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St. Pete X
St Pete X features business and civic leaders in St. Petersburg Florida who share their insight, expertise and love of our special city. An initiative of the St. Petersburg Group, St Pete X strives to connect and elevate the city by sharing the voices of its citizens, and to bring awareness to the...
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109 Episoden
Ep. 109: Bob Martinez - Former Governor and Mayor
Former Florida Governor Bob Martinez joins Joe Hamilton on SPx for a wide-ranging conversation on his journey from Tampa’s mayor to the Governor’s man...
Ep. 108: Rudy Webb - Paradise Advertising
In this episode of St. Pete X, Joe Hamilton talks with Rudy Webb, President of Paradise Advertising, about the evolution of destination marketing. Web...
Ep. 107: Fred Forsley - Sea Dog Brewery & more
Fred Forsley’s entrepreneurial reach is as wide as it is unexpected—real estate broker at 18, founder of Shipyard and Sea Dog Brewing, maker of alt-TH...
Ep.106: Carl Lavender - Philanthropy Leader
Join Joe Hamilton in a candid conversation with community leader Carl Lavender as he reflects on his life’s journey—from his roots as a pastor’s son i...
Ep. 105: Kelly McBride - Poynter Institute, NPR
In this episode, Joe Hamilton sits down with Kelly McBride—Senior VP at the Poynter Institute, NPR Public Editor, and Chair of the Craig Newmark Cente...
Ep. 104: Eric Deggans - National Public Radio (NPR)
In this episode, Eric Deggans, NPR’s TV critic and media analyst, delves into the complexities of modern media. The conversation explores the fracture...
Ep. 103: Stan LIberatore - No Limit Technology
Stan Liberatore, founder of No Limit Technology, discusses his journey from a corporate background in software development and recruitment to entrepre...
Ep. 102: John Graydon Smith - MOSI
In this episode, Joe welcomes John Graydon Smith, the President and CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Tampa. John shares his fascina...
Ep. 101: Lisa Speer Vickers - Realty ONE Group & Speer Dream Foundation
In this episode of the SPX, Joe Hamilton interviews Lisa Speer Vickers, daughter of the prolific entrepreneur Roy Speer. Lisa recounts her upbringing...
Ep. 100: Neil Brown - Poynter Institute
On this special 100th episode of SPx, Neil Brown, President of the Poynter Institute, joins Joe for an in depth conversation about the current state o...
Ep. 99: Eugenie Bondurant - Actor
In this episode of SPX, host Joe Hamilton chats with the multifaceted actress and teacher Eugenie Bondurant. Known for her roles in films like "Fear o...
Ep 98.: Sean Schrader, MBA
In this epside of SPx, Joe welcomes Sean Schrader, a young, dynamic community leader who recently completed his MBA from the University of South Flori...
Ep. 97: Peter Golenbock, Author
In this episode we welcome renowned author, sports historian and St Petersburg resident Peter Golenbock. With a seasoned eye on the game and a pen tha...
Ep. 96: Mark Mahaffey - The Pathfinder
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a U.S. Naval officer veteran, Mark Mahaffey joined his father’s business in 1969. Today, he is Chairman...
Ep. 95: Ken LaRoe - Climate First Bank
Ken LaRoe is the founder of Climate First Bank, which is his third bank. After the very successful sale of Florida Choice Bank, his first, LaRoe and h...
Ep. 94: Andreas Calabrese
After looking for every reason not to open a fund in Tampa Bay, the founders of TampaBay.Ventures found the value to compelling to deny. They stood up...
Ep. 93: Karen DeYoung - Washington Post
Washington Post associate editor and senior national security correspondent Karen DeYoung is Joe’s guest on today’s SPX podcast. DeYoung, who has been...
Ep. 92: Marcus Brooks - Center for Health Equity
A fourth-generation St. Petersburg native, Marcus Brooks passionately believes in absolute equity on every level, and as the executive director of the...
Ep. 91: Jim Barnish - Orchid Black
Jim Barnish is the Founding Managing Partner of Orchid Black and the host of The Dirt podcast. Orchid Black is a consulting firm that focuses exclusiv...
