Sunday March 14, 2010
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
Women's Business Enterprise National Council or WBENC.
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| Former customer | Posted: 10:31 AM On December 28, 2009 | |
| We, too, were taken to the cleaners by this woman. Don't even dream of using the services of Mrs Lynn Griffith whatever name she trades under at the moment - be it Welcome Florida, Welcome Events or whatever. She went under in September 2009 for over $1,000,000! |
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| Former Employee | Posted: 3:53 PM On June 9, 2009 | |
| For all of you that have been 'stiffed' out of money... Lynn is opening a new company, Welcome Events and her new email is lynn.griffith@welcomeevents.com Good luck. |
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| south florida independent contractor | Posted: 11:42 PM On May 11, 2009 | |
| A background check would have been a good idea. Welcome Florida closed their doors several months ago. They owe thousands(!) of dollars to transportation companies, staff, former employees and vendors. Some very loyal staff are desperate for the money owed to them and numerous emails and phone calls were sent to Lynn Griffith pleading for monies owed with no response from her. Her corporate clients paid her for our services but she neglected to pay us in turn. No one knows exactly why. | ||
| dudley | Posted: 11:46 AM On May 11, 2009 | |
| Smart Money should due a background check before recommending a company like this. The owe me, vendors, staff. | ||
| Kim Ambrester, Atlanta, GA | Posted: 6:41 PM On April 13, 2009 | |
| Our company provided transportation services in Atlanta for Welcome Florida for a WBENC event in May, 2008, and have not yet been paid, either. Apparently, their hourly contract employees are not the only ones not being paid. (we are WBENC Certified, too) | ||
| Jeanne Connery, Venice FL | Posted: 11:00 AM On March 15, 2009 | |
| Welcome Florida (Lynn Griffith) engages hourly contract workers to support their programs and does not pay them for their services rendered. There are several of us who have worked many long hours for Welcome Florida who have still not been paid for programs going back to 2008. This speaks volumes for their way of doing business and their unethical and fraudulant practices. They have received numerous letters and phone calls from us, yet continue to ignore their responsibility for payment for services. |
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