Florida region explores the power of dreams in Tampa

Representatives of dozens of consumer products and retail companies attended the event, including executives from Catalina Marketing, CVS Caremark, Deloitte, Dollar General, the Kellogg Company, Kraft Foods, Nestlé Purina PetCare, Pepsi Beverage Company, Procter & Gamble, Publix, Sara Lee and Sweetbay. A contingent from the University of Tampa also attended.

Kelly explained "the powerful connection between employees’ personal dreams and a corporation’s ability to achieve goals and sustain growth.” He explored the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy organizations and said that a company cannot expect to attract and retain the employees it needs without harnessing their personal dreams and ambitions. Kelly led an optional workshop following his luncheon remarks.

From left: Trish Bryniolfsson of Catalina Marketing, Crystal Noble of Sweetbay, keynote speaker Matthew Kelly, Michele Williams of Catalina Marketing, Tina Oliver of Advantage Sales and Marketing, and Lauren Metcalf from Acosta.