Huddle up with the Ryan Nece Foundation as we celebrate leadership and community service at The Huddle. Hosted on Friday, May 2nd, at Centro Asturiano de Tampa, this annual event supports teens in our Student Service Program and Student Service Clubs, which build the next generation of servant leaders in our community by providing more than 1,500 high school students in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties with leadership curriculum, unique volunteer experiences, and access to local community leaders.

This year’s Huddle will feature keynote speaker Carlos Whittaker (scroll to bottom of page to read more) on How to Human, where he will teach us how to reclaim joy and exchange division for real relationships. Immediately following lunch, there will be a screening of Carlos Whittaker’s new documentary, Reconnected, where Carlos shares his personal journey of going screen-free for nearly two months, gaining profound insights about life and connection. We will hear more from Carlos in a fireside chat, discussing takeaways from the day.

The Huddle will also honor Ryan Nece Foundation supporter Dr. Nekeshia Hammond.

Details:

Friday, May 2, 2025
Centro Asturiano de Tampa
VIP Moment | 11:00 a.m. (Invitation Only)
Registration | 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon & Program | 12:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks | 1:00 p.m.
Documentary Screening | 1:30 p.m.
Fireside Chat | 3:00 p.m.
Book Signing & Dismissal | 3:30 p.m.

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Meet Carlos

Carlos Whittaker is a best-selling author, expert storyteller, and impactful speaker to all kinds of audiences– from auditors to teachers to non-profit leaders to dermatologists. No matter who you are, his message is for you.

Carlos uses his vast and varied personal life experience to captivate and engage audiences in ways that few else can. Whether your team is suffering from burnout, conflict, distraction, or disengagement, Carlos is sure to reinvigorate them with insight, humor, and inspiration.

With his person-oriented talks, How to Human and Moment Maker, Carlos will remind your organization that when we are good to ourselves, we can be even better for others. Humans do not exist in the vacuum of the workplace, so when we address the things going on in the background, we create a greater capacity for relationships, work, creativity, and patience.

Carlos will equip your team to become not just better employees, but better coworkers, leaders, friends, parents, spouses, and, most importantly, better humans. Join Carlos and countless others in the pursuit of being human together.

He and his wife Heather live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their three amazing children, where you can find them working on the family farm, planning trips around the world, and dancing to Single Ladies (seriously, Google it).