Best In View

10/01/2025

That winners list!!!! This will also be posted to the website soon.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Woman of the Year: 🥇 Tanya Rivera, 🥈 Kadance Fredrikson
Entrepreneur of the Year: 🥇 Kristy Kolmetz, 🥈 Asia and Corey Schroeder
Outstanding Community Leader: 🥇 Melissa Carter, 🥈 Amanda Sanders
Non-Profit of the Year: 🥇 Main Street Crestview Association, 🥈 HOPE House
New Business: 🥇 Rawlie Pop, 🥈 Ducky’s Laundry
Artist of the Year: 🥇 Meghan Schultz, 🥈 Christina Donahoe
Family Owned Business: 🥇 Little Haven, 🥈 EC Squeezy
Community Impact Award: 🥇 Heather Vaughn, 🥈 Kristy Kolmetz

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬

Antique Store: 🥇 Old Time Antiques, 🥇 Rustic Reflections, 🥈 The Shining Flower
Children’s Clothing: 🥇 Neat Repeats, 🥈 Baby & Me Boutique
Jewelry Store: 🥇 Joey the Jeweler, 🥈 Cooper’s Fine Jewelry
Furniture: 🥇 Amish Touch, 🥈 Skippers Furniture
Gift Shop: 🥇 Lou Lou Beans, 🥈 Rustic Reflections
Retailer/Mens/Womens: 🥇 Marigold and Mule, 🥈 Emerald Coast Clothing
Specialty Retailer: 🥇 Stitch by Stitch Fabric Boutique, 🥈 ObeyBee Boutique
Cleaning Services: 🥇 Crestview Clean-A-Holic, 🥈 Miss Buckets
Electrical Contractor: 🥇 We Care A/C, Plumbing, Electrical, 🥈 Jesse Barlow
Financial Advisor: 🥇 Megan Caulfield CFP, 🥈 Yvonne Shanklin
General Contractor: 🥇 Wade Family Homes, 🥈 Linc Grant
Insurance Agency: 🥇 Holloway Agency, 🥈 Tiffany Woodham – State Farm
Law Firm: 🥇 Jason Moulton, 🥈 Ryan Hardy
Marketing Agency: 🥇 The Peterman Agency, 🥈 Destin Marketing Group
Plumbing Company: 🥇 Crown Plumbing, 🥈 Jack Dollar Plumbing
Roofing Company: 🥇 Viking Towers Roofing, 🥈 CQ Roofing
Auto Services: 🥇 Main Street Automotive, 🥈 Crestview Tire & Wheel
Property Management: 🥇 The Property Group 850, 🥈 Real Property Management
Real Estate Brokerage: 🥇 The Property Group 850, 🥈 Coldwell Banker Realty
Realtor (Female): 🥇 Kimberly Griggs, 🥈 Jill C**n
Realtor (Male): 🥇 Mike Kocher, 🥈 Justin Mitchell
Gardening & Lawn Service: 🥇 Always Blooming LLC, 🥈 Outdoor Solutions 850
Tattoo Shop: 🥇 Tommy Guns Tattoo, 🥈 Hub City Tattoo
Pet Groomer/Care: 🥇 Wonder Pups, 🥈 Pawsitively Scrumptious

𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 & 𝐁𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞

