Now available for view and download, The Bayside Club BrandStory delves into one of downtown’s newest, upcoming condominium complexes. Developed by Bruce and Josh Weiner, owners of The Longboat Group and creators of CitySide Apartments, The Bayside Club will feature an incredible array of amenities. At The Bayside Club, owners will have all of the hotel services that go along with resort-vacationing at their fingertips.

READ THE BAYSIDE CLUB’S BRANDSTORY HERE

SRQ MEDIA hosted the fifth annual Women In Business Hear Me Roar Leadership and Awards Luncheon on Thursday May 2, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota featuring nationally-recognized keynote speaker Geralyn Lucas, noted luminary Dorothy Butler Gilliam and the announcement of the winners of the 2019 Women in Business Competition.

After guests were treated to a morning of shopping at the Pop Up Boutique Lounge, the Hear Me Roar Luncheon began with a warm welcome from Steve Altier of Hear Me Roar Champion Partner Seaside National Bank & Trust Bank.  

SRQ MEDIA was pleased to introduce Geralyn Lucas as this year’s Hear Me Roar Keynote Speaker. Lucas is the best-selling author of Why I Wore Lipstick: To My Mastectomy and an accomplished producer whose book was made into an Emmy nominated movie and inspired collaborations with Betsey Johnson and Stella cosmetics. In a compelling and inspiring keynote speech, which she aptly named “Finding my Roar,” the Hear Me Roar audience was brought to laughter and tears as Geralyn Lucas shared her journey of finding confidence and strength during her battle with breast cancer as a 27 year old. Encouraging attendees to “always take that risk,” Lucas emphasized the importance of making small but powerful differences. “When I wrote my book, I wanted to reach out to one woman and hold out my hand to her,” she remarked. 

Next, SRQ MEDIA had the great pleasure of honoring legendary journalist, civil rights activist and the first female black reporter for the Washington Post, Dorothy Butler Gilliam. Gilliam was the recipient of the 2019 Women in Business Trailblazer Award. As an agent of social change, Gilliam’s story of overcoming the adversities of racism and sexism is impactful. Gilliam accepted the award on behalf of black women journalists and women of color who had lived their life with such remarkable courage. Gilliam recalled early civil rights activist and investigative journalist, Ida B. Wells as well as other women who helped pave a new path in journalism. Gilliam recently published a memoir, Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist’s Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America and has been widely acknowledged as a pioneer in her field, a champion of social justice, and a true Trailblazer.

Powered by SRQ’s Women In Business Initiative, the Hear Me Roar luncheon culminated with the announcement of the 2019 finalists and winners of the Women In Business Competition Awards Program. This year’s distinguished award nominees, finalists, and winners have made a meaningful and significant contribution to our region in business, education, philanthropy, arts and culture and healthcare. SRQ MEDIA is pleased to announce this year’s twelve inductees into the SRQ Women in Business Leadership Circle: The 2019 Women In Business Competition Winners Luz Corcuera, Johnette Isham, Terri Najmolhoda, Christine Robinson, and Sally Schule, and seven Women In Business Competition Finalists Lynn Hobeck Bates, Mireya Eavey, Ashley McCollum, Lisa Moore, Kay Rosaire, Renee Snyder, and Rachel West.  Congratulations!

SRQ MEDIA would like to thank the 2019 Hear Me Roar Leadership and Awards Luncheon event sponsors for their support of this community platform: Champion Partner Seaside National Bank & Trust, Innovator Foundation Partner Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Collaborator Partner New Balance Sarasota, Leadership Pin Partner Diamond Vault, Trophy Partner Sarasota Trophy & Awards Inc., Hospitality Partner The Hyatt Regency Sarasota, After Hours Partner Sophie’s at Saks Fifth Avenue, Audio Visual Partner PSAV, Club Partner Waterworks Sarasota, Transportation Partner Gold Star Limousines, Hair Partner Muse Salon & Spa, Make Up Partner Saks Fifth Avenue,  and Floral Partner Sue Ellen’s Floral Boutique. Thank you as well to the participants in the Hear Me Roar Pop-Up Boutique: Diamond Vault, Camilyn Beth Studio, Saks Fifth Avenue, New Balance, Paint Nail Bar, Philosophy & Vines, Pineapple Yoga, Apricot Lane, Lash Boutique, MAAHS Cosmetique, Barb McSweeney Jewelry, Bazaar on Apricot & Lime, Architectural Salvage, and Lilly Pulitzer. Thank you to the 2019 Hear Me Roar table sponsors, the SRQ Women In Business Leadership Circle, and to our audience of over three-hundred attendees.

