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Past Episodes

January 8, 2026
Acing the cold call and being a warm leader with Sinead Runyon

Sinead Runyon runs Express Employment Professionals - Sarasota, which she founded in 2020 along with her mom, Josephine Carr. In 2024, she and her husband, William Runyon, opened a Made …

January 1, 2026
Kick off 2026 with a dose of endurance with Ashley Ljesevic

Ashley Ljesevic has led marketing, sales, and development initiatives for a variety of organizations over the past decade, working in sports, travel and nonprofits, among other fields. She also has …

December 25, 2025
Consistent leadership through a complex time with Dan Lavender

Dan is the CEO of Moorings Park, a nonprofit senior living organization with three campuses in Naples. He has been with the organization for nearly 20 years, first as CFO. …

December 18, 2025
Cooking up brand loyalty and the power of storytelling with Eleni Gates

Eleni founded Gates Hospitality Group, which handles brand building, corporate communications, public relations and more for restaurants and other businesses, earlier this year. She was previously head of investor relations …

December 11, 2025
Leading to win and doing what you say with AG Lafley

AG Lafley is the former CEO of consumer products giant Procter & Gamble, where he ran the company for 15 years over two different tenures. Since retiring and moving to …

December 4, 2025
How to go your own way — and do it with purpose — with Darla Bonk

Darla has more than 20 years of experience in everything from corporate sales and operations to leadership development. She currently runs Darla Bonk Consulting, and, with her husband, Architectural Metal …

November 27, 2025
Big swings and leading with a big heart with the Baltimore Orioles’ Jennifer Grondahl

Jennifer Grondahl has been with the  Baltimore Orioles since 2018, splitting her time between Maryland and the team’s spring training home in Sarasota.  Prior to the Orioles, she was president …

November 20, 2025
Starting companies from scratch the right way with Andrew Wright

Andrew Wright is the founder of three companies: Franklin Street, a full-service commercial real estate firm with more than $7 billion in transaction volume over 20 years; private equity firm …

November 13, 2025
Tim Cartwright's must-do's (and don'ts) when seeking capital for your startup

Tim is a go-to thought leader in investing in startups, entrepreneurship and related topics in both Southwest Florida and the entire Sunshine State. In addition to being a partner at …

November 6, 2025
Cooking up pasta and big business deals with Andy Cagnetta

Global business brokerage Transworld Business Advisors is based in South Florida, with a heavy presence on the west coast of the state. Andy Cagnetta, after owning and running a pasta …

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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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