CEO Connect

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its July CEO Connect with Laura Sherman, Lowry Baldwin and Elizabeth Krystyn, founders of BKS Partners, at The Baldwin Group, in Tampa. Presenting sponsors for the event included BankUnited, CLA, Kimmich Smith Architecure and Nperspective. Photos by Tacy Briggs-Troncoso

In 1926, a man named John “Jack” McKibbon Jr., along with his brother Marvin, teamed up and opened a franchise location of Piggly Wiggly in Gainesville, Georgia.  This was the start of the McKibbon enterprise, the springboard for McKibbon Hospitality, based in Tampa.  John McKibbon III is currently chair of the board of McKibbon and

Paula Woodring is a founding partner and chief executive officer of RELTCO, a national title company, which is on track to reach $15 million in revenue, in 2024. She feels deeply, works hard and does her best not to sweat the small stuff. She’s a mother of two daughters, who work at the company. Bridgette

Fred Lay is incredibly open and honest about his early experiences. He admits to his mischievous nature. He’s actually just a pretty transparent guy, in general.  He runs his business, Construction Services Inc., very much the same way. CSI is a Class A general contractor, based in Tampa. In Lay’s career, he has worked on

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its May CEO Connect, at J.C. Newman Cigar Company, in Tampa, featuring Paula Woodring, chief executive officer and founder of RELTCO. Presenting sponsors included CI Group and Evara. Photos by Heike Sabo.

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. Host sponsors were Strategic Property Partners and CRU Cru Cellars. Photos by Tacy Briggs Troncoso and video produced by Empowering Creative.

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 one Leclerc and two Leclercs “by marriage.” Together, Brian Leclerc, Brian Stamey and Chad Masters are being groomed for a future of diamonds and gold. 

David Habib discusses scaling Yo Mama’s Foods from a Clearwater kitchen to national retail during a live CEO Connect interview.

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 on expanding to new lines of business.  Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of Tampa Bay Business and Wealth, interviewed Myrback in front of a sold-out,

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 Keyrenter, Shelbt Construction and Shumaker.

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 that computer, he would go on to build his business, which is now a $20 million company that operates in 37 states.  The Scotts have

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 Odessa. Sponsors included Nperspective, Shumaker, Source 1 Solutions, SouthState, Tampa Bay Thrives and Windsor Capital. Host sponsor were the Rankers, of Questmont Virtual Family Office.