Marketing for the modern age. At Xceptional U, we pride ourselves on being able to develop innovative marketing tactics and solutions for our clients. But Xceptional U is more than just a typical advertising agency. It’s because we have so much more to offer than a typical agency. YES! We have nationwide and regional media-buying specialists. YES! We conduct primary and secondary market research. YES! We offer total web development and hosting capabilities. YES! We offer complete audio and video production studios near you and on site. …And…………………………….. YES! We are the leading Google™ certified agency based in Central Florida. Our approach is simple. We monitor consumer trends and the marketplace in great detail to ensure the recommendations we make are well-researched, expertly planned, economically feasible and perfectly executed. We are not afraid to try something new, but are cautious to make sure it is in the right direction. Which is really the ultimate goal of everything we do: help our clients find the right direction.
Specialties
Search Engine Optimization, Web Design, 3D Printing, Print Services, Direct Mail, and Brand Management
Today’s market provides ample challenges for businesses in reaching consumers: increasing competition, commoditization, disloyalty, and government oversight. We are here to create an ever-changing landscape when it comes to generating consumer traffic, leads, and proving ROI making consumer marketing an uncertainty. So many companies have more than new consumers to win over — they have to reach existing customers and past clients while maintaining a referral base as well. The pressure is not on companies to perform — it’s on the brands to drive traffic. Gulf Coast Media is your single destination to be that force driving your sales through your brand. Gulf Coast Media is here for all of your print, design and web services needs.
Amie Remington is General Counsel for Landrum Human Resource Companies, Inc., which consists of Landrum Companies, Landrum Professional Employer Services, Landrum Consulting, and Landrum Staffing Services. Combined, these companies serve over 700 clients and 12,000 employees in over 45 states.
Amie graduated cum laude with a Bachelors of Arts from the Honors Program of Florida State University in 1991 and with honors from Florida State University College of Law in 1997.
As General Counsel, Amie advises the Landrum companies on all business and employment-related legal issues. She is also a regular speaker at national and state-wide events, discussing all aspects of employment law that affect all employers, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the state counterparts to these laws.
Before joining Landrum, Amie was in private practice and represented employers, management and the State of Florida in all types of employment-related matters. She focused on policy creation, prevention of discrimination and harassment and management education and training, as well as all aspects of employment litigation, including trial and appeal work.
Amie serves on the National Association of Professional Employer Organization’s Legal Advisory Committee and on the Florida Association of Professional Employer Organization’s Board of Directors. She has published articles in The PEO Insider magazine and in NAPEO’s Legal Updates and Legal Insights.
For more than fifteen years, Amie has served as the Chancellor of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church and regularly provides pro bono legal services to churches, schools and childcare centers throughout the Dioceses of the Central Gulf Coast.
Amie is married to the funniest guy she knows, Scott. When they aren’t working, Scott and Amie can usually be found on a ball field or at a park with their three loud and rambunctious children, and their beloved Boykin Spaniel, Molly.
Asheville2 Walden Ridge Dr #15Asheville , NC28803(828) 299-3038(800) 257-3801
Landrum provides full service human resource services and consulting to businesses and non-profit organizations throughout the United States. We offer a wide variety of HR resource tools to help your business run more efficiently. We offer payroll services, benefits management, unemployment and workers’ compensation management, assistance with employee relations issues, and training. Our priority to is to help you protect and grow your business, so our staff of dedicated HR experts keep you on top of all state and federal employment regulations. Let’s keep the conversation going! Follow us on Facebook (/landrumhr), Twitter (@LandrumHR) and YouTube (/LandrumCompanies).
Specialties
Human Resources Management, Payroll Administraion, Benefits Administration, Workers Compensation Administration, Staffing Services, Employee Recruiting Services, Human Resources Outsourcing
Kolleen Edwards Chesley has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and spent the majority of her career as a financial advisor. In that role, Kolleen was responsible for finding her own clients and quickly learned the value of networking, networking, and even more networking. It was in 2004 and during her sales career that she, along with two other professional business women met for lunch with the purpose of helping to motivate each other after Hurricane Ivan had blown through our area and changed not only the physical landscape of the area, but also impacted the business landscape as well. Out of that lunch was born what is now a thriving not-for-profit organization for business women.
Kolleen currently serves full-time as the Founding Director of what was originally called Women’s Business Lunch and is now known as Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast. The organization advocates a culture of confidence building, lifelong learning, collaboration, empowering others and a spirit of charitable giving. The mission of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is to promote, advance and improve women in business and the organization accomplishes these in a number of different ways.
