Catching up with Bridgette Bello – Tampa Bay Business & Wealth [Audio 19:11]

In late 2017, Bello announced that she would be resigning her post of more than 20 years at Tampa Bay Business Journal. In 2018, the “godmother of business news” launched her very own C-suite-only magazine, Tampa Bay Business & Wealth (TBBW). This week, she sat down with Catalyst Publisher Joe Hamilton to talk about the process of launching TBBW and the lessons learned from her decades at the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

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Notes from Margie Manning's desk: 3 takeaways from Synapse Summit Day 1

The Synapse Summit is like an all-you-can-eat buffet, with hundreds of choices of sessions to attend, speakers to listen to, exhibitors to visit and connections to make.

It’s easy to stuff yourself with information, and that’s what I did on Wednesday, running from the mainstage presentations to the breakout sessions to the St. Pete Catalyst and PitchLyst tables on the Club level of Amalie Arena, where I met old and new friends and news sources.

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Rays challenge: What to do with Al Lang Field

The Tampa Bay Rays are looking for your ideas on what to do with Al Lang Field when the Tampa Bay Rowdies aren’t playing soccer in the historic stadium.

There’s a $3,500 prize for the person who comes up with the best idea, said Brian Kornfeld, co-founder and president of Synapse, the Tampa-based nonprofit that connects entrepreneurs, talent, investors, corporations, schools and other stakeholders to accelerate success.

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