On The Scene

For the third year in a row, chief executive officers from around the Tampa Bay region put on their hard hats and helped to build a home.  More than 60 community leaders participated in the 2024 CEO Build with Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties. Habitat for Humanity partnered with the Tampa

The Sheriff’s Indian Advisory Council Annual Banquet was held at the India Cultural Center, in Tampa.  Kuleen Shah, founder of Connecting Tampa Bay, was the event chair. The event raised $90,000 in sponsorships, advertising and through a silent auction. 

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth and Questmont Virtual Family Office, in Tampa, held an exclusive dinner event for a handful of previous TBBW cover stars.  The dinner was held at the private estate of Taylor and Sonya Ranker, in Odessa, followed a guided champagne and caviar tasting followed by a private chef-created finner, coordinated by

The Indo-US Chamber’s Tampa Bay Chapter held its annual Banyan Ball at the Grand Hyatt, in Tampa. Community leaders were honored for their work in the Tampa Bay area. Among those honored included Shilen Patel, chief executive officer of HealthAxis, Lakshmi Shenoy, CEO of Embarc Collective, Dilip Kanji, president and CEO of Impact Properties, and

The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce celebrated the move to its new office space with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The office is located at 3415 W Bay to Bay Boulevard, Tampa. Photos by PamElla Lee Photography [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”16947,16946,16945,16944,16943,16942,16941″]

The EmpowHERment Community Center celebrated its one-year anniversary. While founded just four years ago, EmpowHERment opened a physical center last year, during the pandemic. In the effort to provide a safe, welcoming space, this community center embarked on a new journey, doing their part to help women rise through support services, support groups, empowerment workshops

Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties celebrated a huge milestone – its 700th home build. Over 100 businesses, and individuals, came together to sponsor this family’s home. Solar Bear donated and installed solar power onto the home. Feeding Tampa Bay has been stocking the pantries of all Habitat homeowners. As a special

For the fourth year in a row, MarineMax partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco County to present a deserving Tampa Bay area family a new home in Pinellas Park. As an added surprise, Warrick Dunn Charities, Aaron’s and Cigna chipped in to fully furnish and stock the home with food and

The Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors Tampa Bay Chapter held a networking event for its sponsors at Marina Pointe. Noah Breakstone, CEO of BTI Partners, addressed the crowd. BTI Partners is the developer for Marina Pointe, in Tampa. [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”13035,13034,13033,13032,13031″]

Hue Jackson, a former NFL Coach, and Derrell Spann, CEO of Grand Leyenda Tequila, hosted an exclusive tequila tasting at The Westshore Grand in Tampa.

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.

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