Beyond Compliance: Get Credit for Telling Your Story
With Labor Day around the corner, we're glad you're here to read the latest ELEVATED NEWS issue before the long weekend hits.
This month’s throughline: doing more than what's required isn't the same as getting credit for it — for fisheries, for businesses, and for our partners below, all of whom have plenty worth sharing.
Here's what's new, including plans for your Labor Day holiday weekend on the Emerald Coast and beyond.
NEW ON THE BLOG
Necessary, Not Sufficient: Lobster Fishery Management for Business
We just returned from our annual lobster trip to the Florida Keys with a smaller catch than usual, and on our last recreational dive at Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary, I didn't see a single lobster hiding in the reef where I'd noticed several just two years ago.
It led me to dig into a business lesson hidden in the environmental data: regulation alone doesn't guarantee good outcomes. Businesses that have self-imposed ethical and environmental standards have a valuable public relations opportunity to share those stories. Read our latest article here.
WEBSITE DESIGN
Recorda-g, Inc.
We are thrilled to work with Missouri-based supplier Recorda-g to design an upgraded Squarespace website. Recorda-g invented the proprietary GP11AL Impact Recorder, a reusable, battery-free device that records the maximum shock a shipment takes in transit. An ink-coated ball leaves a measurable impression on a replaceable liner when a package is dropped or mishandled, giving shippers and manufacturers hard evidence of how their product was handled during shipping. Visit Recorda-g's website for product specifications, pricing, and ordering details.
The Consulting RD
We're excited to welcome The Consulting RD, led by Jade Barry, RDN, LDN, to our client roster. Barry’s practice serves the state of Tennessee, offering individual nutrition counseling, functional lab testing, and facility services (i.e., dietitian staffing and kitchen services, including compliance and quality assurance). We updated her site design with a new homepage banner video, new content, and style updates that put her Tennessee facility services front and center alongside her individual practice. Visit The Consulting RD's website to learn more.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
Frame Gallery Gifts & Art
Frame Gallery welcomed Sewanee’s incoming Class of 2030 at the University of the South's TigerFest on August 25. Their “I’ve Been Framed” Photo Booth was a hit, along with interactive art activities for the freshmen, many of whom were art enthusiasts!
Students and families can now also visit The Blue Chair Tavern, a new art partner, to buy original local art, prints, and Sewanee memorabilia. Catch up on all the latest news, upcoming workshops, exhibits, and more in the latest issue of Frame Gallery Notes.
The Dental Associate Edge: Building Toward Ownership
Hosts Sandy Baird, MBA, and Dr. Dave Striegel break down the three roles every dentist has to master on the road to ownership (i.e., clinician, manager, and owner), covering seller mentorship, loan requirements and cash flow, building an advisory team, and navigating staff and family dynamics during the transition. A must-listen for any dental associate considering practice ownership.
Renee Broxson Fine Art
Through September 11, visit the Arts & Design Society (ADSO) “Birds of a Feather” exhibit in Fort Walton Beach to view Renee Broxson’s submission entitled "He's Your Son!!"
In addition to Renee's work, the gallery exhibit features works inspired by birds of all kinds, from backyard favorites and coastal wildlife to imaginative artistic interpretations.
JC’s Gourmet
JC's Gourmet's candied Jommin' Jalapeños have found a new home: Beach Happy Cafe & Cocktails is using them to make the pepper jelly in its "Smoked Tuna Dip Crowd Favorite," served with lavash crackers.
Stop by the Seagrove Beach, Fla., location to try it, and watch for a second Beach Happy location in Watercolor, planned to open after the New Year.
Visit JC's Gourmet's website to view its menu and partner locations along the Emerald Coast.
Dog-Harmony
Join our office manager and therapy dog, Chloe, for Story Time at the Defuniak Springs Public Library on September 29 at 10 a.m.! Children ages 3 to 5 will learn about farms and the role dogs play, and participate in a coloring activity afterward. Parents can sign up directly with the library.
Parents and children also have the opportunity to meet therapy dog Hattie during Dog-Harmony's Canine Body Language class, designed for children ages 7 to 12, at the Crestview Public Library on September 25 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Parents can enroll directly with the library.
For dog-loving businesses looking for nonprofit partnership opportunities, Dog-Harmony offers sponsorships for the 11th Annual Barktoberfest, the Emerald Coast’s most beloved doggie costume contest and canine-only trick-or-treat at Grand Boulevard in Sandestin, Fla., on Oct. 30, 2026. The sponsorship deadline for logos in print materials in situ is September 18.
THE ELEVATED EXPERIENCE
A curated collection of upcoming events with our talented clients, partners, and friends
That wraps up the ELEVATED NEWS for the month. If your business has an untold story, let's talk about telling it. Have a great Labor Day weekend, and we'll see you next month.
