Resident spotlight of the Harmony FL Community presented by Jeanine Corcoran broker for The Corcoran Connection. Jeanine is joined by her co-host Kristin Macari owner of Studio Nine 13. Welcome to the 18th episode of Discover Harmony Florida.
Jeanine said that we don’t have a lot of businesses in Harmony so she thought picking different people to highlight would be fun. She said the resident spotlight for this episode is Stephanie Milfeld. She owns Z and Q a children’s boutique which is located at 1037 New York Ave in downtown St. Cloud.
Kristin said she loves Z and Q. It is a really cute children’s boutique. They do carry clothing for teenage girls as well. They have cute high-quality clothing that is slightly more modest than what you would find in more mainstream stores. Kristin said they have bathing suits right now and they are reversible.
Jeanine and Kristin were talking about a large bag that Stephanie sells at Z and Q. Jeanine just gave that bag to two of her top producing agents. Kristin was commenting on how versatile they are. It is a great bag for kids in sports because you can literally wash it out.
It’s a great bag to keep in the trunk of your car and use for grocery shopping. It’s an important thing for today’s mom and you can add charms to the bag like Crock’s shoes.
Jeanine went to interview Stephanie Milfeld on location inside her store Z and Q a Children’s Boutique in downtown St. Cloud FL. Jeanine started by asking Stephanie why she started her business and how long she has been open?
Stephanie said she has been open for almost 4 years this coming July. The reason why she wanted to open her store was there were just not a lot of children’s stores other than the big box stores. Stephanie wanted to put a focus on giving back to the local community so every brand she carries in-store gives back to a cause community or organization.
Jeanine asked her to expand on the organizations that she contributes to. Stephanie answered that personally Z and Q give to the Osceola Education Foundation and their gift for the teaching program. They have a school supply store at a Gift For Teaching for teachers who teach at Title One schools to help replenish their classrooms. Stephanie added that Z and Q also donate extra clothing to Help Now Osceola. They help victims that are leaving domestic violence situations.
Jeanine then asked Stephanie to give a little bit of background about herself. Stephanie said that she was born and grew up in Osceola County. She graduated from high school here. She is the mom of two girls, Zoey and Quinn who represents the name of the store, Z and Q. She is the wife of a firefighter/paramedic who just got a promotion and is now a Captain. She also volunteers her time for the local PTO (parent-teacher organization).
Jeanine asked Stephanie to expand on how she uniquely serves the people of St. Cloud Florida. Stephanie said she is part of the downtown St. Cloud business group and is also on their board. She helps with a lot of the downtown activities including the monthly market committee. She helps with organizing the events in the area and getting people into our local mom-and-pop shops and showcasing local vendors.
Jeanine asked her if the downtown monthly market is on the last Wednesday of every month? Stephanie confirmed that it is indeed the last Wednesday of every month. She stated that the months of June and July are only for vendors 21 and younger. We call that our “young entrepreneurs’ market”. We take a break in August and then bring it back in September. Each market runs from 5-9 PM. There are food trucks and music and vendors with stores open late. It is an enjoyable time.
Jeanine asked Stephanie how many vendors are at the monthly marketplace? She said there are over one hundred vendors. Stephanie continued that Pennsylvania Ave and 10th Street are going under construction so that is being dealt with but well over one hundred vendors at each event. Jeanine said she loves the monthly marketplace events and moved her monthly staff meetings which were on Wednesday evenings so everyone could attend the marketplace.
We hope you enjoyed Jeanine interviewing Stephanie Milfeld Of Z And Q A Children’s Boutique our first resident spotlight of Harmony FL. This will be a monthly focus for the Discover Harmony Florida podcast.
