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Apogee Awards
TBBW’s Apogee Awards recognize Tampa Bay executives for leadership, business performance and community impact across industries.
Overview
What are the Apogee Awards?
The Apogee Awards recognize Tampa Bay executives across industries, highlighting leadership, business performance and community impact. The program honors C-suite leaders whose decisions shape companies, industries and the regional economy.
TBBW’s Apogee Awards are one of the region’s signature business recognition programs, honoring executives across top leadership roles.
What does Apogee mean?
In astronomy, apogee is the point farthest from Earth in an orbit. More broadly, it means the highest point or culmination. For these awards, it reflects executive leadership at its highest level.
Categories
Leadership categories
The Apogee Awards recognize executives across major leadership roles in Tampa Bay.
Honorees
Meet past Apogee honorees
Explore past Apogee honorees by year, including executive leaders recognized for impact across Tampa Bay business.
2025 Honoree · Human Resources
Patrick Alexander
Diversified Material Specialists (DMSI)
2025 Honoree · Health Care
Dr. Rishi Patel
CAN Community Health
2025 Honoree · Managing Partner
Lisa M. Simington
PNC Private Bank
2025 Honoree · President (Small)
Sonya Ranker
Questmont Virtual Family Office
2025 Honoree · President (Mid)
Frank Rygiel
Construction Services Inc. of Tampa
2025 Honoree · President (Large)
Phillip Lee
Florida Blue
2025 Honoree · Founder (Small)
Carolynn Jones
Seven Marketing + PR
2025 Honoree · Founder (Mid)
Robert Hessel
Source 1 Solutions
2025 Honoree · Founder (Large)
Andrew Wright
Franklin Street, Ally Capital Group
2025 Honoree · CEO (Nonprofit)
Madeline Robinson
Wheelchairs 4 Kids
2025 Icon Award
Bob Buckhorn
Shumaker Advisors
2024 Honoree · President
Jordan Blake
President
Placeholder Industries
2024 Honoree · CHRO
Samantha Lee
Chief Human Resources Officer
Example Enterprises
2023 Honoree · Chief Business Development Officer
Raul Alfonso
Port Tampa Bay
2023 Honoree · Chief Financial Officer
Heather Ford
Power Design
2023 Honoree · Chief Human Resources Officer
Jasiel Legon
GTE Financial
2023 Honoree · Chief Information Officer
Mike Krieg
The Bank of Tampa
2023 Honoree · Chief Legal Officer
Marisol Hughes
WilsonHCG
2023 Honoree · Chief Marketing Officer
Cari Ellison
Ellison Construction
2023 Honoree · Chief Operating Officer
Leroy Moore
Tampa Housing Authority
2023 Honoree · Founder (Small)
Aakash Patel
Elevate Inc.
2023 Honoree · Founder (Large)
Laura Sherman
Baldwin Risk Partners and Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners
2023 Honoree · Managing Partner
Eric W. Bailey
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
2023 Honoree · Owner
Valerie Lavin
Luminary
2023 Honoree · President
Cari Ellison
Ellison Construction
2023 Honoree · Judge’s Choice
Brian K. Deming
Crucis, LLC
2023 Honoree · CEO (Small)
Sara Margulis
Honeyfund.com, Inc.
2023 Honoree · CEO (Medium)
Jim Norman, MD
Norman/Clayman Endocrine Institute
2023 Honoree · CEO (Large)
Rick C. Brandt
BRANDT Inc.
2022 Honoree · Chief Marketing Officer
Erica Martinez Shea
Shumaker
2022 Honoree · Chief Human Resources Officer
Todd St. John-Fulton
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties
2022 Honoree · Chief Operating Officer
Gilbert Broco
CI Group
2022 Honoree · Chief Financial Officer
David Delac
Port Tampa Bay
2022 Honoree · Founder
Jane Mason
Clarifire
2022 Honoree · President (Medium)
Jason Woody
Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research
2022 Honoree · President (Large)
David Pizzo
Florida Blue
2022 Honoree · CEO (Small)
Danny Persaud
MidFlorida Armored
2022 Honoree · CEO (Medium)
Elizabeth Dvorak
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