As part of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tallahassee Business Podcast, presented by 223 Agency, features conversations with a variety of guests who can share valuable insight to help our members in this trying time.
This week, local restaurateur Sam Osborne joins the show to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on the foodservice industry. Osborne is a homegrown Tallahassee entrepreneur who has owned and operated restaurants in the area for 22 years. After serving our country in the Air Force and the Desert Storm conflict, Osborne returned home to study at FSU with hopes of becoming a civil engineer. Fortunately for the many people he has served and employed through his restaurants these past two decades, Osborne was compelled to try his hand at business instead. Beginning with an upstart concept called Tropical Smoothie, Osborne has gone on to own and operate a number of establishments including the highly popular Island Wing Company. Osborne employs over 120 people and with a new concept called Rock-N-Roll Sushi now in development for the Market Square District, he has many valuable insights on how the Tallahassee restaurant industry is adapting and evolving through this pandemic.
Ep. 137 - Unveiling Littles to Leaders with Brooke Brunner, Director of Early Childhood Programs, Leon County Schools
Ep. 136 - Busting Myths about Financial Planning and Finding Your ”Why” Behind Your ”What”, William Green & Robbie Kinney, MillCreek Financial Consultants
Ep. 135 - Ensuring a Solid Talent Pipeline for our Community and Experiencing Leadership Tallahassee with Dan McGrew, Workforce Program Development Senior Vice President, CareerSource Florida
Ep. 134 - How Would YOU Advance TLH?
Ep. 133 - Bringing Down the Wall Between Small Businesses and Access to Capital, Mark Kruse, Florida First Capital
Ep. 132 - Business Advocacy: Collaboration is Key to Community Improvement, Rob Clarke, Shareholder, Ausley McMullen and Chamber Chair-Elect/Business Advocacy Committee Chair
Ep. 131 Family-Friendly Work Policies a Win for Businesses, Families, and the Future, Madeleine Thakur, Children’s Movement of Florida and Michelle Ubben, Sachs Media
Ep. 130 - Florida A&M University ’Boldly Striking’ Through Academic Excellence and Innovation, Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud, Dean, School of Business and Industry
Ep. 129 - Being Mindful of Mental Health, Dr. Jay Reeve, Apalachee Center
Ep. 128 - Live Local Act: What it Means for Businesses, Marco Paredes, Stearns Weaver Miller
Ep. 127 - Equipping and Enriching our Local Young Professionals, Jason Hollister, Indoor Environmental Management, Access Tallahassee Chair
Ep. 126: Teacher Turned Entrepreneur Provides an Alternative Approach to Wellness, Ashley Guy, Tallulah CBD Mushrooms THC
Ep. 125 - Fighting Food Insecurity One Meal at a Time, Monique Ellsworth, CEO, Second Harvest of the Big Bend
Ep. 124 Ready for Takeoff: Updates and Announcements out of TLH, David Pollard, Director of Aviation
Ep. 123 - ”Make Them Drink” - How One Local Business Owner is Encouraging Others to Actively Engage Through Community Black Business Expo, Vaughn Wilson, Mega Ace Media
Ep. 122 - Visit Tallahassee’s Big Plans for Community’s Bicentennial Anniversary, Kerri Post, Director of Tourism
Ep. 121 - Florida Ready to Work: Answering Florida Employers’ Demands, Tiffany Vause, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Ep. 120 - Without Business, There is No Community, Sammie Dixon, 2022 Chamber Board Chair
Ep. 119 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend Creating Big Futures for High School Students Through Career Mentorship, Molly Lord, Executive Director
Ep. 118 Tallahassee Startup Week - Celebrating the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in the Capital City
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Commercial Edge: Unleash the Power of People
The emPOWERed Half Hour
Aligned Money Show
Gorse Culture PODcast : The H.R. Detective Agency!
HCI Leadership Revolution
The Ramsey Show
Planet Money