JOHN SOWINSKI

FOUNDING PARTNER, CONSENSUS COMMUNICATIONS, ORLANDO

Consensus Communications will soon celebrate its 30th anniversary. The company is a strategic communications firm offering services in public relations, issues management, lobbying, political consulting and video production. The business operates at the intersection of government and business, with its staff of nine helping clients tell their story to policy makers, regulators, and the public.

EDUCATION: University of Central Florida (BA)

MENTOR: Phil Handy hired me to run my first statewide campaign — term limits. He taught me ‘that which gets counted, gets done.’ He said if I did not know — at all times — the exact number of petitions our campaign had gathered and dollars we had raised — that the job would not get done.

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN
“Early in my career, I had the honor of getting to know Gov. Reubin Askew, as he was also involved in anti-gambling efforts in Florida. As such, he would call me to get an update and offer advice and encouragement.”