CEO Connect

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

Brewing since 2006, Kahwa Coffee has had a fairy tale of a story. What started as one shop has grown into a heavy hitter in the local brewing community. Kahwa now has 15 locations, with plans to open four more, sells its packaged coffee beans in Publix, is a part of Publix’s in-store coffee bar

Doyle Carlton III is not only the patriarch of the Carlton family, and Roman III Ranches, he’s also the chairman of the board at the Florida State Fair Authority. Roman III Ranches ranks 12th among cattle numbers, out of the approximate 5,000 cattle ranches in the state of Florida, according to the Florida Cattlemen’s Association.

Source 1 Solutions, a managed IT services and outsourcing provider based in Clearwater, started off basically as a one-man show, led by Rob Hessel, with no revenue and now is an international company on track to make between $13 million and $15 million in 2019. Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of TBBW interviewed Hessel in