Action Zone

06/13/2026

That bag looks familiar.....

Special delivery for our K9 heroes!

06/11/2026

📢 Action Zone is proud to welcome Dr. Brittany Castonguay to our Board of Directors 📢

Dr. Castonguay is an Air Force veteran, entrepreneur, author, speaker, HR strategist, and founder of Strategic Human Resources & Innovations. She also brings a perspective that is especially meaningful to our mission: she is both an Action Zone Activate and Incubate alumna. She also served as an Action Zone Ambassador for two years before joining the board.

Her journey reflects exactly why Action Zone exists — to help members of the military-connected community move from idea to action, build strong business foundations, and continue growing as leaders. As an alumna, founder, and leadership expert, Dr. Castonguay understands the power of combining education, mentorship, accountability, and community.

We are honored to have her voice, experience, and leadership at the board table as we continue helping veteran and military-connected entrepreneurs build, grow, and scale.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Brittany Castonguay to the Action Zone Board of Directors!

06/09/2026

Congratulations to our newest Action Zone cohort #24 graduates! 🎉
We are so proud of this group of entrepreneurs for showing up, doing the work, and taking meaningful steps toward building and growing their businesses. Graduation is not the finish line, it is the launch point for what comes next.

A special thank you to Founders & Action Zone alumni Adae Fonseca and Dr. Brittany Castonguay for giving back to the community by serving as reviewers for our end of course BMC presentations. Your insight, encouragement, and real-world perspective helped make this milestone even more meaningful for our graduates.

This is what Action Zone is all about: entrepreneurs supporting entrepreneurs, leaders investing in leaders, and a community committed to helping each other TAKE ACTION.

06/02/2026

We’re excited to bring the community together for Beyond the Call: Building Networks for Entrepreneurs & Career Professionals.

This purpose-driven networking event connects entrepreneurs, career professionals, veterans, service members, first responders, military spouses, and community supporters who believe relationships are key to what comes next.

A special thank you to Veterans Florida for sponsoring this event and helping us create meaningful opportunities for connection, collaboration, and growth across Florida’s military-connected community.

We’re also grateful to Colony Grill - Tampa Midtown for serving as our host and pizza sponsor. Thank you for opening your doors and helping create a welcoming space for our community to gather, connect, and build relationships.

We’re proud to host this event in continued collaboration with FourBlock, GPS4vets, and .

Join us, expand your network, and bring someone who should be in the room.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/beyond-the-call-building-networks-for-entrepreneurs-career-professionals-tickets-1989154883804

A networking for veterans, first responders, and those in transition—connecting careers, businesses, resources, and community beyond service

05/27/2026

Grateful to connect with amazing organizations and the military-connected community during SOF Week. Thanks to Veterans Florida for sponsoring the event along with Action Zone.

FourBlock
Hiring Our Heroes
Operation New Uniform
GPS4vets

05/14/2026

📢Calling all women veteran-owned businesses!📢

The The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs Women Veterans’ Advisory Council is seeking vendors for the Florida Statewide Women Veterans Summit 2026 at The Westin Tampa Bay.

This is a powerful opportunity to showcase your brand, connect with women veterans from across Florida, and be part of a statewide event focused on empowerment, leadership, and community.

Vendor spaces are limited, so don’t wait.

Register today:

bit.ly/tampawomenvetsummit

Let’s show up, support women veteran founders, and celebrate the impact women veterans are making across Florida.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a sponsor for or vendor at the Annual Statewide Florida Women Veterans Summit, hosted by the FDVA Women Veterans’ Advisory Council. Space is limited to women veteran-owned businesses and nonprofits that support women veterans.Women veteran–owned businesses...

05/12/2026

Your next opportunity may come from the person you haven’t met yet.

📢Join us for Beyond the Call: Building Networks for Entrepreneurs & Career Professionals, an evening designed to bring together entrepreneurs, career-minded professionals, veterans, first responders, military spouses, and community supporters who believe in the power of connection.

