January’s New Topic: Positive Aging and Community Innovation

Since the beginning of the recession about six years ago, it has been the fervent hope of many to find ways and opportunities to bring industries and jobs to their states and cities. Although the job market may be improving, in some areas (like Sarasota) there is still a desire for more. That’s where people like Tom Esselman come in. … His keen sense for innovation drew him to Sarasota where this past June, he was hired as President and CEO of Institute for the Ages, a Sarasota-based company that plans to take advantage of the county’s most underutilized resource: its aging population.This past Tuesday, Jan. 15, Esselman spoke to an audience of a little under 100 people in the Mildred Sainer Pavilion as a part of the New Topics, New College guest speaker series.