By: Maria Porto-DuarteThe final day for Leadership Tampa Class of 2017 – G.O.A.T. had come! I could hardly believe that this day had arrived; Tourism Day was here. The day started, as usual, at the crack of dawn. As I was driving over the ...
Leadership Tampa, a program of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, celebrated the graduation of 50 members of the class of 2017 on April 26th, 2017 at Embassy Suites in Tampa, FL. The 2017 class marks the 46th class to graduate from the ...
By: Scott WaldenI think it is safe to assume each attending member of our LT 2017 class would agree, the highly anticipated two-day visit of our State Capitol did not disappoint. The session was intended to provide our class with a broad overview of ...
By: Julia Ruddock220720RMAR17: Early morning haze, a stillness in the air, and the hum of engines and feet pitter-pattering in cadence off into the near distance. It was an all too familiar o’dark:30 start to Military Day for the Leadership ...
By: John M. Astrab IVOn March 8th, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Leadership Tampa Class of 2017 spent the day at the Strawberry Festival and at Port Tampa for Agriculture and Port Day. The group boarded the bus from Port Tampa at 8:45am for ...
By Josh BomsteinThose folks, like me, who grew up a fan of the Bucs, Rays, Rowdies, Lightning, and Bandits (now defunct) know that being a Tampa Bay sports fan takes grit and perseverance. Our teams raise us up with their successes and frustrate us ...
From Flights to Flights: The Many Facets of Tampa Economic DevelopmentBy: Christopher S.D. RogersLast week, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Leadership Tampa Class of 2017 got a deeper understanding of the Tampa International Airport Master ...
Government and Infrastructure Day started at the Greater Tampa Chamber Office and was sponsored by Bryant, Miller Olive and their most capable representative Kareem Spratling (LT 12).Bob Rohrlack, President and CEO of the Greater Tampa Chamber of ...
By Ray A. Wong and Jason GrinsteadHealth Care Day marked an almost one month holiday break from our typical biweekly Leadership Tampa program schedule. What better way to pick up where we left off than to investigate some of Tampa’s best ...
By Nicole Hawker, Vistra CommunicationsThe fifth program day of our Leadership Tampa 2017 journey, Media Day, was made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Tampa Bay Times. Our program chairs for the day, Scot Kaufman (LT ‘09), Media ...
By Miray Holmes, City of TampaThe fourth program of our Leadership Tampa ’17 adventure, Arts & Culture Day, was generously sponsored by the law firm of Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen. Our gracious chairs for the day who kept us on time ...
By Travis Pelleymounter, Tampa Bay Lightning“Challenge how you think about education.” – Julie Serovich (LT’14), Dean of the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South FloridaEducation Day for the ...
By Michael Ferrone, CIGNA “Good morning, please pull a card from the bowl and find your Bus Buddy.” Program Day #2 – Law Enforcement Day – kicked off with a new concept, the Bus Buddy. As the LT class pulled a playing card ...
By Brenden Chiaramonte, Hillsborough County Tax Collector's OfficeIt was a typical September morning in Tampa Bay. The sun had not yet crested over the horizon, it was 81 degrees out, but with the humidity it felt more like a sauna. Members of ...
Tampa, Fla. – Today the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce announced the members of the 2017 Leadership Tampa Class. Established by the Chamber in 1970, Leadership Tampa is the third oldest leadership program in the nation and strives to ...
By Ted Tamargo, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC.It was a wonderful way for the LT 2016 Class (the Best Class Ever) to complete the year – as tourists for a day in our own back yard. As residents of Tampa Bay, most of us ...
Leadership Tampa, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s leadership program, is proud to announce the graduates of the Class of 2016. The graduates were honored at a commencement dinner on Wednesday, May 4.Stephanie Agliano, Owner of Aggie ...
By Maggie Fowler, Peak 10, Inc. Paying attention? – sure. To my own life, to the lives of my family and friends, work, community, politics, and a reality show from time to time. But today paying attention meant to realize that our normal ...
Rich Marulanda, Executive Director, Head of Internal and Client Communications, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Strawberry Fields Forever Often times, many of us go about our busy days waking up early, sitting in traffic, ...
by Bob Bincarousky, TECO Energy At six-thirty in the morning on February 10th, the Leadership Tampa Class of 2016 boarded two buses for a two-day trip to Tallahassee. The group’s goal? To obtain first-hand experience with the state ...
by Brian Harris, Akerman, LLP On January 13, 2016, the Leadership Tampa Class of 2016 got a firsthand look into the state of heath care in Tampa. We started at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel with a presentation by Denyse Bales-Chubb, President ...
By Clint Shouppe, State Government Relations Manager, BayCare Health System Do I #LoveMyNewspaper? Do you? On December 2nd, 2016, those of us in the Twitterverse were asked that question. It was a social media conversation started here in Florida ...
By Gerri Kramer, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office Do you get so busy sometimes that you forget to play? Stephanie Agliano told our Leadership Tampa class that Arts & Culture Day was our chance to learn what makes Tampa a ...
By Ocea Lattimore, Director Logistics and Asset Management, City of Tampa As Leadership Tampa ‘16 began our journey through Education Day, we were greeted by two words as we exited Poe Garage and entered the Glazer Children’s Museum. The ...
By: Brian Winfield, CFO, Equality Florida Institute, Inc.On October 14th, 2016 the Leadership Tampa Class of 2016 was treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the law enforcement infrastructure that forms an awe-inspiring safety net protecting those ...
By: Andrew Warren, Attorney, United States Government“Don’t Eat Fortune’s Cookie.” That was the title of the 2012 commencement address given by Michael Lewis, author of Liar’s Poker and Moneyball, to Princeton ...
Today the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce announced the members of the 2015 Leadership Tampa Class. Established by the Chamber in 1970, Leadership Tampa is the third oldest leadership program in the nation and strives to identify and develop ...
The Leadership Tampa Class of 2014 unveiled a new outdoor maternity deck for the Alpha House of Tampa Bay on Friday, July 18, 2014. The new deck consists of a brand new structure complete with astro turf and grass, multiple sitting areas with ...
Jill Witecki, Tampa TheatreBy plane, by train, by boat and bus, millions of Tampa residents and visitors are transporting themselves efficiently around the Bay area every day. At least, that’s the vision shared by those who spoke to our class ...
Today the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce announced the members of the 2014 Leadership Tampa Class. Established by the Chamber in 1970, Leadership Tampa is the third oldest leadership program in the nation and strives to identify and develop ...