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Below is a list of some of the speakers you can expect to see at the 2010 Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference. We are still adding speakers and developing the agenda, so if you'd like to be considered, please email Michelle Bauer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Michelle is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Common Language, Inc., a public relations and strategic communications practice located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Michelle’s marketing communications career spans over twenty years and includes business to consumer, business to business, and nonprofit expertise. She has led marketing, communications, and public relations initiatives with organizations such as the Tampa Bay Technology Forum, University of South Florida, Ringling College of Art and Design, Bisk Education, Skyway Capital Partners, Digital Hands, and Catalina Marketing. Prior to founding Common Language, Michelle was a partner with Sextant Marketing Group, a St. Petersburg-based marketing, public relations, and event management firm. She directed the firm’s strategic communications practice as well as conferences and events. In the early 2000s, she served as the founding Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum, a professional association dedicated to growing Tampa Bay's technology businesses and promoting the region as a major center of entrepreneurship and innovation. Michelle holds Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees in English from the University of South Florida. She lives and works in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.
Mike Bell serves as Executive Director of Suncoast Hospice Foundation. Previously, he has served as Vice President for Community Development at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee; Director of Development for Nashville CARES, Middle Tennessee’s leading AIDS service organization; and Associate Director of Alumni and Development at Father Ryan High School in Nashville. Mike holds a Master’s degree in Institutional Advancement/Development from Vanderbilt University. He serves on the board of directors for the AIDS Service Association of Pinellas, Inc., Hospice Systems, Inc., and the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mike also chairs the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s (AAHSA) Philanthropy Network and is the immediate past-chair of the Development, Public Relations and Marketing Section of the National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals and a former member of the board of the Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay. Mike has presented at numerous state, regional and national hospice and palliative care conferences, consulted to local and state Rallying Points end-of-life care coalitions, the Tampa Bay Grants Collaborative, and the Tennessee Society for Public Health. He is a contributing author to Insights for Hospice and Palliative Professionals and The Hospice Manager’s Monograph.
Terri is Founder & CEO of Benincasa & Associates, Inc., a unique Transitions Coaching company offering both Personal and Business services with a specialty in all things Boomer. She is known nationally as a Boomer Expert, and is a proud Boomer herself.
Lori Bitter is President of Continuum Crew, an integrated communications firm focused on engaging mature consumers, which she launched following the closure of JWT BOOM, the nation’s leading mature market advertising and marketing company. Lori has more than 25 years of advertising, public relations and strategic planning experience and is the author of numerous white papers on topics relevant to the senior and Boomer population. Lori holds a Master’s degree in Advertising from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and is a former Associate Professor of Advertising and Public Relations within Communications at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois.
Bernie Borges is the founder and CEO of Find and Convert, an inbound marketing agency serving clients nationwide. Bernie is a consummate blogger and writer, podcaster, speaker and recognized authority on Internet and social media marketing strategies. His speaking events concentrate on practical topics of interest to marketers who seek to learn tips and best practices in search engine optimization, pay per click/search engine marketing, link building, web 2.0/social media marketing, content publishing and web analytics. Bernie has earned a commendable reputation as a speaker by delivering seemingly complex topics in plain language, which is easily understood by business executives and staff. Many of Bernie’s presentations include excerpts from his book, Marketing 2.0: Bridging the Gap Between Seller and Buyer on the Social Web, as Bernie shares practical advice in developing social media marketing strategies that answer the question…“show me the money.”
Alex Chamberlain is the executive director of EasyLiving, Inc., a trusted provider of private duty home health care for residents of Pinellas County. Alex runs the day-to-day operations of EasyLiving, Inc., which includes overseeing the staff of personal care assistants, implementing training programs and driving marketing, business development and community relations initiatives.
