Hooters of South Florida Recognizing Several Employees who are also Small Business Owners 

In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History month in February, Hooters is recognizing several of their employees who are also entrepreneurs.  In addition to working in the restaurants for many years the ladies also have their own separate small businesses.  

Small Business spotlight around Boca Raton, Bradenton, Cape Coral, Fort Lauderdale Cypress Creek, Naples and Pembroke Pines:

Jamiee Howes: Hooters of Naples (10 years), Sartorial Collection is anonline clothing boutique. We aim to source great quality timeless pieces, creating a capsule wardrobe of items that you can ingratiate with the ever-changing world of fast fashion.  With every order from Sartorial, you are given the option to receive a WIN (women in need) bag. The bag is pre-labeled and allows any Sartorial customer to send in any gently used or unworn clothing from their closets with Sartorial then rehomes to women’s shelters in the SWFL area.  For more information www.Sartorialcollection.com  or Instagram @ Sartorialcoll.

Tiara Fletcher:  Hooters of Pines (8 years), CraftTii is a business that personalizes anything including customized designs down to your personal business cards. They offer in vinyl, heat press, epoxy and more.  Tiara brings her customers’ creative ideas to life. For more information Instagram @CraftTii.

Marissa Almada:  Hooters of Bradenton (10 years), By the sea artist provides all things henna, brows, lashes by your favorite artist Marissa Almada. For more information www.Bytheseaartist.square.site.  or Instagram @ Bytheseaartist. Address: 3035 University Pkway, Sarasota, FL.

Jessica Dowling:  Hooters of Cypress Creek (11 years), Behind the Bash are event planners, specializing in planning bachelor and bachelorette parties. We have packages already created to choose from or we can create a custom package based on our client’s needs. We are based in South Florida and Tampa, and we can travel to different destinations. We can plan any event from booking accommodations, event spaces, making reservations at restaurants, arranging activities, creating a mood board, sourcing all decor, fridge stocking, on site concierge and more.  We love bringing our clients’ vision to life. For more information www.behindthebash.co  or Instagram@_behindthebash.

Jenise Lebron:  Hooters of Cypress Creek (15 years), Be a Boss Chick (BABC) aims to create a capsule style wardrobe with young contemporary pieces at a price point that is easily accessible to most.  We value quality pieces and do our best to ensure that only the best pieces get extended out to our online guests and clientele.  We believe confidence resonates from the inside out and because of that it is our mission to provide a line of clothing that will last in your wardrobe. When you look good, you feel good, and you will always be willing to put your best foot forward and accomplish all that you set out to do. For more information www.beabosschick.com or Instagram @ beabosschick_.

Samantha Spaide: Hooters of Boca Raton (4 years), Boca Babes Official wasstarted 10 months ago; Boca Babes Official specializes in women’s clothing. Our mission is to use our sales to empower women through giving back to breast cancer research and helping many other charities. Our fashion shows are themed to support different groups of people and children. We recently had a Toys for Tots fashion show and were able to donate over 500 toys and we are just getting started.  We take pride in our clothing since it is meant to fit the female body, no matter the size. We want all out of our Boca Babes to feel confident in their purchase and know their purchase is going to something bigger.

For more information www.bocababesofficial.shop or Instagram @bocababesofficial.

Nicole Milisci:   Hooters of Cape Coral (13 years), Perfect Glow by Nicole is aprofessional spray tanning business both mobile and in a salon in Bonita Springs. Nicole’s number one priority is to make my clients feel comfortable in their own skin. Watching them leave with a glowing tan and a newfound confidence makes it all worth it.  For more informationhttp://www.perfect-glow-by-nicole.com/ or Instagram @Perfectglowbynicole Perfect Glow by Nicole.  Address: 24880 S Tamiami Trail, J.Lee Salon Suites, suite #30 (Upstairs)Bonita Springs, Florida.

Chiara Antonucci:  Hooters of Cypress Creek (1 year), Real Estate Agent in Broward, Palm Beach and St. Lucie who specializes in commercial, residential and rental properties. For more information, Instagram @chiarafloridahomes.

“We want to support the many ladies who while working at our restaurants for many years also started and run their own local small businesses.  We wanted to help bring awareness and support their hard work during Women’s History Month,” said Hooters of South Florida Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles.

Hooters of South Florida, owns and operates 15 locations.  For more information about South Florida Hooters please visit www.HootersFlorida.com or follow us at Twitter @HootersFlorida, Instagram @SouthFLHooters and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hootersflorida/.  

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