Professional Services

MIKE GRIFFIN

EXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR & MARKET LEADER, SAVILLS, TAMPA

Griffin has been in leadership for more than nine years at Savills, a global business advisory firm of more than 40,000 worldwide, with more than 1,000 employees in North America and about 50 in the Tampa office. As both the chair of the finance committee and vice chair of the University of South Florida Board of Trustees, Griffin has played a central role in USF’s plan to construct an on-campus football stadium.

EDUCATION: University of South Florida (BS)

MENTOR: My wife Melanie continues to inspire me and mentor me the most through her engaging, servant-leadership style. Her ability to lead a large state agency (the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation) while also continuing to be an amazing wife, mother and friend to many shows that you truly can do it all while remaining grounded in one’s success.  

READING: For those new to Florida, I encourage them to read A Land Remembered (Patrick Smith) or The Gulf (Jack Davis). Other books include The Trusted Advisor (David Maister) and The Coddling of the American Mind (Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt). Everyone in business should also be a subscriber to The Wall Street Journal and of course Florida Trend.

IF I WERE GOVERNOR
“I would continue to prioritize investing in Florida’s infrastructure and transportation networks which are central to economic development, job growth and Floridians' overall quality of life.”

Philip Anson Jr.

STS Aviation Group

Terrie Ard

The Moore Agency

Christine Barney

rbb Communications

Rodney Barreto

Barreto Group

Sarah Bascom

Bascom Communications & Consulting

LARRY BERRYMAN

MIAMI BOATING

Greg Britton

FSBDC Network

BETH CICCHETTI

Florida EDC

Kelly Cohen

Southern Group

Rachel Cone

The Southern Group

Jennifer Conoley

Florida's Great Northwest

Michael Corcoran

Corcoran Partners

Brendan Courtney

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions

Bill Cronin

Pasco EDC

Ana Cruz

Ballard Partners

DANIEL DAVIS

JACKSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Avani Desai

Schellman

Brett Doster

Front Line Strategies

Chris Dudley

Southern Group

Marty Fiorentino

Fiorentino Group

Suzanne Forbes

James Moore & Co.

Julio Fuentes

FL State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Tim Giuliani

Orlando Economic Partnership

Barry Gould

Eisneramper

Mike Griffin

Savills

Blain Heckaman

Kaufman Rossin

Alexander Heckler

LSN Partners

Bill Herrle

National Federation of Independent Business

JOHN J. JENNINGS

Waste Pro USA

Rob Kornahrens

Advanced Roofing

Tony Massey

Massey Services

Bennett Napier

Partners in Association Management

Kenasha Paul

Venture Miami

Jorge A. Plasencia

Republica Havas

Craig J. Richard

Tampa Bay EDC

Stephen C. Riggs

Carr Riggs & Ingram CPAs and Advisors

Tadd A. Schwartz

Schwartz Media Strategies

Bemetra Simmons

Tampa Bay Partnership

Kelly Smallridge

Business Development Board of Palm Beach County

John Sowinski

Consensus Communications

JAY STARKMAN

ENGAGE PEO

Bob Swindell

Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance

Gray Swoope

VisionFirst Advisors

Julie Talenfeld

BoardroomPR

John Talmage

Lee County EDO

Lorna Taylor

Premier Eye Care

Pete Tesch

EDC of St. Lucie County

John Tutt

Club Assist

Reeves Valentine

Enterprise Sustainment Solutions

Aundra Wallace

JAXUSA Partnership

Richard “Rick” Walsh

Knob Hill Group

Lynda Weatherman

Space Coast EDC

GEORGE C. ZOLEY

Geo Group