Community Resources

***This page is currently being updated with new resources being added! I appreciate your patience in the meantime!***

As a busy mom of 7 (soon to be 8!), I get asked all the time, “What’s your favorite __________?” and “Who do you recommend for __________?” I have proudly lived in the Tampa Bay Area since 2008. These are businesses, providers, and services that I would (and do!) trust with my own family. I hope that you find them as helpful as I do!

*If you would like to be added to these lists, please reach out! I LOVE to collab with other like-minded folks, especially small biz owners, women-owned businesses, and start ups! I only recommend people that I have met personally or used their services, so don’t be a stranger. It takes a village!

Sidekicks Family Businesses/Resources

If you ask Amanda or James what they do (other than be professional chaos coordinators for their crazy crew), the answer might be: “A little bit of everything!”

Amanda

Amanda is an IBCLC now, but she started out as a research assistant turned professional editor and research consultant first! She has secondary authorship on several journal articles and primarily works with dissertations, manuscripts for publication, and major grants in her first business, Sidekicks Editing and Research (fun fact: that biz funded her journey to opening a private practice!). Some of her favorite projects, though, are resumes–especially for folks reentering the workforce after staying at home with little ones or for survivors getting back on their feet; ergo, Sidekicks Survivors was born a few years ago to help survivors of domestic violence (DV)/child abuse (CA) by providing them with free cover letters and resumes.

Did you know that Amanda is also a professor at Fayetteville State University? She spends a lot of her time teaching (she’s also a La Leche League [LLL] Leader), so, of course, her IBCLC skills are put to use in a teaching outlet, too! Amanda offers mentoring for aspiring IBCLCs, new IBCLCs setting up their practices, and IBCLCs looking to elevate their businesses. She also assists in billing for both lactation and doula services.

James

James is lifetime home inspector with over 25 years in the biz with the family-owned, BBC Inspections. One of the things that he noticed early on was that there needed to be a better, more consistent and reliable system for identifying roof deck nailing patterns for Wind Mitigation inspections in Florida. Being the problem solver that he is, Nail ID Wind Mitigation Stickers were developed to aid local home inspectors in adding clarity to their reports. Over the years, James also noticed that there was a gap in quality pest service companies–which he frequently needed to refer new homeowners to! Thus, the BBC line of services was expanded to include BBC Pest Services. What makes his biz unique is that he can help locate and identify pests that you may not even know exist in your home yet, then treat them in a seamless and cost-effective process, ensuring that you never see them!