Anyone can claim to be a leader, but the key question is this: Will your team—and success for your business—follow? Good leadership is like the light, permeating into every aspect of the business. Poor leadership, on the other hand, is like the shadow, darkening many areas of the organization. What is the cause and effect [...]
How operating at 80 percent of maximum capacity is crucial to business success There is a business formula taught in MBA programs that is proven in real world experience. The principle states that for optimum balance, business should only grow to 80 percent of its maximum capacity. At first glance, it may seem a business [...]
The challenges of defining today’s leaders are influenced by factors well beyond executives' offices filled with an abundance of leather bound books and rich mahogany. In the current trend of agility and collaboration, the next generation workforce may make job titling as we have known it obsolete. Effective leadership shouldn’t be assumed just because someone [...]
Women can be a powerful force when they work to strengthen one another. What does it take for women to support each other to reach their full potential? More to the point—why is it important? Simply put, when women help other women, it benefits all women. Put aside the idea of competition—that helping someone [...]
What exactly is productivity? In terms of motivation, let’s define it as doing what you need to get done in the perfect amount of time and with the right amount of effort. Of course, the perfect amount of time and effort will differ from person to person. Still, there are small changes anyone can apply to [...]
Anthony Geraci shares his motivations, how he’s been able to grow his ventures and create a strong legacy. “What motivates me is that I get to work with my friends, and together [we] get to achieve something bigger than myself,” said Anthony Geraci, managing shareholder in charge of vision and culture at Geraci Law firm. [...]
The Trump Administration and the Republican Congressional leadership spent the last several months preparing to tackle legislation for corporate and personal income tax reform. As the 115th Congress sets out to take up this issue during the fall term, the operative questions are whether reform will actually materialize and, if it does, how extensive will [...]
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) announced the nominees for each category of the AAPL Excellence Awards: Members of the Year, Community Impact Award and Emerging Leader Award. The awards, running for the first time this year, showcase private lending professionals who leverage their unique resources to solve problems, advance industry and professional performances, [...]
Often you hear the adage that it takes five to seven touches in marketing for someone to make a decision. Lifelong marketers and those who study trends have developed four steps every person takes before coming a customer. Sometimes these steps take months and sometimes you see it work in a matter of seconds. How [...]
With the Right Players You Can Accomplish Anything Famously known as the “Dream Team,” the 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team not only won the gold medal but went down in history as one of the best sports teams ever assembled. “Made up of the greatest collection of basketball talent on the planet.” Every [...]
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Nominations are open until August 30, 2025, with voting from September 9-30, 2025. We’ll announce recipients at our Annual Conference.
Member of the Year (MOTY): This award goes to a member based on their deep expertise, unique value, and strong commitment to clients and the industry.
Rising Star: Rising Stars are members who have accomplished outstanding growth in their company or industry sector over the past year.
Community Impact: Recipients improve their local communities or our industry through volunteering, development programs, or civic efforts.
See past award winners, award rules, and participate in the 2025 nomination and voting process here.
Grand Prize – Custom Championship Belt & VIP Admission to Power Room event in St. Augustine, FL (February 27th – March 1st, 2023)
2nd Place – 2023 AAPL Annual Conference Bundle to include Individual Membership, 1 Conference Ticket and 1 VIP Reception pass.
3rd Place – 1 year AAPL Individual Membership