My first interaction with Elevate, Inc. was a phone conversation during which founder Aakash Patel asked me to name the two people in Tampa that I would most like to meet and who could be most helpful to me and my company, NuCycle Energy, regarding our presence and growth here in the Tampa Bay and Hillsborough County area. Meant as simple fact and not as a challenge, I dare say that my answer included two of the not more, but most, prominent members of the area’s great business and political community and culture.

With that said, Aakash introduced me to the first of those two people on the next day, and thanks to his and his team’s efforts, today I know them both very well.

Along with those facts, I can also say that the Elevate team has literally been my and my company’s conduit to this community – Aakash’s team has made sure to include and welcome me to a long list of both public and exclusive private gatherings in the area, have helped me stage events at my facility, and have arranged for me to have the opportunity to appear as a public speaker regarding my company’s unique mission.

Lastly, as important as all those results are, perhaps what I enjoy most about working with the Elevate team is their consistent positive energy and support towards all of their clients, but to the community at large – I believe that is what underpins Aakash’s and Elevate’s impact and in turn, their success.

Mark Barasch