Business In Paradise

Nonprofit leadership is the focus in this episode of Business in Paradise as Cary Stamp is joined by Roberta (Robi) Jurney, President and CEO of the pediatric hospitality house Quantum House. Robi is a Palm Beach County native who transitioned from early career roles to being a full-time Mom and then ultimately to landing the greatest opportunity of her life as a prominent nonprofit leader. This is a “must listen” episode for those...

Corey Saban, president of CS Media Works, joins Cary for a dynamic, wide-ranging conversation. For more than 15 years, Corey has been a coach and consultant specializing in the high-demand areas of media relations, crisis management, presentation training, and brand storytelling. 

He enjoyed a previous career in radio and broadcast journalism, achieving accolades as an Emmy nominee and Associated Press award-winner. He has intervie...

Episode Summary

Cary Stamp is joined by Brent Leslie, CPA, a director in the West Palm Beach office of Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs. Brent is a hometown boy from Palm Beach County who owned a local fishing and seafood business in his teens. The accounting field was next on his horizon, as he evolved into a flourishing CPA and business manager who works with domestic and international clients in numerous industries.

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Cary Stamp interviews Dr. Gerry Pulvermacher about his remarkable family history and professional life, starting with his immigration to Canada as a child with parents who were Holocaust survivors in the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp.

Gerry is an industrial psychologist based in South Florida and Canada who saw an opportunity in the marketplace and built an international enterprise that helps business owners transition owner...

Host Cary Stamp is joined by Noel Martinez, the president and CEO of the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce. Learn about Noel’s career evolution from restaurant manager to civic leader and CEO during South Florida’s ongoing period of explosive growth. You’ll get a jolt of energy and enthusiasm about the life and times of Palm Beach County from a leader on the frontline of civic and entrepreneurial engagement. Noel is a true inspi...

On this episode of Business in Paradise, Cary Stamp is joined by Kyle O’Neill, a young star of the South Florida business community who is currently president of the Private Client Group at Starkweather & Shepley Insurance. His story recounts the experience of successfully launching an insurance business from scratch after moving to Palm Beach County without any local connections.

Kyle discusses how his vision for success turne...

The career of landscape architect George Gentile tells the story of amazing development and change in Palm Beach County over four decades. George has been a central figure in the area’s governmental and commercial environmental engineering, development, and landscape architecture.

Cary Stamp speaks with George, now the senior partner at Gentile Holloway O’Mahoney & Associates, Inc (2GHO) about his landscape architectural career...

The legal field is a challenging yet exceptionally rewarding profession. Veteran South Florida attorney Dave Markarian, managing partner at The Markarian Group, has seen it all and has many insights about the field, the growth of Palm Beach County, and more.  

In this episode, Dave joins Cary Stamp to discuss the journey from law school graduation to managing a thriving firm of his own, as well as career stops along the way. He div...

Serving both Martin and Palm Beach counties, TCI Rood has established a reputation for excellence in the related fields of irrigation and landscaping, big businesses in South Florida. 

In this episode, Cary Stamp is joined by guest Tom Balling, president and managing partner at TCI Rood. Tom discusses how he managed to merge two significant companies to form a thriving larger entity, and shares his experiences and views on other en...