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GULF COAST BUSINESS REVIEW OCTOBER 5 – OCTOBER 11, 2012
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Twitter handle: @ryan_dorrell Employer: AgileThought Inc. Title: Chief Technology Officer Birthplace: Fort Myers Years on the Gulf Coast: 15 Marital status/children: Married to Elizabeth (15 years). Three sons: Seth, 11; Aidan, 8; Henry, 5
Alma mater: Florida State University, 1995, College of Business, management information systems Best place to network: The best place depends on the goal of networking. I frequent local code camps and user groups for meeting new technical talent to bring into AgileThought. Tampa Bay Bar Camp is exceptional for meeting entrepreneurs and others with innovative ideas. Tampa Bay Technology Forum events are the best place to network with local corporate technology industry leaders. Business person you admire most: I admire Bill Gates, not only for what he was able to smartly build from nothing, but also for what he has done with his philanthropic contributions to global society after his business career. One website that makes your job easier: I tap into LinkedIn. The site gives me relevant news feeds, allows me to participate in great online discussions, and helps me to stay current with who is where and who knows who in the wellconnected Tampa Bay technology community. One community group you’re most involved with: I’m involved with a wide variety of charitable organizations, such as Make-a-Wish, through sponsorships. The bulk of my support time is spent working with other local technology community leaders to ensure that the Tampa Bay area has a rich ecosystem of technology-focused events across a variety of topics. These events help attract, retain, and train the best technical talent in the Tampa Bay area, while providing a direct economic impact to the region. Favorite off-hours activity: Running. I’ve been training hard for the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 7, where I hope to run under 3 ½ hours. I even take my oldest son, who rides
If I had a magic wand I’d: “Erase the U.S. deficit and balance the budget.”
–Stephen Carvelli, Chico’s FAS
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Twitter handle: @StephenCarvelli Employer: Chico’s FAS Title: Vice President of eCommerce Technology Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Penn. Years on the Gulf Coast: Six Marital status/children: Married to Kristin with two daughters: Ava, 5, and Alexandra, 3. Alma mater: John Carroll University Best place to network: The golf course. Business person you admire most: Jack Welch One website that makes your job easier: InternetRetailer.com One community group you’re most involved with: Make-a-Wish Foundation Favorite off-hours activity: Playing with my girls, golf and high-performance driving events. Most-trusted news source: WSJ Online I learned the most about business from: My dad, A.J. Carvelli, a former GM executive. Book you’re reading now: “Built to Last,” by Jim Collins Favorite techno gadget: My iPhone Which social-media network do you use for business: LinkedIn If I had a magic wand I’d: Erase the U.S. deficit and balance the budget.
Twitter handle: None Employer: C1 Bank Title: Chief Information Officer, EVP Birthplace: Brazil Years on the Gulf Coast: 14 Marital status/children: Married with no children Alma mater: Webster University School of Business & Technology Best place to network: Tampa Bay Technology Forum events Business person you admire most: Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com One website that makes your job easier: Quora.com One community group you’re most involved with: Forty Carrots Family Center’s parenting program. Forty Carrots On Wheels Program travels into the community to reach families facing specific challenges that compound the already complex job of raising children.These challenges include parental drug and alcohol addiction, teen parenthood, parental history of sexual, emotional or physical abuse, parental incarceration, homelessness, poverty, or limited education. Favorite off-hours activity: Writing code for Web applications Most-trusted news source: Wall Street Journal I learned the most about business from: My own mistakes Book you’re reading now: The Laws of Simplicity, by John Maeda Favorite techno gadget: iPad Which social-media network do you use for business: LinkedIn If I had a magic wand I’d: Provide access to high-quality education to all, preparing the new work force for a technology and innovation-driven economy.
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alongside me on his bicycle on long runs of 15 to 20 miles. Most-trusted news source: I rely on CNN for national news and CNET for the latest technical news. I learned the most about business from: My dad taught me the most important fundamentals of business. While growing up, I watched him build a business from the ground up and sell it. He taught me about how to treat people with integrity and honesty. Book you’re reading now: In my job, I need to stay current with technical trends, and I am currently reading a technical book now called “NoSQL Distilled,” by Pramod Sadalage and Martin Fowler. It’s a primer on emerging database technologies for Internet-scale data storage and analysis. The last business book I read was “Delivering Happiness,” by Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos). Favorite techno gadget: My Garmin Forerunner 310XT GPS running watch. I love the fact that I can get real-time stats about how I’m performing. I blogged about it here: http://ryandorrell.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/my-favoritegadget/ Which social-media networks do you use for business: I use LinkedIn primarily for business, but I frequently communicate with customers and employees through Facebook and Twitter. If I had a magic wand I’d: Eliminate the global problem of accessibility to clean, fresh water. I have been following the technology trends in this area for some time, and while amazing advancements have been made, there is still much more to do. We need a solution that is inexpensive, efficient and easy-to-deploy in rural areas.
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SARASOTA | 35 Twitter handle: @bradder22 Employer: BRAD!BRYAN Multimedia Inc. Title: President Birthplace: Indiana Years on the Gulf Coast: 16 Marital status/ children: Single, no children Alma mater: New College of Florida Best place to network: Sarasota Film Festival and Sarasota Film and Entertainment Office events Business person you admire most: I admire Wes Anderson’s ability to make quirky, personal films with small budgets that still have a mainstream impact. I am inspired by Richard Florida’s thoughts on the Creative Class as a driver of 21st century business and innovation. One website that makes your job easier: Vimeo and YouTube make the task of storing and distributing my short films and commercial videos immensely easier and more effective. One community group you’re most involved with: I have volunteered most extensively with The SOURCE Theatre (sponsored by Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida), usually by collaborating and working on film and stage productions. The SOURCE is a theatre group exploring important issues in young people’s lives (sex, drugs, relationships, etc.) through talented and committed young actors putting on plays and creating video productions in the community. Favorite off-hours activity: Yoga and watching movies Most-trusted news source: NPR I learned the most about business from: I am a creative professional first and foremost, and I learned the most about business from running my own. Book you’re reading now: “Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned,” by Wells Tower Favorite techno gadget: My video camera — it’s the conduit to my creative world. Which social-media networks do you use for business: LinkedIn for networking, Facebook for portfolio/ promotion If I had a magic wand I’d: Keep all my equipment magically updated every time the next big camera/ lighting/computer/editing software came out!