NOTE FROM THE CEO

Over the years, those of us who live in Florida have learned that we all take hot water and electricity for granted until hurricane season reminds us to be grateful for a warm shower, air conditioning, refrigerators and bright lights at the flick of switch.

The pandemic has reminded that we’ve also taken family visits, dinner at our favorite restaurants and the kindness of those in our community for granted.

This issue of Growing Bolder Digital Digest connects all of those dots.

Our cover story is on Shantell Williams, who shares how her local community kept her business from folding and her biker community kept her passion for adventure alive.

Amy Sweezey, named “Broadcaster of the Year” by the National Weather Association, lays out her “Guide to Hurricanes,” and George Diaz shares the simple yet profound pleasures of reconnecting with family and friends after being apart for more than a year.

Now that we’re beginning to travel again, we’re also launching a new feature called Neighborhood Spotlights, in which we celebrate the countless diverse neighborhoods that make Florida unique. Our first stop is an insider’s look at Little Havana, the heart of Miami’s Cuban diaspora.

The pandemic put us on our heels. Let’s get back to leaning into life and let’s never forget that finding happiness is a matter of perspective. If we allow it to be, good can be great and a little can be a lot.

Let’s get back to leaning into life and let’s never forget that finding happiness is a matter of perspective.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.

-Henry David Thoreau

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