Contact for further questions: TaGromadzki@gmail.com

Tanja Gromadzki-Hobby is a 2011 graduate of Shorecrest Preparatory School. Since graduating, she obtained her BBA from the University of Miami, her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law, and her MBA from USF Saint Pete. Tanja currently serves as the Sr. Director, Ethics & Compliance Officer, Americas at TD SYNNEX, one of the world’s largest distributors of technology products, services, and solutions. In her role, Tanja leads the regional Ethics and Compliance Program for the Americas, supporting both proactive (e.g., training and outreach) and reactive (e.g., internal investigations and overseeing the Whistleblower hotline) components of the program. She embraces her role as a liaison for the business, helping the organization make decisions with ethics and integrity at the forefront.

Presenting in the Makerspace at 9:45am.

Contact for further questions: mohit_bansal95@yahoo.com

Hello! I am a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with a subspecialty Certificate of Qualification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. I was the Head Team Physicianfor the Tampa Bay Rowdies until 2023, and currently serve as an Assistant Team Physician with the Tampa Bay Rays. I am an Assistant Professor in the USF/HCA Orthopaedic Surgery program at Largo Medical Center. I have been in practice since 2011. I love teaching and learning from my Residents and look forward to meeting all of you!

Presenting in the Robotics Room at 9:45am.

Contact for further questions: Ryang@jpfirm.com

Ryan is a partner at the law firm of Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns in its St. Petersburg office. He is a state and federal trial lawyer as well as a certified civil court mediator. His litigation practice includes complex business disputes; construction law; corporate/partnership disputes; employment related litigation; hospitality law; probate litigation; appellate practice; and real estate law. In addition to practicing law, Ryan is the managing partner of Seed & Feed Hospitality, which owns concepts such as Trophy Fish (Tampa and St. Pete), The Mandarin Hide, Mandarin Heights, El Cap, and Perry’s Porch. Ryan is also involved civically; currently serving as the President of the Board of Directors of Orlando Health at Bayfront Hospital Foundation and St. Pete Arts Alliance and formerly the President of the St. Pete Bar Association and St. Pete Chamber of Commerce. Ryan also is a commercial real estate developer and owns a LED screen company that provides screens to movie and tv studios.

Presenting in CC235-Elmore at 9:45am.

After graduating from Shorecrest Preparatory School, Michael Hooi attended Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a law degree. He then spent a year as a judicial law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for Judge Charles R. Wilson before joining the law firm Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A., where he focused on corporate bankruptcy and insolvency and related civil litigation and business transactions. In 2021, he was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to the Hillsborough County Court and two years later to Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, where he continues to serve as a judge. 

Contact for further questions: 813-276-2060

Presenting in CC237-Roush at 9:45am.

Rick Kurland's most recent company, Employment Background Investigations, Inc. (EBI) was created in 1994 shortly after Mr. Kurland viewed and empathized with a national media storyline pertaining to nursing home abuse. EBI was one of the 10 largest employment screening firms nationally, was the largest independently- owned screening firm nationally, and was ranked #1 by their clients and competitors in North America. Mr. Kurland is a founding member of the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA). Along with a few of PBSA’s early innovators, Mr. Kurland was instrumental in creating the privatization and security protocols of the background screening industry as it exists today. Always one step ahead, EBI was additionally ISO 27001:2005 certified – the highest certification for data security. EBI was the only PBSA- accredited background screening firm in the world to hold an ISO 27001 certification. At 14, he started his first formal company, String Along With Me, a racket stringing business. While attending college, he started The Wrestling Ring which shortly grew to the largest professional wrestling mail- order business in the country – even outselling the WWF (now WWE) in merchandise sales. Community and family are important to Mr. Kurland. In 2017, he and his wife Marti established the Just One World Foundation, a 501 (c3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting business, educational and medical innovation with an emphasis on novel ideas and life-changing initiatives. Most recently, the Kurlands created the K-EBI (Kurland Entrepreneurial Business Incubator) at Shorecrest Preparatory School under the RRI (Ross Roeder Institute). 

Contact for further questions: text, 410.952.9547

Presenting in CC 239-Kaschak at 9:45am.

Contact for further questions: sbean@thanatopsisconsulting.com

As an organizational development consultant, Susan works with executive and leadership teams to explore the impact of different perspectives and leadership styles on team dynamics and performance. She coaches them on how to develop as individuals, understand their role within the team, and identify the perspectives from which they operate.

With over 20 years of experience in organizational effectiveness and leadership development, Susan’s work has spanned a broad spectrum of industries both in the U.S, and overseas. Born and raised in the UK, Susan earned her master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Organizational Development from the University of London. She managed leadership development for Walmart prior to founding Thanatopsis Consulting, an organizational effectiveness and leadership development consultancy based in St Petersburg, FL in 2009. 

Presenting in CC 240-Battle at 9:45am.

Pamela Greacen is the founder and president of SMHG, a boutique hospitality advisory firm created to assist developers, owners and investors of hospitality assets. SMHG specializes in resorts, luxury hotels and mixed-use projects and has played an integral role in the asset management of over $4.0 Billion of project in both U.S. and international markets.

Contact for further questions: pamela@smhgco.com

Presenting in CC 241-Anderson at 9:45am.

Contact for further questions: matthew.frey@raymondjames.com

Matt Frey is an owner/partner at Frey Masterson Investment Advisors and Branch Manager of Raymond James Financial Services. Prior to establishing FMIA, he worked as part of the finance and accounting team at SPX Corporation in both Charlotte, NC, and London, UK. Matt has served on numerous non-profit boards around St Petersburg. He has won numerous national medals for swimming and held three national records. Matt is originally from Elizabethtown, PA and graduated with both an undergraduate and Masters degree in Business from the University of Notre Dame.

Presenting in 242-Thorn at 9:45am.

Chrissy Crawford Corredor is the Founder and CEO of ArtStar. Founded in 2011, ArtStar is a curated online gallery to discover and collect exciting contemporary art. ArtStar is know for it's trademark curation and belief art is never an afterthought.  I started ArtStar in 2010 when I saw a gap in the market between poster-based wall decor and blue-chip fine art. Our team of art market experts travels to art fairs, galleries, and artists’ studios worldwide to create a tightly curated selection of fine art prints. All our art is printed to museum quality, fully authenticated by the artist, and made in limited editions to hold its value.

Presenting virtually in the Ohana Room at 9:45am.

Jason has 20+ years of experience producing records and writing songs. Pop, RnB, and everything in between. Major label artists to indie projects. I'm very versatile and I have many different skill sets. String arrangements, Horn arrangements, Vocal arrangements, Vocal and instrument editing, building tracks, executive producer credits and many more skills I've honed over the years.. you name it, I've probably done it.... twice.

Presenting in CC 238 at 9:45am.

Marc Matyas graduated with a degree in psychology from Columbia University in New York. He has worked with countless restaurants and other hospitality firms for over 25 years on financial planning, design, development, and more to make their beautiful concepts come to life. 

Presenting in the Seminar Room at 9:45am.