"Just Getting Started" w/ Dr. Kanika Tomalin: Dr. Tashika Griffith

Just Getting Started: Resiliency, inclusion and Grow Smarter

Dr. Tomalin's guest is Dr. Tashika Griffith, provost of St. Pete College downtown and midtown, and the Palladium Theater. She is also the 2020 Chair of the city's Grow Smarter initiative - a comprehensive economic development strategy that is focused on inclusive prosperity and equitable economic growth. Now in its sixth year, Grow Smarter has been a tremendous success - but, as Dr. Griffith points out, the pandemic has made certain pivots increasingly necessary: "We want to be sure, as the needs evolve, that we're right there to make sure that we understand it and contribute to the solution." #stpetecatalyst