• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Newsletter
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Health Care
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Insights
  • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • Change-Makers
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Reprints
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Health Care
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Insights
  • More
    • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • Change-Makers
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Reprints
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login

Leadership

    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • October 5, 2018
Tech sector godfather pulled back in to industry

“We want to be a state where we are known for technology and innovation as much as we are for tourism and strawberries,” Tom Wallace says.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • September 14, 2018
Production company executive aims to turn area into content creation hub

David Shapiro believes in Sarasota’s potential as a filmmaking destination. He’s helping the area get there through a commercial-nonprofit collaboration.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 14, 2018
A storm-worthy business model

Storm Smart adds layers of leadership while laying the foundation for growth, succession

  • Leadership
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 24, 2018
A case for longevity

Korchmar enters fourth generation of leadership after marking 100 years of manufacturing leather case goods the hard way

  • Leadership
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 17, 2018
An active culture

PBS Contractors CEO Russell Budd found a way — work for a cause, not applause, for one — to overcome the crippling industry labor shortage.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • August 10, 2018
Firm dominates markets by focusing on accountability — not budgets

Roper Technologies revenues have grown from $2.05 billion in 2009 to $4.67 billion in 2017 — up 127.8%. Roper’s compound annual shareholder return from 2003 to 2017 was 19%, compared to 9% for the S&P 500 over that same time period, according to company d

  • Leadership
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 27, 2018
Prominent business family perseveres through odds, obstacles

Richard Gonzmart he’s the fourth generation of his family to run Columbia, the oldest restaurant in Florida. In addition to the flagship Ybor City spot, which opened in 1905, there are six other Columbia Restaurant locations, from Sarasota to St. Augustin

  • Leadership
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • July 20, 2018
From soldiers to businesspeople, group aims to help people become better leaders

Game On Nation, a training organization with big-name clients in sports, has expanded to serve the military and corporate America from its Bradenton home base.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • July 13, 2018
Q&A: Greg Reidy, CEO of UnitedHealthcare Florida

Greg Reidy is the new CEO of UnitedHealthcare Florida, based in Tampa, and he sat down for a wide-ranging interview about the industry, the company and his career.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • July 6, 2018
IT powerhouse makes a change at the top

Tech Data CEO Bob Dutkowsky spent years searching for his replacement at the Clearwater-based IT distributor. He found the ideal candidate by looking to his roots at IBM.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • July 5, 2018
The largest company in the region's big goal: stay No. 1

As a distributor, not a manufacturer, of IT products and services, Tech Data has to remain well ahead of what propels innovation — the companies and products that only a select few insiders might be talking about today, but could very well be household na

  • Leadership
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 29, 2018
The right conditions for succession

Tim Dupre’s ascension to CEO of Conditioned Air frees Theo Etzel to pursue growth. For a company that averages 40 promotions from within per year, it's also validation of a core belief.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 11, 2018
College try: School's new leader delivers energy, enthusiasm

Mike Martin has already left a big imprint on Florida Gulf Coast University, in less than a year at the helm.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • May 4, 2018
Insurance agency leader moves forward with focus on growth

An unexpected leadership shift could ruffle a small business. One area executive aims to bring a steady hand to the insurance firm he now helms.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • April 13, 2018
Pro basketball exec outdoes competitors in mining data

Being good at having data — and knowing how to use it — is a business necessity. A pro basketball executive shares some how-to behind his successes.

  • Leadership
« 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 »

Newsletter

Sign up to receive our news in your inbox!
Click to Sign Up

Latest News Business Observer

1
  • July 18, 2025
57 jobs cut at Polk County manufacturing plant
2
  • July 18, 2025
Unlicensed contractor imprisoned in Sarasota hurricane scam
3
  • July 18, 2025
SWFL personal injury law firm names co-managing partner
4
  • July 17, 2025
St. Petersburg insurer could take on 32,000 Citizens policies in the fall
5
  • July 17, 2025
Former Pinellas homeless couple now run $1.5M car detail firm

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-362-4848

sister sites

  • Your Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Observer Local News
  • Orange Observer

  • Accessibility Options

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Distribution Points
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe

Newsletter

Sign up to receive our news in your inbox!

Click to Sign Up

Verified Audit

  • USPS Periodicals Permit
  • ISSN# 2325-8195
  • as required for Public Notices per F.S. 50.011
  • Auditor's Certification
  • Copyright © 2025 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
×
3 Articles Remaining!
Not a Subscriber?

Click here to Subscribe

Already a Subscriber?

Click here to Login

Sign Up for Daily Brief

Start your day with the top Gulf Coast business news you need to succeed.

Sign Up for CRE Central

Stay updated with a weekly roundup of big deals, market shifts and the people shaping commercial real estate from Tampa Bay to Naples.


Smart People Subscribe.

Turn headlines into game plans. The playbook’s right here.
Subscribe to the Business Observer today.

Subscribe Now