked in industries like staffing, financial services, small business marketing and communications. In … Read more

Haley Crum is optimistic about 2021

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Haley Crum was raised in a close family and her dad was joined by her grandfather in establishing Great American Temporary Services, a staffing and payroll firm in Clearwater, before she was born. It’s now called FrankCrum. In 2020, after years working her way up, starting from entry-level, Crum and her brother, Matt, were both … Read more

Amber Duncan shares stories from fashion and the farm

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Amber and Ryan Duncan own a debt settlement company, Reduce My Debts, valued at $50 million. Ryan Duncan, Amber’s husband, established a regenerative agriculture farm on their 12-acre property in Bradenton, called Jubilee Organics, Amber owns two cupcake franchises and has launched Jackie, a clothing subscription and personal shopping service. In the fall of 2015, … Read more

Bobby Harris talks about dealing with COVID-19 and diversity in his company (EVENT PHOTOS)

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Bobby Harris established BlueGrace Logistics, a third-party logistics company, in 2009. The company had revenue of $385 million in 2019 and anticipates breaking the $500 million mark this year. By 2023, Harris wants BlueGrace to be a multibillion-a-year company, with more than 3,000 employees. Harris comes from a philanthropic family, in addition to finding himself … Read more

CEO Connect with Monica Hernandez (Transcript & Photos)

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Originally born in Colombia, Monica Hernandez has been in the information technology and consulting industry for more than 17 years. She’s the founder and CEO of MAS Global in Palm Harbor.

As a consultant, she’s had the chance to work with top United States experts, and talented teams, to serve the highest demands from global customers who are looking for expertise and guidance to meet their goals, deliver on schedule and be on budget.

MAS Global is a woman-owned, and Latina-owned, business that does $10 million-plus in revenue. It works with teams in Latin America and throughout North America.

Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of TBBW, interviewed Hernandez in front of a live audience at the Tampa Club. (Photos below)

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