At  the  age  of  19,  he  started  raising
   funds   for  several  national  charitable 
   organizations.  Within 6 months, he was
   awarded  the  coveted  Branch Manager 
   position, becoming the youngest Branch 
   Manager in company history. 

   While  overseeing  a  team  of  over 50 
   employees,       Joseph      successfully
   transformed  the Chicago, Long Beach, 
   and  San  Diego branch offices into top 
   producers,    exceeding   revenues   of
   $2 million at each location.  

   After  moving  to  Tampa, in the Fall of 
   2007,   Joseph  gathered  ten business 
   owners  at  a  roundtable to discuss his 
   brainchild,  Brainstorm  Weekly. Within 
   18   months,   Brainstorm  Weekly  has 
   morphed   from   a   monthly  business 
   networking  event  with  motivational & 
   accountability  coaching, into a thriving 
   Business  Model  Design  &  Innovation 
   company.

   Joseph was born with an unquenchable 
   desire   to   lead   others  to  their  full
   potential.  He  attracts and collaborates 
   with  like-minded people who share his 
   same    core   values   of   abundance,
   collaboration and integrity. 

   Joseph   is  grounded  and  disciplined,
   and   attributes   Brainstorm  Weekly's 
   growing  success  to  his  unshakeable 
   faith  in  God and his company's vision 
   to   "Revolutionize   the   way   people 
   innovate and share ideas." 

Fluent  in  both English and Spanish, he 
has  20+  years experience in financial management     and     consulting    for companies   such   as  GE,  Exxon  and
Accenture  in the United States and his native Venezuela. 

In   the  role  of  Accountability  Coach, Rolando acts as a wise mentor for both clients   and   the   Brainstorm  Weekly 
team,  making  sure  that  core values, vision/mission, strategy, and execution
are aligned at all times. 

Rolando holds an MBA from the Florida Institute  of  Technology,  a  Bachelors Degree   in   Management  Information Systems  from  the University of South Florida,   and  a  Bachelors  Degree  in Accounting    from    the    Universidad 
Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado in Venezuela.

   He  is  a resourceful, innovative execut- 
   ive  with  over  15 years in general and 
   operations   management   experience, 
   having  worked with the City of Tampa, 
   the   Tampa  Bay  Buccaneers,  Central 
   Parking   Corporation,  and  the  Cintas 
   Corporation.  

   As   an   effective   human-capital  and 
   organizational development profession-
   al,  Thomas  has  an uncanny ability to
   effectively  relate  with  all  individuals. 
   His experience in the NFL gives Thomas 
   a   very   unique   perspective   on  the 
   concept  of  Team,  also  lending  to his 
   effectiveness with Team Building. 

   As  a  current  member of the Board of 
   Directors  for the United Way of Tampa
   Bay,  Thomas  also  co-chairs  the  Live
   United  Network, the UWTB's innovative
   approach    to    engaging    community 
   involvement. 

   Thomas  holds a Bachelor of Science in
   Finance  from  the  University of Illinois
   and is a member of American Mensa.

Since  the early age of 16, Heather has had  a  colorful  history  of  impeccable customer service for demanding clients such   as   Hans   Fredrick   in   Tampa, 
Lagence  Modeling  Agency  in  Atlanta, Macy's   and   Paul   Stewart   in   NYC, 
Harold's  in  Kansas  City and Oui Vend 
in Tampa. 

In  addition  to  serving her own clients through    Heather    Kendall   Designs, she  has worked with many charities in Tampa  for  the last 12 years. With her magnetic  charm,  she's  a joyful spirit 
with  a kind heart that is always willing 
to  help  those  around her. She brings 
joy  and  levity  to  all  those who have 
the privilege of knowing her. 

Heather  holds  a  Bachelors Degree in
Fashion  Merchandising  & Design from
Syracuse University and The American College  for  the  Applied  Arts, and an Associates  degree  in Visual Arts from Pine Manor College. 

   After several successful endeavors with-
   in the hospitality industry, Andrew made
   the choice to leave hospitality and move
   into   the   role   of  event  planning  for 
   Brainstorm  Weekly. With the successful
   launch of the Innovation Forum, Andrew
   continues  to plan events for Brainstorm
   Weekly   and   the   Regional Innovation
   Initiative. 

   Andrew  holds  a   BBA/MA  in  Business
   Administration   and  Hospitality  Events
   Planning.

As  a  self-proclaimed left-brain thinker (who  is  rapidly  developing  his  right- brain   creative   side),   Jason  has  an impressive      history      of     process
improvement and project leadership. 

A  certified  Six  Sigma  Black  belt and Lean   practitioner,   Jason   spent   ten
years    in    manufacturing   at   Ideal- Tomkins   and  two  years  in  business process   improvement   at  Tech  Data Corporation, generating over $2 million in   financial   impact   through  various initiatives, projects and Kaizen events. 

Jason holds an MBA from the University of  Florida,  and  a  Bachelors degree in
Physics from SUNY Fredonia.

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