TADD SCHWARTZ

PRESIDENT & FOUNDER, SCHWARTZ MEDIA STRATEGIES, MIAMI

Founded in 2005, Schwartz Media Strategies is a Miami-based communications and public affairs agency specializing in media relations, digital media and content marketing campaigns on behalf of clients with a stake in Florida. The firm is consistently recognized as one of the largest public relations agencies by revenue based in Florida.

EDUCATION: University of Florida (BA)

FIRST JOB: Bag boy at Publix in Miami Lakes. I learned the importance of hard work, showing up every day to punch the clock (for minimum wage plus occasional tips) and deliver service with a smile … one bag at a time.

DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: I’d be a musician. I sing in the shower every day.

PASSION PROJECT: I’m re-reading books that my daughter reads for school — banned books like Fahrenheit 451 — and then engaging in conversations about how absurd our politicians are for interfering in our basic freedoms like what we can and can’t read or be taught in school.