Five most-read TBBW cover stories of 2023

Here are the five most-read Tampa Bay Business and Wealth cover stories in 2023. 2. Jim Norman’s winding road of success 3. How Rick Brandt took his small-town, family business, and turned it into a global Powerhouse 4. Steve Frey created the ‘Airbnb for Business’ and his plans to bring the offering directly to consumers

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CEO Connect Recap: Amanda Tress talks growth and failures

By the age of 30, Amanda Tress wanted to be a millionaire. She checked that “to-do” off her list a few years prior.  She met her retirement goals by 2018. She was only 32. In 2022, FASTer Way to Fat Loss, Tress’ Clearwater-based company, had revenue of $47.5 million. In 2023, it’s estimated to break

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Scenes from TBBW’s CEO Connect with Amanda Tress (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its July CEO Connect with Amanda Tress, chief executive officer of FASTer Way to Fat Loss, at the USF Muma College of Business, in Tampa. Presenting sponsors included Southstate and Talent Cloud Staffing. Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of TBBW, interviewed Tress in front of a live audience. You

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How Amanda Tress started a movement and created a FASTer way to the millionaire club

She cruises around Clearwater in a Rolls Royce SUV with her custom “FASTer Way teal” interior, she captains her own boat and her family helped to fund the opening of a church. She doesn’t play around with goals or ambition. She’s not bothered by “haters.” She has more than 280,000 social media followers. She’s a

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