Linda R. Chamberlain is a Board Certified Elder Law Attorney who has practiced in the Clearwater area since 1991. Her areas of practice in Elder Law include Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Fair Hearings and Appeals, Long Term Care and Disability Issues, Qualified Income Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Asset Protection, Retirement Planning and Estate Planning. During 1998 Linda founded a comprehensive care management and consultation company, Aging Wisely, Inc. She currently serves as President of Aging Wisely. In 2005, Linda founded a non-medical private duty home care company, Easy Living, Inc. and serves as President. Prior to practicing law she was the Director of Social Services at Lancashire Hall Rehabilitation Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a Field Services Director of the Area Agency on Aging in Kirksville, Missouri, and a Discharge Planner at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She received her BA degree in Social Work from Oral Roberts University and JD degree from the University Of Cincinnati College Of Law. Linda has an AV®* rating from Martindale-Hubbell. In 1998 she was selected as a Leading Florida Attorney in the area of Trusts & Estates. Linda is a 1997 graduate of Leadership Pinellas, a 1988 recipient of the University of Cincinnati College of Law Merit Scholarship, and in 1989 named Who’s Who Among American Law Students. Since joining the agency in 2002, Colleen has assumed the role of agency president and the agency has doubled in both staff size and revenue and is now one of the top integrated advertising agencies in the market. Colleen is responsible for strategic account planning, brand discovery and development, new business growth and bringing an unstoppable stream of enthusiasm into the agency’s day-to-day operations. With nearly 20 years of experience, she specializes in brand development, integrated marketing, advertising, public relations, pricing strategies, and distribution channel launch and growth. With a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from the University of South Florida, Colleen completed courses at Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, is a Dale Carnegie graduate, and is accredited in public relations from the Public Relations Society of America. She is president of the American Marketing Association Tampa Bay and is on the Zimmerman Advertising Program Advisory Board at the University of South Florida. In addition, she is past chair of Leadership Tampa Alumni and is a member of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay. She is also a recipient of the “Tampa Bay 40 Under 40” award from the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Roger Chiocchi is a lifelong advertising professional and writer. Previously, he had focused on fiction only, however because of the economic meltdown and the impact on him and his peers, he became passionate about "peeling the skin off the onion" of the meltdown. As a principal at marketing communications agency, Brandloft, Chiocchi had developed an expertise in in-depth qualitative interviewing and analysis and decided to
Brandon Daniell is a Founding Partner of i.e. healthcare where he serves as the Chief Innovator. He specializes in developing innovative business solutions that enable sustained and profitable growth while providing marketable points of difference and inherent competitive advantages. He has co-founded businesses in North America and in Asia/Pacific involved in industries ranging from health care to fast moving consumer goods. He firmly believes that businesses can ‘do well while doing good.’ i.e. has a proven fact-based, insight driven approach to helping its clients identify and implement engagement strategies and solutions that are best for the business. Before founding i.e., Brandon co-founded Auckland based Lighthouse Ventures Ltd: a brand development, innovation, and marketing strategy firm. While at Lighthouse, Brandon was responsible for the creation and development of the firm’s Scarborough Fair range of Fair Trade and organic food products. Scarborough Fair is now the largest Fair Trade brand in Australia/New Zealand and is exported to countries in Asia. Brandon remains engaged in Lighthouse Ventures as an active shareholder and board member. During his eight years in New Zealand, Brandon also founded specialty consulting firm Lightkeeper Ltd., where he was involved in various senior level consulting projects in the Asia/Pacific region with publicly listed and private companies. Clients engaged Lightkeeper for assistance in creating innovative go-to-market strategies and consumer engagement initiatives. Prior to moving to New Zealand in 1999, Brandon was a partner in a boutique health care benefits consulting firm.
Pat Deering Pat owns the FranNet franchise for the Greater Tampa Bay Region. Along with her team of skilled and dedicated consultants, FranNet offers consulting services to individuals interested in business ownership by matching them to franchise opportunities coincidindg with their values, strengths, and resources. Prior to acquiring this franchise Pat had a successful career as a Human Resources Executive, providing expertise to small and mid-sized companies. Throughout her career one of her strengths has been in successfully placing executives and managers in key positions to effectively meet the Companies business model and goals. She now uses her expertise to assist people in finding the right business opportunity. A graduate of Marshall University, Pat holds a lifetime certification as a Senior Professional of Human Resources and is an active member of the Society of Human Resource Management, Suncoast Human Resource Management, Small Business Resource Network, and a Board Member of the Tampa Bay Executive Forum. In addition, she and her team are involved in various other civic and professional organizations. With a diverse career spanning the real estate, technology, manufacturing and petrochemical industries, her insights are exceptionally balanced.
