Join us in attending the Grow Smarter Summit on December 8th. This event is open to the public and will gather some of the most civically-minded and participatory citizens in St. Petersburg toward one goal: growing smarter – ...
Author: Joe Hamilton
Entrepreneurial Growth: Formalize new partnerships to advance “cradle-to-career” education. The Grow Smarter Strategy specifically outlined the necessity of formalizing new partnerships in education and business sectors to support ...
Targeted Job Creation & Awareness Building: Create an Economic Development Corporation The Grow Smarter Strategy specifically outlined the necessity of creating a city economic development corporation for the purpose of growing and ...
District & Corridor Development: Formalizing the district The Grow Smarter Strategy specifically outlined the necessity of formalizing the St. Pete Innovation District in the Strategy report. The Innovation District has been ...
Introducing BeachDrive.com
The SPG launches BeachDrive.com to promote and celebrate this important St Pete District. Tourists and locals alike will derive value from original content, news & events and profiles of the people and places that make Beach Drive ...
SPx special Mayoral edition
On the eve of St. Pete’s mayoral primary election, host Ashley Ryneska goes beyond the talking points with our leading candidates. Hear directly from Rick Kriseman and Rick Baker in these rare, long-form conversations.
The Arts Mean Business in St Petersburg
Everyone who lives in St. Pete, and many of those that visit, recognize the contribution the arts make to the vitality and quality of life in our city. But what many don’t know is that the arts mean business in St. Pete – making a ...
St Petex is live!
The SPG launches St Petex, a St. Petersburg focused podcast featuring the city’s brightest business people, civic leaders and citizens. Familiarly SPx, the show provides a forum for guests to share their insight, vision and love of our ...
Mindset modeling: Re-framing the philanthropic ask.
When appointed to Fundraising Chair for the Leadership St. Pete Class of 2017, I committed to guiding 39 high-functioning leaders in securing significant funding for a local nonprofit project. With a five-month runway to project ...
St. Pete EDC: Losing The Plot To Find The Story
Storytelling done well is vital for branding - but what happens when you intentionally lose the plot? The opportunity to produce an emotionally-resonating online video, in support of the new strategic positioning for the St. Petersburg Economic Development Corporation (EDC), both challenged and inspired us to abandon prescribed dogma around storytelling: the chronological construction