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/.
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!
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.
Mar 26, 2025 | Events
Thrive by Five’s Business Engagement work group hosted their Family Friendly Business Networking event at Voodoo Brewery. Thank you to Makayla Buchanan, Director of Early Learning and Literacy at the Florida Chamber Foundation, for speaking about Florida’s child care tax credit opportunity for our local businesses.
Jul 18, 2024 | Events
Thank you to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Yard House for sponsoring our first Family Friendly Businesses Network event in downtown Tampa! What an incredible turnout of folks from all sectors coming together to build connections and address how early learning deeply impacts our future workforce!