Joe DiMaio, President and CEO of Fantasy Players Edge, is a Fantasy Baseball and Football Expert with 15 years of successful and competitive experience. He is dedicated to providing "world class" information, tips and advice to players who are in pursuit of "Getting the Edge and Winning Their League." Joe is heard "daily" on radio, television and seen in University settings across the country. His audience is comprised of business professionals, competitive players, universities and overseas military troops. Joe has coached fantasy sports players for several years. His insightful tips on such topics as who to start, who to sit and why are highly sought by the serious players who want to "Get the Edge and Win Their League!" He is a distinguished academic and business leader who graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hofstra University. He has held upper level executive positions for years in the telecommunications industry. Mainly, Joe understands the love and passion of the fantasy sports players. Therefore, he is dedicated to providing them with comprehensive daily information to make great picks each and every day. In other words, he is committed to helping players "Get the Edge and Win Your League!"
Lorin Drake Lorin Drake began his tenure with Schwartz Consulting Partners with 15 years of custom research experience having held analytical and management roles for a variety of research suppliers nationwide. Lorin honed his analytical skills at Harris Interactive (known for the Harris Poll™) where he was an opinion leader in their global Loyalty practice, helping B2B and B2C clients measure, improve and maximize customer and employee loyalty and retention. At Harris Interactive Lorin also gained significant exposure to international research, partnering with global companies such as Pfizer and Emerson. Additionally, Lorin worked for nearly a decade for a Minneapolis ad agency in a research role and thus has a background rich in the advertising, media and marketing disciplines and, in that capacity, has worked on building national and regional brands such as Target and Mervyn’s, AMC, and many well-known consumer packaged goods brands. Lorin uses a highly consultative approach with clients, utilizing a business-minded framework for custom research. He believes strongly in delivering outstanding personalized client service, producing the highest quality end products, combined with actionable insights, to the advancement of the client’s business. Lorin’s “research with legs” results often end up in the marketing, operations, sales, incentive, HR, and general growth plans of the many organizations we serve.
Co-founder A.D. Frazier focuses on service delivery, the BOTH Client experience, operational excellence and a zero defect regimen. BOTH, or Back of the House, offers a one-stop support service for independent contractors. Range of service includes administrative and online workstation support; bookkeeping, billing and collections; 401(k) retirement coverage; online banking services; tax prep assistance and more. Most recently, A.D. served as CEO of St. Petersburg's Danka Office Imaging before selling the company. Prior to that, he established new standards in operational excellence as COO of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, President of Invesco, COO of Caremark and CEO of the Chicago Stock Exchange. A.D. is a member of the North Carolina Bar.
President and CEO of Mary Furlong & Associates, is a leading authority on the baby boom generation as it moves toward and beyond age 50. She has guided the offline and online 45+ market strategies of leading corporations and nonprofit organizations for more than 20 years, and her list of clients includes IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Merrill Lynch, Viacom (CBS), Advance Publications, Proctor & Gamble, Pfizer, Microsoft, regional Bell operating companies and AARP. Mary founded MFA in 2003 to help socially-and consumer-conscious companies understand the real needs of this growing market. In addition, Mary is the Dean's Executive Professor of Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. Before launching MFA, Mary founded the nonprofit organization SeniorNet in 1986 and ThirdAge Media in 1996. Throughout the course of her work for both organizations, she raised $120 million in venture capital funds, corporate sponsorships and foundation grants. Mary has appeared on CBS, PBS, NPR and NBC's Today show to discuss trends in aging and technology, and her expertise has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Business Week, Fortune, People and Fast Company, among other publications. She is the author of Turning Silver into Gold: How to Profit in the Baby Boomer Marketplace.
