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Past Episodes

September 28, 2023
'Anything less than the best is a felony' with Pushing the Envelope’s Samantha Scott

This week we sat down with Samantha Scott, President of Pushing the Envelope, a marketing and PR firm based in Fort Myers. Samantha shares with us leadership lessons, including taking …

September 21, 2023
Gather Around the Melting Pot with Dan Stone

This week we are joined by Dan Stone, Chief Operating and Development Officer at Front Burner Brands, parent company for the Melting Pot restaurants. Together, we talk about how Melting …

September 14, 2023
Running with the Bulls: Leadership lessons from USF President Rhea Law

This week, we are speaking with University of South Florida President, Rhea Law. Together, we chat about how Rhea tackles leading a 16,000-employee organization, leadership advice for students, being invited …

September 7, 2023
Carrying the Legacy With Sunshine Ace Hardware’s Michael Wynn

This week, we are speaking with Sunshine Ace Hardware’s President, Michael Wynn. Together, we discuss how the organization has stayed relevant in the highly competitive sector, Sunshine Ace’s core values, …

August 31, 2023
Building sustainable restaurants with Ed Chiles

This week, we are speaking with Ed Chiles. Ed’s company owns and operates three popular Manatee County waterfront restaurants: Beach House, Mar Vista and Sandbar.  Together, we discuss how Ed …

August 24, 2023
The Business of Advocating for Businesses with Heather Kasten

Join us this week as we speak with Heather Kasten, President and CEO of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. Together, we discuss Heather’s career trajectory, her success in returning …

August 17, 2023
Storytelling will never go out of style with West Herford

Join us this week as we speak with West Herford, President and CEO of On Ideas. On Ideas is a branding, PR and change management company with offices in Jacksonville …

August 10, 2023
Finding problems and figuring out solutions with Brian Anderson

Join us this week as we speak with serial entrepreneur, Brian Anderson, co-founder of ERTC Express. ERTC Express is a Tampa business that helps businesses nationwide apply for the federal …

August 3, 2023
Even cheetahs need to slow down with Julie Henry

Join us this week as we welcome Julie Henry, founder of Finish Line Leadership. Julie has presented her leadership teachings before more than one million people across 32 states and …

July 27, 2023
Begin with We with Kyle McDowell

A former corporate executive of three Fortune 10 firms, Kyle began to transform his career with the book “Begin with We: 10 Principles for Building and Sustaining a Culture of …

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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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