New CEO has far-reaching goals for Bradenton-based Game On

Steve Shenbaum and Blair Bloomston were having coffee in the kitchen of the Game On Nation office last summer when Shenbaum blurted out a substantial suggestion: The founder of the leadership, communication and teamwork consulting firm, Shenbaum asked Bloomston, “hey, you want to be CEO?”

Bloomston had been working side-by-side with Shenbaum since 2004, starting as an intern. By that day in the office kitchen, she’d worked her way up to partner and senior vice president. While not there from day one, in 1997, she’d been involved in nearly every big vision-based decision at the company. “Yes,” Bloomston responded simply to the want-to-be CEO query. “That sounds good.”