CEO Connect

Valeri Marks has run eight businesses in her career including in the telecom, data communications, online real estate, recruitment and health care industries. She has been the CEO of Medical Technology Associates for six years, which was on track to do $24 million in revenue in 2019. She’s an avid mentor and is a member

It was a packed house at Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s first CEO Connect of 2020. Held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, January’s cover Doyle Carlton, III was the guest of honor. View the gallery to see images from the evening. You can read Carlton’s story here.[image_slider_no_space height=”300″ images=”7068,7069,7070,7071,7072,7073,7074,7075,7076,7077,7078,7079,7080,7081,7082″]

Michael Lundy is co-founder and managing partner at the Older Lundy & Alvarez law firm in Tampa, which was established 15 years ago. The firm now has 12 full-time family lawyers and several more lawyers practicing in other areas. There isn’t an area of law someone at the firm can’t handle.  The firm is on

Crystal Morris is CEO of Gator Cases, in Tampa, a global leader in plastic music equipment cases and other types of cases. When her father died, almost five years ago, she struggled with not knowing if she could run the company on her own. Not one to walk away from a challenge, she has grown

Crystal Morris is CEO of Gator Cases, in Tampa, a global leader in plastic music equipment cases and other types of cases. Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth, interviewed Morris before an invitation-only audience at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s Kate Tiedemann College of Business. Here are some

Lisa Faller is president of FKQ Advertising and Marketing, in Clearwater. Faller’s dad, Bob Faller, started the company in 1961 in Buffalo, New York. When it came time to open a Tampa Bay location, Lisa started at the agency full time. Most of FKQ’s clients are on retainer, with capitalized billings between $75 million and

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth had its July CEO Connect with Lisa Faller at Forbici in Tampa. Click through the gallery to see photos from the event. Sponsors for the event included ServisFirst Bank, Foley & Lardner, Thomas Financial and Forbici.

College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving has grown into a behemoth of a company since it was established in 2003. It has corporate offices in Tampa and Washington D.C. and plans to add two to three more offices in the next year. The company has 115 franchise locations nationwide and is expected to have $130

Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth, interviewed Omar Soliman, CEO and co-founder, and Nick Friedman, president and co-founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving, and Trash Butler, in front of a sold-out audience at the Centre Club. View the gallery to see photos from the event. 

Jean Paul Guilbault, or “J.P.” as he’s often called, is CEO of Community Brands, a provider of cloud-based software to associations, nonprofits, faith-based groups and K-12 schools. With 2,000 employees serving over 100,000 clients in 30 countries. The St. Petersburg company is on track to exceed $500 million in revenue in 2019 and was recently

Jean Paul Guilbault, or “J.P.” as he’s often called, is CEO of Community Brands, a provider of cloud-based software to associations, nonprofits, faith-based groups and K-12 schools. With 2,000 employees serving over 100,000 clients in 30 countries. The St. Petersburg company is on track to exceed $500 million in revenue in 2019 and was recently

Vick Tipnes is the CEO of Blackstone Medical Services, a national medical device company headquartered in Tampa. The company has made the Inc. 5,000 list for the last two years, ranking 1,750 out of 5,000 companies, based on growth of 355 percent in the last three years. It’s now one of the country’s largest providers