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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CEO Connect Recap: Amanda Tress talks growth and failures

By the age of 30, Amanda Tress wanted to be a millionaire. She checked that “to-do” off her list a few years prior.  She met her retirement goals by 2018.

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CEO Connect Recap: The Gonzmarts

Like Father, Like Daughter with Richard Gonzmart and Andrea Gonzmart Williams The historic identity the Columbia Restaurant has made, in Ybor City, is undeniable. It’s a story told, over and

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CEO Connect recap: How Galati Yachts keeps smooth sailing through rough waters

t he Galati family relocated from Westchester, New York, to Hollywood, Florida, in the late 1960s.  The family ended up on Anna Maria Island, which is where the family’s business,

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Scenes from TBBW’s CEO Connect with Amanda Tress (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its July CEO Connect with Amanda Tress, chief executive officer of FASTer Way to Fat Loss, at the USF Muma College of Business, in

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Scenes from CEO Connect with Richard and Andrea Gonzmart Williams (PHOTOS)(VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its June CEO Connect with Richard Gonzmart and Andrea Gonzmart Williams, owners of the Columbia Restaurant and the 1905 Family of Restaurants. Presenting sponsors

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CEO Connect: Lisa Holland talks leaving her comfort zone, mentoring women in aviation and more

Lisa Holland was appointed as chief executive officer of the nation’s largest privately owned aviation services and real estate network a few weeks before COVID-19 shut down the world and

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Scenes from CEO Connect with Fran Galati (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its May CEO Connect with Fran Galati, an owner of Galati (along with her brothers), who also functions as human resources and information technology

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Rick Brandt crashes ‘CEO Connect’: Mardi Gras edition

Rick Brandt is chief executive officer and president of family-owned, Brandt, a manufacturing company and supplier of agriculture products, born in Illinois and now headquartered in Tampa.  The company had

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Scenes from CEO Connect with Lisa Holland (PHOTOS)(VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its March CEO Connect with Lisa Holland, chief executive officer and president of Sheltair, in Tampa. Presenting sponsors included nPerspective, Southstate and Windsor Capital.

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