Jul 30, 2026 | Events
Yet another great night together highlighting Family Friendly Businesses in Tampa Bay! Shoutout to Matt Sultenfuss, SIOR, for sharing how he was challenged to increase and strengthen benefits for Avocat Group employees, and to Brenna DeLong for expressing how that creates a stronger company and work culture!
Thank you to our host, Top Shelf Sports Lounge, for the great food and drinks! We’ll see you all in October at the Cuban Club for our annual awards!
Learn more and apply now at https://familyfriendlytampabay.org/apply-now/.
Apr 29, 2026 | Events
Networking in St. Pete is always fun, especially when our host @skybeach.stpete is a new Family Friendly Business! Congratulations to SkyBeach, @lutheranservfla, and @rclubchildcare!
What an incredible evening at the beautiful @lumastpete. Thank you to the @cityofpinellaspark for your sponsorship and our entire Thrive by Five Tampa Bay network for continuing to grow this work. A special thank you to all our speakers: Kevin Hendrick @pcs_super, Lindsay Carson @elcpinellas, and Chole Hanchek @powerdesigninc. Shout out to co-chairs Jason Soos and Ric Banciella, CNP, and also Christie Bruner for their help! A wonderful turnout, including Board Chairs of @communityfoundationtb, who joined us for this event!
We’ll see you in Tampa this July for our next Tampa Bay Business Networking event! Learn more at Family Friendly Tampa Bay
Feb 25, 2026 | Events
We are thrilled to have expanded our Family Friendly Business Network to include North Pinellas! Thank you to AMPLIFY Clearwater and the Clearwater Yacht Club for hosting us! Congrats to Saint Leo University, Tampa Bay Economic Development Council, and Friends of the Children Tampa Bay for being our newest awardees. Shoutout to our Corporate Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight: Ronald McDonald House.
To learn more and apply, visit Family Friendly Tampa Bay. We look forward to seeing you all on April 29th for our next Family Friendly Business Networking event!
Oct 29, 2025 | Events
Family Friendly Tampa Bay is a business engagement initiative of Thrive by Five, rooted in the belief that companies that prioritize employee retention and productivity by employing family-friendly policies such as paid leave, healthcare plans, flexible schedules, corporate volunteerism, and competitive wages deserve to be celebrated.
Thank you to the over 125 attendees who participated this year, making it our biggest event to date! We had a total of 64 Family Friendly Businesses impacting 148,317 employees. A special thank you to our keynote speaker, Superintendent Kevin Hendrick. A shoutout to our 14 total awardees, and notable new designees: Tampa General Hospital, Suncoast Credit Union, and Power Design.
A huge congratulations to Power Design, a new business that has joined Family Friendly Tampa Bay, and was awarded the Family Friendly Business of the Year!
Jul 23, 2025 | Events
Thrive by Five’s Business Engagement work group held their summer Family Friendly Tampa Bay networking event hosted by Yeoman’s TopGolf Swing Suite. Businesses learned more about paid parental leave from Gretchen Whalen, Managing Partner at CliftonLarsonAllen, Adriana Generallo, President of Big Sea, and Terri Arias, Health and Wellness Manager at Hillsborough County. Thank you to our sponsor, Neal Communities, for providing drinks and light bites for our event.