Ep. 90: Ray Roa - Creative Loafing
Ray Roa is the Editor-In-Chief at Creative Loafing Tampa, a weekly publication that focuses on city news, arts and culture, and more. Roa has held thi...
Ep. 89: Helen R Murray
Helen Murray is an award-winning playwright and director. Murray joined St. Pete’s American Stage as Producing Artistic Director in October 2022. Prev...
Ep. 88: Waveney Ann Moore - Journalist
Waveney Ann Moore’s first St. Pete Catalyst byline appeared just over two years ago, on Nov. 25, 2020, and her weekly columns have enriched and elevat...
Ep. 87: Judy Genshaft - University of South Florida
Judy Genshaft was President of the University of South Florida for nearly two decades, from 2000 to 2019, overseeing the most transformative change in...
Ep. 86: Christian Hardigree - University of South Florida, St Petersburg
Regional chancellor Christian Hardigree joined the University of South Florida St. Petersburg administration in July, and she hit the ground running....
Ep. 85: Freddy Williams - Boys and Girls Club
There’s a line Freddy Williams, President and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast, likes to drop into conversations: “We’re not your grandfa...
Ep. 84: Peter Belmont - Preserve the Burg
Peter Belmont see cities through a special lens. It reveals to him the elements - the buildings, districts, and neighborhoods - that comprise the DNA...
Ep. 83: Katie Krimitsos - Creator - Women's Meditation Network
Katie Krimitsos started walking the line that most women walk. On one side, cultural and societal norms, family and even biology. On the other, explor...
Ep. 82: Monica Eaton-Cardone - Entrepreneur, Founder, Trailblazer
Monica Eaton-Cardone has a rage to master. As a child she helped her father run his businesses until she was old enough to begin her own. Upon leaving...
Ep. 81: Charles B Dew - Author & Professor Emeritus, Williams College
Charles B Dew had an experience not everyone gets to have - he had the reality built during his upbringing challenged in an accessible way. While most...
Ep. 80: Kane's Furniture CEO Irwin Novack
Irwin Novack has done what very few CEOs manage to do - last. That speaks to the qualities that drove Kane's Founder Maurice Rothman to pursue a young...
Ep. 79: Entrepreneur & Philanthropist Frank Morsani
It's the 1940s in Oklahoma. With his dad away for months on a welding job, 14 year old Frank Morsani is running a full bailing crew on his family's 40...
Ep. 78: Journalist Margie Manning
Master journalist Margie Manning sits down for a special episode of SPx. After 3 years transforming the St Pete Catalyst from a startup with a dream,...
Ep. 77: Helen Levine - USF Regional Vice Chancellor
Politics can be...political. And universities have their own unique kind of politics that can make government politics seem 101. It takes a deft touch...
Ep. 76: Writer Dave Seminara
Dave Seminara usually writes about tennis or travel. When he does, he does so for the likes of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Association of...
Ep. 75: Architect Yann Weymouth
Because he worked closely with the legendary I.M. Pei, and was Chief of Design on Pei's Grand Louvre Project in Paris, Yann Weymouth in the upper eche...
Ep. 74: Shilen Patel Founder & CEO of HealthAxis
Shilen Patel lives at the entrepreneurial crossroads of passion, talent and capital. It's a nice place for an entrepreneur to hang out and he gets to...
Ep. 073: Joel Momberg - USF Foundation CEO, ACH Foundation VP, novelist
Joel Momberg is a people person, and it has served him well. Momberg spent 30 years with All Children’s Hospital, in a range of fundraising roles incl...
Ep. 072: Ron Tarro, VP @ New World Angels
Veteran technology executive Ron Tarro, now a leading investor in early-stage businesses, has a good handle on what it takes for a startup to become a...
Ep. 071: Lucy Morgan, Pulitzer Prize-winning Florida journalist
In 1985, longtime Tampa Bay Times journalist Lucy Morgan was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (with Jack Reed) for uncovering corruption in the Pasco County...
Ep. 070: Herb Snitzer, photographer, on images with impact
On this episode of SPX, Joe visits with legendary photographer Herb Snitzer, a longtime resident of St. Petersburg. In a non-stop career than spanned...