Road less traveled: Tourism CEO takes career detour with new venture

After decades in the beachfront hotel business, Keith Overton turns his focus to inland RV and cottage parks. It could be a lucrative move.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. April 23, 2020
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Mark Wemple. Keith Overton, former CEO of TradeWinds Island Resorts in St. Pete Beach, has plans for a new RV and cottage resort in Pasco County.
Mark Wemple. Keith Overton, former CEO of TradeWinds Island Resorts in St. Pete Beach, has plans for a new RV and cottage resort in Pasco County.
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He could have taken a year off, heck, maybe even retired. Or he could have pursued any number of other job opportunities he was likely offered.

 

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