This event is made possible through Action Zone’s continued collaboration with FFourBlock GGPS4vets and , organizations committed to helping the military-connected community build strong networks, navigate what’s next, and thrive beyond service.

Whether you’re building a business, growing your career, exploring a transition, or simply looking to expand your network, this is a space to meet good people, make meaningful connections, and strengthen the community around you.

A special thank you to our sponsors for helping make events like this possible. Your support allows us to create spaces where the military, first responder, and business communities can connect, collaborate, and grow.

Thank you to our sponsors:
CColony Grill - Tampa MidtownVVeterans Florida
Register here 👉: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/beyond-the-call-building-networks-for-entrepreneurs-career-professionals-tickets-1989154883804

A networking for veterans, first responders, and those in transition—connecting careers, businesses, resources, and community beyond service

05/09/2026

Eight years ago today, I filed the paperwork to bring Action Zone to life.

What I could not have imagined then were the incredible highs, the hard lessons, the moments of exhaustion, and the challenges that would test nearly everything I thought I knew about leadership, resilience, and purpose.

But through all of it, I never doubted two things:
This is exactly what I am supposed to be doing.
And every single person who walked through our doors would leave with something meaningful for their business, their life, or often both.

I am incredibly proud of what we have built over these past eight years. But more than programs, workshops, or milestones, I am proud of the veterans, military spouses, and military-connected family members who trusted us to be part of their entrepreneurial journey. Entrepreneurship requires courage, resilience, and a willingness to move forward despite uncertainty, qualities this community possesses in abundance.

You took an idea, a dream, a “what if,” and had the courage to do something with it. Watching that transformation never gets old.

And while my name may often be attached to Action Zone, this mission has never been built alone.

To our incredible team, board members, advisors, mentors, volunteers, partners, funders, and the many people who stepped in with wisdom, encouragement, introductions, support, and sometimes simply belief when we needed it most, thank you. You helped build something that matters.

Eight years down. Still building. Still believing. Still showing up for those bold enough to bet on themselves.

~ Rosie Lee, Co-Founder 💙



Valerie Ellis Lavin George Zwierko Donnie Nurnberger Russ Barnes Kishima Garcia April Sue Caldwell Diane Agudelo Brittany Castonguay Justin McAllister Jennifer Williams

05/06/2026

May is packed with opportunities to learn, connect, and grow with Action Zone. 🌻

Whether you’re working on stronger leadership communication, scaling your business, showing up professionally at pop-ups, sharpening your pitch, or launching a podcast, we have a session designed to help you take action.

Join us for one or more of our May events:

🔷May 15: Talk That Transforms: How Leaders Handle Difficult Conversations
🔷May 21: Pop-Up Like a Professional: The art and science of successful pop-up shops
🔷May 22: Pitch to Win: Mastering the art of pitching
🔷May 27: Launch Your Podcast with Confidence: Go Live in Under 90 Minutes

These sessions are open to entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone ready to build skills that move ideas forward.

For more information, email [email protected]
or visit www.ActionZone.org

02/08/2026

🤝 Community Collaboration in Action

We’re proud to come together for an upcoming community networking event powered by collaboration and shared mission.

This event is a joint effort between Action Zone, FourBlock, GPS4vets, and Tampa Bay VetNet in partnership with Colony Grill - St. Petersburg.

Together, we’re creating space for veterans, first responders, entrepreneurs, employers, and community supporters to connect in a low-pressure, no-pitch environment built on shared service, camaraderie, and real conversation.

This is what happens when organizations align around a common goal:
✔️ Stronger connections
✔️ More opportunity
✔️ A healthier, more connected military community

We’re grateful for the collaboration and excited to continue building — together.

📅 Event details & RSVP here 👇

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the-call-networking-with-military-first-responder-spouses-tickets-1982441494877?aff=oddtdtcreator

A networking for veterans, first responders, and those in transition—connecting careers, businesses, resources, and community beyond service