Woman NONA
July 2018
GLORIA and STEPHANIE MILFELD
Owners of Z & Q Boutique A publication of Quantum Marketing Communications, LLC
Photo by Catherine Coudray
We know that you have many choices when purchasing, servicing or maintaining your vehicle. Please know that we sincerely appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. Thank you.
Bobby Kisselback 1. A 3-day exchange. If you buy a vehicle and you are not completely satisfied, bring it back and exchange it. 2. The first service is on us. All vehicles we sell, your first oil change and tire rotation is free. 3. Pre-owned Piece of Mind. Our Kiss Certified pre-owned vehicles are prepared for sale with a 172-point inspection process and each vehicle carries a 3-month / 3000-mile pre-owned limited warranty. 4. A full tank of gas. Every vehicle sold, new or used, is delivered with a full tank of gas. 5. Kiss & Tell Referral Rewards. Our referral rewards program pays you or your favorite charity. (Sales & Service) 6. Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center on site. Open 6 days a week, maintenance services and tire sales for almost all makes and models. 7. Kisselback Insurance Agency. Located in our main showroom, our Auto and Home insurance agents will perform a courtesy review of your existing insurance policy. Whether you purchased your vehicle here or not, let us see if we can save you some money. 8. Car Rental Location on site. If you need a rental car for any reason, we have a rental car office on site. Special Discounts apply for Kisselback Ford and Kisselback Insurance customers. 9. “The Works”, $39.95 including tax and fees. (Synthetic blend oil change, tire rotation and pressure check, brake inspection, multi-point inspection, battery test, filter check, belts and hoses check. Most makes and models. Gas engines only. Diesel Oil changes are available at a discount) 10. Complimentary local shuttle service. 11. Customer Lounge with free Wi-Fi 12. We will shop for you. If we don’t have what you are looking for, we are confident that we can find it for you. No additional charge. New or used vehicle. For all the details of our Kiss Advantage, please contact one of our sales or service team members. 407-892- KISS (5477)
407-892-2141 • KISSELBACKFORD.COM 1118 13TH STREET • ST.CLOUD, FL 34769
FROM THE PUBLISHER, JEANINE CORCORAN Welcome to the July issue of Nona Woman Magazine. Our publication is of the women, by the women and for the women of the Lake Nona area. I’m Jeanine Corcoran, and I own the Corcoran Connection Real Estate and Property Management Company on Narcoossee. You may know my sister, “Shark Tank’s” Barbara Corcoran. You may not know that a lot of our family live in the area, including our parents before they passed a few years ago. In fact, Barbara just invested in a local Saint Cloud company that was just featured on “Shark Tank.” We are looking for women to contribute regular content to this publication. Please message me directly if you are interested. Please support our advertisers! They really help us bring the magazine to you and we need the women of Nona to show their gratitude and support! Visit Nona Woman Magazine on Facebook for up to date information and events. Barbara (left) and Jeanine Corcoran
Thank you! Jeanine@TheCorcoranConnection.com
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Jeanine Corcoran Quantum Marketing Communications, LLC 321.922.3308 Jeanine@TheCorcoranConnection.com www.NonaWoman.com Nona Woman Magazine
MYRTLES OR CREATIVE 407-891-9797 PRINTING 1115 Pennsylvania Ave Downtown St. Cloud FOR ALL YOUR PRINTING NEEDS
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COVER STORY
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Z AND Q – A CHILDREN’S BOUTIQUE About the business: Z and Q offers customers a unique opportunity to buy products for their little ones while also giving back to a cause, community or organization with every purchase. Each product we carry was hand selected and comes from a brand that gives back in one way, shape or form. Whether you’re looking for clothing, backpacks, nursery decor or baby shower gifts, Z and Q has something for everyone to buy and love, all while giving back.
