For nearly 20 years, corporate executives, land development professionals, and communicators have engaged Patrick Slevin to turn NIMBY crises into political victories and project approvals across the country. Patrick is public affairs consultant, corporate trainer, NIMBY speaker, and grassroots influencer who specializes in neutralizing NIMBY opposition. At the age of 27, Patrick was elected one of the youngest mayors in the country in the Tampa Bay city of Safety Harbor, Florida in 1996. As a Florida mayor, Slevin encountered numerous NIMBY crises in one of the most urbanized regions of the country. During his three-year term, Slevin honed his political instincts, gained invaluable grassroots experience, and acquired a unique perspective on how-to preempt, neutralize, and defeat NIMBY opposition, benefitting his clients for decades. Slevin is a two-time winner of the prestigious Public Relations Society of America’s Silver Anvil Award of Excellence for Crisis & Issues Management. He was featured in Influence Magazine as a "Great Communicator". He has been recognized by Campaigns & Elections Magazine as one of the nation’s top political “Movers’ & Shakers". Slevin heads SL7 Consulting, a national public affairs practice headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. His corporate client list represents Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, and regional developers spanning the globe as far as Australia. Patrick Slevin is a highly sought speaker on the NIMBY subject matter. For over 15 years, Patrick has presented before real estate organizations from coast-to-coast including ULI, NAIOP, ICSC, CREW, BOMA, APA, as well as homebuilders, affordable housing, investors, energy, local chambers, EDCs, and municipalities.