4103 USF Cedar Circle
Room MSC 2708
Tampa, FL 33620
FIRESIDE CHAT SPEAKER
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is one of America’s largest black-owned businesses. The family-owned bottler’s exclusive territory covers over 21 million consumers across 47 Florida counties, and includes the major metropolitan markets of Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa.
Coke Florida manufactures, sells, distributes, and merchandises over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies. Coke Florida is the third largest privately held, and the sixth-largest, bottler of Coca-Cola products in the United States. Coke Florida was founded in 2015, employs over 4600 associates, and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
FIRESIDE CHAT MODERATOR
Brian Butler is the President and CEO of Vistra Communications, an integrated marketing, communications and consulting agency. The company provides a wide range of services to federal government agencies and some of the biggest brands across the country.
Butler has been honored with various awards and lists over the years: Top 100 Most Influential People in Tampa Bay, Florida 500 Most Influential Business Leaders and Tampa Bay Chamber Outstanding Leader of the Year. Vistra was the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council 2020 Doing Well While Doing Good® Humanitarian Award winner and the 2019 Class 3 MBE Supplier of the Year, Tampa Bay Chamber 2016 Small Business of the Year and the SBA South Florida District Veteran-Owned 2016 Small Business of the Year. Vistra is recognized as an Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company.
MISSION
The mission of the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC) is to link corporate and government members with Minority Business Enterprises to foster equity in business.
VISION
A world in which economic success is diverse and inclusive.
Since 1975, FSMSDC’s purpose has been to foster the development and success of minority-owned businesses throughout Florida. Central to our mission is the principle that networks and relationships among and between minority businesses and corporate and government buyers build businesses.
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