Rock Island Growth Specialists

04/14/2026

Tomorrow bright and early be sure to tune into Lucas Live Media! I am excited to be their guest and will be hanging out with my man Lucas Tindell! You can find us on Facebook and YouTube!

02/18/2026

We are back with the newest episode of the Rock Island Experience! We are teaming up with Red Tail Aerial Imaging and Real Estate Photography to sponsor this year's Stark Flavor Stark County Coffee Crawl. It features 14 locally owned shops where you can check out and earn rewards for completing. We are taking you along for the ride as we visit every shop on the digital passport! ☕️

The next stop is UnionPark Coffee and Cocktails! Union Park is a newer coffee shop located in the heart of Belden Village! By day, their café serves locally roasted coffee, espresso, and fresh pastries baked in-house daily. As evening falls, the space transforms into a cocktail and dessert bar, offering hand-crafted drinks, plated desserts, and light bites! If you want to check out the coffee crawl for yourself, it's brewing through April 4th!

Head to www.starkflavor.com/passports for more information!

02/16/2026

If you are participating in this year's Stark Flavor Stark County Coffee Crawl we are sponsoring there is great news! The crawl has been extended through April 4th! More time to get to all of the locally owned shop and get your check ins! You can find it at www.starkflavor.com/passports

Good new coffee crawlers! You now have more time to start of finish this year's Stark County Coffee Crawl! We have moved the closing date back to Saturday, April 4th! If you have been wanting to join in on the fun, there is still plenty of time! Check out www.starkflavor.com/passports!

02/10/2026

We are back with the newest episode of the Rock Island Experience! We are teaming up Red Tail Aerial Imaging and Real Estate Photography to sponsor this year's Stark Flavor Stark County Coffee Crawl. It features 14 locally owned shops where you can check out and earn rewards for completing. We are taking you along for the ride as we visit every shop on the digital passport! ☕️

The next stop is Tremont Coffee Co.! Tremont had humble beginnings as it started as a Coffee Truck that over the past few years that has boomed into 5 locations though Stark County! Check it out now as we stopped into one of their newest locations in Lake Cable!

If you want to check out the coffee crawl for yourself, it's brewing through April 4th! Head to www.starkflavor.com/passports for more information!

01/12/2026

We are back with the newest episode of the Rock Island Experience! We are teaming up with Red Tail Aerial Imaging and Real Estate Photography to sponsor this year's Stark Flavor Stark County Coffee Crawl. It features 14 locally owned shops where you can check out and earn rewards for completing. We are taking you along for the ride as we visit every shop on the digital passport! ☕️

Next up is R&R Coffee! Join us now as we introduce you to two of the most fantastic people you will ever meet! We even learn to make an Iced White Chocolate Mocha!

If you want to check out the coffee crawl for yourself, it's brewing through March 7th! Head to www.starkflavor.com/passports for more information!

01/03/2026

We are back with the newest episode of the Rock Island Experience! We are teaming up with Red Tail Aerial Imaging and Real Estate Photography to sponsor this year's Stark Flavor Stark County Coffee Crawl. It features 14 locally owned shops where you can check out and earn rewards for completing. We are taking you along for the ride as we visit every shop on the digital passport! ☕️

Next up is the Speakeasy Coffee! This coffee shop is a staple of historic Downtown Canal Fulton. Join us now to check it out!

If you want to check out the coffee crawl for yourself, it's brewing through March 7th! Head to www.starkflavor.com/passports for more information!

12/26/2025

We are back with the newest episode of the Rock Island Experience! We are teaming up with Red Tail Aerial Imaging and Real Estate Photography to sponsor this year's Stark Flavor Stark County Coffee Crawl. It features 14 locally owned shops where you can check out and earn rewards for completing. We are taking you along for the ride as we visit every shop on the digital passport! ☕️

The second stop is The Exchange Canal Fulton! A brand-new shop located in Historic Downtown Canal Fulton! Check out our experience as Katie shows us how to make their Biscoff Dirty Chai!

If you want to check out the coffee crawl for yourself, it's brewing through March 7th! Head to www.starkflavor.com/passports for more information!

12/22/2025

It's been a bit since we have done a video, but we are back! We are teaming up with Red Tail Aerial Imaging and Real Estate Photography to sponsor this year's Stark Flavor Stark County Coffee Crawl. It features 14 locally owned shops where you can check out and earn rewards for completing. We are taking you along for the ride as we visit every shop on the digital passport! ☕️

First stop is Pioneer Coffee Roasters in the Massillon/Jackson area! Check out our experience as David shows us how to make their signature Peppermint Mocha!

If you want to check out the coffee crawl for yourself, it's brewing through March 7th! Head to www.starkflavor.com/passports for more information!

10/17/2025

We are excited to be a Meal Champion Sponsor for tonight's Be the Change Gala, supporting Compassion Delivered! If you are in attendance, we will see you there!

💜 Thank You to Our Meal Champion Sponsors! 💜

We’re beyond grateful for this amazing group of sponsors who make our mission possible. Some have been with us from the very beginning, and others are joining us for the first time — but each one plays a vital role in nourishing our community with care and compassion.

Friday night happens because of you — and the impact from that evening will touch thousands of lives. 💫

09/08/2025

TomTod Ideas is blowing away their Act Like A Middle Schooler campaign so far. In honor of their 13th birthday, if they hit 300 donations of $13 it will unlock a $1,000 donation from us at Rock Island Growth Specialists!

Well, at the time of this post, they are at 274! 26 donations to go! Will you help get them to number 300? You can find the link below to give! It's that time of year to act like a middle schooler!!!

https://givebutter.com/actlikeamiddleschooler