The Leadership Tampa 2020 class recently embarked on the Government & Economic Development program day, and the agenda did not disappoint! The day was spearheaded by Program Day Chairs Bemetra Simmons (LT ’13), Managing Director, Florida ...
Kris Knox, LT'20 Military Day for the LT class of 2020 will be one of the highlights of the year. The day was full of acronyms, astonishing statistics, state of the art technology and most of all, the amazing men and women of our armed forces. We ...
Throughout Tampa, we are witnessing transformational change with the presence of cranes in downtown and other infrastructure projects spreading to the north, south, east and west. Established businesses are moving to the region and local ...
With so much focus and attention on the media in today’s world, the Leadership Tampa Class of 2020 continued on their immersive syllabus throughout Tampa Bay recently, visiting iHeartMedia, the Tampa Bay Times Printing Plant and 10News WTSP. ...
The cornerstone of civilization has been the rule of law since ancient times. As defined in the Oxford English Dictionary, rule of law is “the authority and influence of law in society, especially when viewed as a constraint on individual ...
Leadership Tampa 20 Community Outreach Day was an impactful experience for all of those in attendance. The Children's Board of Hillsborough County hosted the program. It's central-local in Ybor City was a great location from which to explore the ...
For the 50 classmates of Leadership Tampa Class of 2020, Arts & Culture Day brought to life the rich history of Tampa and how it formed the city into what it is today. The perseverance of early Cuban entrepreneurs who settled here instilled in ...
By Christopher “Pappy” Collins, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (MacDill AFB)The final trip for eLiTe ’19. A bittersweet, but excellent end to a chain of invaluable events that integrated this class into Tampa’s amazing ...
By Aimée Jeansonne Becka, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay“The wheels on the bus go round and round…” – American Folk SongFor one of our final trips together as Leadership Tampa 2019, we embarked on an epic road trip to our ...
By Kevin Caldwell, Raymond James FinancialOn March 20, 2019, we had a behind the scenes look at the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Rays, Bucs, and Lightning. We heard from leadership at each organization and gained a deeper understanding of the impact ...
By Shelley Sharp, Ryan Nece FoundationWhat do strawberries, corn dogs, potash, and midnight buffets have in common? They are all major contributors to the economic success of the Tampa Bay region. Plant City is the winter strawberry capital of the ...
By Gina Evans, Tampa International AirportTransportation impacts all of our industries and on February 20th we had the opportunity to spend the day with leaders in our community followed by experiencing various transportation modes in Tampa ...
By: Nicole Justice, Tampa General Hospital Tampa’s "Skies are Filled with the Nation's First Line of Defense"(1). This is because every 2.8 minutes, an Air Mobility Command aircraft departs worldwide (2) and Tampa is home to the prestigious ...
By: Charlotte McHenry, Senior Connection Center, Inc. “In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” Charles Darwin Leadership Tampa’s ...
Living in the land of 9,000 neighborhoods…..committed to growth and inclusion.By: Monnie Wertz, The University of TampaOn January 9th, the LT Class of 2019 had the opportunity to learn more about the governing and economic development aims ...
Change. Challenge. Chance.These three, alliterative words came to light as descriptors of today’s media landscape on Wednesday, Nov. 28 as LT’19 delved into its annual Media Day.In terms of change, we learned technology has drastically ...
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to the think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – MLK, Jr.“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and ...
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain a child when we grow up.”- Pablo Picasso “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense ...
Jennifer Suarez Jankes, Citigroup On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, fresh off the back of individual ride-a-longs with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the Tampa Police Department, LT ’19 set off on Law Enforcement Day during ...
Elena P. Ketchum, Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler,P.A."Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve."Martin Luther King, Jr.“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”Anne ...
Emily Farkas, MacDill Air Force Base“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince LombardiAs a member of the military, there is an unwritten, courteous rule that where ever you are ...
Rachel Feinman, Florida-Israel Business AcceleratorAs someone who recently transitioned to a career that is focused on shining a bright light on innovation with a goal of stimulating economic development, I can say that I was truly inspired and, ...
LaKisha M. Kinsey-Sallis, Johnson Jackson LLCRecently, people from all different walks of life participated in the March for Our Lives to advocate for gun control. At the forefront of the march are teens from Stoneman Douglas High School in ...
Kiana Wilson, A Sharper U, LLCLeadership TampaPort Tampa Bay and Agriculture DayThe Leadership Tampa Class of 2018 spent a fun-filled day at the Florida Strawberry Festival and Port Tampa Bay learning about the impact that agriculture and port ...
Kari Goetz, Tampa International AirportMilitary Day BriefingGreetings fellow classmates, I’m Kari Goetz, your scribe for Military Day 2018. This is an UNCLASSIFIED information briefing. The purpose is to give an overview of Military Day for ...
Jennifer LaRocco, GrayRobinson, P.A.From the County Commission Chambers to the streets and sidewalks of Tampa, Government and Transportation Day gave our class in-depth (and hands on) perspectives on both the obstacles and the opportunities facing ...
Jennifer Yeagley, M.A., Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community ServicesIt’s not every day that you step into an air shower before touring a mouse clinic, but at Leadership Tampa, anything can happen.Leadership Tampa ‘18’s Health ...
By Lindsay Grinstead, Tonic Consulting“The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being” - Thomas JeffersonAs our country’s founding fathers recognized, the ...
Sarah Ham, AACSB InternationalWhat’s in your backpack? Books? Check. Bass guitar? Check. Chef’s knife…? CHECK.When most people think of education, a traditional learning environment often comes to mind: an inspiring teacher, ...
Natalie Roberts, Flagship Law, PLLC Here's to the ones who dreamFoolish as they may seemHere's to the hearts that acheHere's to the mess we make She told me"A bit of madness is keyTo give us new colors to seeWho knows where it will lead us?And ...