Zoom Panel: Change Makers During Covid

Join Working Women of Tampa Bay for a powerful panel showcasing "How Florida Entrepreneurs Thrived During Challenging Times" presented by Liza Marie Garcia, CEO of NOW Publishing and Dr. Rebecca White, Director of the John P Lowth Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Tampa.

About Liza Marie Garcia:

This former tech CEO founded one of the first telecommunications professional services firms in the United States when she was twenty-seven years old. She brought this company to market, with offices in Seattle and Portland before selling and moving into publishing in 2014. Her first book, “Never Drink Coffee During a Business Meeting” was featured on a West Coast Barnes & Noble book tour in the summer of 2017. She also co-authored the book “My Calendar is Written in Crayon” and her newest release “The 90 Day Author” is an overview of the publishing industry. Ms. Garcia is currently the Chief Operating Officer and an equity partner NOW Publishing, a multi-genre publishing house located in the Tampa area. 

About Rebecca J. White:

Dr. White is the Walter Chair of Entrepreneurship, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the John P Lowth Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Tampa. Rebecca received an MBA and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech University. She is considered a thought leader in entrepreneurship education where her research is based at the intersection of entrepreneurial ecosystems, opportunity recognition and entrepreneurial mindset. Her podcast, Enfactor, shares inspirational stories of successful entrepreneurs with practicing and nascent entrepreneurs. Under her leadership, the entrepreneurship program at the University of Tampa has been ranked in the top 50 in the US by US News and World Report, Princeton Review and Bloomberg Business and has received numerous national and international awards.