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Keith Overton

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Kara Goldin

Tom Peters

Bobby Williams

Laura Gassner Otting

John Jantsch

Ryan Bonnici

Joe Hart

Heather Monahan

Michael Dorf

Kat Cole

Molly Fletcher

David Meerman Scott

Phillip Stutts

Alan Stein Jr

OwlTail

In this episode, we talk with Florida's "Tourism Person of the Year (2011), KEITH OVERTON, the President &amp; COO of Tradewinds Island Resorts in beautiful St, Pete Beach, FL. THOUGHT #1Perseverance trumps all other attributes and skills.THOUGHT #2What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that’s another matter. – Peter DruckerCONNECT: Website: www.TradewindsResort.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twresorts/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TradewindsIslandResorts/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TradeWindsResort  BRAND &amp; RESOURCE MENTIONS: NRA (National Restaurant Association) - www.restaurant.org  Walt Disney World - www.Disney.com  The Ritz-Carlton - www.RitzCarlton.com  Popeyes - www.Popeyes.com  Dallas Cowboys - www.DallasCowboys.com  Cracker Barrel - www.CrackerBarrel.com  Kat Cole (Focus Brands) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat_Cole  Nick Sarillo (Nick's Pizza &amp; Pub) - https://www.adlspeakers.com/nick-full-bio  Alan Schaefer (Banding People Together) - http://www.bandingpeopletogether.com/team_member/alan-schaefer/  Scott Stratten - http://www.unmarketing.com/about/  Fort Pastor - https://www.newreleasetoday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=1271  Five Star Iris - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Star_Iris  Peter Drucker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker  Kyle Smith (Nothing Bundt Cakes) - https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/celebrates250thbakeryandleadershipannouncements  Cheap Trick - www.CheapTrick.com  Robyn Zander (Cheap Trick) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Zander  Blue Oyster Cult - www.BlueOysterCult.com  Rocky - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky  Rita Gilligan (Hard Rock) - https://www.facebook.com/HardRockRitaGilligan/  AHLA (American Hotel &amp; Lodging Association) - www.ahla.com  McKenzie Overton - https://athletesforhearts.com/index.php/2015/07/03/our-story/  Athletes for Hearts - www.AthletesforHearts.com  Michelle Smith (2x Olympian) - www.MichelleSmith.com  Mike Alstott (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Alstott  Saving Abel - www.SavingAbelNation.com  Stephen Covey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Covey  Kathleen Wood (Suzy's Swirl) - http://www.suzysswirl.com/our-story  Bucs Beach Bash - https://www.buccaneers.com/fans/beachbash  St. Pete Beach Bikefest - https://www.stpetebeachbikefest.com  Billy Ray Cyrus - www.BillyRayCyrus.com  Saliva - www.Saliva.com  Tantric - https://www.facebook.com/Tantric/  Fuel - https://www.fuelrocks.com  Soul Asylum - https://www.soulasylum.com  Bret Michaels - https://www.bretmichaels.com  Charlie Daniels Band - https://www.charliedaniels.com  Big Kettle Drum - www.BigKettleDrum.com  Hard Rock International – www.HardRock.com  Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – www.RocknRollWithIt.com  Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – www.CultureThatRocks.com  Cannonball Kids’ cancer – www.CannonballKidscancer.org  Keppler Speakers - www.KepplerSpeakers.com  Certified Rock Star - www.CertifiedRockStar.com  Thoughts That Rock – www.ThoughtsThatRock.com  Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – www.spectaclephoto.com  Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - https://www.facebook.com/jtkeel  KEITH OVERTON'S BIO:Keith Overton is President and COO overseeing TradeWinds Island Resorts – the TradeWinds Island Grand and RumFish Beach Resort St. Pete Beach and RumFish Grill. Keith oversees all 1,100 employees, the company’s operations, sales and marketing efforts, accounting functions, human resource functions and capital improvements projects at the resorts, as well as ensuring the resorts uphold the standard of service consistent with the TradeWinds name. He has led the TradeWinds family since 1995 and is a 31-year veteran of Florida's hospitality industry.Keith Overton was named Tourism Person of the Year in 2011 by the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce. Keith currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Hotel &amp; Lodging Association and is a member of its prestigious Resort Committee. He served as the 2004 and 2008 chairman for the Hospitality Alliance Scholarship Foundation of Tampa Bay and has been a director on the foundation’s board since 1998, as well.Keith is an avid outdoorsman and conservationist and serves as a member of Tampa Bay Watch’s Board of Directors, the Board of Visitors for the Florida Institute of Oceanography and previously served on the Florida Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors.Keith is actively involved with many charities in the Tampa Bay area, including the Ronald McDonald Houses of Tampa Bay. He founded Athletes for Hearts, Inc., in 2007, which raises money for families with children with life-threatening heart conditions. His daughter MacKenzie, now 24 years old, was the recipient of a heart transplant at just 17 days old.A native of Kissimmee/Orlando, Florida, Keith Overton is a graduate of Concord University, West Virginia, and the University of Central Florida, Orlando. