{"id":78151,"date":"2025-12-10T08:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/78151\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T08:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:33:10","slug":"power-forward-guest-speaker-for-2026-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/78151\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Forward guest speaker for 2026 revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Tallahassee\u2019s premier event for local business leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators is rapidly taking shape, as organizers revealed the 2026 guest speaker on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Marcus Lemonis, an entrepreneur, investor and reality television star, will take the stage for the next installment of the Power Forward Speaker Series. He is expected to share about his journey and philosophy as an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Lemonis is the chairman and CEO of Camping World, the star of the reality series, The Fixer, and brought his expertise to the series, The Profit, where he turned struggling businesses into success stories. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">2025 will mark the 12th year for Power Forward. First Commerce Credit Union organizes the series in partnership with the FSU Division of Research.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Event Details<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Power Forward is set for Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall on FSU\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tickets are available to purchase through the FSU Fine Arts Ticket Office <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.fsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here.<\/a> Prices start at $20, or $10 for students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/12\/09\/power-forward-guest-speaker-2026-revealed\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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