The Habicast

In our return to the podcast loft Habitat President & CEO Mike Sutton and Chief External Relations Officer Morgan Brochetti discuss Hurricane Ian and how Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties is aiding our friends in Southwest Florida and how YOU can get involved.  

Mike, Morgan, and Jack talk about the grand opening of the education center, and the growth and rollout of the newly revamped education program.

On October 29th, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties hosted a volunteer build day exclusively for elected officials from across the county. Exhibiting that affordable housing is a nonpartisan issue; nearly twenty-five elected officials from across Pinellas volunteered to help build a home in Tellor Estates, and a better future for a Pinellas County family.

Hear from our local elected officials on why they are building with Habitat.

Tune in this Friday at 12 PM for the next episode of the Habicast! Mike and Morgan speak with Brett Herman, President of MaintenX, on their significant growth and partnership with Habitat over the years. The company is currently sponsoring their 6th home with Habitat for the Gil family, and we look forward to many more!

Tune in this Friday at 9 AM for the next episode of the Habicast, featuring USF Athletics. The past two weeks, players, coaches, and department members of the USF Football and USF Men's Basketball teams volunteered on ten different homes in our Tellor Estates neighborhood.We hear from Jeff Fishman, CEO of Investors Title and Fishman Family Foundation, who was a big part in starting this partnership. Hear as we ask members of the teams what it meant for them to come out as a team and give back to the community.

Mike and Morgan speak with Doug Bevis, former Mayor of Oldsmar, radio personality and current Upper Tampa Bay Chamber Director of Business and Government Affairs. You may recognize Doug and his team from many of the dedications this past year, as him and his team provide bikes for all of our homeowner’s children. Tune in to hear about Doug’s experience with this partnership, and why it is so important in our community.

Owners of Parkshore Grill, The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge, and multiple other local restaurants have sponsored 5 homes for Habitat, including the Crawford home dedicated this past week. Through event sponsorships and advocacy for our mission, they have been huge supporters since 2017. Steve kicked off the fundraising at Havana Nights which raised around $500,000! Hear about how they became involved, their favorite mission moments, and more.

Tune into episode 18 of the Habicast as Mike and Morgan speak with long time Habitat advocate, Norm Bungard! Since our Habitat affiliate’s inception, Norm has been moving the mission forward through board involvement, fundraising, and more. Hear his many years of memories with the affiliate, and what makes his support so important.

Mike and Morgan are joined by our new Board Chairman and Friend of Habitat, Brandon Brayboy on episode 17. Brandon is the Owner of Lakeland Liquidation, a flooring and cabinet company based out of Lakeland and has been a longtime Friend of Habitat. He’ll give insight into his journey to Habitat and what his vision as the Board Chairman has in store.