Florida Business Forum Podcast

Text us for a shout out! This special edition of the Florida Business News Forum is compiled thanks to the Gold Coast Builders Association and shared from the GCBA Builders Spotlight. The Gold Coast Builders Association is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing home builders associations in Florida. If you are in the home building industry or would like to do business with those in the home b...

Text us for a shout out! Greg Batista, CEO of G. Batista Engineering and Construction returns to The Florida Business Forum for Episode 2 as he discusses his passion for creating works of art and dedication to serving communities after a disaster. Batista's art has become valuable and sought after. His How to Guides are helping Home Owner Associations maneuver the many hurdles of construction...

Text us for a shout out! If your business accepted credit cards between 2004 and 2019, you are eligible for your share of a more than 5 billion dollar credit card settlement against Visa and Mastercard. And while the settlement names Visa and Mastercard, Patrick Talley, owner of the Business Benefit Center here in Florida, says you are eligible to collect funds if you accepted any credit card duri...

Text us for a shout out! When asked what keeps him awake at night, Jamie Rhome, Deputy Director of the National Hurricane Center says he echoes the sentiments of all Hurricane Center workers who fear the devastating consequences of a Tampa Bay landfall by a major Hurricane. The results would be devastating with perhaps thousands killed, a major US port shut down with an economic ripple felt across...

Text us for a shout out! His website begins to set the stage with a question "Ask G Batista" . Perhaps, one of the reasons to ask Greg Batista, CEO of G. Batista Engineering and Construction questions are the many talents he has besides being a Structural Engineer and a multi-decade owner of a south Florida construction company. The Florida Business Forum Host Sam Yates s at down with Gr...

Text us for a shout out! Amendment 4 . An amendment to Florida's Constitution to protect women's health care in Florida and specifically protect the right to have an abortion in Florida is on the November 5th ballot. The Florida Business Forum's Anchor Sam Yates sat down with Sarah Parker, the Executive Director for Voices of Florida Fund and one of the women responsible for writing...

Text us for a shout out! Eric M. Jiménez, PE, PMP, CCM of Ardmore Roderick Engineering is the 2023 Florida Engineering Society Engineer of the Year. T he Florida Business Forum Podcast Host Sam Yates sat down with Jiménez to talk about why the Engineer of the Year Award is significant and put a spotlight on accomplishment of Ardmore Roderick and Engineer Jiménez. Our topics ranged from Jiménez &ap...

Text us for a shout out! Featuring six chuckers, a divot stomp, tailgaters and VIPs, Port Mayacca, Florida will be the scene for an upcoming Polo Match to benefit Molly's House in Stuart, Florida. Katie Bartlett, the Executive Director of Molly's House and Katie Seibritz describe  Molly's House and the upcoming Polo Match to Florida Business Forum Host Sam Yates in this special edit...

Text us for a shout out! For 20 of the last 30 years the Lake Worth Street Painting Festiva l has been held, Jennifer Chaparro has been a mainstay of the featured artists.  The Founder of the International Street Painting Society first started venturing into the world of concrete and asphalt canvas  based on her first experience in Lake Worth. In this episode of The Florida Business Forum Podcast,...

Text us for a shout out! Business Attorney Joseph Rosen says small and medium sized businesses in Florida and around the nation will soon be on deadline to comply with a tough new Federal law called the Corporate Transparency Act. Attorney Rosen also shares information about why an LLC corporate filing may be the best thing for your new business. If you are a Florida homeowner, our attorney on thi...

Text us for a shout out! Esta Crompton, CEO of EJN Financial shares some very unique and some very traditional financing options for Florida business owners with Sam Yates, Host, The Florida Business Forum Podcast. From Harnessing the Power of Your Credit Score, Crompton's online book,  to exploring Asset Based Funding and Bridge Loans Florida's Number One Business Forum Podcast takes a...

Text us for a shout out! The benefits of hiring a Professional Employer Organization is tremendous for small to medium sized businesses. The Florida Business Forum Podcast caught up with Worksite CEO and Co-Founder John Mackle to learn more about why businesses are increasingly turning to his company to make their business life more simplified. The Business Forum Host Sam Yates takes us on a conve...

