In this episode, we talk with Florida's "Tourism Person of the Year (2011), KEITH OVERTON, the President & COO of Tradewinds Island Resorts in beautiful St, Pete Beach, FL.
THOUGHT #1
Perseverance trumps all other attributes and skills.
THOUGHT #2
What 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 Drucker
CONNECT:
Website: www.TradewindsResort.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twresorts/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TradewindsIslandResorts/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TradeWindsResort
BRAND & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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.
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