Issue 5, January 29th

Can you say jobs?  Lots and lots of jobs!  Our guest speaker last week was Jerry Mallot with JAX USA Partnership.  Jerry and his team work diligently to bring companies and their talented workforces to Jacksonville.  There are 1700 new jobs coming to our city and it’s only the first month of the year!  Jerry […]


Issue 4, January 22nd

One of the biggest benefits the SBMC provides to its membership is the chance to hear guest speakers that are making big impacts in the city of Jacksonville. Last week Brad Thoburn from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority led our program. He brought us up to date on the future of the JTA Skyway. Brad and […]


Issue 3, January 15th

We had a great meeting last week!  Jim McCarthy from North Florida Land Trust was our guest speaker. North Florida Land Trust is a not for profit 501c3 company. It is privately owned.  They look for land to preserve natural resources in seven counties on the First Coast. They own 11% of the Timiquana Preserve […]


Issue 2, January 8th

At last week’s meeting I was honored to be sworn in as the 74th President of this fine organization. What an awesome feeling it was!  I mentioned some of my goals but the number one goal is to bring back the fun! We are going to be focusing more on social media to bring in […]


Issue 1, January 1st

“Merry New Year!!!”  I always think of Eddie Murphy in the movie Trading Places this time of year.  Actually I was out somewhere the other day and accidentally told someone to have a “Merry New Year,” please tell me I’m not the only one?  This is my final President’s message prior to passing the baton […]