Ms. Gordon is a 17 year veteran of the Investment and Finance industries. During this time, she served as regional branch manager for the Pennsylvania region of New England Securities Corporation, a division of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. While there, she supervised the sales, marketing and compliance operations for branch and satellite offices in the region. Ms. Gordon also served as National Sales Manager for Brinker Capital, an investment management firm specializing in retirement and pension funding. Ms. Gordon attended The University of the South in Sewanee Tennessee with a major in economics. She holds a Chartered Financial Consultant degree from the American College and has completed Level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Retired from the investment industry, Ms. Gordon is an accomplished sculptor with work in public and private collections nationally. She owns the Donna Gordon Gallery in St. Petersburg Florida and is a board member of the Gulfport Arts Center.
Ms. Grabarnick has 17 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development with a focus on innovation. Based in Miami Beach, Fla., a CogniFit satellite office, her learning interests are collecting and analyzing data to identify e-Healthcare, wellness and prevention trends and make projections to consultatively approach customer relationships in decision making. Ms. Grabarnick attended Trinity International University; studies included a BA in Human Resource Management.
Brent Green is a marketing communication strategist, creative director, copywriter, author, speaker, trainer and consultant with focus on generational marketing. He is author of Marketing to Leading-Edge Baby Boomers: Perceptions, Principles, Practices, Predictions.
Jody Haneke has an extensive background in user experience design and information architecture. Haneke has developed and managed design solutions for companies including AT&T, PEPSICO, Target, Simon & Schuster, Lucent Technologies, Perot Systems, PeopleSoft and TMP Worldwide (Monster.com). Currently, Haneke is President of Haneke Design, a graphic and interactive communications firm based in Tampa, FL. Haneke Design is focused on providing user interface design solutions for all platforms including kiosks, web and mobile devices. Previously, Haneke co-founded Mediacentric Group, an interactive agency, where he built and managed a design studio consisting of 20+ user interface designers, digital illustrators and animators. In addition, his design work has been published internationally and has received numerous awards.
Danny Hopping is a ‘boomer’ right smack dab in the middle of changing his direction in life. Danny has been involved in Research and Development Engineering for the past 26 years. About half of those years were spent inside corporate America, the other half he spent providing his consulting services to Medical Device manufacturing companies. He holds an Engineering Degree from Virginia Tech where he studied under Dr L. J. Arp, inventor of the infant respirator. Danny continues his friendship with Dr. Arp to this day. He holds both US and International patents for some of his medical device innovations. Like many Boomers, he has seen a lot of changes over the past year. The medical device R&D firm where he was employed decided to ‘farm out’ all device design work, so 7 months ago they laid-off the entire staff of more than 100 engineers and technicians in the Tampa Bay Area. Both of his children were also married within the past year. He and Karen, his wife of 28 years, figured with all these changes, what a great time for retooling! He is now using his engineering experience to develop and sell products directly. His solid engineering and manufacturing background has given him a firm foundation for creating products. What is NEW to him is… he now has to market them. That used to be someone else’s job, and marketing is no longer like it used to be… He is looking forward to the challenges of learning about opportunities brought about in this rapidly changing, brave new world…
Peter is the co-founder and producer of the Creative Cities Summit, an interdisciplinary event that brings together practitioners around the big idea of the city. The most recent Summit, held in Detroit, Michigan in October of 2008, drew over 700 attendees and speakers from all over the world. Peter is also one of the founders of the Sarasota International Design Summit presented by the Ringling College of Art & Design. He has been the show’s co-producer and the host and moderator since 2007. He has worked with Richard Florida and his team on several projects, and with Charles Landry, author of “The Creative City” and founder of Comedia, the U.K.’s leading cultural development consultancy. He is currently producing a documentary film about Landry. He is the past president of Creative Tampa Bay (2005-07), a grass roots, not for profit organization championing the creative economy in the Tampa Bay area. In 2007-2009, he organized and led groups of community leaders from Northern Ireland on their learning tours of the United States, looking at creative cities and innovative community development projects in Washington DC, Chicago, Baltimore, Austin, Memphis and Tampa Bay. In 2009 he is working on conferences in Toronto and Philadelphia and will be working in England over the summer with the Creative Industries Development Agency.
