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October 4, 2012Business, Corporate Empathy, Government, Politics

Is the private sector finding empathy?

Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Last month at TEDx Tampa Bay one of the presenters, Deena Fidas, Deputy Director of the Public Education and Outreach Department for the Human Rights Campaign gave a great talk […]

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October 1, 2012Business, Corporate Empathy, Internet

The Future of Stories is Coming Full Circle

The two videos I missed for the TEDx Tampa Bay event last month, themed The Future of Stories illustrate where stories, or technology’s ability to share stories, may be heading. The first was The Gods Must Be Crazy, (trailer) a 1980 […]

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September 19, 2012Business, Community Involvement, Corporate Empathy, Government, Internet, Sports

The Story of Corporate Empathy – Why How What

Why I am Writing a Book Last November while running what was my first run longer than 5K with a friend and having what we describe as “gorgeous political discussion” it was suggested around mile three or four that I […]

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January 20, 2012Business, Internet, Journalism

An Innovative Opportunity for Journalism: An Open Letter to the Poynter Institute and Tampa Bay Times

An Innovative Opportunity for Journalism An Open Letter to the Poynter Institute and Tampa Bay Times Since taking a handful of journalism and media classes in college, I have had a respect for, and interest in journalism and the art […]

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November 1, 2011Advertising, Business, Journalism

St Pete Times Re-brands to Tampa Bay Times – Can the Tribune Survive?

It’s not often we get to say simply, “I was right” but this morning I woke to some exciting news in an email blasted letter from Times Chairman and CEO Paul Tash. As I predicted in September here, the St Petersburg […]

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October 8, 2011Business, Career, Lifestyle Design

Steve Jobs: Perseverance, Efficacy and Death’s Influence on Lifestyle Design

With the death of Steve Jobs we have lost a great creator, innovator, and inspiration. We have lost someone who understood the need to choose passion for life over work for the sake of work. We lost someone who, while wildly […]

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September 23, 2011Business, Career, Community Involvement

Excited About Leadership Tampa Bay – Class of 2012

Last night I attended the Kick Off reception for Leadership Tampa Bay’s 2011-2012 Class and have to say I am very excited to be a part of this program. I committed over five years to leadership of Ad 2 Tampa […]

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September 13, 2011Business, Journalism

Tampa Bay Times to win Tampa Bay Newspaper War

Last week’s unfortunate news about another round of pay cuts at the St Pete Times prompted me to revisit a story I have been watching unfold for five years. I can find nothing written and have only discussed this with […]

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September 7, 2011Business, Conscious Capitalism, Corporate Empathy, Government, Politics

B (Benefit) Corps, the Business Model to Watch

As an entrepreneur and small business owner I often find myself in conflict feeling comfortable with large corporations. I remember looking into a Sam’s Club membership about five years ago and walking out of the store when they offered, as part […]

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June 27, 2011Advertising, Business, Internet

Doing Business in the Monarchy – Is the Fourth Largest Country Safe for Small Business?

Facebook, often compared in user size to a country would be considered a monarchy, dictatorship or at best an oligarchy. How long are American small businesses safe to operate free of potentially huge taxes (i.e. fees) or other business killing regulations?

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I never would have guessed how enlightening it was...

I went into my Personal Futures Session with Vinny not knowing what to expect. I never would have guessed how enlightening it was to begin laying out what I want to see for myself and loved ones. Vinny did an amazing job at pulling this out of me without telling me what I wanted. If you are at a transition point in life, or even if you are doing well, but know there is something more out there, Vinny's Personal Futures Session may just be what shows you the way. – TM

A much better idea of what I want to do...

I just turned 40 and my life is going through some major life changes. I wasn't really sure what direction my life was headed, much less how to get there. It honestly left me feeling kind of stuck and like my life had no direction. The Personal Futures session with Vinny Tafuro was truly what I needed. It helped me to gauge where in my life I was and gave me a framework for how to think about my future and which direction I want my life to go. Now I have a much better idea of what I want to do and what steps I need to start taking to get there. I am grateful for feeling like I can now move forward with my life. – HL

The future is far less terrifying...

I have ADHD and have so many plans, desires, and needs going through my head but have such a hard time focusing enough to put everything in order and definitely see the forest and not the trees. I'm also self-employed with two businesses so I have a lot going on which compounds this issue.

Vinny really took the time to listen to my needs and to get to the core of my values before we even began the process. We widdled down to three overall subjects then widdled those down to goals I can aim for over different points in time then finally widdled them down to easy tasks I can start within the next 24 hours. I work best with a checklist of tasks and it was extremely helpful to have someone help me lay it out. The future is far less terrifying and I can actually see a plan for myself for more than the next year or two. I'm incredibly thankful for Vinny's expertise and encouragement. – LP

This exercise was eye-opening, to say the least!

I am a personal development junkie as I am an entrepreneur and a business educator. Always looking to improve. I thought I had done it all. (i.e. goal setting exercises, vision boards, etc.). Doing the Personal Futures program was the best I have ever done. It allowed me to dive a bit deeper into my true desires and goals that the other methods haven't done. I highly recommend the 1-on-1 program so that you have that extra 3rd-person perspective that is able to see the things right in front of you that you couldn't see on your own." – SS