CIVIC LEADER

“It’s very important to share your talent and resources to nurture others.``

George Tinsley, Sr.’s dedication to civic leadership is driven by a strong moral sense, his experience and successes, and his personal desire to help others succeed. It is his goal and mission, he says, to give back to the communities in which he does business.

He considers his close work with both the youth and professionals within his community as “a responsibility.” Providing leadership and employment resources; serving on boards including the Auburndale Chamber of Commerce, Winter Haven Hospital, National Basketball Retired Players Association, CFDC of Polk County and the Polk Community College Foundation, he says, “is just giving back.”

As a leader and role model, he says, “it’s very important to share your talent and resources to nurture others so that they may learn, grow and develop their full potential.”

While Tinsley is a very active civic leader, he counsels entrepreneurs that one must balance the civic responsibility of serving on boards with running his or her business and keeping it successful.

“You have to walk a fine line in sometimes having to say “no” as far as service is concerned due to your responsibility to your business. Entrepreneurs have to balance things by not over-committing to projects that would negatively impact your ability to successfully manage your business.

Tinsley family businesses sponsor local sports teams, including basketball and track, and are involved in several family-based activities within the community. As a coach, Tinsley says, “I give back to the kids what was given to me.”  Tinsley’s says his civic leadership is inspired by the biblical principle: “To whom much is given, much is required.”

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CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & RECOGNITION

Current Boards

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2019 Florida Bar Association Board

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2019 NDA Inc. Board of Directors

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2019 Board of Talbot House

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2019 United Way of Central Florida

Past Boards

  • 2010 National Basketball Retired Players Association, Board President
  • 2009 Polk County Leadership Committee, Board Member
  • 2009 Polk State College Foundation, Board Member
  • 2007-2009 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Board Member
  • 2002-2008 Winter Haven Hospital, Board Member
  • 1988-1994 Polk Community College Foundation, Board Member
  • 1988-1990 Haines City Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
  • 1997 Gulf Ridge Council’s Friends of Scouting Campaign, Board Chair
  • Boys & Girls Club of Winter Haven, Board Member
  • Central Florida Development Council, Board Member
  • First Union Bank [now named Wachovia], Haines City, Advisory Board Member
  • Judicial Nominating Committee, 12th District of Southern Florida, Board Member
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken Minority Franchise Association, one of the Founding
  • Members and Past Board President
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College, Board Member
  • Polk Education Foundation, Board Member
  • Polk Museum of Art, Board Member
  • United Way of Polk County, Board Member

Volunteerism

  • 2019 Polk State Basketball Booster Board
  • 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Fall National Championship Festival, Honorary Co-chair
  • 2009 Celebrity Dancing, Tampa Bay, Celebrity Dancer
  • 2009 Kentucky Wesleyan College Commencement Speaker, Class of 2009
  • 2008-2009 Leadership Polk, Class II, Student of the Leadership Class
  • 2008 100 Black Men of America, Tampa Chapter, Member
  • 2005 Polk County Sports Marketing, Hall of Fame Selection Committee
  • 2004 The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Winter Haven Chapter,
  • Honorable Life Member
  • 2003 Auburndale Chamber of Commerce, Committee Member
  • 2002 East Polk Committee of 100, Committee Member
  • 1990-1991 Denison Junior High School Girls and Boys Basketball Team, Coach
  • 1988 City of Winter Haven, Human Relations Committee Member
  • 1988 Winter Haven Youth Basketball Team, Coach
  • 1986-1993 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Polk County Basketball Team, Coach
  • 1986 Winter Haven and Haines City Community, Advisory Panel
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GEORGE W. TINSLEY, SR.

Speaker. Entrepreneur. Coach.

The summarization of George Tinsley, Sr.’s continued road to success could liken to that of a rags-to-riches story. But faith, tenacity, education and a white-heat desire to turn obstacles into opportunities are the true gifts that catapulted his life to where it is today… Read More

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