❇️ Forbes’ Best + Lucky Goat’s New Location | CityClips #507

Celebrating Local Champions. Tallahassee is home to amazing local companies and talented individuals who are making waves with their hard work, creativity, and outstanding products and services. Today, we’re featuring a few standouts–starting at wealth management, a local coffee company and on to a cool multimedia platform for Gen Xers. They truly make us proud to be part of this community. ✨

Quick Summary

On motivational Monday + 507th issue, here’s what we’ve got:

• Finance: Stifel | Huggins Wealth Management Group

• Coffee: Lucky Goat in Lakeland

• CityClips Live Recap: George Sumpter

• Featured: KB Studio | Supporting Your Vision

• Networking + Business Events

FINANCE

HUGGINS GROUP

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💰 Recognizing Growth and Success: Stifel | Huggins Wealth Management Group.

• Earlier this year, Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) announced that The Huggins Winders Group earned a spot on Forbes’ 2025 Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams list, recognizing top advisors across the country. The group also received accolades in 2024. Additionally, their Branch Manager and Senior Vice President of Investments, Stephen Huggins, has been named to Forbes’ Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list for consecutive years. | Awards

• Based in Stifel’s Tallahassee office, The Huggins Wealth Management Group brings together nearly 60 years of combined investment industry experience. The team is dedicated to helping clients achieve their financial goals through customized, long-term wealth management strategies. Their focus is on guiding clients to navigate market complexities and make informed decisions to preserve and grow wealth across multiple generations. | Services

• The 2025 Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams list features approximately 5,331 of the nation’s top-performing wealth management teams, each carefully researched, interviewed, and ranked within its state. 🥳

COFFEE

NEW IN LAKELAND

Image Source: Lakeland Chamber of Commerce via FB

🐐 Grab Your Coffee! Lucky Goat Coffee Company Is Now Brewing in Lakeland. | Lakeland Chamber of Commerce

• Local coffee company Lucky Goat recently expanded its footprint with a new location at Merchants Walk in Lakeland, celebrating its grand opening on October 16th.

• The first 100 guests from October 16th to 18th received exclusive merch each day. Plus, two lucky winners were chosen daily to receive a special merch bag featuring a 64 oz. growler filled with cold brew. 🫘

• Interested in franchising? | Steps

  • Step 1: Complete the Franchise Inquiry Form. The Lucky Goat team will reach out to you to begin the process and guide you through submitting your Franchise Application.

  • Step 2: Review, sign, and return the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). Then, join them in Tallahassee for Discovery Day and meet the team at Lucky Goat HQ.

  • Step 3: Upon approval, celebrate your Signing Day and officially join the Lucky Goat Coffee family!

  • For more information, contact Troy Taylor, VP of Franchise Development, at troy@luckygoatcoffee.com.

• 🤩 Fun facts:

  • Average cafe revenue: $1,123,943 (as per 2025 FDD Item 19)

  • Average drinks served per cafe: 126k

  • Specialty crafted menu items: 30+

CC LIVE RECAP

GEORGE SUMPTER

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🎙️ George Sumpter on CityClips Live Ep. 101.

• Julia had the pleasure of featuring George Sumpter, the Business and Marketing Director of GenXGrownUp. | CityClips Live Ep. 101

• GenXGrownUp is a multimedia platform created for Generation X, celebrating the technology, toys, media, games, and pop culture that defined their youth and continues to evolve today. With over 100K subscribers and millions of views, they were able to turn a side hustle into a revenue generating business. 🎮

• Here are the takeaways of his interview with Julia:

  • GenXGrownUp transformed a hobby into a purpose by defining its audience, expanding its reach, and bridging nostalgia with today’s culture.

  • The team behind GenXGrownUp prioritizes passion and authentic connection over sheer metrics or view counts. Rather than chasing viral hits, they focus on creating content that genuinely resonates with the Gen X community.

  • George offers practical advice for new content creators building their platforms: use tools like YouTube’s TubeBuddy to plan topics that perform well with the algorithm. He also recommends taking in-person classes to design thumbnails that encourage viewers to click on your videos.

FEATURED

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KB Studio | Supporting Your Vision

• KB Studio ensures your website stays aligned with your business goals by offering customized solutions tailored to your specific needs. Whether it’s adding e-commerce functionality or developing membership portals, they create features designed to support and grow your unique business.

📱 Book a free consultation to discover how they can help drive your online success, or call 850-527-1344 to get started today.

EVENTS

NETWORKING + BUSINESS

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Monday to Tuesday, Oct. 27 to 28

• 2025 Future of Florida Forum (F3) & Florida Chamber Annual Meeting by Florida Chamber of Commerce | JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek | $399 for Livestream Registration, $585 for In-Person Registration Register | Learn More

  • Monday, Oct. 27 at 10 AM | Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 2 PM

Tuesday, Oct. 28

• BNI Big Bend Business Builders | Tuesday, Oct. 28 | 11:45 AM | Wahoo Seafood Grill, 2714 Graves Rd. | Learn More

• NEBA October Luncheon featuring Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey | Tuesday, Oct. 28 | 11:30 AM | Capital City Country Club, 1601 Golf Terrace Dr. | Register

Thursday, Oct. 30

• Featured Event:📎2025 Opportunity Tallahassee presented by Leadership Tallahassee | Thursday, Oct. 30 | 8 AM | ParkView at Cascades, 1001 S. Gadsden St. | $295 Register

Thursday, Nov. 6

• 📎United Way of the Big Bend 9th Annual Women's Leadership Breakfast | Thursday, Nov. 6 | 8:30 AM | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center | Learn More

Tuesday, Nov. 18

• The Economic Club of Florida presents Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Chief Counsel of Government and Public Affairs & Executive Director, Americans for the Arts Action Fund | Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 11:30 AM | Dunlap Champions Club, 225 Champions Way Building B | Virtual Onsite Registration

Tuesday to Thursday, Nov. 18 to 20

• Impact Week TLH | Tuesday to Thursday, Nov. 18 to 20 | 8 AM | Challenger Learning Center, 200 S. Duval St. | From $59 Tickets | Learn More

Wednesday, Nov. 19

• Florida Aging Summit by News Service Florida | Wednesday, Nov. 19 | 8:30 AM | DoubleTree by Hilton Tallahassee, 101 S. Adams St. | From $59.34 Tickets | Learn More

📎= Team CityClips will be attending this event

NEXT WEEK

There will be no livestream this week, but you can still catch our latest weekly session on LinkedIn, Facebook, or YouTube, powered by JH Creative. Soon, we will be joined by Jim McShane, CEO of CareerSource Capital Region. Got questions? Join us live!

- Team CityClips (editors@cityclips.net)

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