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bout both of us and our background: Gloria grew up in the Kissimmee/St. Cloud area where she met her husband and has lived in St. Cloud for many years. Stephanie is Gloria’s daughter who grew up in St. Cloud, moved away for college and returned to the area to get married and raise a family of her own. We both have worked in education, but found happiness working in the family printing business. After Stephanie had two children of her own, we decided it was time to step into a different adventure, but wanted to make sure it was purposeful which is how we came up with
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As a female entrepreneur and mother of two young girls, Stephanie wanted to not only be setting a great example as a business woman, but also as a humanitarian. She explains, “It is important for my girls to be independent and understand that not everyone is as fortunate as we are and we need to give back when we are able to, however we are able to, to help those in need.” By shopping at Z and Q you are able to pick up quality items while also feeling good about your purposeful purchase. YOU are making a difference with every dollar spent. Z and Q has partnered with Bookmark Buddies through the Education Foundation of Osceola County. Bookmark Buddies is a program exclusive to Osceola County and it is a mentor reading program that helps third grade students improve their reading skills and score at Level 2 or higher on the Florida Standards Assessment Test
(FSA). The program recruits volunteer mentors each year that help to improve the reading skills of low performing students. Mentors meet at the school for thirty minutes a week, one-onone, throughout the school year. The Bookmark Buddies mentor builds a strong friendship and takes great satisfaction in their student’s success as they begin to gain confidence and improve their reading and writing skills. By partnering with the amazing program Z and Q is able to help provide the tools and books needed to make this program so successful while also directly impacting the students in our community. What attracted you to the area and how will the growth in Nona/St.Cloud area affect your business? We have really always been here, being that we grew up here and decided to raise our families in the area. We feel there is a need for a quality children’s boutique close by without having to drive a good 45 minutes to get to one. Also, it is hard to find a business with the framework that we have of making sure that every brand carried gives back to cause, community or organization. We feel that the growth will help boost the economy while continuing to bring in more unique restaurants, stores and entertainment to the area. www.zandq.com - OPEN NOW Facebook & Instagram: @ZandQboutique 1014 New York Ave., St. Cloud, FL 34769 OFFICIAL STORE OPENING: JULY 9, 2018 stephanie@zandq.com
PHOTO: CATHERINE COUDRAY
the concept of Z and Q, named after Stephanie’s own children Zoe and Quinn.
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7 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Becoming A Landlord By Jeanine Corcoran
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re you thinking of renting out your home or investment property and becoming a landlord? Though it may sound simple, it is anything but. Take a moment and consider what’s really involved. Here are seven questions to ask yourself before becoming a landlord. 1. Do you have a lease? Finding a lease isn’t as easy as purchasing one in Staples. You’ll need to have a lease specific to Florida and one option is to hire an attorney to write the lease for you. 2. Where will you hold your tenant’s security deposit? There are specific laws regarding the holding of other people’s money. It’s important to know these laws. 3. How will you handle tenant repairs? Landlord and Tenant laws require that you make serious repairs quickly. Will you be available when the tenant call comes in at 2 in the morning? 4. How will you collect the rent? Will you collect in person, by mail or are you set up to collect rent electronically? Collecting the rent is an important part of being a landlord as that is how you get paid. With today’s technology, most tenants expect to have the option to pay online. 5. How will you respond if a tenant doesn’t pay? There are certain steps to be taken when a tenant stops paying rent. Following these steps is critical to the eviction process.
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6. Do you have an eviction attorney? The eviction process is an arduous task and can be costly to the landlord. Having an attorney who specializes in evictions is key to the proper eviction. 7. Do you have the proper paperwork filed with the county? A lot of landlords rent out their property without giving any thought to what needs to be filed to make their property a rental. Consider hiring a property management company. A property manager will be able to help guide you through this entire process. They can manage the financial components, arrange for repairs, and should the need arise help direct you to reputable attorneys. The money spent is well worth it for the peace of mind you will have renting out your home or investment property. Being a Landlord comes with a lot of responsibility starting with having the proper lease, knowing where to hold the tenant’s security, to handling of repairs, to collecting the rent, to having an eviction attorney and to filing the proper paperwork. By hiring a reputable property management company, you will be relieved of the worry and the responsibility of being a landlord. Jeanine Corcoran is the Broker and Owner of The Corcoran Connection, LLC – A Real Estate and Property Management Company. Jeanine has been helping families with their Real Estate needs since 2005. Jeanine is Barbara Corcoran’s sister from ABC’s SHARK TANK. Jeanine can be reached at 407.922.3308, email her at Jeanine@TheCorcoranConnection.com, or visit TheCorcoranConnection.com
