The North Tampa Bay Chamber Has Had A Busy March 2026!

Broadcaster, Author & Professor Mike Nabors Tells The NTBC: ‘Don’t Quit, Pivot!’ 

As a fellow University of Florida College of Journalism grad, I’ll freely admit that Florida Southern College (in Lakeland) professor Mike Nabors (above), who earned his Master’s degree from USF, has had a pretty unique career. 

After more than 30 years in the broadcasting business, where he has been on-air for the New Orleans Saints (his first book, called The Brees Way, is about the career of retired Saints QB Drew Brees), the Tampa Bay Lightning, ESPN and several TV stations, Mike told nearly 100 members of the North Tampa Bay Chamber (NTBC) on Mar. 4 about his new book — Don’t Quit, Pivot. It tells how he was able d to pivot his own career at age 50 to become a college professor. 

“I loved being a broadcaster,” Nabors said. “But I found out that I really love teaching. I never thought I’d be on Spring Break at my age, but I can’t wait to get back to the classroom and to my students.” 

In order to become a college professor, he had to go back to school to get a Master’s degree and he admitted that he felt like Rodney Dangerfield in the movie “Back to School” — “a reference that none of my students had even heard of” — and that writing a thesis was harder than writing a book. 

“I’ve found that there are three types of working people — people who are passionate about their jobs, people who tolerate what they do and people who genuinely dislike their jobs but continue to do them for the paycheck. If you’re not passionate about your career, you shouldn’t be afraid to change it up. And, my book can show you how.” 

Nabors also started his own TV production company, the Nabors Media Group, which has produced sports documentaries, as well as videos for a number of nonprofit companies, including the Moffitt Cancer Center and Humane Society of Tampa Bay. 

For more information about Mike Nabors, visit MikeNabors.com. For the NTBC, visit NorthTampaBayChamber.com or call (813) 994-8534. — GN, all photos by Charmaine George 

NTBC Ribbon-Cuttings — Woodie’s Wash Shack, Comprehensive Foot & Ankle & Dr. Rosh 

The North Tampa Bay Chamber (NTBC) continues to help local businesses announce they have arrived in our area with well-attended ribbon-cutting events. Among those in the last 45 days include the new Woodie’s Wash Shack — The Grove (next to the new Target at 5618 Oakley Blvd.) on Feb. 20; and, on Mar. 5, both Dr. Bryan Raymond’s Comprehensive Foot & Ankle Specialists (at 2816 Windguard Cir., Ste. 102, Wesley Chapel) and the new location of Dr. Roshni Ranjit-Reeves’ Doctor Rosh Oculofacial Specialist at 18311 U.S. Hwy. 41, Lutz. 

Woodie’s, which is now up to 17 Tampa Bay-area locations, hosted a great, crowded event with free car washes all day, plus free Chick-fil-A boxes, lots of free merch and more. For more information, visit WoodiesWash.com. 

Podiatrist Dr. Bryan Raymond, DPM, who moved from a smaller office on Cross Creek Blvd. in New Tampa, provides custom orthotic shoe inserts, digital X-rays, sports and regenerative medicine, non-invasive vascular testing, Softwave technology to reduce inflammation, minimally invasive surgeries performed in-office and more. 

For appointments & more info, visit CFASDoc.com, call (813) 344-1932. 

Meanwhile, Dr. Rosh — whose original office location was on S.R. 54 in Lutz (next to Brunchies), has been in her much more spacious new location for nearly two months. 

Dr. Rosh specializes in cosmetic plastic surgery and reconstruction of the eyes and their surrounding structures, including the eyelids, eyelashes, orbit, eye socket and lacrimal system. 

“We also are now able to offer in-house IV anesthesia and our surgeries in our new location,” Dr. Rosh says. “But, this place really feels more like a spa than a medical office.” For more info, call (813) 303-0123 or visit DoctorRosh.com. — GN 

More NTBC Events — Optimum Health & Wellness, Ginger Health & AdventHealth WC 

It’s been such a busy few weeks for the NTBC that we have another whole page of events to show you that were held on Mar. 12 & Mar. 18. 

Ginger Health 

On Mar. 12, Ginger Health, the office of Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Ginger Le (at right in near photo), located at 27553 Cashford Cir., Suite 102, in the Summergate Professional Park in Wesley Chapel, held a very cool NTBC Open House event, with demonstrations of an Emsella Chair (below left; sitting in it is like doing thousands of kegel exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor of both men and women), a Sensory Chair (not pictured) to help regulate your nervous system), Shockwave Therapy (below right; a non-invasive device using high-energy sound waves to stimulate healing), massage and traditional PT exercises to an appreciative crowd of attendees. 

We gave bonus points to Dr. Le for serving delicious pasta and sandwiches (bottom left) from Pasta di Guy (4839 BBD Blvd. in Wesley Chapel), plus large shrimp, cold cuts and more. 

For more info about Ginger Health, which also has a Temple Terrace location, call (813) 631-9700 or visit GingerHealth.com. 

Optimum Health & Wellness 

Later that same day, Optimum Health & Wellness (23031 Tabak Ln.), the office of psychiatric nurse practitioner Heather Hughes, MSN, ARNP (in pale blue in both upper far right photos), held its NTBC ribbon-cutting event to introduce her spacious new office located less than a mile from of the intersection of Collier Pkwy. and S.R. 54 in Land O’Lakes. 

“At Optimum Health & Wellness,” Heather said, “we believe true healing means caring for the whole self, not just treating isolated symptoms. Your journey may include nutrition, lifestyle support and integrative practices that bring mind and body back into alignment.” 

Optimum Health & Wellness also offers “Insight through Testing,” because, as Heather said, “We know that ental health is deeply connected to what is happening within the body. Functional lab testing helps uncover nutrient, hormone and inflammation imbalances that may be influencing how you feel.” 

For more info, call (813) 856-1515 or visit OptimumHealthandWellness.org. 

AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Coffee Social 

Then, on Mar. 18, AdventHealth Wesley Chapel (AHWC) hosted the NTBC’s monthly Coffee Social, which moves around to different member venues every month. 

The coffee event was supposed to be held outside, in the hospital’s beautiful healing garden (below), but was moved indoors because of cold weather that morning. 

The Social was instead moved into a packed employee lounge and conference room inside the hospital, but none of the 60-70 people in attendance really seemed to mind avoiding the cold. 

The hospital’s chief operating officer Zachary Crane (above, front) thanked everyone for coming and the rest of the time was spent mingling, networking and enjoying the free coffee, mini-quiches and pastries. 

The NTBC’s Coffee Socials are networking opportunities only, with no set agenda or program and you don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend. 

For more information about Advent- Health Wesley Chapel, visit AdventHealth. com. For more info about the North Tampa Bay Chamber and its events, call (813) 994- 8534 or visit NorthTampaBayChamber.org. — GN