Jack Levine, founder of 4Generations Institute, is a communications and public policy consultant. He previously served as President of Voices for Florida’s Children for 25-years. Jack’s expertise is in developing and delivering messages to the media, public officials, and a diverse network of advocates on the value of preventive investments in children, parent leadership, grandparent activism, and dignified services for elders. Through public speaking, seminar and workshop leadership, and an array of community advocacy events, Jack shares information, provides inspiration, and leverages advocate enthusiasm in the direction of public policy action. Jack serves as Partnership Director for GRAND Magazine, a national publication reaching out to the some 77-million Baby Boomers in their active and energetic grandparenting years. Jack served on the charter board of Voices for America’s Children, teaches political science at Florida State University and advises the University of Florida’s College of Law. Jack was a founding member of the Florida Commission on Responsible Fatherhood. In his spare time Jack is an avid photographer and serves as a gourmet cook for friends. A graduate of Leadership Florida, Jack was the first recipient of Leadership Florida’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has been honored with the Florida Juvenile Judges’ Media Award, the Voice for Children Award from the Children’s Home Society of Florida, and was named Floridian of the Year by The Orlando Sentinel.
Shannon received her Bachelor’s in Psychology and Sociology from Wake Forest University. She then went on to complete her Master’s in Social Work and graduate gerontology certification from the University of Georgia in 1997. Shannon has been with Aging Wisely since 2002 and has achieved the Care Manager Certified (CMC) designation. She has a passion for working with older adults and became interested in the many issues facing older adults and their families through a college course and volunteer work. While attending graduate school, Shannon coordinated activities for residents with dementia at a local nursing facility and conducted research on caregiver and grief issues. After receiving her M.S.W., Shannon served as social services director and admissions coordinator in an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. Shannon also worked as a social worker and volunteer coordinator for a large hospice in Atlanta, GA and managed programs for a non-profit educational organization in Nashville, TN. Shannon feels that the biggest contribution she can make to care management is to educate professionals and the public about the excellent benefits of this service. Combining her love for older adults and years of experience in gerontology with her marketing and training background, Shannon hopes to expand the role of Aging Wisely in the community to further help seniors. Shannon provides education throughout the community on elder care issues and has served as a resource to numerous professional groups as an eldercare expert.
Mark Miller is a journalist and consultant with expertise in the areas of aging and retirement. He writes the weekly syndicated newspaper column Retire Smart, and is a contributor to The HuffingtonPost and CBS MoneyWatch.com. Mark is the author of the forthcoming “Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security,” which will be published by Bloomberg Press in the Spring of 2010. Mark is principal of 50+Digital LLC, a multimedia publishing company that develops, launches and operates media properties focused on the 50+ market, including RetirementRevised.com and 50plusdigital.com, 50+Digital also is an equity partner in WhatsNext.com, a website focused on career and life transition. An experienced public speaker, Mark’s recent engagements include the World Aging & Generations Congress 2009 in St. Gallen, Switzerland, the Silver Market Phenomenon symposium in Tokyo, Japan, the Positive Aging Conference, the Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit and the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit.
Shirley W. Mitchell, known as "The Golden Egg of Aging™", is a National Author/Writer/Syndicated Columnist/Speaker and Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host. We call her "The Original Baby Boomer Promoter™" because of her tremendous insight years previous to the coming of the Baby Boomer Wave of Aging Younger. She is highly recognized as one of the Top Writers and Speakers on Aging, Senior’s, Senior Lifestyle, the Baby Boomer Generation, Women's Issues and Healthy Lifestyles of Today. She is the Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host of the Syndicated Radio Show "Aging Outside the Box®" on the LA Talk Radio Network and "Aging Outside the Box® Christian Spiritual Sparks™" on WBXR-am1140 Greater Huntsville, AL area and KXKS-am1190 Albuquerque, NM, owned and operated by Wilkins Communications Network, Inc. She is a member of the American Society on Aging, Marshall County Business and Professional Women’s Club, National Association for Female Executives, National Association of Professional Women, American Business Women’s Association, Red Hat Society and the Diva Web of Fame. Ms. Mitchell received her education at Alabama College at Montevallo-AL, Auburn University at Auburn-AL and Jacksonville State College at Jacksonville-AL. A Dale Carnegie Graduate, she is a Competent Toastmaster with Toastmasters International and a member of Cambridge Who's Who. Ms. Mitchell is Managed and Represented by Lighthouse Coastal Productions in Alabama.
