{"id":494,"date":"2013-11-12T21:43:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T21:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/?p=494"},"modified":"2016-07-18T02:47:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T02:47:56","slug":"tampa-bays-10-leading-ladies-2011-julie-weintraub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/tampa-bays-10-leading-ladies-2011-julie-weintraub\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay&#8217;s 10 Leading Ladies 2011: Julie Weintraub"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-a6ef063c176fee861411c803a8f1ca2d-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/julie-weintraub\/a0103489.jpg\"\n               title=\"Julie&#039;s Cream of Tomato Soup\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/julie-weintraub\/a0103489.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/julie-weintraub\/thumbs\/thumbs_a0103489.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"131\"\n               data-title=\"a0103489\"\n               data-description=\"Julie&#039;s Cream of Tomato Soup\"\n               class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"a6ef063c176fee861411c803a8f1ca2d\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"a0103489\"\n                    alt=\"a0103489\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/julie-weintraub\/thumbs\/thumbs_a0103489.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/julie-weintraub\/a0103624.jpg\"\n               title=\"Julie Weintraub, co-owner of the Gold &amp; Diamond Source and founder of Hands Across the Bay.\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/julie-weintraub\/a0103624.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/julie-weintraub\/thumbs\/thumbs_a0103624.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"132\"\n               data-title=\"a0103624\"\n               data-description=\"Julie Weintraub, co-owner of the Gold &amp; Diamond Source and founder of Hands Across the Bay.\"\n               class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"a6ef063c176fee861411c803a8f1ca2d\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"a0103624\"\n                    alt=\"a0103624\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/southtampamagazine.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/julie-weintraub\/thumbs\/thumbs_a0103624.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Julie Weintraub<\/p>\n<p>Along with her husband, Steve, English-born Julie Weintraub is not just the\u00a0beautiful face of Clearwater-based Gold &amp; Diamond Source \u2013 but the Vice\u00a0President as well. Her beauty, however, is definitely not just skin deep, Julie\u00a0dedicates much of her time to various charitable organizations around the Bay\u00a0area (she\u2019s the founder of \u201cHands Across the Bay\u201d) as well as to raising a family,\u00a0which includes five children. Her kind nature and giving spirit truly makes her\u00a0inner beauty exceptional.<\/p>\n<p>How did you begin working with charities?<\/p>\n<p>I think watching my parents influenced me. I grew up as charitable as they were.\u00a0My first formal charity work was at the Humane Society of North Pinellas with\u00a0Rick Chaboudy. By age 20, I was volunteering in the shelter, doing a small amount\u00a0of PR, serving as a foster family for many animals and hosting charity events at\u00a0the Dogwater Caf\u00e9 to raise money. I have always found the work rewarding and\u00a0the people you meet are extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p>What is one of your favorite charity events in Tampa and why?<\/p>\n<p>Of course I have to say Tampa Bay\u2019s \u201cDancing With The Stars.\u201d Seeing all those\u00a0otherwise civilized people, celebrities, business owners, philanthropists and\u00a0community leaders having a great time, dancing in the most glamorous clothes in\u00a0front of all their friends, family and community while raising money for deserving\u00a0charities\u2026can\u2019t get better then that! I will say Tampa Bay has quite a few great\u00a0charity events, I like to support as many as I can. I appreciate their efforts!<\/p>\n<p>As a leading lady, what is one of your proudest accomplishments?<\/p>\n<p>Working very hard with my husband to increase our business to the point where\u00a0we no longer have to worry about how we\u2019re going to pull it all together and keep\u00a0our entire staff. We\u2019ve kept them, given them raises and provided at least 20\u00a0more families with jobs in our community. Allowing us to share our blessings with\u00a0others through \u201cHands Across The Bay\u201d is another proud accomplishment. I\u2019m\u00a0proud of surviving and succeeding.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019re entering the holiday season, what is one of your favorite\u00a0memories with your family?<\/p>\n<p>My childhood was a little rocky, but I would have to say the day that my family\u00a0all took a bike ride together. My Mum, Dad and 2 brothers, it was one of the\u00a0happiest moments of my life.<\/p>\n<p>What are a couple of your cherished holiday traditions?<\/p>\n<p>In England, we would hold each end of a pretty \u201ccracker,\u201d a wrapped round\u00a0cylinder in which you pull each end until it pops and a silly crown and a useless\u00a0toy comes out!<\/p>\n<p>What are your favorite kinds of gifts to give and receive?<\/p>\n<p>Jewelry\u2026ummm and jewelry.<\/p>\n<p>What advice would you pass on to younger generations?<\/p>\n<p>Independence is a great way to be assured you are only where you are because\u00a0you want to be, not because you have to be\u2026.much pain and suffering is caused\u00a0by not having this one thing.<\/p>\n<p>What is your favorite hero of fiction?<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Wonder Woman. She kicked butt! Believe it or not, I was a major tomboy\u00a0growing up.<\/p>\n<p>If you had one wish this holiday season, what would it be?<\/p>\n<p>That all people could find it in themselves to accept others who don\u2019t look, act,\u00a0believe and behave like they do. This, I sincerely believe, would lead to world\u00a0peace. Empathy, not sympathy\u2026empathy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julie Weintraub Along with her husband, Steve, English-born Julie Weintraub is not just the\u00a0beautiful face of Clearwater-based Gold &amp; Diamond Source \u2013 but the Vice\u00a0President as well. 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