Alannah Sandehl is the Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at IDM Brand, a marketing – driven partner dedicated to transformation and growth. Alannah collaborates with agency clients to innovate, efficiently leverage their budget and tell compelling stories that engage consumers, drive action, and deliver measurable results.

In her 20 years of industry experience, Alannah grew passionate about driving positive change through innovative and creative marketing, integrating artfulness and creativity with data-driven analytics. Under Alannah’s leadership, IDM Brand created impactful campaigns for clients like Amazon, Mayo Clinic, Caesarstone, Black and Decker, Britannica Digital Learning, Lifeway Foods and Rotary International, among many others. Since founding IDM Brand in 2001, Alannah strives to attract clients who are socially conscious and innovative in their product or service offerings.

Specialties: Innovation, Qualitative and Quantitative Research, Brand Strategy and Activation, Online Marketing, Business Development

IDM Brand’s unique combination of strategy, technology, and design will be valued by any leader who appreciates data-driven execution guided by a senior team. We think beyond assigned tasks and hold ourselves accountable to your business priorities.

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IDM Brand Website:
http://idmbrand.com

Alannah Sandehl Presents IDM Brand on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXW7fh3n0gk

Michael Dalby is President & CEO of The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce.

The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce is the largest nonprofit advocate for the Collier County business community. With about 1,800 members representing 50,000 employees, The Chamber is actively involved in local government and regional economic development while providing valuable resources to its members.

In addition to his 21 years of chamber work, Michael served in the Air Force for 12 years, reaching the rank of major. He worked as an intelligence officer and taught at the Air Force Academy. Initially, he took a job at a chamber as a way to transition from his military job to a private one but he really found he loved chamber work. He loved working with businesses and with local government and doing it at a level where he could see the impact he was having on the community.

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Michael Dalby to Lead Naples Chamber

The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce website

The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce – Facebook site

Tasheekia Perry is Founder and Owner, Crowning Daughters for Success (CDFS).

CDFS is an Enrichment Program that serve girls ages 7 and older. We exists to provide life-changing program for youth by promoting confidence without compromise. We aim to establish positive ongoing relationships with caring adults and peers that will lead to healthy
self-esteem, productivity and accountability.

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Crowning Daughters for Success website

Crowning Daughters for Success YouTube Video

Timothy J. Cartwright is Partner/Co-Founder of Fifth Avenue Advisors and Chairman of Tamiami Angel Funds.

Tim Cartwright is an active member of numerous local, regional and state level organizations and initiatives.  Currently, Tim is the Chairman of the Tamiami Angel Funds, a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee for the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples. Tim is a Board Member for Fusion Pointe and Florida Venture Forum, and Member for SWFL Chapter of BioFlorida and Florida Venture Forums Early Stage Venture Capital Conference. He serves as a judge and gives his time speaking at numerous events throughout the state of Florida.

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Fifth Avenue Advisors Website

How Tim Cartwright Found His Wings

2008 Southwest Florida’s Regional Angel Fund Assessment

Jack Wert is Executive Director at Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Wert discusses branding of Collier County’s “Paradise Coast.” The Paradise Coast brand themes are: “Paradise is a feeling,” “Discover Your Paradise,” and “This is how paradise looks … imagine how it feels.” Those taglines are featured on the Visitors Bureau website and in promotional ads in the Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis and Cleveland areas, and in the Miami, Palm Beach, Tampa and Orlando areas. Internationally, promotional ads are in Germany, Canada and the U.K. Social media sites are also used, along with blogging.

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Collier County, FL “Florida’s Paradise Coast” Contacts

Southwest Florida “Florida’s Paradise Coast” Travel Information

Paradise Coast Breaks Tourism Records

Kristi J. Bartlett, CEcD is Vice President of Economic Development, The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce.

Kristi is an experienced economic development specialist founded in economic gardening approach with proven ability to develop/execute public relations strategies, including social media, website, and informational resources for industry and business recruitment. She is skilled in writing promotional materials and position papers, planning organizational/fundraising events, and attracting/managing volunteers. She has a strong background in legislative affairs, including lobbying, working with legislative representatives, and coordinating organizational Policy Committee.

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The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce website

The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce Facebook

Lois Croft is Southwest Regional Director, Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA).

FRLA is a private, non-profit trade association whose purpose is to represent the interests of Florida’s $106.8 billion hospitality industry which supports 23% of Florida’s economy. FRLA is the VOICE of the hospitality industry.

