Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Kidane Henry, the CEO and Founder of Synced Soccer which connects talented players worldwide with professional soccer opportunities in the US and Europe.

An elementary school teacher and soccer phanatic, Kidane is combining his passions with his existing skills to create something special with Synced Soccer.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Kidane’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syncedsoccer/

Website: https://syncedsoccer.com/about-us/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Katie Worthington Decker, the President and CEO of the Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce.

Katie spent the early part of her career working primarily in public relations and has been with the Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce since 2014.

Here’s her story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Katie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieworthington/

Website: https://www.winterhavenchamber.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Phil Nahajewski, the current CFO of GotChosen Inc., Polyblox, Merged.re, Koncepts, and Pink Lotus Technologies.

Phil spent the early part of his career working his way up the finance arm of Time Warner Cable and later helped lead finance for the Florida Group of Bright House Networks. In recent years Phil has spent his time as the CFO of several startup companies in Orlando.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

Phil’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philnaha/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined with Ryan Buckley the Vice President for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G-League.

Following his graduation from Florida Southern College in the spring of 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Communications and Marketing, Ryan went on to get his MBA and immediately jumped into a role with the Tampa Bay Lightning and he quickly worked his way up to his existing role.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Ryan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-buckley-mba-70977992/

Website: https://lakeland.gleague.nba.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Dr. Jason Hunt, The Owner and Orthopedic Surgeon at OrthoLinks Orthopedics in Tampa, Florida.

In addition to being an entrepreneur and orthopedic surgeon, Jason founded the OrthoLinks Care Foundation as a way to financially support patients who lost their jobs or healthcare due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

He has a strong passion for sports, orthopedics, and community.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Jason’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-hunt-53050045/

Website: https://www.ortholinks.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Joe Bowers the co-founder and managing partner of Party Shack, a manufacturing company on the cutting edge of the hospitality industry in sports.

Joe has spent much of his career in sports starting as a coach at Oklahoma State under legendary coach Jimmy Johnson and most recently as we mentioned with his new company Party Shack.

Joe has a unique perspective on the future of sports hospitality and a unique product and we were lucky to hear his insights today.

We hope you enjoy :)

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Joe’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joebowers123/

Website: https://partyshackusa.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Dr. Jeffrey Feiner who is the owner of Feiner Plastic Surgery in Clermont Florida.

He completed his undergraduate degree in Biology and Italian Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and became a doctor after graduating from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Dr. Feiner’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-m-feiner-md-facs-3a1789b/

Website: https://feinerplasticsurgery.com/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Kenneth Minnotte, a Vice President at Valley Bank in the Central Florida market.

A former member of the United States Air Force, Kenneth has spent much of his post-service career in banking and investing. For nearly 12 years he ran his investment group and later was the CEO of a private equity firm.

Since then he has served in several roles at banks in and around Central Florida.

Here’s his story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Kenenth’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-minnotte-763600107/

Website: https://www.valley.com/

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Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene the Founder and CEO at PopCom, a company that builds software for automated retail.

She’s a 4x founder and visionary who is on a mission to change the world.

Here’s her story - we hope you enjoy :)

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Dawn’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawndickson/

PopCom Website: https://www.popcom.shop/

Evolven2Power is a podcast on a mission to highlight Central Florida’s community and business leaders in hopes of sharing the lessons they’ve learned with you all to help you Evolven2Power.

In today’s episode, Max and Dr. Alicia Clairicus were joined by Reverend Mary Lee Downey, the

CEO of the Community Hope Center (CHC), a non-profit founded by Downey in 2013. The CHC provides services to the homeless and disenfranchised in Central Florida focusing on client-centric care and empowering those they serve to determine their own success and sustainability.

In 2019, Mary was named the Central Floridian of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel for her work at the CHC and was a pleasure to have on the show today.

Here’s her story - we hope you enjoy :)

Mary’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryleedowney/

Website: http://hope192.com/