Laurie M. Orlov, a tech industry veteran, writer, speaker and elder care advocate, is the founder of Aging in Place Technology Watch, a market research firm that provides thought leadership, analysis and guidance about technologies and related services that enable boomers and seniors to remain longer in their home of choice. In addition to her technology background and years as a technology industry analyst, Laurie is a certified long-term care ombudsman in Florida and the author of When Your Parents Need Elder Care. In her previous career, Laurie spent more than 30 years in the technology industry, including 24 years in IT and 9 years as a leading industry analyst at Forrester Research. While there, she was often the first in the industry to identify technology trends and management strategies which have survived the test of time. She has spoken regularly and delivered keynote speeches at forums, industry consortia, conferences, and symposia and was one of the 2009 CIO 100 judges. In 1996, Laurie was named to McGraw-Hill/Open Computing's list of the top 100 women in computing.
A branding enthusiast, social media entrepreneur and businesswoman, Karen Post has been developing creative marketing and communications solutions that make things happen for more than 28 years. She started her first business at the age of 22, and built two successful companies: an award-winning ad agency and a legal communication firm specializing in high-stakes litigation. In 2006, she founded www.Oddpodz.com, a community for creative-minded professionals and small businesses. Today she leads that social media company along with her branding consulting practice, Brain Tattoo Branding (www.braintattoo.com). Her work has benefited Fortune 500 organizations, emerging small businesses and start-ups in both consumer and business-to-business sectors. Karen has been a regular contributor to Fastcompany.com and has been featured in numerous national business and marketing print, broadcast, and online media outlets including CBS’s The Early Show in NY, The New York Times, Bloomberg radio and TV and NPR. Her writing about small business, branding, advertising, marketing and social media is published internationally. Her most recent book, Brain Tattoos, Creating Unique Brands that Stick in Your Customers' Minds, is available in the United States and now in Korea.
Kevin Riley is the Vice President of Innovation and Consumer Health Solutions for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida where he is responsible for developing and delivering the new Consumer Health Solution company as part of the Diversified Business Unit’s strategy of offering ancillary health and wellness products and services through an array of meaningful choices. Prior to joining BCBSF, Riley held Sales, Marketing and Business Development leadership positions with cutting-edge health companies where he was instrumental in bringing their products to market. Most recently he was the Vice President of Business Development for The Little Clinic, a national retail medicine chain, where he was responsible for sales management and new product development. He has held executive positions with several other notable national health providers. His background includes extensive experience in launching consumer and employer health solutions with authentic customer value. He has consulted to organizational leaders across the health industry ranging from community-based preventive health screenings, worksite wellness providers, retail medicine clinics, and nutriceuticals companies. Riley holds a Bachelor of Science (cum laude) with concentration in Chemistry Sam Houston State University and a Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship from Rice University.
