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and how did the experience shape how you lead today?
My experience with the Treasure Coast Research Park continues to
be interesting. Working with St. Lucie County, the federal government,
the University of Florida and others to build a business incubator for
the food industry. There were years of FaceTime and meetings before
building the Sunshine Kitchen. At the end of the day, it is an asset to our
community as we strive to better our citizens.
BERT CULBRETH
OWNER OF THE GILBERT FAMILY OF COMPANIES
Bert Culbreth is a third-generation owner of
The Gilbert Family of Companies in Okeechobee,
which consists of Gilbert Realty, Gilbert Ford,
Gilbert Chevrolet, Gilbert Outdoors and Gilbert
Oil Co.
He serves on boards including the Indian River
State College Foundation Board, Okeechobee County Economic
Development Corp., Seacoast Bank – Heartland Community Board
and Ford Dealer Council Representative – Orlando Region. Culbreth is
also a member of the Okeechobee Masonic Lodge and past director of
the Florida Petroleum Marketers Association. His hobbies include golf,
hunting, fishing and aviation. He enjoys spending time with his wife
and daughter.
Whom on the Treasure Coast do you most admire and why?
I’ve been lucky to have many mentors and role models in my life
including my parents. If I had to choose one person on the Treasure
Coast it would be Sam Mullinax. Sam and his partner started a small
company years ago in Stuart and through hard work grew it to a
premier national brand and the leader in their space. In the years I’ve
known Sam, he has always impressed me with his positive outlook
on life and his dedication to his faith. Sam leads by example in his life
and inspires me to do the same.
What is your favorite spot on the Treasure Coast to grab a bite to eat?
In Okeechobee we enjoy visiting Lightsey’s Seafood Restaurant
and OK Corral Gun Club for lunch or dinner. Our favorite spot on the
Treasure Coast to grab a bite is Drift Kitchen & Bar in the Hutchinson
Shores Resort & Spa.
What was the first leadership role you can remember being in
and how has the experience shaped how you lead today?
Early in my career, my sister and I had two key managers leave at
the same time in our business. We were not familiar at the time with
all of the aspects of the job that they were handling as we were new
to this role. We had to learn on the fly and made a lot of mistakes in
the process. It was a trial and error situation and we learned some
valuable lessons in the process. We also learned all of the aspects of
these positions so that we would never get in that situation again.
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helped organize and implement the care model in South Florida
where he received many accolades for his work.
He is a devoted medical doctor who has received many awards and
honors for his work, including being named the Ayash Distinguished
Professor of Internal Medicine. One of his proudest moments was the
$100,000 establishment of the Dr. J. Gregory Rosencrance Clinic Fund
in 1993 by Marjorie Johnson.
Whom on the Treasure Coast do you most admire and why?
The person I admire most is my wife, Jackie, for her resiliency, guidance
and perseverance. She is my confidant
What are the core values you implement into your organization
every day and why they are important?
The core values I implement into the organization every day are:
quality and safety, empathy, inclusion, integrity, teamwork and innovation.
As a health care institution, doing the right things that not only
promote the wellness of the patient, but also those of the caregivers,
come first. Setting the highest standards and excellent outcomes
through effective interactions, decision-making and actions are critically
important for the patient. Empathy helps to alleviate suffering, and
we try to create joy whenever possible. Our organization sets a standard
to intentionally create an environment of compassionate belonging
where all are valued and respected. Integrity creates high moral
principles and professional standards by a commitment to honesty,
confidentiality, trust, respect and transparency. We must work together
as a team to ensure the best possible care, safety and well-being of our
patients and fellow caregivers. We strive and support innovation to
drive large and small changes to transform healthcare everywhere.
What is your favorite spot on the Treasure Coast to grab a bite to eat?
My favorite spot on the Treasure Coast to grab a bite to eat is
Waldo’s. It has incredible charm and a great meal, all served on the
outdoor deck, right on the oceanfront.
KAYLEE KING
BUSINESS MANAGER FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Kaylee King is a business manager who is
constantly learning and growing. King, who
lives and works in her hometown of Okeechobee,
is passionate about her role as a business manager
with the Okeechobee County Economic Development
Corporation because it allows her to use her marketing and
relational expertise to grow the county’s tax base. This helps provide
job opportunities for this rural community.
She uses her great frame of reference in marketing, which has
helped her to recruit and retain around 30 different projects during
her time at the corporation. A graduate of Indian River State College
and the University of Central Florida, she pivoted from her original
love for health care administration and discovered her true passion
for marketing while working at her family’s local health care practice
as a customer relations coordinator.
She has consulted for various local businesses, business owners,
organizations and events in Okeechobee to help elevate their online
presence and create results.
Whom on the Treasure Coast do you most admire and why?
Hands down, Dr. Jennifer Laskey, owner and dentist of Family Dentistry
of Okeechobee. She has been my mentor and role model since
I was a young child. The values I learned from working in health care
have changed my life forever. The way she has always treated her patient
family, she is constantly approaching situations with integrity. I
have watched her balance being a woman business owner, a mother,
a practitioner and a wife. She is very inspiring. This type of leadership
just makes the business experience so much better!
What core values do you implement into your organization every
day and why are they important?
The core values that come most naturally to my personal and
professional life are service and creativity. I am a very creative person,
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DR. GREG ROSENCRANCE
PRESIDENT OF CLEVELAND CLINIC
INDIAN RIVER HOSPITAL
Dr. Greg Rosencrance earned his undergraduate
degree from West Virginia University and
his medical degree from Marshall University
School of Medicine. He completed his internship
and residency training in medicine as chief
medical resident at the Charleston Area Medical
Center in West Virginia. He is board certified in internal medicine.
Prior to accepting the appointment as president of Cleveland Clinic
Indian River Hospital, he served as chairman of the Medicine Institute
at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, from 2016 to 2018.
He was instrumental in restructuring the Medicine Institute to Cleveland
Clinic Community Care. Community Care serves as the medical
home for accessible, comprehensive and coordinated care for patients.
It includes adult primary care, family medicine, consultative internal
medicine, geriatrics, hospital medicine and infectious diseases.
Rosencrance served as the center director for medicine and medical
subspecialties at Cleveland Clinic Florida from 2014 to 2016. He >>
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