For a while I have expressed concern about the future of startup business incubators that are not only in Tampa Bay but everywhere. Tampa Bay Innovation Center president Tonya Elmore noted in the Tampa Bay Times last year that every “city council member in every town wants an incubator now that startups like Facebook glamorized entrepreneurship”. The article estimates …
Yesterday’s negative claim about the ALS Foundation by the Political Ears website is an outrageous example of a low class website intentionally using data out of context to exploit a good organization. Yes the article reports accurately that only 27% of funds raised (last year) were directed towards research. But then like a dirty political campaign it uses …
When we founded Conscious Capitalism Florida earlier this year it required reaching far and wide across our founding team’s network to find new and strengthen existing connections that would help us launch and maintain successful non-profit venture. While combing through existing contact networks and meeting with people I directly knew or could be introduced to …
For over 25 years the Straz Center has been a community destination, a nurturing home to passionate artists and performers, an educational haven, and a source of pride for employees, volunteers, and patrons. The Straz Center has also been a catalyst for the redevelopment of Downtown Tampa. For 25 years the Straz Center has been …
This past Friday was the end of my fourth week since returning to college at The University of Tampa since receiving my Associate in Arts from Hillsborough Community College in 2004. It was also the first day of class that I missed by taking my own advise. For nine years as a leader in Ad …
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 write a book. To which I promptly stopped and stated exhaustively, “what the —- would I …
Yesterday I completed the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K in downtown St Petersburg, my third of four planned competitive 5K’s for 2011. My final 2011 race will be Richard’s Run for Life on 11/4/2011 in Ybor City. I want to thank my mother Donna, uncle Phil and friends Doreen Connolly and Maggie Osborn …
On Sunday I was able to catch the final showing of Jobsite Theater’s production of the The Guys and am glad I made it. As a regular fan of their shows I am always entertained and have a great time. The Guys is phenomenal theater; Paul and Roz Potenza were moving and perfect in their performance. …
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 Bay and Ad 2 National culminating as National Chair in 2007-2008 with a voting seat …
For the past three years I have not followed the happenings of the Casey Anthony case. For the past 30 days I used selective ignorance to avoid the trial. However as the month of June closed, I could hardly avoid hearing about it from people around me, so I was made aware that we were obviously in the middle …