BocaLead launches Take the Lead with a Purpose to Inspire and Mentor

Carl Foster
1 Feb 2017
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“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you…for in its welfare you will find your welfare” (Jeremiah 29:7). This verse is the foundation for BocaLead, a monthly business luncheon hosted by Bill Mitchell, a former real estate professional and current pastor of Boca Community Church, and John Barber, a successful Boca Raton businessman. Intended as a four-month trial balloon, the mission was simple: bring 25 fellow business leaders together for a monthly lunch with a specific purpose of delivering inspiration and raising the bar of ethical leadership in Boca Raton through mentoring. BocaLead has now grown […]

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Former NFL QB Jeff Kemp on Turning Trials to Triumphs

Carl Foster
6 Dec 2016
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Former NFL Quarterback Jeff Kemp is dedicated to strengthening families and strengthening teams. He is passionate about advancing collaboration to support marriages, families and children. In 2012 Jeff joined FamilyLife as vice president and catalyst for helping others. FamilyLife is a national ministry leader in marriage conferences, radio outreach and empowering resources to heal and strengthen families. Jeff founded and led Stronger Families in the Pacific Northwest from 1993 to 2010. Stronger Families united communities around strengthening marriages and today assists military and high-stress couples in protecting their marriages. Jeff is the author of Facing The Blitz – Three Strategies […]

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College Football Preview: Florida State Projected for National Championship Run

Carl Foster
16 Aug 2016
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Alabama’s Crimson Tide defeated Clemson in year two of the College Football Playoff Championships and both programs are deep in talent again for the coming college football season. Coaches Nick Saban and Dabo Sweeney should no doubt be back in the Final 4 playoff series. One big challenge for the Clemson Tigers will be their late season visit to Tallahassee to face the loaded FSU Seminoles. Urban Meyer’s 2015 National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes slipped last season against Michigan State and sent over a dozen top players to the NFL from last year’s squad. The Buckeyes still have QB TJ […]

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Former MLB Great Knocking It Out of The Park for God

Carl Foster
3 May 2016
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Each year since 1989, The Gathering has sponsored evangelistic outreach events for men in Palm Beach County. The Gathering has been blessed with average attendance of 550 per breakfast and many lives have been impacted and relationships begun and nurtured with Jesus. On May 12 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach and on May 13 at the Embassy Suites in Boca Raton, former Major League Baseball four-time World Series Champion, Darryl Strawberry, will be the featured speaker for The Gathering breakfast series. I had a chance to interview Darryl Strawberry and his wife, Tracy, for a recent talk […]

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World LEADERS Conference Brings National Speakers to Palm Beach

Carl Foster
2 Feb 2016
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The 2016 World LEADERS Conference is bringing some of the most esteemed leadership experts in the world together on March 2 and 3 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Designed to provide participants with a uniquely personal experience in an intimate setting, the two-day conference provides opportunities for interacting and networking with other businesses and focuses on the critical issues and trends that are shaping business today. The message of the conference is that true leadership begins with serving others first. Urban Meyer, coach of the 2014 National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes and former University of Florida coach is […]

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Hobby Lobby Founders Plan Bible Museum

Carl Foster
1 Feb 2016
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Faithful. Humble. Grateful. Obedient. Serving. These are just a few of the adjectives that come to mind after spending a weekend at the Christian Mastermind Summit at St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, hosted by David Green and his lovely wife of 55 years, Barbara Green. David Green has closely followed Biblical principles over the years. In 1972, the founder and CEO of the arts and crafts chain, Hobby Lobby, started the business with just $600. From the company’s humble beginnings in an Oklahoma City living room, Green, age 71, now oversees close to 20,000 employees and over 500 […]

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Urban Meyer Releases Above the Line on Leadership

Carl Foster
5 Jan 2016
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Ohio State’s Coach Urban Meyer started defense of his 2014 National Championship run coming out of the gate strong, rolling up a record 23 straight wins this year before Big Ten rival, Michigan State, ended the perfect run, 17-14, in late November. Michigan State went on to win the Big Ten and advance to the College Football Playoff Final Four with Alabama, Oklahoma and top ranked Clemson. The Buckeyes will miss a chance to compete in the Final Four, finishing #6 in the country. Instead, Urban will get a date against Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish at the Fiesta Bowl on […]

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Miami Heat Fired Up to Return to Playoffs

Carl Foster
6 Oct 2015
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The ball will tip off Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls, when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers open the 2015–16 NBA season, the 70th year of the National Basketball Association. The early game will be followed by the 2015 NBA champion Golden State Warriors hosting the New Orleans Pelicans in the nightcap. The 2016 NBA All-Star Game will be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, February 14, 2016. The regular season will end some six months later on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The playoffs will begin on Saturday, April 16, 2016.   Pat Riley’s Successful […]

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NFL Florida Season Preview: Is This the Year for the Dolphin Playoffs?

Carl Foster
3 Sep 2015
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  South Florida Fin fans are starving to get back into the NFL playoffs and even national scribes are paying attention this year to the Miami Dolphins’ off season moves. Finally Miami ownership has made some significant investment in quality talent for the upcoming NFL season offensively and defensively and secured QB Ryan Tannehill as their franchise signal caller with a big fat payday. I like the talent on this year’s team, especially with the addition of Ndamukong Suh, but depth and coaching are still question marks. Can fourth-year coach Joe Philbin get Miami to 10 wins and the playoffs […]

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College Football Playoffs Enter Second Season

Carl Foster
4 Aug 2015
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  After 15 years of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), college football’s title system that started in 1998, 2014 saw the new college football playoff format that did not use computer rankings or polls to select the participants. Rather, a 13-member committee selects and seeds the teams. The playoff system is the first time the top-level NCAA football championship has been determined by a bracket competition and still using the historic Bowl Games. The new format is a Plus-One system, an idea which became popular as an alternative to the BCS after the 2003 and 2004 seasons ended in controversy. The Ohio State Buckeyes, coached […]

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