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How I Got Here with Dave Fiore | Tallahassee's Podcast
by Dave Fiore
Hosted by Dave Fiore, the How I Got Here podcast offers listeners candid and unfiltered conversations with Tallahassee leaders, business owners and innovators about the journey that led them to this point in their life. Listeners can learn more about people they already know or be introduced to a future friend or collaborator. Either way, you are sure to be encouraged and inspired by the stories you hear.
Episodes
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Episode 62: Ashlee Fontes
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Ashlee Fontes, the owner and CEO of Tallahassee Reckoning, the region’s first pre-professional women’s soccer team. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the second annual Access Tallahassee YP Summit at the FSU Conference Center. Ashlee is a former...
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Episode 61: Alan Hanstein
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Alan Hanstein, the executive director of the Challenger Learning Center in downtown Tallahassee. Alan is living out a dream that includes a lifelong passion for science and space and giving back to the community. His programs serve more than 50,000 K-12 students every...
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Episode 60: Anita Bushnyakova
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Anita Bushnyakova, chief financial officer at Kids Incorporated of the Big Bend. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Anita experienced very different sets of challenges as a child. First, it was enduring the turbulent years of the Eastern European country’s shift from communist...
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Episode 59: Charlie Strickland
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Charlie Strickland, CEO and co-owner of Talon Training Group. A native of nearby Marianna, Charlie shares his journey from the FSU Police Department and working on the family farm to building a reputation as the MacGyver of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. While...
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Episode 58: Chef Leon Brunson
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Chef Leon Brunson, owner of Leon’s at Lake Ella. His journey to owning a restaurant has included working the line at his hometown Waffle House in Panama City, refining his skills at fine dining restaurants, being a private chef, and time at Kool Beanz Café, where he…
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Episode 57: Gloria Pugh
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Gloria Pugh, the president and CEO of AMWAT Moving, Warehousing and Storage. Gloria was born in New York City and spent time in Columbia as an infant before moving to Miami with her mother and siblings at age 8. The post Episode 57: Gloria Pugh appeared first on Fiore...
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Episode 56: Jeri Desloge
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Jeri Desloge, the owner of Jeri’s Midtown Café, Jeri’s Love on a Plate and Simply Entertaining by Jeri. The post Episode 56: Jeri Desloge appeared first on Fiore Communications | Content-Focused Marketing | Tallahassee.
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Episode 55: Warren Cave
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Warren Cave, the founder of The Clean Start Initiative, a non-profit ministry to help those previously incarcerated and their families. The post Episode 55: Warren Cave appeared first on Fiore Communications | Content-Focused Marketing | Tallahassee.
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Episode 54: Jeff Culhane
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Jeff Culhane, the director of broadcasting for Learfield’s Seminole Sports Properties and the voice for Florida State football and men’s basketball. The post Episode 54: Jeff Culhane appeared first on Fiore Communications | Content-Focused Marketing | Tallahassee.
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Episode 53: Kristi Kreitlow and Marina Lickson
This special episode of the How I Got Here podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2023 Tallahassee Chamber Annual Community Conference in Amelia Island. The breakout session focused on women entrepreneurs and featured guests Kristi Kreitlow, founder and president of Quick and...
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Episode 52: 28 Guests Share Business Insight
In this episode, host Dave Fiore is at the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event at the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in downtown Tallahassee. JMI Tallahassee Program Manager Marina Lickson invited past participants of JMI programs to showcase their...
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Episode 51: Chris Petley
Host Dave Fiore speaks with Chris Petley, founder and president of the Tallahassee Soccer Club and communications manager at Leon County Schools. In 2009, Chris focused on planting roots in Tallahassee with his growing family and started with Leon County Schools, but he never gave up his soccer...
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Episode 50: Michelle Dean
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Michelle Dean, the executive director of the Popes Museum and Farm in nearby Cairo, Georgia. Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Michelle survived a childhood of abuse, poverty and instability saved by the generosity of strangers and a strong faith in...
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Episode 49: Doug Ramos & Bryce Brown
This special episode of the How I Got Here podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at the inaugural Access Tallahassee YP Summit held at the FSU Conference Center in April. In the opening session, Doug Ramos (aka Junk Man Doug), founder of Picked, and Bryce Brown, founder of Tribe…
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Episode 48: Ryan Sprague
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Ryan Sprague, area director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, whose life was eternally changed playing for legendary coach Bobby Bowden at Florida State University. The post Episode 48: Ryan Sprague appeared first on Fiore Communications |...