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Travel Industry Management and received his MBA in International Hotel and Tourism Management from Schiller International University and has been designated as a Certificated Hotel Administrator (CHA) since 2001.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we talk with Florida's "Tourism Person of the Year (2011), KEITH OVERTON, the President &amp; COO of Tradewinds Island Resorts in beautiful St, Pete Beach, FL. THOUGHT #1Perseverance trumps all other attributes and skills.THOUGHT #2What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that’s another matter. – Peter DruckerCONNECT:<ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://www.tradewindsresort.com/index" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TradewindsResort.com</a> </li> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/twresorts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/twresorts/</a> </li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TradewindsIslandResorts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TradewindsIslandResorts/</a> </li> <li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TradeWindsResort" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/TradeWindsResort</a> </li> </ul>BRAND &amp; RESOURCE MENTIONS:<ul> <li>NRA (National Restaurant Association) - <a href="https://restaurant.org/Home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.restaurant.org</a> </li> <li>Walt Disney World - <a href="https://www.disney.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Disney.com</a> </li> <li>The Ritz-Carlton - <a href="https://www.ritzcarlton.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.RitzCarlton.com</a> </li> <li>Popeyes - <a href="https://www.popeyes.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Popeyes.com</a> </li> <li>Dallas Cowboys - <a href="https://www.dallascowboys.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.DallasCowboys.com</a> </li> <li>Cracker Barrel - <a href="https://crackerbarrel.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.CrackerBarrel.com</a> </li> <li>Kat Cole (Focus Brands) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat_Cole" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat_Cole</a> </li> <li>Nick Sarillo (Nick's Pizza &amp; Pub) - <a href="https://www.adlspeakers.com/nick-full-bio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.adlspeakers.com/nick-full-bio</a> </li> <li>Alan Schaefer (Banding People Together) - <a href="http://www.bandingpeopletogether.com/team_member/alan-schaefer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bandingpeopletogether.com/team_member/alan-schaefer/</a> </li> <li>Scott Stratten - <a href="http://www.unmarketing.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.unmarketing.com/about/</a> </li> <li>Fort Pastor - <a href="https://www.newreleasetoday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=1271" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newreleasetoday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=1271</a> </li> <li>Five Star Iris - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Star_Iris" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Star_Iris</a> </li> <li>Peter Drucker - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker</a> </li> <li>Kyle Smith (Nothing Bundt Cakes) - <a href="https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/celebrates250thbakeryandleadershipannouncements" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/celebrates250thbakeryandleadershipannouncements</a> </li> <li>Cheap Trick - <a href="https://www.cheaptrick.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.CheapTrick.com</a> </li> <li>Robyn Zander (Cheap Trick) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Zander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Zander</a> </li> <li>Blue Oyster Cult - <a href="http://www.blueoystercult.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.BlueOysterCult.com</a> </li> <li>Rocky - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky</a> </li> <li>Rita Gilligan (Hard Rock) - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HardRockRitaGilligan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/HardRockRitaGilligan/</a> </li> <li>AHLA (American Hotel &amp; Lodging Association) - <a href="https://www.ahla.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ahla.com</a> </li> <li>McKenzie Overton - <a href="https://athletesforhearts.com/index.php/2015/07/03/our-story/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://athletesforhearts.com/index.php/2015/07/03/our-story/</a> </li> <li>Athletes for Hearts - <a href="https://athletesforhearts.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.AthletesforHearts.com</a> </li> <li>Michelle Smith (2x Olympian) - <a href="http://www.michelesmith.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.MichelleSmith.com</a> </li> <li>Mike Alstott (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Alstott" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Alstott</a> </li> <li>Saving Abel - <a href="https://savingabelnation.