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Florida Chamber of Commerce Chair Syd Kitson is dedicated to creating a better business climate within the sunshine state. As the Chairman and CEO of real estate company Kitson & Partners, he developed Florida's innovative and sustainable "city of the future": Babcock Ranch. In addition to his revolutionary real estate endeavors and Florida Chamber of Commerce efforts, Kitson also serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, the Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium, and the Grassy Waters Preserve.

Peter Schorsch is a man of many titles, including political reporter, blogger, consultant, and entrepreneur. He's a celebrated web publisher, known for popular websites such as FloridaPolitics.com, serves as a political consultant to several large governmental affairs and public relations firms, and is the president of award-winning media publishing house Extensive Enterprises. Schorsch's passion for politics was ignited early on and his shift from active political participation to political writing was influenced by his work with former Florida State University president Stan Marshall.

Before becoming the first African-American nominee for governor in Florida, before becoming mayor of Florida's capital city, and before becoming the youngest City Commissioner in Tallahassee's history, Andrew Gillum was the son of school bus driver and a construction worker. The values instilled by his hardworking parents led Andrew to become a devoted civil servant, the first of his brothers and sister to graduate high school and college.