Dr. Alicia Stanton is Chief Medical Officer of BodyLogicMD, the nation’s largest and fastest growing network of anti-aging physicians. She also practices anti-aging and integrative medicine in Glastonbury, Connecticut, serving the greater Hartford area. Dr. Stanton is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Diplomate of the Board of Anti-Aging Medicine and an Advanced Fellow in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Stanton has a special interest in hormone balance and its effects on menopausal symptoms, weight gain, PMS, energy levels and stress. Her experience also translates well to help manage her male patients and their hormonal issues, including low testosterone, adrenal fatigue and low libido. She lectures internationally to physicians and lay persons. Her BodyLogicMD practice is dedicated to anti-aging medicine and maintaining optimum health through nutrition, fitness and bioidentical hormone therapy. As Chief Medical Officer of BodyLogicMD, Dr. Stanton is the leading medical spokesperson for the organization and is responsible for the training and education standards of all BodyLogicMD physicians. She is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, the Institute for Functional medicine, the American Nutraceutical Association and the Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. She is also a regularly featured speaker for the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Charlotte Sutton is the health and medicine editor at the St. Petersburg Times. Since moving to Florida in 1986 she has covered news all over the state, including hurricanes, politics, arts and entertainment. She and her husband, a writer and teacher, live in St. Petersburg. She also writes for Personal Best, a blog on tampabay.com that covers health, harmony and beauty. Healthy living is a journey, and like most trips, it’s better with reliable directions, good friends and tasty snacks. Personal Best is a forum for people who care about health, harmony and beauty, and want to share what they’ve learned.
Paul C. Tash is the editor of the St. Petersburg Times and chairman and CEO of the Times Publishing Company. A native of South Bend, Indiana, Tash graduated summa cum laude from Indiana University in 1976. He received a Marshall Scholarship and graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of law degree from Edinburgh University in Scotland in 1978. He started with the Times that fall as a local news reporter. He also has been a Tallahassee reporter, the city editor, metropolitan editor, Washington bureau chief and executive editor for the Times. From 1990-91, Tash was the editor and publisher of Florida Trend, a statewide business magazine owned by the Times Publishing Company. Tash is chairman of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, a school for journalists, which owns Times Publishing. He also serves on the boards of the Pulitzer Prizes, the Associated Press and the Newspaper Association of America. Tash is also a member of the Florida Council of 100, a group of business leaders. The St. Petersburg Times is an independent newspaper and Florida’s largest daily, with an average circulation of 274,530 and 390,289 on Sunday. The Times has won eight Pulitzer Prizes, and it is consistently ranked among the country's best newspapers.
Michael Tchong is a transformational speaker who tracks trends to inspire businesses around the world. He founded Ubercool in 2005 - a next-generation, Internet marketing service that develops and produces branded entertainment events that immerse premium audiences in innovative online and offline infotainment. The company embraces Michael’s transformational imprimatur, living up to its mission of “bringing innovation to life.” Michael began his career at illustrious ad agencies Chiat/Day and DDB, after which he pioneered such emerging categories as desktop publishing, personal communications and online marketing. Michael strongly believes that the successful organizations of tomorrow will address the changing consumer lifestyles of today. Now he has combined branded entertainment and social media in an ubercool start-up that aims to reinvent America.
Shawna Vercher is CEO of VTi-Group, a web media company that focuses on viral publicity and social media strategy for mid-sized companies and global brands. Shawna is considered to be a pioneer of her industry, combining a solid foundation of leading technology, new media tools and traditional marketing concepts. Ms. Vercher has worked with a number of leading personalities and brands including President Barack Obama, McDonalds, Home Depot, Level 3, Governor Jeb Bush, United States Department of Homeland Security and the National Football League to name a few. A nationally-syndicated writer and featured columnist, Shawna has spoken to thousands of business executives across the country about the impact of social media, technology trends, women in business and the economic impact of media transparency. |
Michelle Bauer
Mike Bell
Terri Benincasa
Lori Bitter
Bernie Borges
Alex Chamberlain
Linda Chamberlain, J.D., CMC
Colleen Chappell
Roger Chiocchi
Brandon Daniell
Joe DiMaio
A.D. Frazier
Mary Furlong, Ed.D.
Donna Gordon
Laura Grabarnick
Brent Green
Jody Haneke
Danny Hopping
Peter Kageyama
Jack Levine
Shannon Martin, M.S.W., CMC
Mark Miller
Shirley W. Mitchell
Laurie M. Orlov
Karen Post
Kevin Riley
Alicia Stanton, M.D.
Charlotte Sutton
Paul Tash
Michael Tchong
Shawna Vercher