Chel is a Breakup and Relationship strategist who helps those who are going through the break up or break down of a relationship. Chel has been a divorce wellness coach for over 12 years, as well as an author. Her unique and compassionate approach supports men and women to build confidence in themselves to attract healthy loving relationships. Chel’s clients appreciate her direct “how to” methods.

Updates on the state of animal welfare in our community, the power of collaboration with non-profits and the community and providing essential services during very challenging pandemic conditions. I will also talk about the ongoing expansion of services and the growth that are taking place at the Humane Society of Manatee County.

Jazzy Dogs Publishing works with local restaurants to provide quality placemats & glassware for their customers. The placemats are placed on each table for each customer to easily see the menu, happy hours and/or daily specials. The placemats can be taken home as well for menu's or information they found on them. On this episode Lisa will be sharing information about marketing during covid-19

Mark Goddard Director of Provider Development with Soafee.co has lived and worked in Sarasota for 35 years. He has owned his own business here and has been in the healthcare industry for the past 20 years. Jessica Patraw One year ago Mark and Jessica were approached by the soafee team to help support their mission to empower americans nation wide to take control of their healthcare with by using price transparency to shop for healthcare and insurance.

Jessica Patraw is currently the Director of Benefits & Client Relations for Soafee.com. She is a licensed health and life insurance agent. Jessica has been in the health care industry for over 30 years from nursing to deputy coroner and practice administrator. Jessica has lived in the Sarasota area for 15 years.

After studying Business Administration at Montclair State University and doing several business ventures decided to move to Florida and start something new. I came across Waxing the City and love it! Waxing is a life style and you are helping someone to have an amazing skin. We do Body & Facial waxing, brow & lash tinting, Henna Brows and Lash Lift for Men and Women. Our Cerologist (Wax Experts) received an intensive training and skill to be the best at their craft. We are located at The Shoppes at UTC – 8475 Cooper Creek Blvd.

John is originally from Bogota, Colombia. He has been married for 19 years with two wonderful teenagers. His passion is helping others, especially business owners. John holds a Master’s Degree in business and specializes in commercial lending. John helps clients face challenges and seize opportunities in order to achieve the long-term goals they desire. With a broad background in lending, John has worked with all types of businesses and helped meet financial needs ranging from small startups to major expansion funds. John manages the Bank OZK Branch in Lakewood Ranch FL and he is very involve with the community. Give John a call today to share your vision for your company. He will help you get there!

Our goal is to find the program that will work the best for each of our client's individual needs. This is why having your own personal health coach is so important. We are helping you reach your goals by walking with you each step of your journey.

Having a program that is easy to follow is key to help our clients succeed. In our busy busy lives, with all the pressures of life, work, raising a family and serving our community simplicity was a priority. Our meals are either ready to eat or can be prepared in minutes. We have more than 60 nutritional, scientifically designed meals that will assist your body to enter a gentle fat burning stated. With high protein, pro biotic cultures and key vitamins and minerals that our bodies need in each meal. Our programs have been developed by physicians, dietitians and scientists and used to help more than 1 million clients. Our programs have been recommended for over 30 years by health care providers to their patients. By eating every 2-3 hours we also learn the healthy habit of preparing a healthy meal for yourself and your family. Your journey has the ability to impact your entire family to learn healthy habits for themselves.

Operation Shoebox was founded in 2003 by Mary Harper after her 3 sons, daughter and son in law were deployed to Iraq at the same time. In an effort to get much needed support over to the troops Mary, her mom and friend Debbee placed boxes around the city to collect items needed by the troops. OSB is currently working towards our 2 millionth care package. We have volunteers working all over the state of Florida and across the country to get our care packages over to the troops! Our veterans here in the US are getting a lot of support through charities which is wonderful but we still have thousands of deployed troops that need us and thats why what we do is so important.

Len was born in St Ann’s Parrish, Alexandria, Jamaica. His father was a Plasterer and his Mother a Dietician. When Len was 10 years old Len’s family moved to America, settling in Miami. Len’s younger brother passed away when Len was 15. Len’s sister is a Dean in Port St Lucie, Florida. As a teenager Len worked as a paper boy, at Publix and at Woolworth before seeking out a trade. “Some people catch what they want and others get caught” = Roofing caught Len! He could see the value a roofing job would bring. The craftsmanship that goes into roofing caught his eye and he said to himself, “I am going to learn this”. He first saw his sweet April at church. Soon, April and Len married. One day April asked him, “What do you want to do?” and Len replied, “I want to own my own a Roofing Company. Encouraged by April, Len’s Roofing was born in Miami, Florida. Soon after, Hurricane Andrew hit southeast Florida hard. As a team, Len and April worked tirelessly – Len would climb the ladder and call the measurements down to April who was busy sketching the roof. Len would price the jobs and April would type the estimates. This young couple “walked by faith”.Len’s Roofing was getting busier so April took a one month leave of absence from her work at the College, to work full time with Len. And, business took off from there. Miami was getting overcrowded. A roofer was retiring and so he invited Len and April to come and check out Bradenton, Florida. Soon after the move, the economy took a dive. Len worked where he could to stay afloat. When he was let go from his job, once again he opened Len’s Roofing. Len and April worked out of their house until they grew large enough to rent a warehouse and a place to store trailers. Then, they just worked it!!

Colleen serves as the ED of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Sarasota and Manatee Counties where she is responsible for management of the affiliate along with its education, support, and advocacy programs.

NAMI Sarasota and Manatee is an affiliate of NAMI, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of American’s impacted by mental illness.

We offer free peer-and family-peer led support groups and education classes for the community. We also focus on helping people navigate the mental health system, steer them to resources that can be helpful, and advocate at all levels for policies that support strong mental health.