Executive Diversions

By Brian Hartz
January 12, 2023

Naples attorney embraces nation's fastest-growing sport

Largely self-taught, Jim Nici has won a slew of medals at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships.

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By Louis Llovio
January 12, 2023

Medicine man by day, rockstar by night

Dr. Patrick Hwu runs the Moffitt Cancer Center as he continues to practice medicine and study immunotherapy treatments. Oh, and he plays a mean keyboard in a rock and roll band, too.

Executive Diversions

By Brian Hartz
January 11, 2023

Social media marketing whiz moonlights as professional indoor soccer player

Chris Frederick had unfinished business in the sport he loves — soccer. So he rededicated himself to it, albeit in a different form.

Executive Diversions

By Mark Gordon
January 11, 2023

Surgeon’s passion is to jump out of planes — with a parachute, of course

Dr. Jennifer Bocker has performed somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 jumps.

Executive Diversions

By Brian Hartz
January 11, 2023

Entrepreneur uses brief sports career as basis for fashion business

Paola Bedin, a designer of athletic apparel, continues to pursue her greatest passion: high-performance cycling.

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By Amanda Postma
January 10, 2023

Trust company executive finds opportunity during pandemic

Instead of sitting around waiting for places to open in 2020, Kelly Caldwell became a pilot.

Executive Diversions

By Amanda Postma
January 10, 2023

Bank executive brings lobster tails to the table

Gerri Moll discovered lobstering 30 years ago. Since then, she hasn't missed a mini-season.

Executive Diversions

By Amanda Postma
January 10, 2023

Financial consultant partner taps into lesser-known Florida resource

Timothy Cartwright has visited 31 springs in the state. He doesn't plan on stopping any time soon.

Executive Diversions

By Amanda Postma
January 28, 2022

Money manager motivated by outsmarting others on the racetrack

CrossFitter by day, car racer by night, Michael Calamaras constantly seeks the next great challenge to tackle.

Executive Diversions

By Amanda Postma
January 13, 2022

Realtor turns New York City Marathon into an annual affair

Connie Lyke-Brown hasn't missed a New York City Marathon since 1978 — and that includes a bout with cancer. She's nowhere near ready to throw the towel in.

Executive Diversions

By Amanda Postma
January 13, 2022

Sarasota accountant logs some 70 miles a day in training for a major feat

After having a successful heart surgery as a toddler, Nels Matson has been determined to not waste his life. Instead, he runs for causes important to him.

Executive Diversions

By Brian Hartz
January 13, 2022

Fight club: Tech company leader roughs up the competition

Most sporty executives tend to gravitate toward golf and tennis. Tampa, Florida, tech firm CEO Stan Liberatore competes in mixed martial arts fights.

Executive Diversions

By Brian Hartz
January 13, 2022

Hip-hop hooray: Attorney embraces rap music as a side gig

Hip-hop hooray: Tampa, Florida, attorney embraces rap music as a side gig.

Executive Diversions

By Brian Hartz
January 13, 2022

At the helm: Entrepreneur takes leadership role in diversifying her hobby

More than four decades ago, sailing hooked Kris Self, a technology consultant based in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Today she’s part of a global movement to get more women into the sport.

Executive Diversions

By Beth Luberecki
July 8, 2021

Music Man

Top attorney for a busy real estate development and construction firm shakes off the blues, and stresses, of work in picking up a violin.

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