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When Steve Torres first joined Vology, in 2007, the struggling Clearwater-based IT firm had annual revenue of around $17 million. By the time Torres left Vology at the end of 2016, he’d helped grow that number, by more than 10 times, to $175 million. To get there, Torres, and the company’s leadership at the time,

In more than 92 years holding court beachside the team at the Don CeSar, one of St. Pete Beach’s most recognizable and storied properties, has navigated multiple obstacles. Despite the stock market crash of 1929, appropriation by the United States government during World War II to serve as an Army hospital, and subsequent Veteran’s Affairs

It’s been a tough few months. Most of us are ready to get back to something close to normal. We don’t know when that will be, or what it will look like, but Volunteers of America is directly bringing resources and donations to the region’s most vulnerable. The faith-based, nonprofit organization has been serving low-income

It is nice to be on the privileged side of the velvet rope for a change. When the National Football League released the 2020 regular-season schedule in May, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers found themselves with five primetime games. That is the maximum a team can play. Thank you, Tom Brady. The March signing of the

If you’re like the 81% of B2B companies today who include blogging as a content marketing tactic, you may wonder if you’re executing it effectively. It is entirely possible to post regularly for years with no appreciable results. Writing B2B content takes not only time, but strategy and skill. I have seen blogging evolve since

Just when everything was going so well, so right, the carpet was pulled from underneath us all.  Many of the clients my agency supports were having a record first quarter in 2020. Heck, even our own agency was. That all halted abruptly around mid-March. What I am about to share with you is data that

The quality of a website can make or break a business. When you invest in great design, strategic copy and a compelling user experience, you expect results – as you should. However, many business leaders are left wondering how to measure those results. One critically important, and relatively easy to measure, metric is how you

Hiring good people is hard. Hiring good people with specific skills, or credentials is harder. Hiring good people with specific skills, or credentials, in an industry where the demand is outgrowing the available labor pool, well, that is nearly impossible. While it may sound like a glass-half-empty view on the economics of labor this is

Zoom confined their images to rectangles, but the virtual meeting room could not contain their passion. The American Cancer Society’s Southwest Florida team recently gathered a dedicated group of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer leaders, from Naples to New Port Richey, to swap tips, gain inspiration and emotionally connect for the cause. The Zoom meeting

Tampa Bay cardiologist, Dr. Robert Sanchez was elected to the American Heart Association Southeast Board of Directors. Sanchez, who sits on the Tampa Bay Metro Board of Directors, will also serve on the regional board during the Association’s 2020-21 fiscal year. “I am honored to serve as a board member and I look forward to

This sports year has been memorable for a few things that have taken place, like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing Tom Brady. That truly was a landmark moment and not only for the franchise, but all of sports. After all, the quarterback has a record of six Super Bowl rings. This sports year will also

When Ireland’s westernmost shores of the Wild Atlantic Way call with their siren song, extraordinary family vacations are explicit in their promise. Adventure greets families head on here, especially when hosted by County Mayo’s majestic Ashford Castle, a splendid estate catering to lords, ladies, lads and lassies for centuries. The Castle captures the fancy of