The Tampa Bay Chamber, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Business Journal, is proud to announce its 56th class of Leadership Tampa (LT). As one of the nation's earliest leadership initiatives, Leadership Tampa has celebrated over five decades of ...
Written by: Ansley Blackwell, Director of Sales and Community Partnerships, Centro Asturiano Tampa The final Leadership Tampa program day carried the feeling of the last page of a book you are not quite ready to finish. The final bus ride. The ...
Written by: John Hadley, Principal, Rowe Architects The Leadership Tampa Class of 2026 spent Sports Day inside the organizations and leadership teams that power Tampa Bay’s sports ecosystem—an industry that extends far beyond the field ...
Written by: Zuleyka Castro, Chief Program Officer, Hillsborough Education Foundation Education Day for Leadership Tampa didn’t start on the bus; it started in the classroom. Before we even gathered as a group, many of us stepped into the role ...
The day began before sunrise as the Leadership Tampa Class of 2026 boarded a bus for the four-hour ride from Tampa to Tallahassee. The long trek offered a chance to connect, review the day’s agenda, and gear up for a full schedule ahead. ...
Today’s Community Impact Day with Leadership Tampa was a powerful reminder of how interconnected our social services ecosystem is — and how much more we can accomplish when organizations, businesses, government and residents work ...
Healthcare Day offered the Leadership Tampa Class of 2026 a compelling, end-to-end view of how innovation is reshaping care delivery across the Tampa Bay region. From supply chain transformation and cancer research to academic medicine and ...
I think almost every little boy at one point in time dreams about wanting to be a firefighter or police officer when they grow up. They seem like superheroes to us while we were younger, and it turns out, we were always right. The courage, strength, ...
On October 29, 2025, the Leadership Tampa Class of 2026 had the opportunity to experience a whirlwind day of immersive learning activities in the local media industry, thoughtfully curated by the Day Chairs Samantha Fiske (LT’25), Tampa Bay ...
On Wednesday October 15, 2025, the Leadership Tampa Class of 2026 participated in our Arts & Culture Day. After getting our bus buddies (hi Avik!) and jumping aboard our Magic School Bus of fun, we kicked off the day with a stop at Stageworks ...
The Leadership Tampa Class of 2026 gathered on October 1st for its first official program day: Day of Belonging. It was a day filled with challenge, vulnerability, and inspiration. Participants were oriented as to why this journey matters not only ...
Leadership Tampa Class of 2026 officially kicked off their journey! Class members had the chance to meet each other for the very first time, building connections that will carry them through the year ahead. Next up—the Opening Retreat, where ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber proudly announces its 55th class of Leadership Tampa, celebrating over five decades of cultivating leaders in Tampa Bay.
Leadership Tampa Celebrates the Graduation of the Class of 2025 Leadership Tampa, the nation’s third-oldest program of its kind, proudly celebrated the graduation of its 54th class on May 21st at The Straz. With 51 accomplished professionals ...
Leadership Tampa Class of 2025 Meets the Educators in Hillsborough County Education isn’t one-size-fits-all — and neither are the people who make it happen. Today was a powerful reminder of just how diverse and dynamic the world of ...
What happens when you bring 50+ passionate leaders to Florida’s capital for two action packed days? A whirlwind of insight, inspiration, and civic connection. The Leadership Tampa Class of 2025 visited Tallahassee on March 26-27, 2025, for an ...
Agriculture & Sustainability Day: The City Girl and The Farm Life On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the Leadership Tampa Class of 2025, participated in their Agriculture and Sustainability Day. Somehow, me, the one born and raised in New York City ...
Our community impact day began bright and early at the beautiful, brand new Feeding Tampa Bay office. We were welcomed with breakfast and friendly faces. It certainly was the kick-off we needed for a day that brought about mixed feelings. This day ...
What started as a routine morning for our leadership program (LT 25) quickly turned into an eye-opening moment when our group witnessed a car accident on the way to the program’s Transportation Day (February 19, 2025). The incident was a stark ...
Leadership Tampa’s Government Day: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Local Government and Economic Development On February 7th, Leadership Tampa’s Class of 2025 took part in an insightful and engaging Government Day, offering a deep dive into ...
From Tech to Tactics: Leadership Tampa’s Immersive Military Day Experience Leadership Tampa’s Military Day offered LT’25 Cohort members a rare and unparalleled glimpse into the inner workings of our nation’s elite defense ...
Being an accounting professional that focuses on serving clients in the Healthcare space, I was especially excited for Healthcare day and the opportunity to see this industry “come to life” beyond just the lens of financial reports that ...
Screaming sirens echoed across the Tampa Police and Fire Training Facility as Leadership Tampa’s Class of 2025 raced through a simulated high-speed chase. Earlier, the ominous clank of a jail cell door at Falkenberg Road Jail sent shivers ...
On November 6, 2024, the Leadership Tampa Class of 2025 participated in its Arts & Culture Day. Throughout the program, artistic leaders from across Tampa met with LT ’25 class members, sharing their insight about the current state of the ...
Megan Keplinger, is a member of LT Class of 2025 and with the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The devastation caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton not only impacted the Tampa Bay region but also delayed the much-anticipated start of Leadership ...
The Tampa Bay Chamber's incoming class of Collegiate Leadership took their first step on the program journey. November 1st, after the postponement forced by Hurricane Milton, the Class of 2025 gathered for their first Program Day. The in-person ...
The wait is over! In partnership with the Tampa Bay Chamber, the Tampa Bay Business Journal was the first to announce the professionals selected for the Leadership Tampa Class of 2025! As one of the nation's oldest leadership programs of its kind, ...
Tampa, FL - The Tampa Bay Chamber proudly announced today its 54th class of Leadership Tampa. The LT Class of 2025 is one of the most diverse groups in the history of the Chamber's legacy program that dates back to 1970. To date, it has served ...
The last program day dawned for the 50 members of Leadership Tampa Class of 2024 with the same sense of euphoria we last experienced as high school seniors on the verge of summer vacation. We were sad that our time together was coming to an end but ...
Leadership Tampa, the nation’s third oldest program of its kind, graduated its fifty-third class. The legacy program’s 50 professionals in the LT Class of 2024, bring the total number of LT graduates to nearly 2,600. Exclusive to ...