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Past Episodes

March 6, 2025
I’ll be here all week: Les McCurdy and the business of comedy

Les McCurdy wasn’t born funny. But he’s learned a lot about the business of being funny in nearly 40 years of running a comedy club. McCurdy’s, in downtown Sarasota, draws …

February 27, 2025
High energy leadership and why consistency matters with Bradenton Area EDC's Sharon Hillstrom

For nearly two decades, many in the region have known Sharon Hillstrom as a go-to leader for economic development and business prosperity in Manatee County. She does that locally, nationally …

February 20, 2025
Budding sports stars and lifelong leadership lessons with IMG Academy CEO Brent Richard

IMG Academy CEO Brent Richard joined the school and athletic campus — known worldwide and one of Manatee County’s largest private employers — in 2020, after a career working for …

February 13, 2025
The business of philanthropy and kindness with Community Foundation Tampa Bay CEO Marlene Spalten

Marlene Spalten has overseen a major era of growth in her decade at the helm of one of the largest community foundations in Florida: the Community Foundation Tampa Bay now …

February 6, 2025
Well done: Life and leadership lessons from Bloomin’ Brands executive Sheilina Henry

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar President Sheilina Henry wears her leadership style — authentically focused, mission-driven and people-centric — on her sleeve. And with a sense of humility. (The …

January 30, 2025
Leading with heart — the story of Better Together CEO Megan Rose

This week, we speak with Megan Rose, president and CEO of Better Together. Better Together, based in Fort Myers, has served more than 10,000 children across Florida, keeping families intact …

January 23, 2025
Freddy Williams: Boys & Girls Clubs Alum, now CEO of one of the largest clubs in the country

Freddy Williams was named CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lake and Sumter County in 2012, when he was 28-years-old. Four years later he was CEO of the …

January 16, 2025
From living in your car to living your entrepreneurial dreams with tech founder Chris Williams

Chris founded Aginto, a digital and marketing firm, in 2011. Clients include small and midsize companies in health care, law, industrial sectors and home services. Chris’ amazing never-quit backstory, before …

January 9, 2025
Resilience, leadership and the hot commercial real estate market with LaShawn Bates

LaShawn has been the market leader in Tampa for JLL since 2019. Her territory covers Tampa Bay and Central Florida and she oversees more than 40 brokers. A passionate alum …

January 2, 2025
Great stories and lots of gratitude with Business Observer Managing Editor Mark Gordon

Mark Gordon is the Managing Editor of the Business Observer. He has been with the Business Observer since 2005, where he’s written about companies, development, entrepreneurs and how government intersects …

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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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