March 9, 2016
TAMPA, JUNE 1, 2015—Aakash M. Patel, President of Elevate, Inc., has been selected to serve as Chairman of the University of Tampa Board of Counselors. His term begins today and will continue for the duration of the 2015-16 year. He has been an active member of the Board since 2009. In his new capacity as... Read More »
March 9, 2016
St. Petersburg, Fla. – May 29, 2015 Priatek, a technology start-up that conducts prized-based digital promotions for local and national companies, today announced the appointment of Minesh Patel, a well-known international business consultant and investment relations expert, to its Board of Advisors. A resident of Tampa for the last 21 years, he is the CEO... Read More »
March 9, 2016
Derek Pupello, CEO of FORE recently presented “The Next 5 Years in the Global Orthopaedic Industry” at the Life Sciences Forum in Costa Rica. This was the second year of the meeting which had nearly 500 participants and over 50 exhibitors in the medical device manufacturing field. Derek’s presentation covered the history of some of the... Read More »
March 9, 2016
The Board of Counselors steering committee has selected Katie Krimitsos as the next chair of BOC and Aakash Patel as the chair-elect to succeed Katie. Katie is the Co-Owner and Chief Operating Officer of the Tampa Bay Business Owners, business growth community that provides education and connecting opportunities that help members work strategically on their... Read More »
March 9, 2016
Paresh Patel was a semiretired tech guy in late 2006 when he decided to jump into something he admittedly knew nothing about: homeowners insurance. The lure was the same one motivating many a contrarian investor: Everybody else was steering clear of selling property insurance in Florida after the hurricanes of 2004-2005. “All the headlines said... Read More »
March 9, 2016
Dan Jurman knew the workload that comes with helping a community in need. He knew the troubling statistics relating to health, economy and safety. He knew there were families to help, kids to feed and diseases to fight. His knowledge was personal — he grew up in a similar poverty-stricken neighborhood. As executive director of... Read More »
March 9, 2016
UNIVERSITY AREA — As Dan Jurman, his wife, Rachel, and their three young children stood amid the flurry of activity in the park adjacent to the University Area Community Center, he described what he saw as “a dream come true.” As the executive director and CEO of the University Area Community Development Corporation, Jurman’s long... Read More »
March 9, 2016
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March 9, 2016
Dear Friends, Can you believe today is the last day of February? With the beginning of March tomorrow, we can’t thank you enough for your kind tweets, posts and messages you’ve shared with us through our website, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook pages. As you know, our goal is to provide you with the most pertinent news, information, and updates about Elevate using... Read More »
March 9, 2016
Dear Friends, We hope that you are recovered from Valentine’s Day! We can’t thank you enough for the kind remarks we’ve received since forming our company. If you missed it, this great Tampa Bay Business Journal article kicked off our official launch on February 1, 2012. As you know, we at Elevate live by the motto Learn, Connect, Grow. In today’s eNewsletter, we wanted... Read More »