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Episode 47: Dr. Judy Mandrell
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Dr. Judy Mandrell – pastor, community builder and popular radio host. Raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Judy has been on a lifelong mission to use every available resource to impact those around her. The post Episode 47: Dr. Judy Mandrell appeared first on…
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Episode 46: Dr. Jim Murdaugh
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Dr. Jim Murdaugh, president of Tallahassee Community College. Dr. Murdaugh grew up in Orlando and followed a girlfriend to Tallahassee where he joined the Air Force ROTC at Florida State University and earned undergraduate and master’s degrees in...
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Episode 45: Jennifer Young
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Jennifer Young, founder and owner of TC Bakery. What started with a request for a single pound cake has exploded into a thriving business with her signature cakes and pies available throughout Tallahassee and shipped around the country. The post…
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Episode 44: Eric Holman
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Eric Holman, who is currently the chief marketing officer for Barton Nutrition but is best known as the creator of Socially Loved and the Local Lovebook. The post Episode 44: Eric Holman appeared first on Fiore Communications | Content-Focused…
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Episode 43: Erica Thaler
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Erica Thaler, chief marketing officer at RB Oppenheim Associates and former communications and marketing manager at the Council on Culture & Arts. Erica grew up in San Diego, where she raced catamarans and was a self-proclaimed horse girl who loved…
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Episode 42: Mindy Perkins
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Mindy Perkins, CEO of VR Systems, a Tallahassee-based elections technology company focused on voter registration. The post Episode 42: Mindy Perkins appeared first on Fiore Communications | Content-Focused Marketing | Tallahassee.
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Episode 41: Mark McNees
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Mark McNees, the social entrepreneur in residence in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University. The post Episode 41: Mark McNees appeared first on Fiore Communications | Content-Focused Marketing | Tallahassee.
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Episode 40: Ely Rosario
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Ely Rosario, business manager at Jackson Properties. Ely’s story is one of rising above circumstances and obstacles to achieve her dreams – no matter how unlikely they seemed at the time. The post Episode 40: Ely Rosario appeared first on Fiore...
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Episode 39: Sherman Rosier
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Sherman Rosier, owner of Fit and Functional, a personal fitness and wellness studio. Sherman’s interest in fitness was born as a runner at Cobb Middle School, where he had the chance to train with the Lincoln High cross country team. He would go on to...
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Episode 38: Robin Hassler Thompson
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Robin Hassler Thompson, the executive director of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center. STAC provides direct support for victims of human trafficking and focuses on community education. Robin says she has always loved learning, but when she got bored...
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Episode 37: Dave Westberry
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Dave Westberry, the “Voice” of the Florida State University Marching Chiefs for the last 42 years. Dave won the job as the band’s announcer at an open audition the year after he graduated and calls it the best volunteer job you could ever have. The…
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Episode 36: Alan Keesee
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Alan Keesee, CEO of HCA Florida Capital Hospital. Alan is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and earned a Master of Health Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. After graduating, he launched his career at the HCA regional...
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Episode 35: Alix Miller
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Alix Miller, president and CEO of the Florida Trucking Association. If being a woman in this role was not unexpected enough, Alix holds a doctorate in interdisciplinary humanities, was a college professor, plays the oboe and was a world-class ballet...
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Episode 34: Christic Henry
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Christic Henry, co-owner and managing broker at Kingdom First Realty, who is probably best known for her passionate advocacy for the Southside of Tallahassee. The post Episode 34: Christic Henry appeared first on Fiore Communications | Content-Focused...
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Episode 33: Madison Zabala
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Madison Zabala, owner of Tallahassee Picnic, a luxury pop-up picnic service she bought with her twin sister, Makenzie, just after graduating from Leon High School. The Tallahassee native with strong roots in nearby Hosford also works as a bank teller…
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Episode 32: Dr. Dennis Fiorini
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Dr. Dennis Fiorini of Fiorini Chiropractic Center, a practice he founded with his wife, Kim, in 1992. Dennis grew up in Detroit, the youngest of five children, and learned to love sports and music, playing the trumpet in jazz bands with dreams of...
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Episode 31: Santa Claus
On this holiday mini-episode of How I Got Here, host Dave Fiore speaks with none other than the man in the big red suit, Santa Claus. Santa was kind enough to spend a few minutes discussing his plans as he prepares for the big day, which is coming up fast. The post Episode 31: Santa Claus…
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Santa Claus
On this holiday mini-episode of How I Got Here, host Dave Fiore speaks with none other than the man in the big red suit, Santa Claus. Santa was kind enough to spend a few minutes discussing his plans as he prepares for the big day, which is coming up fast. The post Episode 31: Santa Claus…
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Episode 30: Royle King
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Royle King, the founder and executive director of Omega Lamplighters, a mentoring program for minority young men that now has 20 chapters across the country. Royle is also the volunteer services manager for Leon County, a job he started in March 2020....
