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CEO Connect with Ben Heldfond

April 12, 2023April 25, 2019 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Ben Heldfond is a self-described serial entrepreneur. Through his company, Heldfond Holdings, he invests in a wide variety of companies. Some of them he has an active role in, either through management or the board of directors, while with others, he is a silent, private-equity investor. Heldfond Holdings started as a real-estate company that operates … Read more

One Liners Polk

May 15, 2024April 2, 2019 by Jo-Lynn Brown

►A group of Florida Polytechnic University students and faculty are working on research funded by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization grant, aimed at streamlining the manufacturing and efficiency of handheld radiation detectors, which could be used at nuclear sites as well as for border patrol. ►Gary Ralston received the William Loftin Commercial Realtor of the … Read more

Georgette’s Annual Celebrity Fashion Show

April 2, 2019 by Jo-Lynn Brown

The 2018 Georgette’s Celebrity Fashion Show was held at the Hilton Downtown Tampa. Proceeds of the event benefit St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital for a new breast ultrasound unit.

Metropolitan Ministries Business Breakfast of Champions

April 12, 2023March 7, 2019 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Metropolitan Ministries held its annual Business Breakfast of Champions at its holiday tent. More than 200 business and community leaders came together to support families in need.

Cor Vitae’s Evening of Gratitude

April 12, 2023March 7, 2019 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Cor Vitae (Latin for the heart of life) held its Evening of Gratitude event at Armature Works in Tampa. The event recognizes those who annually contribute a significant personal gift to the American Heart Association’s mission. Local AHA-funded community leaders and researchers came together to share what progress has been made in Tampa Bay. TBBW sponsored the event.

CEO Connect with Brian Murphy

April 12, 2023March 1, 2019 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Brian Murphy is the CEO and founder of Reliaquest, a global company that is based in Tampa. Reliaquest leverages a discipline called security model management to help security organizations build individualized security models that evolve over time to address their changing needs. By combining existing tools and technologies with Reliaquest’s proprietary technology, people, and process, … Read more

Start your engines!

April 2, 2023February 4, 2019 by Nancy Dahlberg

A former race-car driver has a message for you: You don’t have to be a die-hard motorsports fan to enjoy the 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg next month. A day — or weekend — at the races can be a great way to entertain clients, reward employees and showcase your company, while enjoying … Read more

Celebration for Inc. 5000

April 12, 2023December 28, 2018 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Key Person of Influence hosted a celebration for three Tampa Bay area companies that made their debut on the Inc. 5000 list this year, including 3 Daughters Brewing, Sourcetoad and Source 1 Solutions. The event was held at 3 Daughters Brewing.

Tampa Bay Food Fight

December 28, 2018 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Metropolitan Ministries held its second annual Food Fight event and fundraiser. Fifty restaurants battled it out at Armature Works in Tampa to see which side of the bay had the edge on food this year. Money raised from the event benefits Metropolitan Ministries’ culinary arts program, which gives at-risk students a chance to learn skills … Read more

Chatting with restauranteur Jeff Gigante

April 12, 2023December 28, 2018 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Sponsored by Jeff Gigante is one of Tampa’s busiest restauranteurs, with eight restaurants under the Ciccio Restaurant Group, which he helped establish in the Bay area, employing more than 1,300 workers. Gigante also has a long list of philanthropic endeavors, including work with Train Up First and the Children’s Cancer Center. His newest endeavor … Read more