Rodney Kite-Powell is the official County Historian for Hillsborough County. He is the Director of the Touchton Map Library and Florida Center for Cartographic Education at the Tampa Bay History Center, where he joined the staff in 1995. Rodney Kite-Powell is an officer with the Philip Lee Philips Society of the Library of Congress, where he sits on the academic committee.
Garrett sits down with Frank Di Giacomo, a lender with iFundCities. Frankie first appeared on episode 3, and has been a consistent guest ever since. We talk about Tampa's growth, the current market, and why I started this podcast.
Greg Slater is the CEO of The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA). THEA owns and manages the Selmon Expressway, the Selmon Greenway, and Meridian Ave in Tampa, Florida. Greg is the former Secretary of Transportation of Maryland.
Dave Bevirt is the executive Vice President of Corporate Leasing and Strategy for Strategic Property Partners (SPP), the developer of Water Street Tampa, a massive 56 acre mixed use development in Tampa's urban core. https://waterstreettampa.com
Stephen Benson is the Director of City Planning for the City of Tampa, one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Before he was Tampa's City Planner, Stephen worked for the Florida Department of Transportation.
Chris Cavallini is a former Navy Diver, best known for once being a drug dealer with 25+ arrests, to becoming a multi millionaire, Forbes featured entrepreneur. He is the CEO and founder of a Tampa based meal delivery and nutrition company, Nutrition Solutions.
Michael Kelly is the VP of Athletics at the University of South Florida. Michael Kelly began his tenure as USF Vice President for Athletics on August 6, 2018, returning him to the Bay area where he previously served as an associate athletic director for USF and led efforts around a Super Bowl, the College Football Playoff National Championship and the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Tampa Bay.
Andrea Gonzmart is the great-great-granddaughter of Casimiro Hernandez Sr., founder of the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City in 1905. Columbia Restaurant is a restaurant in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. It is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida, as well as the oldest Spanish restaurant in the United States. The Gonzmart family also owns and operates other restaurant brands including Ulele, Cha Cha Coconunts, Casa Santo Stefano, and Good Goody Burger under the umbrella company, The 1905 Family of Restaurants.
In Episode 117 of The TBD Podcast, Garrett sits down with Shane Brady — actor, director, magician, and now the mind behind Hacked, a new feature film inspired by a real-life real estate scam that cost him and his wife $20,000. What started as a devastating case of wire fraud turned into the fuel for a darkly comedic revenge thriller, shot right here in Tampa. Shane shares how the experience nearly broke him, how Tampa’s film community stepped up, and why he believes indie filmmaking belongs in Florida. Hacked will make its world premiere on March 29th at the Gasparilla Film Festival. You don’t want to miss this one.
Carter Long is the founder of Finding Floridians, a social platform that explores the true cost of Florida Living.
Josh Goodwin is a lender based out of Tampa, Florida. He is the owner of Goodwin Mortgage Group.
Donald Carlson is an entrepreneur from Sarasota, Florida. He is the owner of Tweeds Suit Shop, a custom suit buying experience, with locations in Sarasota, Tampa, and St. Petersburg.
Steven and Martine Eshkenazi are real estate developers and husband wife duo with projects in Tampa, Florida and Chicago, Illinois. They are the owners of Skyline 41 Development.
Nathan Hagen is the chapter lead for YIMBY Tampa. Yes In My Back Yard or YIMBY (a play on the NIMBY acronym) is a group who advocates for more housing supply. From the YIMBY TAMPA website: We are a group of volunteer housing advocates in Tampa fighting to end the housing shortage in our community. We are frustrated by the tenant displacement, segregation, high rents and home prices, and long commutes that result from a lack of housing close to jobs, schools, and other community resources. We believe we can fix these problems and create a community with abundant, affordable homes for everyone. The housing shortage is a result of harmful laws at all levels of government. Inclusive housing policies will help shrink the racial wealth gap, reduce displacement, reduce carbon emissions, and give more people access to jobs and high quality schools. Scroll down to read more about our solutions. Change is possible when we advocate as a community. We bring together the voices who say YES to more housing in Tampa. Is that you? Join YIMBY Tampa and be part of the nationwide movement to end the housing shortage! YIMBY Tampa is a chapter of YIMBY Action. YIMBY Action is a national network of people who advocate for abundant, affordable housing and inclusive, sustainable communities across the United States.