A full list of the SRQ Women in Business Award nominees, finalists and winners can be found in the May edition of She Roars magazine.

Visit CLICK SRQ to view more photographs from the event.

Photographs by: Evan Sigmund and Wyatt Kostygan.

Horizon Mortgage Corporation has led the way in commercial mortgage banking on the West Coast of Florida since 1979. With a milestone of 40 years to celebrate, the Sarasota-based enterprise’s SRQ BrandStory looks back on Horizon Mortgage’s humble beginning and its upwinding success as a father-daughter powerhouse—grown to be one of the most trusted and sought-after mortgage lenders in the region.

With four decades of building contacts, market insight, operative leverage and customer relations in the financial marketplace, Horizon Mortgage Corporation remains a force as a full-service real estate advisory group at its core. Having developed the ability to secure loans not typical of what most banks offer, which are inclusive of land loans, mezzanine or second mortgage financing, portfolio loans, equity raises, construction financing and more, it continuously pioneers what it means to be a mortgage broker in such a fluctuating and variable market. Horizon’s invaluable capability to close any type of commercial transaction can be ascribed to the unique background and story of President/Founder N.J. Olivieri and daughter Kelly Gilliland, Executive Vice President. Together, they’ve created a collaborative balance in business, using both their strengths to excel as a household name in the industry. From genuine customer service and taking the time to understand every client’s personal and financial situations as well as their goals, to their tireless focus on eliminating risk, and providing intuitive expertise in underwriting both the asset in question, as well as the credibility of the borrower and the marketplace, customers find themselves in caring and capable hands at Horizon Mortgage.

READ HORIZON’S BRANDSTORY ONLINE

We had a blast at the 2019 Best of SRQ Local TGIF Party! On Friday, April 5 the SRQ MEDIA team and 250+ foodies and local enthusiasts gathered at ALoft Sarasota to taste signature dishes and cocktails courtesy of fifteen winning restaurants from this year’s Best of SRQ Local competition.

Celebrating the best locally owned establishments in the region, every year SRQ MEDIA asks our astute readers to vote for their favorite local eats, shopping, arts, luminaries and hotspots culminating in the buzzworthy special “Best of SRQ Local” awards feature published in the April magazine. This year, to celebrate SRQ Magazine’s 20th anniversary, the Best of SRQ Local feature and TGIF party shared a 90’s theme. DJ Rus Deep kept 90’s throwbacks spinning throughout the evening giving guests the opportunity to rekindle their love for the decade of Ace of Base, Nirvana, and TLC.

A very big thank you to our awesome food and drink vendors who served up some seriously delicious tastings: Patricks 1481, OfKors Bakery, Pazzo Southside, JPan, Calusa Brewery, El Toro Bravo Restaurant, Zildjian Catering & Consulting, The Overton, Duval’s Fresh. Local. Seafood., State Street Eating House, Five-O Donuts, Mattison’s, CROP, Ophelia’s On The Bay, and Element: Modern Mediterranean Grill.

Thank you to our amazing host, ALoft Sarasota and a big thanks to Mojo Photo Booth for the fun photo ops and DJ Rus Deep for keeping the 90s soundtrack rolling during TGIF. Click HERE to see more photos from the event. To view the full list of Best of SRQ Local winners, check out the April feature online HERE.

Getting into some Summertime planning? Check out SRQ Magazine’s new edition of RocketKids. Now available to view online, RocketKids is your family’s ultimate guide to Summer 2019.

Explore the latest summer camp options and family programs scheduled at destinations in the Sarasota-Bradenton area. We’ve created an all-in-one guide to local camps and activities for children of all ages. Summertime will be here before we know it – check out the exciting opportunities that our region offers and register soon to join the fun!

Check out the magazine HERE