Category: Local Business
-
How Steve Kowalski Built Entrust Payroll Solutions Around Service, Relationships, and Community in Southwest Florida
Meet Steve Kowalski, founder of Entrust Payroll Solutions, and learn how this Southwest Florida business owner built a payroll company around people, community, and trust instead of transactions.
-
How Thank My Barber Combines Grooming, Mentorship, and Community in Downtown Fort Myers
Inside the MelloD Designs production studio, Lloyd Duhon sat down with Nick Romero, founder of Thank My Barber, to talk about entrepreneurship, mentorship, and why he believes the barbershop can still change lives in a digital world.
-
Multicultural Counseling in Southwest Florida
Charmaine Dockett, founder of Rivers of Hope Counseling, shares the personal experience that led her to build a multicultural, faith-based counseling organization serving clients across Florida and beyond.
-
From Apparel Executive to Creative Strategist: The Story Behind Twang Design Studio
Meet C. Robert Brown, founder of Twang Design Studio, and learn how this Southwest Florida brand strategist is helping local businesses build identities that are authentic, consistent, and built to last.
-
Safe Family Garage Repair Owner, George Thomas, on Building Trust in Southwest Florida
Meet George Thomas, owner of Safe Family Garage Door Repair, and learn how this Southwest Florida business owner is building trust through honesty, transparency, and relationship-driven service.
-
Inside the MelloD Designs studio, Jamie Mammarelli shared how Barkyard & Tap grew from a deeply personal journey into a community-focused concept designed to give Southwest Florida dog owners and pet lovers a true “third space” to connect, relax, and belong together.
Meet Jamie Mammarelli, Army veteran and founder of Barkyard and Tap, and learn how she is building Southwest Florida’s first dog-friendly social hub from the ground up.
-
Therapist & Sage & Lore founder, Petra Wilkes, believes people and organizations change when they reconnect with the values and stories guiding their lives.
Petra Wilkes of Sage & Lore shares how military service, therapy, storytelling, and values-based leadership shaped her work in Southwest Florida.
The Thursday Spotlight
One email. Every Thursday.
Your weekend in SWFL, sorted.
The events, openings, and local stories worth your weekend. Always positive, never political.
Free forever · unsubscribe anytime.