FRLA represent over 10,000 members in the hospitality industry across the state of Florida. Members include corporate chain restaurants, independent restaurants, independent hotels, national hotel chains and resorts, independently owned bed and breakfast hotels, theme parts, country clubs, allied/business partners who provide a product or service to the industry, and education partners specializing in hospitality. More members mean greater representation, bargaining power, and more affordable benefits.

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Collier Chapter – Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association

FRLA Flyer

FRLA – NEW CHAPTER DIRECTOR

Lois Croft & Michael Baumohl Discuss Podcast

Ted Sachs, Jr., CPA, work experience includes the following:

Securite Intel: Financial Officer 2012 – Present

Score Naples:Mentor/Counselor 2011 – Present

Edward M. Sachs Jr. Financial LLC
(EMS FINANCIAL ADVISORY): Consultant / Principal 2008 – 2017

Sanwa Business Credit: Employee 1985 – Present (over 32 years)

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George Mantzidis, Esq. is President at George Mantzidis Law Group, Attorney at Law PLLC

George Mantzidis specializes in the following area of law:

1. Business: 30%

   The formation of a new business can be very exciting. One of the most important decisions that a new or existing business owner has to make involves selecting a type of business structure, whether it is a Sole Proprietor, LLC, LLP, Inc., or other structure. The unique set of circumstances present in each available structure requires an attorney with knowledge and familiarity to help guide you in selecting the proper structure.

2.  Wills and living wills: 25%

   A will is a legal document created by you in order to control the distribution of your assets after your death. A will allows you to designate the beneficiaries of your estate, including a plan for the distribution of your assets to your spouse, children and others. In the State of Florida, if you do not have a will your estate becomes “intestate,” meaning that a Florida probate court will determine the allocation of your estate regardless of your intentions.

3.  Trusts: 25%

   A revocable trust is an agreement created by you to manage your assets during your lifetime and distribute the remaining assets after your death. The person who creates a trust is called the “grantor” or “settlor.” The person responsible for the management of the trust assets is the “trustee.” You can serve as trustee, or you may appoint another person, bank or trust company to serve as your trustee, depending on the trust established.

4.  Probate: 20%

   Formal Administration is required when the probate estate is greater than $75,000 and when the decedent has been dead for two years or less. The probate estate only consists of assets owned by the decedent at the time of his or her death. Florida law provides for summary administration as an alternative probate procedure other than the formal administration process.

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Mantzidis Law Group

Dr. Marshall Goodman is President & CEO of The Naples Accelerator.

Our mission at The Naples Accelerator is to assist new and emerging businesses and ideas achieve new heights by providing business mentorships, essential services and a collaborative environment.

Our mascot is a giraffe.  This may seem odd, until you consider that the giraffe, that can reach heights of over 18 feet, has the greatest vantage point on the savanna. From those heights, they can assess their current surrounds and what is off on the horizon that other animals cannot see.

Therefore, the giraffe is the perfect mascot for us, as we strive to help you and your business ACHIEVE NEW HEIGHTS by providing assistance to assess where you’ve been, where you are and where you want to go.

If you’re curious, our giraffe that meets you when you step off the elevator and into our offices is named Alfie.  Points for remembering that when you come visit us.

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The Naples Accelerator website

The Naples Accelerator – A hub for stellar entrepreneurial results

$1.2 million for Collier County’s business accelerators

Bud Stoddard is a successful serial entrepreneur who has founded eight different companies in the information management and data storage industry.  His companies have included MicroMedia, DataVault, TeleVault Technology, AmeriVault, Certified Backup, NextVault, Breakaway Properties, and Directional Command. 

Currently, Bud is a Venture Partner of Adrenaline Fund, an early stage venture fund that was established to fund early stage and pre-revenue companies in Southwest Florida.  Bud also plays an active role in the Tamiami Angel Fund and is a board member of the Lutgert School of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Bud has been a regular mentor, coach, and speaker at Florida Gulf Coast University and Ave Maria Law School and assisted dozens of aspiring entrepreneurs in their journey.
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Beth Williams is President of Greenery Wizard, Inc. Beth has a true passion for creating gracious garden scenes and outdoor spaces that are inviting, lush, pretty, intimate, and tropical.

Along with Beth’s passion for gardening, she brings a love of Florida nature, a certification from FNGLA in Florida Horticulture, knowledge and training in design, and experience in managing landscape installations.

