pinellascounty

On this episode of To The Point Already, Spectrum Bay News 9 anchors Rick Elmhorst and Roy De Jesus talk with movers and shakers in the Pinellas County film industry.

Nick was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2018 and reelected subsequently in 2020, where he has made an impact as an incredibly effective lawmaker. As the sponsor of HB 5 in 2019, Nick successfully passed legislation making it harder for local government to raise taxes on citizens. The following year Nick sponsored and passed HB 441 to improve transparency and competition in the procurement of public contracts.

Nick is currently Chair of the Insurance and Banking Subcommittee and a member of the Commerce Committee, where he is laser-focused on establishing COVID liability protection that enables our small businesses and employees to get back to work. He also serves on the Commerce Committee, Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, Local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, and the Ways and Means Committee.

In 2011, Nick was recognized as an Up & Comer by the Tampa Bay Business Journal and, in 2011, Solar Sanitation was recognized by the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce as the Medium Business of the Year.

Nick resided in Florida since 1996.  He is married to Erica DiCeglie, an accomplished musician and composer.  They have two children, Livia 16 and Carlo 13.

Katrina Madewelltampahometalk.com, Danielle Evans gateway appraisals.com, and Adam Talley ctalleyins.com share with us what is happening in the real estate market and what can be expected in 2021. 

On this episode of SPX, Joe is joined by Dr. Sandra Braham, CEO of Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services. Dr. Braham discusses her extensive career in higher education, before moving into the non-profit world. They talk about her transition to Florida, and about her deeply-held spiritual belief that God had a plan for her. She explores balancing the quantitative and qualitative value of each of her organization's individual programs, and the wrap-around nature of those programs and how they work in tandem with one another to provide help for families in diverse and meaningful ways. With more than 10,000 non-profits in Pinellas County alone, Dr. Braham ponders whether or not the available funds are being split too many ways, and talks about Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services' plans for growth in the non-profit sector in the coming years.