Transforming Leadership to Economic Mobility
Building businesses, advancing careers, and strengthening communities.
SPRING 2027 · TAMPA BAY
Dates and venue announced soon.
Our country has invested $18.5 billion* in training its best leaders through military service, emergency response, and workforce programs. By comparison, U.S. employers invest more than $100 billion* annually training and developing the wider workforce. Most of that service-trained talent never reaches the businesses that need it most. Action Zone closes that gap.
*Citation available upon request.
One weekend. A room of people — those who served and those who didn't — all working on their own economic advancement.
Deliberately mixed. Deliberately small.
Business and Growth
For owners, founders, and operators building their own legacy.
Featured session: From Founder to CEO
Career Readiness and Professional Growth
For professionals positioning to transition or advance.
Do the work in the room. Leave with it in hand.
Additional pathways are in development for future summits.
Any era, any branch, any length of service.
Fire, EMS, law enforcement, dispatch.
Current and former.
Any career, any industry. No service background needed.
Anyone who hires in Tampa Bay.
Founders and operators at any stage.
Organizations with services attendees can use.
Open to the whole community. You do not need to have served to attend.
“We don't separate talent — we connect it.”
Registration opens soon.
Practitioners over motivational speakers.
Put your organization in the room.
Limited marketplace tables. $75 for-profit / $50 nonprofit. Certificate of insurance required. Reserved through fayVen.
Help build it.
Sponsorship puts your organization in front of the people building businesses, hiring talent, and moving this region forward.
One email when dates, venue, and registration are locked. Nothing else.