Beth’s mission: to bring beauty, color, privacy, shade, whimsy, and value to yards throughout Naples and Collier County – including yours!

Greenery Wizard services Include:
* Client Interview and Landscape Evaluation
* Schematic Design Development
* Design Review and Modifications
* Purchasing, Scheduling & Coordination in Preparation of Installation
* Installation and Oversight

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Javier Pacheco is a Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, as certified by The Florida Bar. Javier has represented clients in a wide range of commercial disputes involving creditors’ rights, products liability, employment, insurance coverage, employee benefits, landlord/tenant, and intentional tort litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts in Ohio, Florida, and California. 

Javier also represents financial institutions in complex creditor’s rights matters. Javier has assisted manufacturers, financial institutions, and individuals resolve disputes in Latin America, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Peru.

In this episode, Javier is discussing the ways you can protect your business and trade secrets. You’ll learn the value and purpose of such legal documents like employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, and non-compete agreements. You’ll learn how much you can expect to pay lawyers for those documents and the risks involved in downloading such documents from the web without the counsel of a lawyer in your state.

Have you ever wondered if a SCORE volunteer can provide free legal advice? Javier will explain what type of advice you can and cannot expect from a SCORE counselor when it comes to legal matters.

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Ernie Durso is a retired publisher. Ernie, a Naples, FL resident, followed his passion for law enforcement at the age of 65 years old.

Listen to this inspirational and fascinating story about curiosity, tenacity, presence, reinventing yourself, and making an impact in your community.

Ernie is a husband, a father, a grandfather, a teacher, a volunteer, and a really nice guy.

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Lynn Pitochelli is Founder of Design Match. Design Match was created as a direct result of Lynn’s talent and passion for bringing people together and creating beautiful environments. Since 1992, Lynn has partnered with design professionals and talented artists to create beautiful spaces through art. A corporate career in human resource consulting and recruiting honed her matchmaking skills where she helped her Fortune 500 clients find the executive talent and resources needed to advance their companies.

Using her unique Style Profile Process, she matches you and the right design professional together, based on your budget, lifestyle, tastes and preferences.

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Deborah Johnson is a Mentor Program Coordinator at Fusion Pointe. Fusion Pointe advances Southwest Florida’s innovation economy by connecting entrepreneurs with experienced mentors, who will help them build their high-tech startups into investor-ready ventures and connect them with the right funders at the appropriate time. Fusion Pointe will create additional opportunities in the local economic development community by becoming a buzzing hub of venture development, where entrepreneurs will get the knowledge, connections and potential sources of capital they need to succeed, all under one organization.

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Tim Philbrick is Sales and Marketing Specialist, The Print Shop & More. When it comes to printing services, The Print Shop & More has it covered. Are you looking for promotional items? Need a graphic designer? We can provide virtually any product or service imaginable to communicate with your prospects, customers, members, employees, or vendors.The Print Shop & More provides Printing Services for Naples, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Marco Island, Estero, & SW Florida since 1979.

Tim Philbrick brings with him the unique quality of having worked in Marketing and Sales for three fortune 500 companies (Xerox, Cannon and AccuStaff) and being a small business owner for 10 years. Tim has served on various non-for-profit boards in Collier County, Florida. He is also a Graduate of Leadership Collier, a two-time recipient of the Red Cross’s “Good Neighbor” award, a Gulfshore Life 40 and under recipient and he has coached and officiated basketball for over 25 years.

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Michael Baumohl discusses how to publish your own book. Michael is a former Executive Director of International Marketing and Publicity for Warner Bros. He is experienced in licensing & merchandising, business affairs (contract analysis and creation) and publicity.

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Michael Zoglio is an experienced SCORE Naples Counselor and Value Building Consultant. Michael has been an entrepreneur for over 40 years and he founded 4 businesses in the greater Philadelphia area. He was the founder and owner of a print and fulfillment business for 18 years. He spent 20 years as a business broker and value building consultant. He is currently President at Tower Hill Advisors, Naples, FL.

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Richard Siegel is Founder & CEO Pace International, Inc. Richard is retained in a variety of industries for start-ups, differentiation, HR, profit improvement and turnarounds. Clients include GE Capital, Quiksilver, Beall’s, and Bata, the world’s largest footwear manufacturer & retailer in 70 countries.