Breakfast Spot: 🥇 Good Things Donuts, 🥈 Tropical Palm
Brunch: 🥇 The Wild Olive
Best Burger: 🥇 Fat Boys, 🥈 Eagles Nest at Blackwater
Casual Dining: 🥇 Pounders Hawaiian Grill, 🥈 Virtuous House
Family Dining: 🥇 Pounders Hawaiian Grill, 🥈 Eagles Nest at Blackwater
Fine Dining: 🥇 The Wild Olive, 🥈 Stick & Rudder
Frozen Treat: 🥇 The Frosty Moo, 🥈 Be a Lion Ice Cream
Happy Hour Destination: 🥇 Eagles Nest at Blackwater, 🥈 Azteca
Locally Owned Restaurant: 🥇 The Wild Olive, 🥈 Bamboo Sushi
Outdoor Dining: 🥇 Pounders Hawaiian Grill, 🥈 Eagles Nest at Blackwater
Pizzeria: 🥇 Hideaway Crestview, 🥈 Brooklyn Pizza
Juice Shakes Smoothies: 🥇 EC Squeezy, 🥈 Blendz with Benfitts
Coffee Shop/Truck: 🥇 Little Haven, 🥈 Caffeine & Chaos
BBQ: 🥇 Hub City Smokehouse, 🥈 The Jackson Experience
Asian Fusion: 🥇 Bamboo Sushi, 🥈 Palmas
Seafood: 🥇 Stewby’s Seafood, 🥈 Emerald Isle Seafood
Mexican: 🥇 El Paso Tacos & Tequila, 🥈 Azteca
Italian: 🥇 Dolce Forno, 🥈 The Wild Olive
Market Vendor (Beverage): 🥇 Rawlie Pop, 🥇 EC Squeezy, 🥈 Dirt Road Herbals
Market Vendor (Food): 🥇 Bang’n Bowls, 🥈 Smokey Joes Caribbean Cuisine
Produce/Meat: 🥇 Brooks Farms, 🥈 Wagyu Mama
Dessert: 🥇 Bread Butter, 🥈 Keep It Simply Sweet

𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 & 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

Chiropractic Clinic: 🥇 Alpha Care, 🥈 Seaside Spine
Dental Practice: 🥇 Wild Smiles Pediatric, 🥈 Crestview Family Dentistry
Dermatology: 🥇 Emerald Coast Dermatology, 🥈 Dermatology Specialists of Florida
Primary Care: 🥇 Dr. Faircloth, 🥈 Dr. Kolmetz
Medical Spa: 🥇 Adivas’s, 🥈 The Vue MediSpa
Massage Studio: 🥇 Adivas’s, 🥈 Caring Hands Massage
Vision Care: 🥇 Okaloosa Eye Care, 🥈 Eyesite of Crestview
Salon: 🥇 Bloom beauty bar, 🥈 Glow 850
Barber Shop: 🥇 Black Sheep Barbers, 🥈 HubCity
Yoga Studio: 🥇 Grateful Hearts Yoga, 🥈 Crestview Empower Yoga
Gym/Health Club: 🥇 Flex Fitness, 🥈 Refuel Bootcamp
Martial Arts Studio: 🥇 Atlas Martial Arts, 🥈 Gracie Bara Martial Arts
Dance/Ballet/Gymnastics: 🥇 Triple Threat Dance, 🥈 Flip N Fun
Personal Trainer: 🥇 Jersey Giamborne, 🥈 Erica Jordan
Makeup Artist: 🥇 Jamie Rae, 🥈 Jessica McCullough

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 & 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Event Planner: 🥇 Melissa Carter, 🥈 Bashes & Bubble
Party Rental Company: 🥇 Bounce and Bliss, 🥈 Pose Photo Booth
Event Venue: 🥇 Eagles Nest at Blackwater, 🥈 The Loft
Wedding Venue: 🥇 Laurel Hill Farm Weddings, 🥈 The Barn
Florist: 🥇 Blossom Lane,
Band/Singer: 🥇 Six Piece Suits, 🥈 Josh Davis
Wedding Photographer: 🥇 Jamie Schaeffer, 🥈 Pose Photo Booth
Local Farmers Market: 🥇 The Crestview Market, 🥈 The Market Downtown Crestview
Community Events: 🥇 Food Truck Friday, 🥈 Crestview Triple B

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 & 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Local Painter/Visual Art: 🥇 Christina Customs, 🥈 Hawk Studio
Ceramic & Pottery: 🥇 Frog Song Pottery, 🥈 Misfits Ceramic Shop
Filmmaker/Video Production: 🥇 850 Productions LLC, 🥈 Z7 Studios
Photographer: 🥇 Ashes Flashes, 🥈 Isza Nafez

09/29/2025

If you were not at the awards gala I will be hand delivering your awards over the next couple of weeks. 💙

Be picture ready! 👏🏻📷

09/27/2025

09/25/2025

We have absolutely loved everyone’s photo drops! Last night was the very first gala. Meaning so many things learned to make better for next year as well.

