Podcasts and Summaries
The Economic Club of Florida podcast provides an extended platform for discussion to educate, engage, and empower citizens on important economic, political, and social issues. Major topics include the economy, business, investment, politics, public policy, government, education, entrepreneurship, healthcare, defense, space, and sports. New podcast episodes are published monthly.
The opinions expressed on The Economic Club of Florida podcast are those of its guest speakers and members and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Economic Club of Florida.
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“The Challenges of Leadership in Our Times” | Former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta | February 6, 2024
“We could see an American Renaissance or we could see an American decline.” Panetta Institute for Public Policy Chairman Leon Panetta discusses the growing challenges and
“Driving Florida’s Sports Economy” | Angela Adams Suggs, President and CEO of the Florida Sports Foundation | November 7, 2023
“It’s not just professional sports…but also includes our recreational, our leisure sports, our amateur sports, and our collegiate landscape.” Angela Adams Suggs, President and CEO
“Energy of the Future” | Armando Pimentel, President and CEO of Florida Power and Light Company | October 5, 2023
“It makes sense for our customers to reduce the amount of natural gas that we’re burning at Florida Power and Light and increase the amount
“The Economics of Culture” | Bill Yeargin, President and CEO of Correct Craft | September 12, 2023
“When you have employees that are engaged, employees that are part of something that’s bigger than themselves, they perform really well.” Bill Yeargin, President and
“It All Starts with Dredging” | Lasse Petterson, President and CEO of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company | August 24, 2023
“What we should do is to build very high dunes and very wide beaches after storms. That costs more and maybe the funding is not
“What’s in a Name? Perspectives on Name, Image, and Likeness” | Panel Discussion | July 27, 2023
“NIL has definitely been able to help me provide for myself and pay for my education here alongside of my softball scholarship.” A panel that
“Making Florida the Safest, Healthiest, and Sustainable State in America” | Katie Yeutter, President of the Florida Chamber Leadership Cabinet | June 6, 2023
“If we don’t address the long term systemic issues of mental well-being, opioids, and preventative health programs, we can never get to safest.” Katie
“Kids, Crypto, Banks and Excellence” | Tom Grady, Co-Founder of The Freedom Institute of Collier County and CryptoLawyers.org | May 23, 2023
“I think kids, crypto, banks, and excellence are tied together with one theme and it’s a very important theme for America in 2023 and 2024
“Florida’s Insurance Market: The Decade Ahead” | Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky | April 20, 2023
“It’s going to be a very difficult time for a little bit longer before we come to a place hopefully, where we’re past a lot
“Geopolitics and the Global Economy” | Retired Army General David Petraeus | March 27, 2023
“I believe we face the greatest number and most complex array of challenges since probably the end of World War Two, certainly since the end