Nicholas Glover moved from New York City to Tampa in 2012, before it was cool. He grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, and met his wife, who hails from Tampa, in 2010. They both wanted to be closer to their families, so, after considering communities in the Carolinas and the Washington, D.C., area, the Tampa Bay region seemed like the best fit.
A decade later, Glover has become a key cog in the Tampa Bay business community. As vice president of advocacy at the Tampa Bay Chamber, he specializes in government affairs, working to promote laws and regulations that foster a supportive economic environment for businesses — and pushing back against those that don’t.
“When we get that right,” he says, “and take care of businesses that are already here, it serves as a kind of beacon, if you will, to folks who are located around the country, the world, that Tampa Bay is a good place to do business.”