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Episode 29: Eddie Gonzalez Loumiet
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Eddie Gonzalez Loumiet, the CEO of Ruvos, a leading provider of healthcare IT services that is having impact worldwide. A Cuban-American born and raised in Miami, Eddie is passionate about being a voice for, and empowering Latinos in technology-related...
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Episode 28: Sha’Ron James
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Sha’Ron James, government affairs consultant, of counsel, at the Gunster Law Firm. Sha’Ron is a tireless advocate for women and girls, specifically working to provide opportunities and bridging gaps of inequity. As a child, she saw first-hand the...
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Episode 28: Sha'Ron James
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Sha’Ron James, government affairs consultant, of counsel, at the Gunster Law Firm. Sha’Ron is a tireless advocate for women and girls, specifically working to provide opportunities and bridging gaps of inequity. As a child, she saw first-hand the...
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Episode 27: Christopher Campbell
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with community leader, business consultant and innovator Christopher Campbell. Raised in Trinidad, Christopher was educated in an English prep school before the family moved to the United States when he was 16. He says the transition to a new country and...
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Episode 26: Ashley Guy
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Ashley Guy, owner and founder of Tallulah CBD and Juicebar. A native of Olympia, Wash., Ashley learned about hard work and dealing with stress at an early age as an accomplished ballerina winning leading roles and traveling the country at prestigious...
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Episode 25: Shawn Roberts
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Shawn Roberts, president and CEO of Mad Dog Construction. While he now enjoys great success in his business and finds joy and fulfillment in his personal life, the husband and father has experienced tremendous loss and disappointment. While at Auburn,...
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Episode 24: Marsha Doll
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Marsha Doll, one of the most recognizable and sought-after personalities in Tallahassee – and throughout the modeling world. The Perry native started her modeling career on a trip to Atlanta as a buyer for her grandfather’s clothing store at age 14.…
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Episode 23: Kim Moore
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Kim Moore, Vice President of Workforce Innovation at Tallahassee Community College. The native of nearby Greenville dreamed of being a CEO since she was 14 years old, and achieved that goal when she was selected to lead Workforce Plus, the regional...
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Episode 22: Dale White
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Dale White. Dale is president and CEO of Reentry Solutions Network, the reentry program director for Good News Outreach and the founder of The Living Harvest.
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Episode 21: Mike Goldstein
In this episode of the podcast, host Dave Fiore speaks with Mike Goldstein, owner of Capital City Pedicabs and supporter of all things Tallahassee.
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Episode 20: Lisa Davis
In this episode of the podcast, host Dave Fiore speaks with Lisa Davis, owner of Image by Lisa, successful entrepreneur and three-time national sales leader for one of the most popular beauty companies in the world.
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Episode 19: Skip Foster
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Skip Foster, former publisher of the Tallahassee Democrat, popular weather hobbyist and creator of The Fanatical Middle news blog. He is a longtime journalist, husband and father of three who values respectful and nuanced discourse, which makes him a...
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Episode 18: Chef Shac
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Shacafrica Simmons, better known as Chef Shac. Born in South Florida and the oldest of 11 total siblings, she is an entrepreneur at heart with multiple brands under her Chef Shac, LLC, umbrella. Before earning two degrees from culinary school, she…
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Episode 17: Tom Derzypolski
In this podcast episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Tom Derzypolski, co-founder and president of BowStern, an award-winning integrated communications firm. Tom is a father of three, proud grandfather and husband to Stephanie Derzypolski, vice president and chief communications officer at...
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Episode 16: Talethia Edwards
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Talethia Edwards, the founder and president of the Greater Bond Neighborhood Association who has already secured more than $6 million for community revitalization. The Miami native came to Tallahassee as a freshman at Florida A&M University where she…
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Episode 15: Rachel Pienta
In this episode, host Dave Fiore speaks with Rachel Pienta, the 4-H Youth Development Program Director at the University of Florida’s Extension Office in Wakulla County. A native of upstate New York, Rachel finished high school in rural central Florida, where she says she felt a little like Kevin...
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Hosted by Dave Fiore, the How I Got Here podcast offers listeners candid and unfiltered conversations with Tallahassee leaders, business owners and innovators about the journey that led them to this point in their life. Listeners can learn more about people they already know or be introduced to a future friend or collaborator. Either way, you are sure to be encouraged and inspired by the stories you hear.
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