Professional Services

SARAH BASCOM

PRESIDENT, BASCOM COMMUNICATIONS, TALLAHASSEE

Bascom Communications is a 15-year-old strategic communications firm specializing in advocacy, candidate, referendum, political and crisis communications. It represents state leaders, members of Congress, Fortune 100 companies and associations across Florida.

EDUCATION: Florida State University (BS)

MENTOR: The late Senator Jim King was my mentor in politics, and my mentor in running a business is my dear friend, Ken Cashin. Both of them believed in my abilities and my drive and helped guide my career.

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN: Gov. Jeb Bush was the first governor I worked for when I joined the Republican Party of Florida out of college. He was always the smartest person in the room ... I always admired the loyalty everyone who worked for him had and how much he truly believed in everything he did. I admired him then, and I admire him to this day.

WHAT I’VE LEARNED: 'The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.' — George Bernard Shaw

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA
“Success cannot be handed to you, it must be earned through hard work and being willing to continually learn and better your craft.”

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