– Monthly networking meetings in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. These are open to all women and free to attend. We run a structured meeting with open networking, an educational segment, a sponsor presentation, an opportunity to hear about the businesses of all attendees, and a whole lot of fun. We frequently hear from attendees that these meeting are chock full of value and a great way to build new relationships to help support their businesses.
– Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast Magazine. We are in our third year of production of the magazine and our goal is for this to be a quarterly publication. Each edition features interviewees of local successful leaders in business who share their honest thoughts on leadership, success, obstacles, and inspiration as it relates to women in business. We also include other articles on leadership, networking, and other skill development. It is geared for anyone in business or looking for business motivation and tips.
– Annual Pursue Your Passion Women’s conference. To help celebrate National Business Women’s Week, we hold a full day conference during the third week of October along with several other events leading up to the conference. We feature a national keynote speaker, several local successful leaders in business, along with Speed Networking, an Experience Hall, structured and unstructured networking exercises and plenty of laughter, relationship building and excitement. Our attendees are not only motivated by the conference but they leave with tangible tips they can take back and implement in their businesses to lead them to success.
– Power Up Challenge is a 12 week educational series where we hold classes once a week for an hour and a half focused around four main areas of business: Networking, Marketing, Business Efficiency, and Sales Skills. Open to men and women and all classmates (whether they attend in person or not) receive the full audio recording of each class along with class notes, expanded notes, and extra resources. Classes are affordable and attendees are elated with the amount and quality of the information that is shared.
– Women in Leadership radio podcast show – sponsored by Pensacola Business Radio X. We hold shows twice a month and bring in mostly women but some men for in-depth interviews. Interviewees share their advice on topics such as mentoring, keys to success, time management tools, personal mantras and favorite inspirations, and what men can do to help support women in business.
Membership in Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast is also available. Contact kolleen@powerfulwomengulfcoast.com for more information or visit our website at powerfulwomengulfcoast.com or Facebook at Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast.
Imagine nearly 100 Big Green Eggs lined up inside beautiful Blue Wahoo’s Stadium on Pensacola Bay. Now imagine you get to sample every delicious bite that is being cooked on those Eggs. Well stop imagining and get your tickets now! The $25 ticket includes entry to the event, samplings, entertainment and Big Green Egg demonstrations! We have some of the best EggChef’s coming from all over the Southeast to enjoy a cold beer, eat some delicious food.
Pensacola EggFest is a 100% volunteer led event to support local Children’s & Teen causes such as Chain Reaction, Rally #MoreThan4Pensacola and AMI Kids.
Pensacola EggFest is presented by Pensacola’s Kia AutoSport. Thank you to all of our sponsors! We could not make this event possible without your support!
Travis “Moose” Mattair is the sole owner of Unlimited Training Academy.
Originally from Kennewick, Wash. where he graduated from Southridge High School in ’07.
Five days after graduating high school, Moose was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round, (83rd Pick) of the ’07 Major League Baseball draft. He was part of the Phillies for five years, before getting “Rule 5” drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in ’12. He played three years in the Reds’ farm system. The final two years with the Reds, were played in Pensacola, Fla. with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
He loved the people and the community SO much during his time here, he planted his roots and made Pensacola home. Travis is focused on building relationships and sharing his knowledge with the youth of greater Pensacola area. He hopes his career and life experiences can help athletes become more confident in sports and in life.
Ingram family Corporation was established to create an opportunity for long-term wealth for middle class families. Through the Tony’s Tejas Salsa Profit Share Group we are creating residual incomes for our investors Through our flagship brand Tony’s Tejas Salsa. Our mission is to engineer a new business model that prioritizes Humanity. We have grown a brand with loyal supporters and limitless potential. What makes our investment group and brand unique is cooperative capital acquisition and bartering for services rendered, which allowed us to grow exponentially. We are developing young talent, which will be the foundation of our future operating systems. There is an opportunity for every and anyone to invest in this brand. Without you being involved we will still do phenomenal things. With you Investing in our brand our potential grows unmeasurably. For more information about our investment group go to tonys-tejas-salsa.com or contact the owner at tonys.tejas.salsa@gmail.com.
All of us share something great here – a vibrant and important connection to our community. To keep it strong and healthy we have to take care of it, which means taking care of each other.
You and your goals matter. We understand that you’re trusting us with your money, time, and dreams…and we don’t take that lightly. In fact, we’re here for you because we share those dreams, as well as a mutual respect for the values that connect us – values like family, community, service and financial integrity.
