Impacts of the Pandemic on the hospitality industry By Kristy Tozer and Jeff Chernoff We’ve heard the recent stories about hospitality industry’s disproportionate challenges throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. We spoke to three leaders in ...
Name: Rachel Feinman LT Class Year: 2018 Company: VP of Innovation, TGH InnoVentures at Tampa General Hospital Tell us, why LTA? I love the opportunity to spend time with my LT classmates and bond with folks from other classes. It also allows ...
Catalyst The Chamber held a very informative Public Policy Roundtable titled, “The Intersection of State and Local Education Policy” featuring Florida Department of Education’s Jacob Oliva, Chancellor of K-12 Education, and ...
The Importance of a Reliable Banking Partner for the Road Ahead Chris Kneer SBA Lending Division Head As the owner of a small, minority-owned business, we realize that you may feel overlooked by banks. According to the Small Business ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber is recruiting for its fifth cohort of the Minority Business Accelerator (MBA). This program helps Black and Hispanic business owners who are concerned with their lack of business growth and want to learn how to compete in the ...
Leadership Tampa, a program of the Tampa Bay Chamber, celebrated the graduation of 37 members of the class of 2021 on June 23, 2021, at the Yacht Starship in Tampa, FL. The 2021 class marks the 50th class to graduate from the nationally recognized ...
Member News Bradley announced that six attorneys in the firm’s Tampa office have been selected to the 2021 edition of Florida Super Lawyers as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Buyer’s Point is featured on Amazon’s Black Business ...
Member News Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that attorney John C. Hood has joined the Tampa office; Bradley attorney, Giovanni P. Giarratana, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar’s Young ...
Let’s begin by saying that these three Leaders are worthy of their own dedicated piece. It was a fool’s errand to think that their accomplishments and approaches to Leadership Tampa and Collegiate Leadership Tampa could be properly ...
Steve Hayes, President & CEO LT Class Year: 2000 Visit St. Pete/Clearwater 1. Tell us, why LTA? Paul Catoe (LT 92) was my boss and he felt that it would be beneficial for me to get more involved in the community. He highly recommended the ...
Member News Axiom Bank has expanded its team with the hiring of Sul Hemani as VP, SBA Relationship Manager. Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that corporate and tax attorney William G. Najmy has joined the firm as an associate in its Tampa ...
Congratulations to our 2021 Small Business of the Year Semi-Finalists! Outstanding Business Leader Rolfe G. Arnhym, Vistage Florida/Arnhym & Associates David Bailey, Southern States TOYOTAlift Jeff Gigante, Forbici Modern Italian Tim Moore, ...
Q1 Impact Cohort '21 Metrics Summary $1 million+ Gross Sales 2 Jobs Created 5 New Corporate Contracts $175,000+ Secured New Capital 2 Strategic Introductions Made Cohort '22 Metrics Summary $1.5 million+ Gross Sales 29 Jobs ...
Member News Florida Polygraduate project aims to transform traffic in Brazilian city’Florida Poly‘s new Applied Research Center (ARC) has received full funding by the state Legislature. Greater Tampa Realtorssupport affordable ...
Member News Bradley announced that Chambers and Partners has highly ranked 108 of the firm’s attorneys and 34 Bradley practice areas in the Chambers USA legal industry referral guide. HCA Healthcare hospitals, free-standing emergency rooms, ...
In 2019, the Tampa Bay Chamber announced at the Annual Meeting that it would be rolling out a new program for college students in the area that will follow the Leadership Tampa experience and provide them with connections and insight into our Tampa ...
Member News Axiom Bank, N.A. has launched six new interactive features on its industry-leading mobile app, providing customers more control and convenience in handling their financial needs. Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School and Corporate ...
iV Bars Tampa Ribbon Cutting on May 12th iV Bars Tampa celebrated the grand opening of their new location with a ribbon cutting last week. iV Bars mission is to provide a service that creates a healthy & happy environment inside and out! With ...
Tampa Firefighters Museum We started our day at the museum, filled with a treasure trove of historic mementos, photos and equipment – bringing out the kid in everyone – what a great place to host a party, whether a wedding reception or ...
Tampa receives the Military Spouse Impact Award for Community of the Year by Hiring Our Heroes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. This award recognizes a community and its leaders for their efforts in creating a strong, inclusive community that ...
Member News Florida Poly scholars program receives $1.5 million gift. Meals On Wheels of Tampa is expanding into Riverview and Gibsonton beginning June 1, 2021. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa awarded over $500 million in Jackpots so ...
Recent White Papers/Research Briefs 2021: James H. Johnson, Jr., Jeanne Milliken Bonds, & Allan M. Parnell, Proceed with Caution Reopening Public Schools 2021 James H. Johnson, Jr., Jeanne Milliken Bonds, & Allan M. Parnell, Prioritize ...
Member News Carlton Fields announced that Shareholder Jason J. Quintero was named Tampa office managing shareholder. Chargebacks911 announced the appointment of Matt Stein as Senior Vice President of Brand Strategy. Florida Polytechnic University ...
This past year has been challenging for many of us. Whether our experience was thriving or surviving, it was a year of universal change. We are in a state of global grief, losing loved ones and friends, dealing with the physical affects of the ...
Todd O’Donnell, LT Class of 2016 Tell us, why LTA? My employer, Wharton-Smith, encouraged me to find a leadership program in Tampa that provides a similar program to Leadership Seminole in Orlando. After researching and attending the initial ...
From the Tampa Bay Chamber Chair A Chat with Tampa Bay Chamber Chair Yvette Segura Q1 has wrapped, and the Minority Business Accelerator is in full swing. Program Director Avril Stinson, invited current Tampa Bay Chamber Chair Yvette Segura, to ...
Member News ChappellRoberts has added two key roles to the agency’s senior leadership team Florida Polytechnic University will offer the state’s first bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity engineering beginning in the fall 2021 ...
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of North Tampa Ribbon Cutting on April 27th Encompass Health celebrated the opening of their new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in North Tampa with a ribbon cutting. The Encompass Health Rehabilitation ...
Written by Cameron O’Connell, ZooTampa The Leadership Tampa Class of 2021 had the distinct pleasure of experiencing Champa Bay in-depth via a tremendous agenda organized by Travis Pelleymounter & Sheri Anderson (Vinik Sports Group),with ...
Q1 has wrapped, and the Minority Business Accelerator is in full swing. Program Director Avril Stinson, invited current Tampa Bay Chamber Chair Yvette Segura, to share some of her insight regarding the Chamber’s Inclusive Organization Pillar ...