Economic forecast: Laura Webb, president, Webb Insurance Group, Tampa

Company: Webb Insurance Group is in full-on growth mode going into 2019. The company recently acquired an agency in Englewood and eyes St. Petersburg for its next expansion. “I want to add at least one more location,” Webb says. “I think we can grow on an exponential basis.” Another goal is to increase face time with clients — “building relationships as opposed to processing data,” Webb says. She plans to help her staff accomplish that by increasing the firm’s use of technology, which she thinks will help customer retention. “Insurance is a purchase that’s required," she says, "so therefore we want to make it as painless as possible.”