We’re committed to helping you improve your life, and we take very seriously the trust you bestow upon us to help you reach your financial goals. That’s what motivates us to deliver the personalized solutions you deserve.
Pam Hatt/Director of Marketing
Passionate pursuer and advocate of our company’s brand, culture, values, and mission. Creative. Outgoing. Community Focused. Results Oriented. Risk Taker. Deal Maker. Credit Union Proud. Coach. Mentor. Seeker of Truth and Integrity. Biking Enthusiast.
Oversee all aspects of Marketing, and Business and Select Employer Group Development for Pen Air FCU with assets of $1.3B, 18 branch locations, including three student run credit unions, and over 98,000 members located in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties in Florida and Baldwin and Mobile Counties in Alabama.
Dennis Caire / HOT PINK WEEKEND
Non-Profit Seat in the SURF
Our goal in the Pensacola area is to create a fantastic fundraiser to raise money to help provide research locally in our area.
The mission of the BCRF is to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and translational research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness about good breast health. Currently, 91 cents of every dollar spent by BCRF is directed towards breast cancer research and awareness programs.
As a member of Waterkeepers Alliance, we strive to maintain drinkable, fishable, swimmable waters for our community.
You can start tuning in to “PURE H2O” every Wednesday at 9AM CST on Pensacola Business RadioX. Every Wednesday there will be a local discussion on important environmental points of interest. From clean energy to healthy water to environmental justice, education and much more.
For our first podcast, Laurie Murphy, Executive Director of Emerald Coastkeeper will be interviewing local educators and a non-profit organization “Harnessing Opportunity and Power of Education (HOPE) about the importance of supplemental STEM education and art/cultural education in underserved communities.
For more information on how you can be a guest, contact Laurie Murphy at laurie@emeraldcoastkeeper.org.
Founded in 1999, Emerald Coastkeeper is one of 240 (and counting) member organizations of the Waterkeeper Alliance. We are a grassroots organization that monitors four main watersheds in the Florida Panhandle. Our mission is to investigate, educate and protect our right to swimmable. fishable and drinkable water. We believe that healthy waterways are directly connected to healthy communities and healthy people.
In our four watersheds, you will find many springs, creeks, rivers, bayou’s, bays and of course, the Gulf of Mexico.
Pollution can happen anywhere, not just from large industries. Some of the greatest concerns in our region stem from residential pollution.
Some of the more common culprits are septic system failure, erosion and sedimentation, nutrient loading from fertilizers, red tide, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, (PCBs) lead, mercury, animal wastes, industrial paint source discharge, oil spills, commercial vessel pollution, residential development, and household garbage.
Protecting our waterways and drinking water from contaminants is everyone’s responsibility. We can’t do it alone…we need your help!
Feel free to contact us if you want to volunteer or to report a problem. We look forward to creating a healthy community with you!
The idea for creating the i4GovCon Summit came from the Thunderdome Initiatives that have been floating around our community for the past year. Knowing that Orlando and the Space Coast also have tremendous resources for aerospace and defense, we wanted to expand across the state, so we chose the “i4” to mark the location of this inaugural event. There are similar conferences in other parts of the state, including the ITen Wired Summit covering northwest Florida communities, the First Coast Defense Expo in Jacksonville, the Space Coast Tech Expo in Melbourne and of course all the larger conferences such as I/ITSEC and SOFIC.
Our aerospace and defense community is spread across the state and to some extent it’s overshadowed by beaches, theme parks, and real estate development. The goal of i4GovCon is to bring small business leaders from this crucial industry and supply chain together. The I-4 corridor is one of the fastest growing areas of the state. According to a report by Enterprise Florida and Career Source Florida, “Florida’s defense industry had a $79.8 billion economic impact in Florida in 2014.” Forward Florida reports that the space program “generates more than $19.2 billion in annual revenue.” Commercial applications and other technology initiatives provide even more growth potential.
Instead of another DC trip, join us at i4GovCon in Tampa on March 24. Let’s make things happen here! A fast track to meeting other like-minded professionals, the i4GovCon summit is a smaller and more focused event for those who are committed to the federal marketplace.
Veterans are the heart of the aerospace and defense community. Whether on active duty, in the reserves, or transitioning to civilian careers they deserve our support. One aspect of the summit will be to bring together some of the resources that serve this community. Florida is pushing to be the top state for veterans, to accomplish that we have work together to create better connections and networking between our companies and the veterans. We can assist on their way to a future career in our community. For example setting up a veteran friendly program.
