Our Partners

The Florida Cultural Group (FCG) manages the Manatee Performing Arts Center (MPAC), an award-winning, state-of-the-art facility that offers a full season of productions, events, concerts, comedy and more. MPAC is the community's premier theater and the region's center for cultural, educational and artistic expression. The FCG team delivers engaging excellence for all ages, through the talent they engage, the services they offer, and the memorable experiences they create for patrons. FCG and MPAC together create, entertain, and strengthen an artistic, creative, curious, and thriving community by bringing people together.

Oysters Rock Hospitality is providing food for TEDxBradenton from their newly inaugurated “Cafe on St. Armands." Located on St. Armand's Circle, Cafe on St. Armand's is a blend of the former Café L'Europe and the beloved Kefi Streetside. Guests can expect Mediterranean Soul + Five Star Fun and their special pricing allows TEDxBradenton to devote more resources to high quality videography. The Oysters Rock Hospitality team led by award-winning restaurateurs and philanthropists John and Amanda Horne and comprised of the Anna Maria Oyster Bars and Café on St. Armands in the Bradenton/Sarasota area of Florida. Their team is dedicated to ensuring that guests' experience at any of their restaurants is five-star. Their vision of impeccable hospitality is to ensure that everyone at their table knows that they belong.

Many times society and the media portray misguided ideas of how we are “supposed” to be/act/feel/show up in the world. Founder of Go Approach Life Counseling & Wellness LLC Orlando Pickens believes that each person has a unique story and journey that changes as we grow, are in tune with our own inner world and live from the core of who we are. Go Approach Life uses multidimensional methods to help clients live a life capable of dealing with emotional pain and able to find meaning in all areas of life. With an understanding that systemic problems in the healthcare system, such as access and cost disproportionately affect Black Americans, Go Approach Life offers a sliding fee scale and free consultations to people in need so everyone can GO approach life on their own terms. The TEDxBradenton team appreciates Orlando's guidance through the speaker selection process, rehearsals, organizing team support, and keeping the show on time from his supportive role in the backstage Green Room.

Scott's Exotic Plants is a family owned, licensed retail plant nursery that has a unique business model. They grow and sell an array of tropical, exotic, and rare house plants for indoors and outdoors as well as plant accessories. They offer what they like to call “planterior design” to local businesses and people throughout the Tampa Bay area. They curate plant stores inside of other local businesses, which beautifully enhances their business storefront/space and allows people to easily purchase Scott's Exotic Plants on site/ online.

Their love for all things green began long ago. Originally from Detroit, life brought them to live in the beautiful sunshine state of Florida where they have established a top-notch plant nursery. Beyond beautiful plants, Scott's offers care tips, advice, and sharing their love of plants. The team at Scott's Exotic Plants truly look forward to helping clients and their plants thrive! Scott's team loves to share the amazing benefits of plants, especially pertaining to how plants positively impact mental health, air quality, and overall wellness in people! Their desire is to spread love, joy, and peace through plants and breathe life into your home and business!

A wellness experience for the busy professional with a core belief that we can only be our best selves when we prioritize our wellbeing as much as we prioritize career. The Zen Barn Bradenton was born to help local professionals achieve their wellness goals. The Zen Barn Bradenton is a place where professionals are encouraged to mix business and personal growth in order to create a cohesive community that will grow and learn together both personally and professionally. Offering wellness retreats, healing arts groups, community building, networking, professional development, and mental health wellness at an accessible cost.

The small business web development agency that knows every dollar counts to the client. We focus on ensuring that our products provide exactly what the client wants, and what they need to grow and sustain business in today's fast moving world. Be it a custom site, or consulting on methods, we do everything we can to affordably provide the client their needs and create long term relationships with them.

Since it was founded by Steve Shenbaum in 1997, Game On Nation has become one of the most respected firms in communication, leadership, and team building training. Game On is nationally recognized for working with some of the most demanding and high-profile corporations, leagues, and teams, creating unparalleled commitment and buy-in, with results that last. Through Game On's library of proven, game-based curriculum, their expert team delivers tangible skill-building programs and micro-learning moments across for teams in multiple sectors. Game On's innovative curriculum inspires participants to not only care about their training goals, but to remember and apply these interactive techniques to continuously improve. Through working with Game On Nation, the TEDxBradenton 2023 speaker cohort experienced first-hand how connection and communication is our superpower.

What difference does it make to hire "professional" movers? When someone is moving their belongings it makes all the difference. Stronger Moving's has refined an first-class customer service experience with over 40,000 moves since 2008. What does "professional" mean for movers? Our moving crews are elite logistics professionals because they are thoroughly trained, supported, and encouraged to provide the highest level of careful service. This locally-grown, family-owned moving company with 15 years in business recently won the Manatee Chamber's “Small Business of the Year” Award. From one piece of furniture to a whole house, around the corner or throughout the State of Florida, Stronger's professional moving crews always deliver 5-star service. The TEDxBradenton team appreciates their careful attention to moving and storing our red TEDx letters and event materials.