Suncoast Business Forum 2008 - Small

SBF - October 2009 - Oscar Horton

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:46:28 -0800

When you think of cutting edge management, you may think about technology or finance or innovative service firms…but how about trucks? Particularly truck sales and service. It’s a nuts and bolts business, but in the hands of an entrepreneur...

SBF - September 2009 - Eric Newman

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:50:53 -0700

Seventy-five years ago Tampa was the “Cigar Capital of the World.” There were more than 150 cigar companies rolling 500 million cigars a year! Today there is only one major cigar manufacturer, J.C. Newman Cigar Company, a 114-year-old family...

SBF - August 2009 - Dr. Arthur Kirk, Jr.

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:55:12 -0700

What does it take for a 120-year-old small Catholic liberal arts university to compete with its heavy-weight higher education competitors? It takes nimble, visionary leadership and the goal of becoming a university of “international consequence...

SBF - July 2009 - Vince Roig

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:08:48 -0700

You know the expression…”If only I had a few million dollars, I’d fix this problem, or fund a worthy cause” well imagine if you had several hundred million dollars…and it was your job to use that money to improve education and help students...

SBF - June 2009 - Deanne Roberts

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:58:13 -0700

Host Geoff Simon sits down with Deanne Roberts, founder and chairman of ChappellRoberts, one of Florida’s leading advertising and public relations firms. A dynamic civic and community leader, Deanne is a past chairman of Leadership Florida...

SBF - May 2009 - Chris Sullivan

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:22:58 -0700

On this episode host Geoff Simon sits down with Chris Sullivan, one of the founders of Outback Steakhouse. In 2005, Fortune magazine rated it one of the “most admired” companies in the nation. Chris Sullivan...

SBF - April 2009 - John Tuccillo

Fri, 01 May 2009 10:04:52 -0700

Real estate in Florida is in a steep decline. What started as a deflating residential real estate bubble is now spreading to commercial real estate. Problems in banking and finance are making matters worse. What’s in store for the future?

SBF - March 2009 - Eugene Patterson

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:08:05 -0700

During his tenure at the helm of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Eugene Patterson had a ringside seat to the events that shaped modern history. It was the height of the civil rights movement, amid real and threatened violence...

SBF - February 2009 Richard Gonzmart

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:05:32 -0800

Over a hundred years ago, Cuban immigrant Casimiro Hernandez opened a small corner cafe in Ybor City, near the bustling port of Tampa. It was popular among local cigar workers for its Cuban sandwiches and cafe con leche...

SBF - January 2009 - Roger Myerson

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:47:50 -0800

Historic changes are underway in the economy and our political landscape. For nearly 30 years Nobel Prize-winning economist Roger B. Myerson has been analyzing the forces and trends that shape our world...

Fixing the Global Economy: Where Do We Go From Here?

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:08:50 -0800

WEDU presents an exclusive interview about this crisis with Bill Seidman, chief financial commentator for CNBC and former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), and the Resolution Trust Corp...

SBF - December 2008 - Jeffrey Lyash

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:35:00 -0800

Find out what it takes to run one of Florida’s largest electric utility companies on this episode of Suncoast Business Forum.

SBF - November 2008 - Andrew H. Hines, Jr.

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:34:14 -0800

This months episode features Andrew H. Hines, Jr., former chairman and president of Florida Power - now known as Progress Energy Florida.

SBF - October 2008 - Jim MacDougald

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:32:28 -0800

Nearly 20 years ago Jim Macdougald and his wife Suzanne co-founded a company called ABR Information Services that out sources the administration of COBRA insurance benefits to their clients.

SBF - September 2008 - Matt Walsh

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:05:21 -0700

In this turbulent time for media when most outlets are downsizing, there is one entrepreneur on Florida’s west coast who is expanding his reach. He is Matt Walsh, CEO and co-owner of The Observer Group, Inc.

SBF - August 2008 - John Schaub

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:30:59 -0700

Is it time to invest in real estate? According to real estate investor John Schaub, it’s always time to invest in real estate, as long as you do it on your terms. For more than three decades Schaub, who lives and works in Sarasota...

SBF - July 2008 - Sol Fleischman Jr.

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:48:11 -0700

You’ve probably been admiring Sol Fleischman Jr.’s work for years and didn’t know it. Sol and his award winning firm, Fleischman Garcia Architecture.

SBF - June 2008 - Carl Kuttler

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Carl Kuttler is an innovative change-agent disguised as an educator. For the past 30 years...

SBF - May 2008 - Mandell “Hinks” Shimberg

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0700

For more than 50 years, Mandell “Hinks” Shimberg has been changing the face of Tampa Bay. In the late 1950s he became a leader in the real estate investment and development field as one of the original developers of Town-N-Country in northwest Hillsb

SBF - April 2008 - Michael Saunders

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Michael Saunders - She is the founder of Michael Saunders & Company, a regional network of 18 full-service real estate offices.

SBF - March 2008 - Philanthropy

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Philanthropy - it's more than just a last minute tax deduction. Many successful business people do well, but the really successful ones have found ways to use their resources to also do good for the community.

SBF - February 2008 - Steve Forbes

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Geoff Simon talks with Steve Forbes. The son of wealthy publisher Malcolm Forbes, Steve Forbes graduated from Princeston in 1970 and joined the family business, eventually becoming president and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine.

SBF - January 2008 - William Seidman

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Former Chairman FDIC