09/15/2026
Another great Tuesday morning with BNI Success Alliance!
Today’s meeting was a good reminder that strong businesses and strong relationships don’t happen just by showing up. They’re built by making the days count, having meaningful conversations, passing quality referrals, and continuing to help one another grow.
📚 Lifelong Learning
Zach shared the new BNI Tampa portal at portal.bnitampa.com, where members can view their personal traffic lights, stats, E-Squared activity, and even see what they can work on to move closer to green. A great tool for keeping ourselves accountable and continuing to build the chapter.
🎓 Congratulations to Jennifer Kidwell of The Kidwell Group on graduating from Passport to Success today!
🏆 Congratulations to Tom Russell of US Maintenance Corp. for winning this week’s 30-second presentation!
Tom gave everyone an easy referral to remember: someone with a galley kitchen. He described it as one of those narrow kitchens where, if one person is in there, the other practically has to wait for them to come out before going in.
If you know someone who is tired of their small, cramped kitchen and would love to open it up and create a more spacious, functional space, think Tom Russell and US Maintenance Corp.
🎤 Featured Presenter: Arianna Franklin | Always Best Care
Arianna celebrated a BNI milestone today, cutting the red ribbon before her very first feature presentation for Always Best Care!
She shared the personal story behind why she works alongside her mom and why helping families navigate care means so much to her.
Always Best Care provides in-home personal care, respite care, post-surgical support, transportation to appointments, VA-supported services, long-term care insurance support, and more. One of their biggest differentiators is that they do not require a minimum number of care hours.
Arianna also highlighted the GUIDE program for qualifying individuals with dementia and traditional Medicare Parts A and B, which can provide 76 hours of home care at no cost to the family.
Her biggest takeaway was simple: families do not have to figure all of this out alone. If someone needs help staying happy, healthy, and at home, Always Best Care can help guide them.
🎤 Featured Presenter: Tom Russell | US Maintenance Corp.
With 50 years of experience, Tom showed us what goes into doing home remodeling the right way.
He walked us through a kitchen remodel that involved removing a load-bearing wall, installing temporary support, rerouting plumbing and electrical, and rebuilding the space exactly the way the homeowners wanted it.
He also shared some great examples of why experience, planning, proper insurance, and accountability matter when hiring a contractor. US Maintenance Corp. focuses on residential remodeling projects including kitchens, bathrooms, and other improvements throughout the home.
📊 Chapter Update
We currently have 62 members with two applications pending.
Month-to-date:
• 95% attendance
• 230 one-to-ones
• 194 CEUs
• 3 visitors
• 202 referrals
• $147,261 in Thank You for Closed Business
Our 12-month rolling total is now $5,755,465!
📸 Events Power Team
We’re continuing to build our Events Power Team. Next week’s focus is wedding photographers, so if you know a great local wedding photographer who could benefit from meeting more referral partners, invite them to visit us.
🍻 Brew Crew Winner
Congratulations to Chris Coleman!
📅 Coming Up This Week
• Breakfast Buddies — Friday at 8:00 AM at Bacon Street Diner
• Brew Crew — Friday at 6:00 PM at Guilty Sea Sports Pub in Indian Rocks Beach
• Business to Business Power Team — Thursday at 5:30 PM at Clear Sky in Dunedin
And next Tuesday is our Presentation Swap! Members will be presenting on behalf of another member’s business after meeting one-to-one and learning more about what they do, who they serve, and the referrals they’re looking for.
Great meeting today, everyone. Keep building relationships, making the connections, and helping each other grow.
