Archives: Featured Families

Founded in 2017, Sawgrass Marketing is a full-service creative agency rooted in southern hospitality and influenced by international culture and design.

Their goal is to immerse luxury brands clientele in a feeling of pristine, natural beauty.

For Founder, Courtney Ross, that feeling is found along the Forgotten Coast and reignited when she moved to coastal North Carolina. As an ode to her Southern heritage, Sawgrass Marketing was named after the vast marshlands that cover the southeastern United States – and host a diverse ecosystem of wildlife and natural beauty.

The beach is where I am most comfortable and feel most at home. Having grown up in the beach cities of Southern California, it’s obvious where my love of the ocean began. It is where I go for peace, rejuvenation, and inspiration.

From SoCal, I moved to The Islands and graduated from the University of Hawaii. I met and married my husband who is Active Duty Coast Guard. I have been a Coast Guard wife for 17 years and love our military life experiences and adventures.

I found my passion of jewelry design while we were stationed in Humboldt County, Northern California. It began with a few basic jewelry making courses.  I further studied metalsmith for jewelry design at College of the Redwoods.

Each piece is handmade and completely inspired by the ocean and elements of nature, where the balance between mental, physical, and spiritual well-being come together.

Lil Posh Shop was created out of my love for design, aviation, all the little people in my life, and wanting to help families celebrate all those precious, heart pounding special moments. With our family rooted with a love for aviation, a husband as a fighter pilot, and being a new mom, I was in search of unique aviation goods for my own son. Finding quality products that were also nicely designed was difficult. Finding fighter jet goods specifically was even harder.

With my knowledge and background in merchandising management and product development, this label premiering fighter jet baby/toddler products was born.

My background is in higher education. I have a Masters in Merchandising Management and taught at a Design School/University for ten years. I also worked at a children’s wear manufacturer specializing in quality cotton garments. I am a recently retired Milspouse; my husband flew in the Air Force for over 24 years. I am a mother of two amazing boys Nicky & Koa. Military families are near and dear to my heart, which is why our product designs have been tailored to the military aviation communities.

Kimberly is an Coach, Entrepreneur, Advocate, and survivor!  She has served alongside her military family as a Army veteran, Air Force wife, and federal employee for 27 years where she empowers and mentors young airmen and civilians.  She currently works as the Chief of Customer Support offering personnel services to veterans and military members from all branches of the US military.

Over the years Kimberly has combined her educational expertise and experience to encourage, motivate, and INSPIRE others.  She is a certified John Maxwell Coach, Speaker and Trainer.  She hold a Bachelors of Science in Social Psychology, from Park University and a Masters of Arts in Human Service with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Counseling from Liberty University.

As the Founder and CEO of “She Inspires Change” she has created a platform to empower and inspire women to soar and stop walking in fear.  She is launching “She Heals and Grows Inside Out” to help women heal by removing the mask so they can fulfill their purpose.

She is also an autoimmune advocate and warrior; Multiple Myeloma cancer survivor.  After encountering illness, she launched Branche Basu Boutique natural bath and body care line.  She educates consumers on the use of toxic ingredients and how they affect the body.  She believes that self-care and wellness is essential for today’s well woman to be whole and walk into their purpose.

She has Co Authored Destined To Win Anthology by Dr. Mary Segars and Unleash Your Undeniable Impact Anthology by Dr. Cheryl Good and Dr. Les Brown, she is now a 2x #1 Bestselling Author.