He is also retained by ADF, USAID and the World Bank for poverty alleviation in Africa. The African engagements involve African producer development and marketing in the US.

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Brenda Tate

Dorothy Browning

Brenda is Director & Founder of Women’s Foundation Southwest Florida. Dorothy is Community Education Program Manager of the MicroEnterprise Institute, Goodwill SWFL.

Brenda’s experience includes:

• Community volunteer serving as President and Founder of the Women’s Foundation of Southwest Florida.
• Co-Chair of the Florida Women’s Funding Alliance, an affinity group of Florida Philanthropic Network.
• Member of Women Moving Millions.
• Member of Prosperity Together, a group of United States women’s foundations pledging to invest over $100million in women and girls over the next five years.

Dorothy has over 10 years of experience in the non-profit sector working with individuals who wish to start or expand a small business. Her key responsibilities include business development, customer support and training, both administrative and content areas related to the LaunchU program and other Kauffman Foundation programs.

The Women’s Foundation of Southwest Florida’s and Goodwill SWFL are KIVA trustees. The KIVA program offers trusted entrepreneurs the opportunity to borrow up to $10,000 with 0% interest and up to 36 months to repay. Goodwill SWFL MicroEnterprise graduates also have the opportunity to receive matching funds up to $2500.

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Goodwill SWFL MicroEnterprise Institute
Women’s Foundation Southwest Florida
Kiva Insider Tips
Show Me The Money
Kiva for Borrowers
Podcast Pictures

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Althea Harris is Small Business Administration (SBA) Assistant District Director for Marketing & Outreach, Area 1. Althea discusses SBA government contracting.

Althea A. Harris has been helping and advocating on behalf of businesses for over 23 years when she started her federal career in 1993 at the U.S. Department of Commerce under the late Secretary Ronald H. Brown. Having held several positions within the SBA office in Miami since 1999, Mrs. Harris now serves as the Assistant District Director for Marketing & Outreach for Area 1. 

A graduate of Howard University and the University of Miami School of Law, Althea is also active in her community having served on the Boards of the Girl Scouts Council of Tropical Florida, the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust, The Women’s Business Development Council of Florida, and, the Coconut Grove Collaborative, Inc. She has also served as a member of the Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee, ensuring the responsible, ethical, and professional conduct of South Florida’s attorneys. Mrs. Harris is currently the Chairman of the Florida Memorial University School of Business Advisory Council.

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Althea Harris | The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov
System for Award Management (SAM)
Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation
FedBizOpps.gov
North American Industry Classification System

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Althea Harris is Small Business Administration (SBA) Assistant District Director for Marketing & Outreach, Area 1. Althea discuss SBA’s Loan Programs.

Althea A. Harris has been helping and advocating on behalf of businesses for over 23 years when she started her federal career in 1993 at the U.S. Department of Commerce under the late Secretary Ronald H. Brown. Having held several positions within the SBA office in Miami since 1999, Mrs. Harris now serves as the Assistant District Director for Marketing & Outreach for Area 1. 

A graduate of Howard University and the University of Miami School of Law, Althea is also active in her community having served on the Boards of the Girl Scouts Council of Tropical Florida, the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust, The Women’s Business Development Council of Florida, and, the Coconut Grove Collaborative, Inc. She has also served as a member of the Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee, ensuring the responsible, ethical, and professional conduct of South Florida’s attorneys. Mrs. Harris is currently the Chairman of the Florida Memorial University School of Business Advisory Council.

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Althea Harris | The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov

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Jim Dallet is an experienced SCORE Naples counselor/mentor. Jim has over 10 years with SCORE Naples where he is one of the most requested counselors by clients. Jim received SCORE Naples’ “2015 Volunteer of the Year” award. On his 10th anniversary, Jim was awarded “City Planner” designation, a coveted status.

Jim is a pharmacist by degree but ventured out into drugstore management where he ran a chain drugstores. Jim opened his own pharmacy in 1979 and then sold it to one of his pharmacists in 2000.

Jim’s success centered around niche marketing, providing services that other pharmacies were not providing.

Today, Jim is a major partner in a state-of-the-art Long Term Care Pharmacy in Wisconsin.

Jim is a Vice Chair of the Naples Chapter and serves on the Board of Directors. As one of the top counselors, Jim has worked with his clients to help start over 21 businesses and over 345 jobs in the Naples area.

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Jim Dallet – Counselor Extraordinaire

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