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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.

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Past Episodes

July 9, 2026
Achieving career success with Junior Achievement CEO Cheryl Kunkle

Cheryl Kunkle was named CEO of youth financial literacy nonprofit Junior Achievement in Fort Myers in January. Prior to this role, she held leadership positions for health care and medical …

July 2, 2026
Capitalizing on the promise of AI in banking with Kevin Gillen

Kevin Gillen has been in the banking industry for some 40 years, and a Tampa Bay and Sarasota executive for Synovus Bank since 2020. On this episode of From the …

June 25, 2026
Listen up and listen good with Rebecca Shafir

Rebecca is an ADHD and executive function coach, and founder of Mindful Communication. Based in Sarasota, Rebecca is a speech language pathologist and author of the book, “The Zen of …

June 18, 2026
Powering up with a smile with FPL's Dev Iglesias

Dev Iglesias has been with FPL for nearly a decade, working her way up from a marketing and communications role. Well-known in the Sarasota-Bradenton community for being one of the …

June 11, 2026
Being a top-flight board member with Naomi Kent

Naomi Kent has been working helping senior executives and leaders find the right company boards to sit on, and then be engaged and productive board members while there. She’s worked …

June 4, 2026
Humor, humility and honesty with bank executive and podcast host Owen LaFave

Owen LaFave has been with The Bank of Tampa for 13 years and in the banking industry for more than 20 years. He also hosts The Bank of Tampa’s The …

May 28, 2026
Going strong in leadership and life with retired Tupperware CEO Rick Goings

Rick was with Tupperware for nearly 30 years, including stints as president, CEO, chairman and chairman emeritus. He was also an executive with Avon Corp., in Europe and the U.S.. …

May 21, 2026
Authentic leadership — morning and nights — hotel exec with Jessica Cain

Jessica is the general manager of the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. She has more than 20 years of experience in full-service hospitality, including sales, events and hotel operations. She’s been …

May 14, 2026
Counseling, compassion and Camaros with Rick Howell

Rick has been the Executive Director of Samaritan Counseling Services, based in Sarasota, since 1999. A native of Tampa, he earned a master’s in Divinity and a master’s in Theology …

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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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