I do want to apologize that the magazine was not published in time. I underestimated how much time I needed to plan the gala, build the website, and have the magazine done in time. Once the magazine is finished it will be published. And as for now we will be posting snippets here and there.

Again MASSIVE shouts out to these amazing people. This gala would not have happened without them. So let’s make sure we give them business and send them business and support.

Spotlight Sponsor:
Best in the View’s, Best Realtor (Male) - Mike Kocher
Paid for the Venue 👏🏻👏🏻🍾🍾

The Kocher's, Realtor w/ Realty One Group Emerald Coast

In - Kind Sponsor:
Best in the View’s, Best Florist - Jonalyn Carver
Supplied all flowers for the event. And helped with set up and break down.

Blossom Lane Farm

Best in the View’, Best Asian Fusion & 2nd for Family owned restaurant - Danny Ledford
Supplied appetizer’s, sushi, and then went and brought more food when one of our food tables took a fall!!
Derrick Andrews helped with set up and breakdown.

Bamboo Sushi and Hibachi

Best In the Views, 2nd Singer/ Band - Josh Davis and his girlfriend Teresa
Helped with set up and break down

Josh Davis

Best In Views, Networking Event - Crestview Who’s Who - Marina and Shane Cornell with extreme tactical
Helped with set up and break down, boards for the charcuterie, decor, and one set of corn hole.

Extreme Tactical, Inc.

Best in View’s, 2nd Outstanding Community Leader Amanda Sanders and her husband Cameron with Gordon Martial Arts
Helped with set up, breakdown, decorations, helped run the event, emotional support, mental support 😂💙🍾

Gordon Martial Arts

Best In View’s, Entrepreneur of the Year - 2nd Best Medical Spa - 2nd Primary Care Provider, Kristy and Josh Kolmetz
Provided co****le sets x2

The Fox Theater
Main Street Medical Center & The Vue MediSpa

Best In View’s, Woman of the Year, Tanya Rivera
Provided red carpet and stanchions

Tanya Rivera

Kasi Ashley with Kasi’s Kreations
ON HER BIRTHDAY btw stayed and helped with set up and breakdown and helped run the event.

Kasi's Kreations

Best in the View’s, Best Dance/Ballet/Gymnastics studio - Triple Threat Dance Collective
They provided entertainment with an amazing performance.

Triple Threat Dance Collective

Christopher Holovack and his amazing co-star Lainey Caswell for helping me on stage being the Master of Ceremonies and handing me the awards because I only brought 1 page of my list. 🥹

Jessie Huisken
Helped with set up and break down and emotional support 😂🍾

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And to anyone I may have forgotten thank you from the bottom of my heart. You all are really the ‘Best of the View! Thank you!

09/18/2025

More seats have just dropped!!! Go book them now or lose out! www.bestintheview.com

Your ticket does not guarantee your seat placement unless you were a sponsor. 💙 We know many of you got separated from your teams and friends and are working on a solution. 💙

Go book them now or lose out! www.bestintheview.com

09/17/2025

You guys!!!! So excited to announce that Bamboo Sushi and Hibachi will be providing the appetizers for the 2025 Best In the View Inaugural Gala !!!

Get ready to have some yummy food!!!

09/17/2025

We received the awards! They are beautiful! So excited to hand these to the people who truly make Crestview thrive.

We also have been begged to add additional seating! Please stay tuned we are working in a couple more tables.

09/15/2025

This is the last day you can purchase tickets. This event is 95% sold out!

There are 5 seats left and 1 sponsorship spot left.

www.bestintheview.com to get tickets. This is a formal dress event.