by Billie Tucker Volpe | Feb 13, 2020 |
North Florida is the home of Jennifer Carroll and we could not be more proud. Jennifer was the first woman and the first black person to be elected to the position of Lieutenant Governor of Florida. She is one of our heroes and we salute her during Black History...
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Feb 4, 2020 |
In January 2017 when the Jaguars took a knee in London and the city went crazy-mad over it, a well-known politician reached out to me. He was trying to understand why Shad Khan would do that. He was confused because he’s also a businessman and he thought the...
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Jan 29, 2020 |
There were a few times in my career when one of my CEO clients got into a situation that required a Turnaround Expert to be called in to help. Sometimes that situation was their own doing and other times, it was someone within the organization that had messed things...
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Jan 21, 2020 |
Scott Wilson, City Council President City Council President Scott Wilson has formed a committee to investigate JEA. This committee will have subpoena power and will work independently of the Federal investigation into JEA. The difference between the two investigations...
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Jan 17, 2020 |
It must be tough to be Lori Boyer right now. Lori is a former City Council Member and now runs the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA). Downtown development is not easy and has been a thorn in Jacksonville’s side for many, many years. Jacksonville is in a messy...
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Jan 16, 2020 |
While the Feds are in Jacksonville looking at the JEA sales process, we believe they will stumble upon some unfair business practices…specifically the Request for Proposal process. A Request for Proposal (RFP) allows our government entities to compare various...
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Jan 15, 2020 |
The headlines in the local newspapers created head-shaking. But I wasn’t surprised. All the fingers are pointing and those who made poor decisions are looking for others to blame. It’s pretty typical of weak leadership. And at this point in time, the JEA...
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Jan 14, 2020 |
OurJax is a newly formed group of concerned citizens who care deeply about the governance of our beloved City of Jacksonville. Sounds like our kind of people!! Because of the recent JEA debacle and some other issues that have raised red flags about our city...
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Jan 13, 2020 |
It is not a great day in Jacksonville yet it’s a great day in Jacksonville.What was great? Two very strong leaders in our community, Melissa Nelson and Melissa Dykes, both did the right thing today. Melissa #1: State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced...
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Jan 12, 2020 |
I’ve seen Mayor Curry’s “leadership” traits before. Sadly many of you have seen similar leadership in the workforce. His leadership style is toxic. Books have been written about toxic leadership and in an article in Psychology Today, dated July 6, 2016, it...
