Scenes from CEO Connect with Moises Agami (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its January CEO Connect with Moises Agami, chief executive officer of Valor Capital, in Clearwater.

Presenting sponsors included Southstate.

Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of TBBW, interviewed Agami in front of a live audience.

You can read Agami’s story here.

Photos by Tacy Briggs-Troncoso. Video by Empowering Creative. 

Exclusive: TBBW announces 2023 Women Award finalists (VIDEO)(PHOTOS)

The TBBW Awards is a unique awards program, created by TBBW Magazine, to recognize distinguished women leaders whose dedication to their industries and communities deserves particular recognition. Judges looked at business and professional success, community involvement and mentorship as pillars in their judging.

For this inaugural awards program, there was 291 unique nominations and 159 packets submitted in 15 different categories.

Our judges included Danny Persaud, chief executive officer of MidFlorida Armored, Ed Ellsasser, CEO of PrimeGroup Insurance, Pam Iorio, former Mayor of Tampa and former CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters America and Robert Hessel, CEO of Source 1 Solutions.

An awards program will recognize the honorees with a cocktail reception, and gala, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa, at 6 p.m., starting with a VIP reception, at 5:30 p.m., on April 21.

Presenting sponsors for the event are TD Bank and Morgan Auto Group. Our nonprofit partner is Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties. Empowering Creative created the video.

Meet the 2023 finalists!

TBBW’s Hispanic Business Summit 2022

 Tampa Bay Business & Wealth held its Hispanic Business Summit at Five Labs, in Tampa, where two panels discussed business topics as they relate to the Hispanic community. Hispanic business is a key driver of our economy’s revitalization. The TBBW Hispanic Business Summit welcomed the exploration of these countless innovative opportunities through public policy, procurement, … Read more

CEO Connect: Steve Johnston talks housing market, failures and more

Ideal Agent is a Tampa-based company, established by Steve Johnston in 2016. The company uses the latest technology to make the home selling and home buying process less stressful. The process, from start to finish, is made easier and will cost you less in the long run. .  This fast-growing company has the numbers to … Read more

On the Scene: Chi Chi Rodriguez Western Wonderland (PHOTOS)

Bob and Debbie Basham and Tom and Mary James hosted a night at The James Museum to benefit the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation.  There was a live and silent auction, and a fireside chat with Neil and Mindy Grossman.   [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”22543,22542,22541,22540,22539,22538″]

CEO Connect: Brad Oleshansky talks about his pursuit of a vision

Brad Oleshansky has had more careers than most. He went to film school, law school and even represented Los Angeles rappers in the 1990s.  He has worked for Disney and Simon Marketing, which ran the Monopoly promotion for McDonald’s during a scandal in 2000.  He built his first “experiential automotive destination” in Pontiac, Michigan, called … Read more

Up & Comers: Karley Fant

The Tampa Bay area has no shortage of young talent. This ongoing special section seeks to celebrate the rising talent in your workplace and the community. 

We have selected another group of professionals to highlight.

Selection was done internally and is based on both your nomination form and your letters of recommendation. 

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Holiday Cheer at the Ranker Estate: Scenes from CEO Connect with Carrie Charles (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its December, Holiday CEO Connect with Carrie Charles, chief executive officer of Broadstaff at the private home of Taylor and Sonya Ranker, in Odessa.

Presenting sponsors included Stenson Tamaddon, Seacoast Bank, nPerspective and Source 1 Solutions.

Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of TBBW, interviewed Charles in front of a live audience.

You can read Charles’ story here.