As founder and CEO of CARROLL, Michael Patrick Carroll is recognized nationwide as a leader in the real estate industry. In his role as CEO, he works to define and implement plans for the overall portfolio CARROLL provides. Expanding the various facets of that portfolio is one of the ways…
Robert Wagner is the founder and CEO of Private Rental Houses, a rental search company that serves different locations in Florida. The company started operations 23 years ago, and its longevity and growth are a testament to his business acumen. Robert has guided the company to where it is, by…
Birchwood Loans is a Tampa, Florida based financing company which specializes in providing affordable financing for people looking for loans and mortgages for home purchase, home improvement or investment loans. Robert Goldstein, the president of Birchwood Loans, developed the idea 15 years, after investing in real estate throughout Florida. Robert’s…
Saxon Baum is the VP of Investor Relations at Florida Funders, a hybrid venture capital fund and crowd-investing platform that discovers, funds and builds early-stage technology companies in Florida. Saxon is part of a team made up of investors, innovators and senior level executives focused on transforming Florida from the…
Paul Spicer grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL, for two years and then transferred to Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, MI. He then left Saginaw Valley State University to begin his football career. Spicer was first signed as an undrafted…
Building a strong core team and culture matters as much as, if not more than, the business or concept. Brian is truly immersed in Florida’s entrepreneurial and innovation communities as President and Co-founder of Synapse Florida, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit creating the nexus for entrepreneurs, investors, and businesses to connect…
Implement as fast as possible. Terrance Bradford was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. He is the owner of Pro-fit Development Inc, a real estate company that he started 15 years ago. He started this company as an extension of his forays in real estate investments that started in…
Act on your ideas first. Find out if you or someone else is the best person to set ideas into motion. Then once the idea has turned into a product, something tangible, or something measurable, talk about it. Assemble your army and have others say and tell your story, but…
Take your time with everything you do. Mary Quinn is a family law attorney from Tampa, Florida. She has been practicing law for two decades and has worked on cases involving everything from mediations to custodial agreements and pre-nuptials. She graduated from the St. Thomas School of Law in…
I believe in getting up early and making a strong start to the day. Dr. Edward Farrior is a plastic surgeon based in Tampa, Florida. He is an expert at facial plastic surgery, helping his patients achieve their ideal look through his advanced techniques. Dr. Farrior is a second-generation…
Focusing on the long-term success trump’s ideas that prioritize short-term outcomes. Oz Taysun is the owner of Westchase Roofing in Tampa. He started his career in the field of engineering. His skills in the area of mathematics, logic, visual resources, and innovation allowed him to have a fruitful engineering career…