Thursday November 20, 2008
Lynn Griffith, founder of Welcome Florida, answers our questions:
We combine outsized creativity with laser-like business focus. For a global company that wanted to host an unmatched bonding experience for its top producers, we orchestrated a convoy of 120 Winnebagos into the Everglades for an overnight camping trip. I have to tell you — it is unheard of to sleep with the alligators and the snakes of our lovely Everglades.But the goal of the company was to create a cohesive team facing the elements together and they did. They pitched 700 tents, carried their chairs to dinner and had a terrific experience.
My name is: Lynn Griffith
My business is: Welcome Florida
Industry: Event planning
Location: Ft Lauderdale, Miami and Orlando, Fla.
Year founded: 1984
Number of employees: 43
Web address: WelcomeFlorida.com
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