On the record: Clearwater businessman Casey Brown

When Casey Brown moved to Clearwater from Raleigh, N.C. in 2011, he was already turning a profit buying used records, and re-selling them over the internet. The family garage was his office.

“The last real job I had, I did financing and sales at a car dealership,” says the 43-year-old entrepreneur. “And I was selling records online on the side. And when the recession hit, selling records started making more money than selling cars. So I started doing that full time."

His wife Liz had accepted a new job in St. Petersburg, and it was reasonable to assume, Brown figured, he’d be able to transfer his record business, too. He was a picker. Everywhere, people are unloading their record collections, right?

Right.

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Meet the social impact investor who’s funding medical facilities for seniors in Tampa Bay

For Bobby Turner, principal and CEO of Turner Impact Capital, the Dedicated Senior Medical Center that just opened in North Tampa is more than just an innovative facility to bring affordable care to older adults.

It’s part of Turner’s effort to improve the cost and outcomes of healthcare and better the community, while also providing a financial return to investors.

Turner Impact Capital, based in Los Angeles and focused on investments designed to generate positive change in society, and ChenMed, a Miami-based physician practice, have partnered on six Dedicated Senior Medical Centers throughout Florida, including the one that opened Wednesday at 1901 Fletcher Ave.

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The Tampa Bay Tech "Emerging Tech Leader of the Year" finalists are in - and they're both women.

Two up-and-coming professionals who focus on cybersecurity and health technology are the finalists for Tampa Bay Tech’s “Emerging Technology Leader of the Year.”

Competing for the top honors this year are two notable female leaders, both thriving in male dominated fields. Ashlee Lane is managing director at Accenture, and Karla Mastracchio is cybersecurity strategy and security culture instructor at SecureSet.

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