Byron Donalds

And then now to making sure that we are the free state of Florida like Ron DeSantis has done. So you can't tell our story without all three of those men. Now, and I leave out Charlie Crist on purpose because Charlie Crist is Charlie Crist. Now, going forward, you got to keep this thing in the middle of the road. That's how I see it. Your job going forward is we're the best, now stay the best.

I was talking to some friends of mine, and we were having this conversation. I said, you remember the 91 Bulls? Michael broke through. At the time, it was Michael's just – he's just a scorer, but he's not a winner. They break through in 91. And then the hardest thing after 91 was not that Michael's the greatest because he is. It is the consistency to stay the best 92, 93, 96, 97, 98.

I was talking to some friends of mine, and we were having this conversation. I said, you remember the 91 Bulls? Michael broke through. At the time, it was Michael's just – he's just a scorer, but he's not a winner. They break through in 91. And then the hardest thing after 91 was not that Michael's the greatest because he is. It is the consistency to stay the best 92, 93, 96, 97, 98.

And the way you stay the best is you got to be in the gym every morning. You got to make sure you're doing your, your film study. You got to make sure you got everybody on a practice floor. It's the, it's the consistency. So now to your question about what do you do as Florida? Number one, you keep it in the middle of the road. Number two areas for growth.

And the way you stay the best is you got to be in the gym every morning. You got to make sure you're doing your, your film study. You got to make sure you got everybody on a practice floor. It's the, it's the consistency. So now to your question about what do you do as Florida? Number one, you keep it in the middle of the road. Number two areas for growth.

We're already transitioning to be it, but I believe we should be the financial hub of the world in a decade. The digital assets community in Miami-Dade in particular, but throughout South Florida, it's all coming here. And we have to, I don't want to say accelerate that, but we have to focus that. Our economy as a state is far more diverse than what it was when I got here 20 years ago.

We're already transitioning to be it, but I believe we should be the financial hub of the world in a decade. The digital assets community in Miami-Dade in particular, but throughout South Florida, it's all coming here. And we have to, I don't want to say accelerate that, but we have to focus that. Our economy as a state is far more diverse than what it was when I got here 20 years ago.

We're not just a retirement state now. We're an everything state. People are living here, growing their businesses here, bringing their businesses here, raising kids here, going to college here, et cetera. Our workforce has to be prepared for the next wave of our economy. And I'm talking AI, quantum technology. et cetera. So those are like the two big things I think are in front of us.

We're not just a retirement state now. We're an everything state. People are living here, growing their businesses here, bringing their businesses here, raising kids here, going to college here, et cetera. Our workforce has to be prepared for the next wave of our economy. And I'm talking AI, quantum technology. et cetera. So those are like the two big things I think are in front of us.

Housing costs are going to be a problem in our state. And part of housing costs is overspending at the federal level. And I know we're going to probably get into that. So we have to find a way to stabilize costs so you can stabilize housing costs. So construction gets better.

Housing costs are going to be a problem in our state. And part of housing costs is overspending at the federal level. And I know we're going to probably get into that. So we have to find a way to stabilize costs so you can stabilize housing costs. So construction gets better.

I think in a lot of our counties, we have to find ways to streamline permitting because extended permitting only raises the cost of producing homes, et cetera. So that's stuff we got to address. Energy.

I think in a lot of our counties, we have to find ways to streamline permitting because extended permitting only raises the cost of producing homes, et cetera. So that's stuff we got to address. Energy.

we're going to be the hub of digital assets florida should be in my view the incubator state for uh small modular reactors and micro reactors to supplement your energy supply so you have more base load power so you can do mining if you're talking about crypto bitcoin in particular if you're talking about uh blockchain technology and really having to be headquarters here if you're talking about data centers

we're going to be the hub of digital assets florida should be in my view the incubator state for uh small modular reactors and micro reactors to supplement your energy supply so you have more base load power so you can do mining if you're talking about crypto bitcoin in particular if you're talking about uh blockchain technology and really having to be headquarters here if you're talking about data centers

and all the things associated with the next wave of the global economy. Last piece, and this is like a mix of federal and state. We have forgotten the Monroe Doctrine in America. We, I think, over the last generation or so, maybe closer to two generations, our eyes have been fixated on the Middle East, Asia, Europe. And we all understand the historical significance of why that occurred.

and all the things associated with the next wave of the global economy. Last piece, and this is like a mix of federal and state. We have forgotten the Monroe Doctrine in America. We, I think, over the last generation or so, maybe closer to two generations, our eyes have been fixated on the Middle East, Asia, Europe. And we all understand the historical significance of why that occurred.

But in that process, we have forgotten Central America and South America. As a nation, we need to get back to that because you may not be able to bring all manufacturing back to the United States, but we have to begin that process of bringing that stuff home. And Florida can definitely be a part of that, especially North Florida.

But in that process, we have forgotten Central America and South America. As a nation, we need to get back to that because you may not be able to bring all manufacturing back to the United States, but we have to begin that process of bringing that stuff home. And Florida can definitely be a part of that, especially North Florida.

Between Jacksonville and the Panhandle, that area, you could really do some good heavy manufacturing work up there. But you have to near shore. There's no reason why Guatemala shouldn't be doing a lot of stuff, manufacturing a lot of things to the benefit of the United States. As I understand it, a bunch of our pharmaceutical industry used to be in Puerto Rico.