The Economic Club of Florida podcast

“21st Century Geopolitics and Investments” Retired Admiral James Stavridis, former supreme allied commander of NATO, and Partner & Vice Chairman of the global investment firm Carlyle, shares his insight on today’s world hotspots, including Iran, and potential investment opportunities, before a February 17, 2026 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida.   Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, ple...

“A Global Macroeconomic and Market Outlook” Ronald Temple, Chief Market Strategist for Lazard’s Financial Advisory and Asset Management businesses, talks inflation, tariffs, and labor supply - and their impact on GDP - together with the latest developments in Europe, China, and Japan, and where the U.S. fits in going forward, before a September 15, 2025 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida.  Sh...

“U.S. and Florida Economic Outlook” Jackie Benson, vice president and economist with Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank, assesses the U.S. and Florida economies for the rest of 2025 into 2026, before a July 17, 2025 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://ecf.memberclicks.net/2025-july-jackie-benson )  Ms. Benson began her discuss...

“How the SBA is Viewing a Changing World” Lamar Taylor, Chief Investment Officer for the Florida State Board of Administration, discusses the SBA's $275 billion asset management, focusing on asset allocation, assumptions, and potential changes in the economic landscape, before a June 26, 2025 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://ecf.mem...

“2025 Economic Outlook” Rob Kaplan, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, provides a 2025 forecast for the U.S. economy and the financial markets, including the impact of tariffs, before a January 21, 2025 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://www.economic-club.com/2025-january-rob-kaplan )  Mr. Kaplan discussed the economy of the past few yea...

“Margaritaville: How a Song Became a Brand” John Cohlan, Co-Founder and CEO of Margaritaville Holdings explains the creation and enduring value of singer Jimmy Buffet’s successful multi-billion-dollar brand, before a November 21, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts_and_summaries )  Dr. Jeff Sharkey of Th...

“The U.S. Navy’s Economic and Strategic Impact from Florida around the Globe” Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment discusses the Navy's priorities in energy, climate resilience, and infrastructure, including hurricane impacts, before an October 10, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida.  Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit...

“Conservation is Good for Business” Jessica Harvey, CEO of the Guy Harvey Foundation shares its mission and success in combining art and science for greater environmental conservation through ocean research and education before a September 24, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) Ms. Harv...

“How Autonomous Trucking Will Deliver the Future” - Nationally-recognized expert Lee White reveals how trials of autonomous vehicle trucking on public highways are progressing and the impact driverless trucks are expected to have on the cost of goods, the labor market, and roadway safety before an August 27, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please...

“Development Trajectory of the Internet and AI – Will History Repeat Itself, or Just Rhyme?” WebMD founding COO Michael Heekin draws comparisons to the early days of the Internet to discuss the rapid dynamics of Artificial Intelligence and how it may impact business operations in the next ten years before a July 23, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes,...

“Florida’s ‘Booming’ Economy” Clark Mica, President of the Institute of Makers of Explosives highlights the critical role that commercial explosives play in building the Florida and U.S. economies before a June 25, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) “There are a couple things you need t...

“The Opportunity Capital in Florida's Rocket Ship Economy” Miami entrepreneur Saif Ishoof of the Miami business development firm Lab22c shares a glimpse of what Florida could become in the future before a May 16, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida . Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) Mr. Ishoof told the Club that technolo...

“Towards Precision Medicine Therapies and Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Diseases” Dr. Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner, Professor and Enterprise Chair of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Neuroscience, explains the very latest research and treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases before an April 2, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please v...

“The Radical Consequences of a Digital Economy” Bob Rice, Managing Partner of New Jersey-based Tangent Capital Partners, shares the revolutionary implications of Artificial Intelligence on global production, wages, competition, investments, and education before a March 21, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podc...

“The Challenges of Leadership in Our Times” Former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discusses the growing challenges and turmoil facing the United States before a February 6, 2024 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) Leon Panetta briefly told the Club about his background includ...

“Driving Florida’s Sports Economy” Angela Adams Suggs, President and CEO of the Florida Sports Foundation shares the growing $70 billion economic impact of Florida’s sports industry before a November 7, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) Angela Adams Suggs told the Club that Florida is...

“Energy of the Future” Armando Pimentel, President and CEO of Florida Power and Light Company, discusses the challenges of providing customers reliable, affordable power with less emissions before an October 5, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) Florida’s economy is growing significantl...

“The Economics of Culture” Bill Yeargin, President and CEO of Correct Craft, shares the lessons he’s learned running a successful Florida business and how corporate culture impacts the bottom line and the lives of employees, before a September 12, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) Sinc...

“It All Starts with Dredging” Lasse Petterson, President and CEO of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company outlines the economic impact of its Florida port deepening and beach restoration projects and why the company is diversifying to offshore wind projects, before an August 24, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes  (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com...

“What’s in a Name? Perspectives on Name, Image, and Likeness” A panel that includes a student athlete, a lawyer, and a sports agent shares the evolving rules allowing college athletes to be paid by marketing their name, image, and likeness, before a July 27, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes  (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summa...

“Making Florida the Safest, Healthiest, and Sustainable State in America” Katie Yeutter, President of the Florida Chamber Leadership Cabinet and its Safety Council outlines a new effort to improve mental health and substance abuse issues in the workplace and beyond, before a June 6, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes  (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-cl...

“Kids, Crypto, Banks and Excellence” Tom Grady, Co-Founder of The Freedom Institute of Collier County and CryptoLawyers.org shares his views on investments in changing times, particularly human investment, before a May 23, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes  (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) Tom Grady, a longtime reside...

“Florida’s Insurance Market: The Decade Ahead” Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky discusses the challenges and solutions to Florida’s insurance marketplace, the ninth-largest in the world, before an April 20, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes  (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) Hurricane Ian’s landfall near...

“Geopolitics and the Global Economy” Retired four-star US Army General and former CIA Director David Petraeus shares his insights on the geopolitical risks to investments, including actions by China and Russia, before a March 27, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes  (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/podcasts-and-summaries/ ) Geopolitics is a meth...

“Agriculture’s Surprising Role in the Economy” Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson discusses the breadth of Florida’s second largest industry and why, amid threats of greater regulation, it should be viewed through a national security lens before a February 21, 2023 meeting of The Economic Club of Florida. Show Notes  (for complete Show Notes, please visit https://economic-club.com/pod...