Built here.
Interviews with the owners — and the veterans among them — who decided to plant their flag on this coast. The places that opened before the boom and the ones quietly opening now.
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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,…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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