SL7 INTERVIEW'S FRED LEONHARDT OF GRAYROBINSON

Fred Leonhardt heads GrayRobinson’s government relations practice spanning the law firm’s 12 offices across the state of Florida. GrayRobinson consistently ranks among the top revenue earning government relations practices in the state...

7 REASONS A BOY NAMED SUE IS THE GREATEST PR SONG EVER

Country music legend Johnny Cash’s greatest hit was his 1969 song titled, A Boy Named Sue. The song was recorded live at San Quentin Prison. Cash won a Grammy for Best Country Song and it hit number one on the country billboard and number two on the pop billboard (ironically Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones was #1)...

10 SIGNS OF SILOS FROM C-SUITE to CUBICLES

Silos manifest themselves on a daily basis, undermining profits, performance and productivity costing a corporation millions. The secret to breaking down silos is accepting the fact you have a silo problem. To deny that you have silos obstructing growth and performance is in fact creating a silo. Once you accept the problem, then you can begin to reduce losses and optimize your potential...

FLORIDA'S ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

Florida has a zombie apocalypse that eclipses any episode of the hit television series, The Walking Dead on A&E. It’s a reality show that involves tens of thousands of Floridians whose fate continues to eat at them long after they suffered from the Great Recession...

SLEVIN INTERVIEW'S GROVER NORQUIST PRESIDENT OF AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM

Grover Norquist has been responsible, more than anyone else, for rewriting the dogma of the Republican Party (Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes). Grover Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a taxpayer advocacy group he founded in 1985 at President Reagan’s request. ATR works to limit the size and cost of government and opposes higher taxes at the federal, state, and local levels and supports tax reform that moves towards taxing consumed income one time at one rate...

RONALD REAGAN WOULD ENDORSE JEB BUSH FOR PRESIDENT

Jeb Bush is the political story of 2015. His non-announcement for President has Americans talking from both the left and the right. Surprisingly, liberals and Tea Partiers have come together in expressing their common angst for Jeb. Liberals have come out attacking Jeb as a conservative in moderate’s clothing, while Tea Partiers have publicly crucified Jeb as a false prophet of conservatism...

PROSTATE CANCER, BURPEES & ULTRA 50 MILE MARATHON

When I crossed the finish line at the recent Destin 50 Ultra Marathon (Feb. 2015), I felt strong, determined and exhilarated. It was my first ultra marathon of 50 miles and I crushed it. However, the rush of feelings that I was experiencing had very little to do with completing my first 50 mile race. When they put the medal around my neck and I put the thumbs up, it was an affirmation of a greater goal that I made for myself three months before. A goal that meant life and death...

REALITY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Reality is in the eye of the beholder. SL7 Communications makes your impressions count. We are an integrated strategic communications firm specializing in public affairs, issues advocacy and crisis communications. All public relations is local and the proverbial barber shop still exists today...