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Past Episodes

March 14, 2024
Creating a high-performance, high-bar IT services company with Atlas Professional Services CEO Greg

This week we are speaking with Greg Zolkos, President and CEO of Atlas Professional Services. Greg founded Atlas in 2006, after heading up Information Technology for a large concrete company …

March 7, 2024
Helping is in her DNA with Elizabeth Dosoretz CEO and Founder of Elite DNA Behavioral Health

This week we are speaking with Elizabeth Dosoretz, Elite DNA Behavioral Health, CEO and founder. Elizabeth is a licensed clinical social worker and founded Elite DNA Behavioral Health in 2013. …

February 29, 2024
How to be a Better Storyteller with New York Times Best Selling Author Don Yaeger

This week, we speak with Don Yaeger, author and public speaker. Don was an associate editor with Sports Illustrated and is an author of 40 books, including 11 that made …

February 22, 2024
Behind the scenes of an ad agency with ChappellRoberts CEO Christine Turner

This week we are joined by Christine Turner, CEO of ChappellRoberts, one of the leading ad agencies in Tampa. Christine was named president in 2021 and CEO and partner in …

February 15, 2024
Connections, creativity and championing innovation with Synapse Florida CEO Lauren Prager

This week, we are speaking with Lauren Prager, CEO of Synapse Florida. Lauren has been involved with Synapse Florida since 2018, when she volunteered for the launch of Synapse Summit, …

February 8, 2024
Insights into retail leadership with former Macy's and Neiman Marcus CEO Terry Lundgren

This week, we are speaking with Terry Lundgren, former CEO and Chairman of Macy’s. Together, we speak about Terry’s turning point in college, his rise to becoming CEO at Macy’s …

February 1, 2024
Brisket, BBQ and how to run a strong restaurant business with Dick Rivera

This week, we speak with Dick Rivera, owner of Suncoast Hospitality Partners, a Sarasota-based restaurant and development company. Brands it operates include Brick’s Smoked Meats and Classico Italian Chophouse, both …

January 25, 2024
See the world through the eye of an economist with University of Tampa's Abby Hall Blanco

This week we speak with Abby Hall Blanco, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Tampa. Abby teaches a variety of economics classes, while also conducting a wide range …

January 18, 2024
Overseeing business turnarounds and saving companies from themselves with Paul Fioravanti

This week, we are speaking with Paul Fioravanti, CEO and Managing Partner of Qorval Partners. Qorval is a boutique management consulting, turnaround, restructuring and advisory firm, founded in 1996.  Together, …

January 11, 2024
How Stephanie Ink Edwards tackles a big and daunting mission with energy and enthusiasm

This week, we are speaking with Stephanie Ink Edwards, CEO of Community Cooperative in Fort Myers. The mission of Community Cooperative is to eliminate hunger and homelessness in southwest Florida …

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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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