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Leadership

    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 12, 2025
3 accomplished Sarasota leaders set to retire — and get more sleep

Decades of top-level leadership will be taking a step back in the coming months with a trio of retirements: Roxie Jerde, Larry Thompson and Teri Hansen. Lessons learned are legion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 29, 2025
Naples chamber names award after late attorney, civic leader

Award honors the life and career of John Passidomo

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 29, 2025
Longtime Goodwill CEO, prominent pastor dies at 82

Don Roberts leaves a large legacy not only in growing a nonprofit, but in giving people a job — and ‘human dignity and a sense of hope when no one else would give it to them.’

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 28, 2025
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport appoints new CFO

The new chief financial officer and executive vice president has more than a decade of industry experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 28, 2025
First Watch exec dishes on how the company maintains top-tier culture

Karen Sainsbury emphasizes that to have great company culture, the words need to be lived, not just printed and taped to a wall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 25, 2025
Slay your impostor: How CEOs can defeat self-doubt

The self-doubt many high-achieving leaders and entrepreneurs have, the voice that says you aren’t good enough? There are ways to silence it.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 13, 2025
Former P&G CEO: The leadership secret to winning at time management

A play-to-win CEO should rethink time management, two leadership veterans contend. The focus shouldn't be on merely "very important" stuff but on tasks where only that executive can excel.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 27, 2025
Follow the reading habits of a local million-dollar tech startup founder

From a police officer to the global C-Suite to starting his own company, Casey Marquette remains steadfast on one get and stay ahead factor: reading leadership books.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 10, 2024
$200M firm co-founder reflects on first 30 years: 'Don’t be afraid to screw up'

The leadership culture at S-One, one of Sarasota's largest homegrown companies, revolves around three A's: accountability, autonomy and achievement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 6, 2024
Region's top IRS law enforcement officer hiring at least 20 agents

Veteran law enforcement official Ron Loecker says running the Tampa IRS Criminal Investigation unit is a dream job.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • August 20, 2024
Tampa Bay Times cuts workforce, signs St. Pete content partnership

The affiliation includes the launch of a new publication.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • August 20, 2024
Tampa signs firm expands graphic design studio

The in-house design firm is betting on a new duo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 20, 2024
PGT co-founder appointed to Miter Brands board

The co-founder of a Venice windows and door company has been added to the board for Miter Brands, which acquired the business earlier this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 16, 2024
2 Sarasota County residents appointed to State College of Florida board

Two people active in their communities are appointed to the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota District Board of Trustees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 15, 2024
Sarasota City Manager Marlon Brown announces his retirement

Coming to Sarasota in 2009 as deputy city manager, his retirement is effective Oct. 15.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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