Text us for a shout out! The largest shrimp farm in the United States is located, believe it or not, in Indiantown, Florida. Despite being some 32 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, HomeGrown Shrimp USA is producing tons of nearly prawn size White Pacific Shrimp, known more affectionately as White Footed Shrimp or to be bluntly honest in shrimp terminology, Penaeus vannamei. While the name may be unfa...

Text us for a shout out! Dr. Rishi P. Singh , MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Cleveland Clinic's Martin Hospitals took time from a busy schedule to sit down with The Florida Business Forum Host Sam Yates to discuss the five-year journey the Cleveland Clinic has made in the acquisiton of the Martin Memorial Health System. It's been a journey of endurance and positive growt...

Text us for a shout out! The Florida Business Forum Podcast is your ONLY Florida podcast source for business news. In this episode, your Number One Source of business news welcomes Michael Nunziata, 13th Floor Homes and President Elect of one of Florida's premier home builder associations, the Gold Coast Builders Association (GCBA) . Host Sam Yates chats with Nunziata and other members of the...

Text us for a shout out! One of South Florida's premier shell contractors has received a major award from the Gold Coast Builders Association.   GENCO Shell Contractors' Founder Mark Antonelli, tells The Florida Business Forum host Sam Yates , that the company's core principles has helped propel the company to the many successful project enjoyed over the last year.  Antonelli share...

Text us for a shout out! Right Whales are not supposed to be surfacing right off the beach of Hobe Sound, Florida.  Much less, a Right Whale and calf. Nature's Artist Geoffrey C. Smith not only captured the rare sighting on film and video, he sculpted a unique sculpture that has raised thousands for the rare and endangered whale. Nature's Artist shares the experience in this episode of a...

Text us for a shout out! He has travelled the world and is known and recognized worldwide as Nature's Artist. The Florida Business Forum was fortunate to sit down recently with Geoffrey C. Smith as he reflected with Business Forum Host Sam Yates on the legacy that art has on our communities. In this exclusive interview, Part 1 of 2, Smith also reflected on his first major bronze sculpture --...

Text us for a shout out! One of Florida's top Landscape Architectural firms, KWD Landscape Architecture , is spotlighted in this special edition of the Florida Business Forum Podcast courtesy of an appearance on the Gold Coast Builders Associations Builders Spotlight podcast. KWD Landscape recently won the prestigious PRISM Award from the Gold Coast Builders Association . It is the firms 31st...

Text us for a shout out! Florida's Number One Business Forum Podcast, the Florida Business Forum, takes a look at the concept of a fractional CFO and how to manage cash flow in this discussion between Business Forum host Sam Yates and entrepreneur Jonathan Rosa .  If your business faces seasonality adjustments matching Florida's winter and summer months, you'll also find out how to...

Text us for a shout out! The entire word of Direct Mail has been turned topsy turvy by entrepreneur and DirectMail2.0 Founder Brad Kugler. Kugler took time from a busy schedule to chat with The Florida Business Forum Podcast Host Sam Yates to discuss where Direct Mail has been historically and where revolutionary changes and technologies, including artificial intelligence, are taking today's...

Text us for a shout out! Kash Sharfi, the CEO of Advantage Accounting & Tax CPAs , is one of the most respected voices in the CPA community in South Florida. Mr. Sharfi recently sat down with Florida Business Forum host and business guru Sam Yates to explore Employee Retention Credits or ERCs as they are known. The Florida Business Forum discovered many business minds in Florida simply have a...

Text us for a shout out! A multi-year battle for the rights of children with autism who have grown into adults but their mental age remains a child is headed to Washington, D.C. Paul Foster, the father of Cayman Foster , is making the trip to our nation's capitol to bring attention to his 27 year old son...a child by mental standards who is on the autism scale but who a court system in Martin...

Text us for a shout out! At the age when most seniors start to really feel their age, Australian exercise guru and physical activity expert Bill Dooley first appeared on the Great American Senior Show podcast with host Sam Yates Guru Dooley says that even a small exercise routine can shave years off the mental and physical attributes of seniors around the world. With Florida's senior citizens...

Text us for a shout out! The second anniversary of America's withdrawal from Afghanistan is being noted by one Afghan family with silent smiles of hope for a brighter future in America. More specifically, freedom and hope somewhere in Florida. The Florida Business Forum anchor Sam Yates caught up with the patriarch of the family and the pro-bono immigration attorney who has donated more than...