At Farmhouse Animal & Nature Sanctuary our mission is to care for, protect, love and support the exotic & farm animals that live at the sanctuary & to educate the public on animal care & nature.Dave & Lisa Burns, founders, volunteered for many years at a friend’s wild, farm & exotic animal rescue, & later became live in care takers there before the founders retired. They decided they needed to continue caring for animals in-need, so they founded FANS, a 501(C)3 nonprofit.

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.