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George Hamilton
AVP , Financial Analyst at First Home Bank
Owner and lead creative / product design at Hollywood Hamilton Clothing www . hollywoodhamiltonclothing . com
Hamilton is a driven , self-motivated individual . Having worked in several different corporate and entrepreneurial settings taking on several different roles and responsibilities , he has the understanding of what it takes to be successful on a global level . George is the definition of a mover and shaker . He works 100 % toward his passion and goals . Half days to him is not an option .
George got his start in Tampa after pursuing and earning his Master ' s degree in Business Administration from the John Sykes School of Business at The University of Tampa . Prior to moving to Tampa , George studied international business and earned his Bachelor degree from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey where he was an also a member of the men ’ s collegiate soccer program .
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What are your top five attributes to success ? 1 . Hard Work . When I talk about my personal business , I always say , if I don ’ t do it , who will ? Running your own business , there ’ s no one there telling you to clock in . There ’ s no paycheck unless you make the deal .
2 . Staying motivated . I continue to find things I ’ m passionate about and ways I can incorporate them into my brand .
3 . Networking and remaining social . Whether you like it or not , get out and network . Even if someone doesn ’ t like you , your business , or your product , if you make it a point to be seen , they can ’ t forget you .
4 . Lead but remain team player . I ’ m all about collaborations . I want to see others succeed as well and I love opportunities where it ’ s not just beneficial for one side .
5 . Continue to learn . You can never learn enough .
How do you juggle two full-time careers ? It can definitely be tough . Long days and even longer nights are easy to put it . I ’ ve definitely had to sacrifice from time to time . My corporate job always comes first . In a way I think its strength . I can apply so many things from my role as a Financial Analyst to benefit my business . It all helps me tighten my management and leadership role as owner of my brand . My creativity gets to flow working in fashion where you typically have to do the complete opposite . Design or create something others are not . I think for me , I ’ m definitely lucky to be working so closely with the Executive team at the bank . I have some great mentors to look up to and it ’ s really great to have influence at such an important time for the bank . At the end of the day ( even if it ’ s a 2AM ) it ’ s all worth it . I ’ m doing things I love .
Can you name a person who has had a tremendous impact on your success ? Why and how did this person impact your life ? This one is a no brainer ; my dad . Growing up , my dad ran his own company and I know he put in a lot of long nights . One thing that stuck out to me as a kid was that I remembered when other kid ’ s parents talked about having a boss , I always thought , “ My dad is his own boss ”. That mentality stuck with me as I got older and more involved in business . I didn ’ t want to build someone else ’ s dream or have to rely on someone else for my own success or failures . Most people won ’ t know this but I lost my dad four years ago to cancer . It was one of the toughest moments of my life . I moved away from my family , enrolled in grad school , took on a full time job at the same time , and had to pretend like everything was fine on a day to day basis all the
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George Hamilton
AVP, Financial Analyst at First Home Bank
Owner and lead creative/product design
at Hollywood Hamilton Clothing
www.hollywoodhamiltonclothing.com
Hamilton is a driven, self-motivated individual.
Having worked in several different corporate and
entrepreneurial settings taking on several different
roles and responsibilities, he has the understanding
of what it takes to be successful on a global level.
George is the definition of a mover and shaker. He
works 100% toward his passion and goals. Half days
to him is not an option.
George got his start in Tampa after pursuing
and earning his Master's degree in Business
Administration from the John Sykes School of
Business at The University of Tampa. Prior to moving
to Tampa, George studied international business
and earned his Bachelor degree from The Richard
Stockton College of New Jersey where he was
an also a member of the men’s collegiate soccer
program.
What are your top five attributes to success?
1. Hard Work. When I talk about my personal business,
I always say, if I don’t do it, who will? Running your own
business, there’s no one there telling you to clock in.
There’s no paycheck unless you make the deal.
2. Staying motivated. I continue to find things I’m
passionate about and ways I can incorporate them into
my brand.
3. Networking and remaining social. Whether you like
it or not, get out and network. Even if someone doesn’t
like you, your business, or your product, if you make it a
point to be seen, they can’t forget you.
4. Lead but remain team player. I’m all about
collaborations. I want to see others succeed as well and
I love opportunities where it’s not just beneficial for one
side.
5. Continue to learn. You can never learn enough.
How do you juggle two full-time careers?
It can definitely be tough. Long days and even longer
nights are easy to put it. I’ve definitely had to sacrifice
from time to time. My corporate job always comes
first. In a way I think its strength. I can apply so many
things from my role as a Financial Analyst to benefit my
business. It all helps me tighten my management and
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leadership role as owner of my brand. My creativity gets
to flow working in fashion where you typically have to
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