Pace maker: Entrepreneur gets back to basics

A health scare prompted a successful executive to rethink his priorities — and what he wants his next business to represent. One key: empathy for customers.

Mark Wemple. Doug Pace founded Stonehill, a Tampa-based performance management consulting firm, in 2016 after suffering a massive stroke.
Mark Wemple. Doug Pace founded Stonehill, a Tampa-based performance management consulting firm, in 2016 after suffering a massive stroke.
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Doug Pace and Kevin Hourigan reached dizzying heights of success with their Tampa-based digital marketing firm, Bayshore Solutions. 

 

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