EvolveN2Power

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Eric Dickmann, the Chief Marketing Officer at The Five Echelon Group and Host of the Virtual CMO Podcast.

Eric graduated from Grove City College in Grove City, PA in 1989 and spent the majority of his career working for Oracle as their Senior Director of Marketing.  

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)  

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Eric's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edickmann/  

Five Echelon's Website: https://fiveechelon.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Avani Desai, the President of Schellman & Company, LLC, a leading provider of attestation and compliance services.

Avani spent the early part of her career working for KPMG, one of the world’s largest accounting firms, and in 2012 joined Schellman as their Executive Vice President. She took over as President in 2018 and has led Schellman through many successes ever since.

Here’s her story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Avani’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avani-d-596366/

Website: https://www.schellman.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Racquel Asa the Chief Marketing Officer at Beep Inc., a company specializing in supplying autonomous mobility solutions in planned communities and low-speed environments.

Following her graduation from Binghamton University and Syracuse, she spent most of her career working as a news anchor and reporter for several local news stations. She stepped into her most recent role with Beep in March of 2020 and is on the cutting edge of autonomous technology and transportation.

Here’s her story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Racquel’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/racquel-asa-60832627/

Website: https://www.go-beep.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Michael Blair, the Chief Financial Officer at Miller’s Ale House Restaurants, a rapidly growing casual dining concept with 97 restaurants in 13 states across the country.

Prior to being with Miller’s Ale House, he worked his way up to being the international CFO of Bloomin’ Brands, a multinational company with multi restaurant brands that oversees nearly 1500 restaurants world-wide.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Michael’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-blair-b18315a9/

Website: https://millersalehouse.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Kidane Henry, the CEO and Founder of Synced Soccer which connects talented players worldwide with professional soccer opportunities in the US and Europe.

An elementary school teacher and soccer phanatic, Kidane is combining his passions with his existing skills to create something special with Synced Soccer.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Kidane’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syncedsoccer/

Website: https://syncedsoccer.com/about-us/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Katie Worthington Decker, the President and CEO of the Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce.

Katie spent the early part of her career working primarily in public relations and has been with the Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce since 2014.

Here’s her story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Katie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieworthington/

Website: https://www.winterhavenchamber.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Phil Nahajewski, the current CFO of GotChosen Inc., Polyblox, Merged.re, Koncepts, and Pink Lotus Technologies.

Phil spent the early part of his career working his way up the finance arm of Time Warner Cable and later helped lead finance for the Florida Group of Bright House Networks. In recent years Phil has spent his time as the CFO of several startup companies in Orlando.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

Phil’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philnaha/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Phil Nahajewski, the current CFO of GotChosen Inc., Polyblox, Merged.re, Koncepts, and Pink Lotus Technologies.

Phil spent the early part of his career working his way up the finance arm of Time Warner Cable and later helped lead finance for the Florida Group of Bright House Networks. In recent years Phil has spent his time as the CFO of several startup companies in Orlando.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

Phil’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philnaha/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined with Ryan Buckley the Vice President for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G-League.

Following his graduation from Florida Southern College in the spring of 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Communications and Marketing, Ryan went on to get his MBA and immediately jumped into a role with the Tampa Bay Lightning and he quickly worked his way up to his existing role.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Ryan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-buckley-mba-70977992/

Website: https://lakeland.gleague.nba.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Dr. Jason Hunt, The Owner and Orthopedic Surgeon at OrthoLinks Orthopedics in Tampa, Florida.

In addition to being an entrepreneur and orthopedic surgeon, Jason founded the OrthoLinks Care Foundation as a way to financially support patients who lost their jobs or healthcare due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

He has a strong passion for sports, orthopedics, and community.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Jason’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-hunt-53050045/

Website: https://www.ortholinks.com/