Gary Cardone was born and raised in Lake Charles, LA, son of stockbroker Curtis Cardone and the twin brother of Grant Cardone. He has a BA in Marketing/Economics, 1981. After college, Cardone joined startup, Natural Gas Clearinghouse in 1987 as the 12th employee, and would help it become Fortune 30 Dynegy after joining the company in 1987 after doing mergers with Morgan Stanley, BG plc and Chevron and then going public.Cardone moved to London in 1992. He was the architect of the UK’s National Balancing Point, known today as one of the most reliable energy trading hubs in the world. Gary would build two large businesses between 92 and 02 for Dynegy and would become known as one of the most successful trading companys in Europe controlling all the storage in the UK, employing over 600 staff, and doing 4 billion in revenue per year.Cardone sold all his stock on one afternoon in 2001, and retired from Energy in 2002, predicting a decade long unwinding of energy trading firms from the impact of mark-to-market abuses by Enron and others. He returned to the USA, moving to Los Angeles, California.In 2008 he became strategic commercial adviser to Arclight Capital, a prestigious PE firm focused on energy infrastructure in the USA and Europe.In 2012, Cardone assisted friend / founder of AP&G an energy wholesaler into structuring a transaction with EDF (largest power company in the world) using a unique construct designed to vertically integrate the firm. This move would help build a company that yields 72 million per year of net income for over a decade. At the same time he became seed investor of Cardone Capital (twin brother Grant Cardone’s large mulit-dwelling investment vehicle). Cardone Capital is one of the largest independent holders of multi-dwelling real estate in the USA, where he continues to hold a position.2012, Cardone founded Global E-Trading, and funded Chargebacks911, a fraud technology company designed to FIX the 1/2 trillion dollar per year disputes issue plaguing the credit card industry. CB911 would help build an entire industry focused on chargeback disputes, and became ‘the gold standard’ of all dispute firms, providing its technology to some of the largest banks, and merchants in the world. In 2022 Cardone formed Card1Ventures, to invest in Blockchain technology, and digital assets (currencies). Months after forming Card1, becomes the lead investor in Node40, Inc, a Delaware firm, focused on accounting, tracing, and tracking of digital assets around the world. Node40 deals with some of the largest accounting, tax firms, regulatory bodies and financial institutions in the world. Cardone lives on an island outside of St . Petersburg’s / Tampa area, has two daughters, and travels prolifically helping entrepreneurs, founders and businesses scale in a profitable and sustainable manner. He is an avid skier, fisherman, and gambler, with a great interest in history and religion.
James Lascara is the visionary leader and driving force behind Lascara Real Estate, Poseidon 25 Developments, Trident Rental Group, and Lascara Capital. With over 17 years of combined industry expertise, James and his agile team have achieved exceptional results in a short time period. In 2022, he conducted over $15 million in sales volume, initiated two 7-figure development projects, and conducted over $1M of private debt transactions. Notably, James elevated a $400,000 AUM portfolio to an impressive $8M AUM portfolio within just three years. His unwavering dedication to growth is evident in his mission to deliver value while empowering real estate investors in Tampa Bay and beyond. Visit www.poseidon25.com to learn more about James and The Elite Investor Mindset Group.
Previously recorded on December 18th, 2023. Garrett sits down with Producer Tyler for another attempt at a Live Show. We're getting the kinks worked out, and will plan to go live more in the future. We discuss growth in Tampa Bay, a changing market and how to be prepared as a young real estate investor and business owner.
Ryan Jenson is a current player in the NFL, for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Garrett Gilkey is a former NFL player for both the Cleveland Browns and the Buccaneers. They have joined forces in business at their real estate design build firm, HGC.
Brian Bailey is Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer for Metro Inclusive Health, a primary care non-profit. Brian also founded the downtown St. Petersburg digital agency RKC.me, publishers of the highly popular local lifestyle sites I Love the Burg and That’s So Tampa. Reaching nearly half a million people every month, their collective channels make up the largest independent social media network in Tampa Bay.
Tobin Green is the founder and architect of AADMIXX design/build studio. AADMIXX is a Design+Build Studio specializing in custom residential projects for clients who appreciate the diverse architectural & cultural influences of urban life. AADMIXX style is Urban Progressive, defined as modern but not quite minimal or Miami. It's industrial but familiar & welcoming. Eclectic but precise & intentional. From their website: "Tobin & Bianca Green are a real life living working couple who founded AADMIXX in 2014 with a simple plan: Design modern homes that make recognizable statements in their communities & don’t let mainstream trends or local design guidelines strangle the creative process. Timelessness over trendiness is the standard. New tech is embraced, modern materials harnessed, & worthy trends explored, but they never turn their backs on their passion for antiquities or a proven design technique." View more on https://www.aadmixx.com