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.SavingAbelNation.com</a> </li> <li>Stephen Covey - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Covey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Covey</a> </li> <li>Kathleen Wood (Suzy's Swirl) - <a href="http://www.suzysswirl.com/our-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.suzysswirl.com/our-story</a> </li> <li>Bucs Beach Bash - <a href="https://www.buccaneers.com/fans/beachbash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buccaneers.com/fans/beachbash</a> </li> <li>St. Pete Beach Bikefest - <a href="https://www.stpetebeachbikefest.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stpetebeachbikefest.com</a> </li> <li>Billy Ray Cyrus - <a href="https://billyraycyrus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.BillyRayCyrus.com</a> </li> <li>Saliva - <a href="https://www.saliva.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Saliva.com</a> </li> <li>Tantric - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Tantric/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Tantric/</a> </li> <li>Fuel - <a href="https://www.fuelrocks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.fuelrocks.com</a> </li> <li>Soul Asylum - <a href="https://www.soulasylum.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.soulasylum.com</a> </li> <li>Bret Michaels - <a href="https://www.bretmichaels.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bretmichaels.com</a> </li> <li>Charlie Daniels Band - <a href="https://www.charliedaniels.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.charliedaniels.com</a> </li> <li>Big Kettle Drum - <a href="https://www.bigkettledrum.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.BigKettleDrum.com</a> </li> <li>Hard Rock International – <a href="http://www.HardRock.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.HardRock.com</a> </li> <li>Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – <a href="http://www.RocknRollWithIt.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.RocknRollWithIt.com</a> </li> <li>Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – <a href="http://www.CultureThatRocks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.CultureThatRocks.com</a> </li> <li>Cannonball Kids’ cancer – <a href="http://www.CannonballKidscancer.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.CannonballKidscancer.org</a> </li> <li>Keppler Speakers - <a href="http://www.KepplerSpeakers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.KepplerSpeakers.com</a> </li> <li>Certified Rock Star - <a href="http://www.CertifiedRockStar.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.CertifiedRockStar.com</a> </li> <li>Thoughts That Rock – <a href="http://www.ThoughtsThatRock.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ThoughtsThatRock.com</a> </li> <li>Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – <a href="http://www.spectaclephoto.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.spectaclephoto.com</a> </li> <li>Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jtkeel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/jtkeel</a> </li> </ul>KEITH OVERTON'S BIO:Keith Overton is President and COO overseeing TradeWinds Island Resorts – the TradeWinds Island Grand and RumFish Beach Resort St. Pete Beach and RumFish Grill. Keith oversees all 1,100 employees, the company’s operations, sales and marketing efforts, accounting functions, human resource functions and capital improvements projects at the resorts, as well as ensuring the resorts uphold the standard of service consistent with the TradeWinds name. He has led the TradeWinds family since 1995 and is a 31-year veteran of Florida's hospitality industry.Keith Overton was named Tourism Person of the Year in 2011 by the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce. Keith currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Hotel &amp; Lodging Association and is a member of its prestigious Resort Committee. He served as the 2004 and 2008 chairman for the Hospitality Alliance Scholarship Foundation of Tampa Bay and has been a director on the foundation’s board since 1998, as well.Keith is an avid outdoorsman and conservationist and serves as a member of Tampa Bay Watch’s Board of Directors, the Board of Visitors for the Florida Institute of Oceanography and previously served on the Florida Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors.Keith is actively involved with many charities in the Tampa Bay area, including the Ronald McDonald Houses of Tampa Bay. He founded Athletes for Hearts, Inc., in 2007, which raises money for families with children with life-threatening heart conditions. His daughter MacKenzie, now 24 years old, was the recipient of a heart transplant at just 17 days old.A native of Kissimmee/Orlando, Florida, Keith Overton is a graduate of Concord University, West Virginia, and the University of Central Florida, Orlando. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Travel Industry Management and received his MBA in International Hotel and Tourism Management from Schiller International University and has been designated as a Certificated Hotel Administrator (CHA) since 2001. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 27: Keith Overton | Perseverance Trumps All Attributes & Skills