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From the Corner Office, a weekly podcast hosted by Business Observer Managing Editor Mark Gordon, offers insights from regional leaders from Tampa Bay to Naples. Top executives, entrepreneurs and decision-makers share their leadership approaches, helping listeners be better at business. Discover strategies, lessons learned and tips for avoiding pitfalls.

Latest Episode

Prior to helping launch high-tech clinical lab firm Saris Health in 2021, Sean LaNeve was a leader at two other firms in the Tampa Bay region. That includes co-founding medical …  More →

Past Episodes

November 5, 2026
Making sense and making stuff with Rob Harris and Kathy Alder

From the Corner Office has traded virtual for in-studio recording for this episode. And we are joined by Rob Harris, the executive director of the Sarasota-Manatee Manufacturers Association, and Kathy …

October 29, 2026
The business of art and business with Anabella Bergero

Anabella Bergero is a global artist, fashion designer and entrepreneur, with collaborations that range from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week to Walmart. She is also a visiting faculty member at the Ringling …

October 22, 2026
Jump for Joy with Jimmy Estrada

Jimmy Estrada worked in health care before he founded his own fintech company, Tampa-based JELA Payments. His backstory, too, includes an interesting twist: he worked in Los Angeles in the …

October 15, 2026
A Pro's Pro with Joe Nugent

Joe Nugent founded Joe the Home Pro Home Inspections in 2015 after a career in hospitality. The company now serves markets from Marco Island to Punta Gorda and has licensing …

October 8, 2026
Find a better way with Jason Cropper

Jason Cropper has been in sales and technology for some two decades, and started his own consulting business in 2024. He specializes in helping companies find and tackle one big …

October 1, 2026
Chasing your dreams with Emily Adams

Emily Adams can say she has literally chased her dreams, down to bolting from her Amish family and community when she was 17. She has since developed into a leader …

September 24, 2026
Leave no one behind with Mike Durkee

A U.S. Army helicopter pilot, Mike flew more than 60 combat missions in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He started working with the Wounded Veterans Relief Fund in 2014 as liaison …

September 17, 2026
Sweet Storage Success with Robert Brown

Robert Brown has been in the construction industry for nearly 40 years, leading GCM Contracting since 1988. With a focus on tilt-up construction, he has overseen some 1,000 projects. He …

September 10, 2026
Be on the winning team with Bemetra Simmons

Bemetra’s first career, in banking and finance, set her up well for her second act, in nonprofit leadership. Through her role at the Tampa Bay Partnership, Bemetra is a champion …

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Mark Gordon

Mark Gordon is the managing editor of the Business Observer. Mark has been a business journalist and editor for more than 20 years, and one of his passions is writing about leadership. That led to Mark to start writing a leadership column in 2021 in the Business Observer, called Leadership Matters. It also led to the creation of the From the Corner Office podcast in June 2023.

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Read Corley

Read attended elementary, middle and high school in Manatee County. After graduating from Florida State University and navigating the pandemic, Read joined up with his father to create the podcast I 501(c) You - The Podcast for Nonprofit Board Members. As the podcast has grown, Read has created a path producing podcasts for others, including the Business Observer.

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