Veterans already have what we are looking for: Leadership, discipline, and decision making skills. Let’s use this event as an opportunity to improve the veterans workforce in our communities.
Pensacola Business Radio – 1.15.16 – On the Air with LeaP Alumni and Leadership Pensacola-
Guests: Kurt Larson and Mark Harden / The Godfathers of LeaP, Caitlin Newby / Greater Pensacola Chamber, Jennifer Harrison / Gulf Coast Promotions
It has been said that a community’s vitality can be measured in part by the voluntary contributions of it’s leaders. The vision of Leadership Pensacola is a community filled with leaders who are well informed, committed and have the desire to inspire positive change in the Pensacola area.
Mission
The mission of Leadership Pensacola Alumni is to enhance, extend and strengthen a legacy of leadership in your community.
The Leadership Pensacola Alumni Association extends the Leadership Pensacola experience by fostering professional relationships, offering unique educational programs and promoting leadership to grow business and build community.
LeaP alumni are a very special group of committed individuals who continue to strive to make our community a better place to live. Northwest Florida needs the active involvement of people like you in government, business, and community affairs.
Why Leadership Pensacola
When you entered Leadership Pensacola, you learned about the Pensacola Bay Area: its strengths, its challenges, its government, its organizations and its people. When you graduate, you join those who have gone before you. You broaden your community and business perspective to a level enabling you to turn challenging opportunities into remarkable successes. This group makes things happen.
Joining the Leadership Pensacola Alumni Association grants you immediate access to more than 1000 professionals equally talented and committed to leading our community to greatness. Add to that the diverse networking, educational and one-of-a-kind experience programs that will keep you tuned into the issues that influence our area and keep you connected with community leaders.
Our History
Since 1983, Leadership Pensacola has been introducing its class members to major facets of the Pensacola Bay Area through an intensive ten-month course. The Greater Pensacola Chamber established the program with a goal of ensuring the community’s pool of talented leaders would be continually renewed.
Our Alumni
In 2008, the Leadership Pensacola Alumni Association was established as a means to continue serving its graduates through leadership development programs and to expand the Youth Leadership Pensacola program.
Leadership Pensacola Alumni include current civic, business and professional leaders. In fact, nearly every prominent corporation, private business, government and social agency in the Pensacola Bay Area are represented in LPAA. And they are involved!
The Martelli’s are an American family who run one of the most successful sewing equipment companies in the country.
This family-owned operation, includes John and Marsha Martelli, along with their son, daughter, and grandchildren. When you’re working with family on a daily basis, there is bound to be a lot of drama. The Martelli’s know drama, but at the end of the day, they also know love. The show features a unique balance between doing what it takes to run a family business and highlights the likeability of the Martelli family themselves. It also features John Martelli’s love for inventing and displays the characteristics of an American family with a strong Italian heritage.
This show is currently in pre-production and plans to begin airing in the Spring of 2016.
The Martelli’s have a solid entrepreneur background and a strong Italian heritage.
The family was a part of the 12 million immigrants that entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in the New York Harbor. It is now estimated that 40 percent of all current U.S. citizens can trace at least one of their ancestors to Ellis Island. The Martelli family were known for being hard workers and innovators. In fact, John Martelli’s father, Anthony, was known for stating, “If man built it, I can fix it”. History shows that the Martelli’s could not only fix what man built, but innovate and provide cutting edge inventions that help millions of families.
For over 20 years, John Martelli’s inventions have found enormous success, particularly in the field of sewing and quilting. The Martelli family have provided quilters and other sewing and crafting enthusiasts with the tools and accessories to pursue their art and express themselves.
Their company values innovation and continual improvement through the support of a dedicated research and development team. The Martelli’s believe that it really means something to offer a product that will be appreciated and recommended to others.
What sets Martelli Enterprises apart is their commitment to research, engineering, design, and testing for all of their products. Research and development is the starting point for providing the tools that allow you to execute your creative vision.
The Martellis business is family owned and operated. They are on the premises daily to oversee the many operations. The business began with four family members, and has now grown to include over 20 dedicated employees who are like an extension of the family.
As a new generation steps up to serve their customers, the Martelli’s anticipate preserving this unique combination–a corporate business with a family mentality.
Through ergonomically designed tools like the ErgoCutter, or through innovations in design like the adjustable height of our Longarm Quilting Machine and Work Stations, making life easier for you is what the Martelli’s are all about, allowing you to excel in your chosen craft!
Visit Martelli Enterprises website now to learn more about what they do.
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