Meet TBBW's Leadership Team |

Jason Baker

President & Publisher – Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

Jason Baker is a 30-year veteran of the media and marketing industry and a longtime entrepreneur.

He has led sales teams, built advertising agencies, owned and operated radio properties and most recently co-launched Tampa Bay Business & Wealth, a CEO-centric print, digital and events organization where he serves as president and publisher.

He has held numerous civic and nonprofit leadership roles, including inaugural chair of the Special Olympics Hillsborough County ERDC, Navy League of the United States plank holder, member of the Tampa Bay EDC Make It Tampa Bay marketing committee and University of Tampa Board of Fellows.

He has also served on the boards of the Children’s Home Society of Tampa Bay and the Association of Mergers and Acquisition Advisors.

Baker currently serves on several boards, including the Tampa Bay EDC, the American Cancer Society Leadership Board and the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce.

He is also a board member of Leadership Tampa Bay, where he served as chairman in 2022 and 2023, and sits on the ReliaQuest Bowl Board of Directors.

Chuck Merlis

Managing Editor – Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

Chuck Merlis is the Managing Editor of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth. He is a Tampa-based reporter with experience at regional outlets including the Tampa Beacon, Business Observer and Creative Loafing. His work covers local entrepreneurs, emerging brands and community stories.

Before joining TBBW, Chuck worked with FOX 13 News as a digital content creator, where he produced multi-platform stories and managed SEO driven engagement. He also interned with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the summer of 2024, where he handled press releases, credentialing, and live-event communications.

Chuck earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Tampa. He served as Editor-in-Chief of The Minaret and helped grow it into one of the most widely read student newspapers in the region. He also gained public relations experience through his work with BoardroomPR.

Lindsey Langley-Liboreiro

Chief Growth & Brand Officer – Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

Lindsey Langley-Liboreiro is the Chief Growth and Brand Officer for Tampa Bay Business & Wealth, where she focuses on growing the brand, building strategic partnerships and creating new opportunities across Tampa Bay’s business community.

With more than 20 years of experience spanning media, marketing, business development, social entrepreneurship and mission-driven leadership, Lindsey has built her career around one thing: connecting people and ideas in ways that create meaningful growth.

She began her career in media, spending more than 12 years helping businesses grow through advertising, marketing, digital strategy and relationship-driven sales. She later stepped into social entrepreneurship, launching a nonprofit and spending several years traveling the world with her daughter before beginning a new chapter in mission-driven leadership with the American Cancer Society.

Lindsey then spent seven years with the American Cancer Society, most recently serving as Senior Executive Director for Southwest Florida. After relocating to Tampa Bay in 2023, she led efforts that raised millions in the fight against cancer while building influential corporate and philanthropic partnerships across the region.

Now back in media, Lindsey brings together the parts of her career she loves most: business growth, storytelling, community impact and connecting great people. She is especially excited to help grow a trusted platform and ecosystem that brings together Tampa Bay’s C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and community leaders.

Her work has earned recognition including Nashville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, Nashville Scene’s Civic Do Gooder of the Year and recognition as a 2026 Women Who Win finalist by Tampa Bay Business & Wealth. She is also a proud 2025 graduate of Leadership Tampa Bay.

Lindsey lives in South Tampa with her husband, Lucero, and daughter, Kemiya. She loves travel, health and fitness, authentic conversation and bringing good people together.

Ella Malmgren

Operations and Client Relations Coordinator – Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

With a career rooted in journalism, Ella previously spent two years as a broadcast news producer here in Tampa.

Her passion for business reporting later led her to Forbes, where she served as a contributor to the 2025 Forbes 400 List before transitioning to account management and sales at a local marketing agency.

At TBBW, she is excited to merge this diverse expertise to manage client communications, support editorial production and streamline daily operations.

Meet TBBW’s Team