LAKE NONA — THE LAND BEFORE ITS TIME By James Able
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ith every new neighborhood, restaurant, and storefront that goes up in the Lake Nona/Eagle Creek area, the story of the land upon which it is being built gets trucked away one load at a time. Rooftops by the thousands pop up like wildflowers once did, and names of former landowners disappear with changes of street names, though a few remain. There is a long, quiet history to the land on either side of old County Road 15 – Narcoossee Road as we know it – and some of it is worth taking a moment to appreciate as its more rural roots pass away. When the first big civil passenger jets started landing at McCoy Air Base in 1962 instead of the too-small runways at Herndon Airport (now Orlando Executive Airport), the area of what is now Lake Nona was assured of being desirable for extensive future development. McCoy eventually ceased operations in the early 1970s and the facility expanded as Orlando International Airport, still using code MCO from its military origins. The key infrastructure pieces of SR 528 (begun in 1967) and SR 417 (opened 1998) assured that the Lake Nona area would be in a well-traveled corridor central to both business and entertainment interests. But while Lake Nona itself sits in Orlando, the schools and residential developments including Eagle Creek cross down into Osceola County and the old area of Narcoossee, a rural community that seems to be largely forgotten between
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the aggressive growth areas to the north and south of it. Yet there is where some of the most authentic history of the area remains. Traveling down Narcoossee Road toward St. Cloud, you’ll find a sign promoting a Civil War re-enactment called The Battle at Narcoossee Mill, held at Chisholm Park. This event is the fourth weekend in March every year (Mar. 24-25 this year) and is a wonderful exhibition not only of the Civil War’s incursion and impact on Florida, but also of the settlement history of the surrounding area that followed the war. Veteran re-enactors also serve as de facto historians, some with excellent knowledge of the area’s history and the various military campaigns up and down the state that helped put many Florida towns we know today on the map. Narcoossee itself is named for the Creek Indian word for “little bear” and began as a citrus farming tract that grew up with the extension of the St. Cloud & Sugar Belt Railway in the 1880s. Although the battle itself is a fictional one, it is based on real events and presents a wonderful living history lesson for the entire family. Highly recommended that you see it and support the continuation of efforts to preserve and memorialize the history of the area we build upon every day. (See http://www.battleatnarcoosseemill.com for more information.) You can find more information on the history of the land we call home at your local library or bookstore. n
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QUICK REFERENCE DIRECTORY ADVERTISING & MAGAZINES Harmony Life and Nona Woman Magazines Bill Bokunic - 321-331-6398 Bill@QMCWorld.com QMCWorld.com CARS & TRUCKS Kisselback Ford 1118 13th St., Saint Cloud 407-892-2141 KisselbackFord.com CHILDREN’S BOUTIQUE Z and Q 1014 New York Ave. St. Cloud, FL 34769 ZandQ.com CHURCH Life Church 10:10am Sundays at Narcoossee Middle School LifeChurchCFL.com GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS D.S.I. Sales / Service / Repairs 407-970-5847 dsigaragedoor@yahoo.com DSIGarageDoorAndOpener.com HAIR Victor Russell Salon 105 East 13th Street Saint Cloud, FL 407-892-1005 VictorRussell.com HOME BUILDERS Jones Homes USATM Twin Lakes 4910 Twin Lakes Blvd., St. Cloud, FL 34772 407-988-3222 TwinLakesFL.com HOSPITALS Health First-Holmes Regional Health Care 1350 South Hickory St. Melbourne, FL 32901 321-434-7000, HFortho.org
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St. Cloud Regional Medical Center 2906 17th St. St. Cloud, FL 34769 407-892-2135
PRINTERS Creative Printing Services 1115 Pennsylvania Ave. Saint Cloud, FL 34769 407-891-9797
HOUSE CLEANING Molly Maid of Kissimmee, St. Cloud & Lakeland 407-498-2256 MollyMaid.com
Lucky Dog Printing 1014 New York Ave. St. Cloud, FL 34769 407-593-1705
GOLF CLUB Eagle Creek Golf Club 10350 Emerson Lake Blvd. Orlando, FL 32832 407-273-4653 EagleCreekOrlando.com
REAL ESTATE The Corcoran Connection, LLC Jeanine Corcoran, Owner/Broker Buy/Sell/Rent/Property Mgmt. 407-953-9118 TheCorcoranConnection.com
INSURANCE Brightway Insurance, The Sterner Agency 407-891-9361 BrightwaySterner.com MOVIE THEATER Cinema World East of 95 on 192 next to Sam’s Club - Melbourne, FL CWTheaters.com MUSIC LESSONS Music in Harmony Piano Lessons and Vocal Coaching by Dawn Korzen 7130 Indiangrass Harmony, FL 34773 MusicInHarmony2013@gmail.com
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