1 Million Cups - Orlando Weekly Meetup
2018-09-26 08:30 - 10:00, 2018-10-03 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Halifax) | Rollins College, Suntrust Auditorium – Crummer Building, E Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park,, FL, Orlando, FL, us
If you love & support entrepreneurship and small business, there’s no better place to be on Wednesday mornings! Participate in our “Guppy Tank”, with the best coffee and breakfast pastries in the world served! Everything is FREE (including the parking)!
Created by the Kaufmann Foundation (one of the largest philanthropic, entrepreneurial & venture capital organizations in the world), we host a weekly educational meetup, where entrepreneurs educate us about their business ideas for 6 minutes, and we educate them with our wisdom for 20. It is the most valuable use of your time, if you’re interested in learning about how to be successful with your business, available in Central Florida. Why?
1) Network weekly with our audience of seasoned entrepreneurs, investors & service providers;
2) Learn from their questions & comments;
3) Listen to the latest business (& tech!) ideas to come out of Central Florida; and,
4) You never know who you’ll meet at our events – potential partners, vendors, advisors, employees, suppliers and/or investors.
Keep up-to-date with our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/1millioncupsOrlando/) & our YouTube account (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrciZBkRTGz-Hy41n1HCDQ). If you love entrepreneurship, this is one Orlando event you cannot miss!
Networking starts at 8:30a, presentations start shortly after 9:00a. See you this Wednesday!

Lunch Talk: What UX Exposes About Your Culture with Leah Hacker @ Downtown
2018-09-26 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
When we think of companies, we often think of discrete parts that make up the broader experience of your brand. But when you put all of the siloed components together into a whole experience, your operational blindspots can create dysfunction. With more and more emphasis being placed on a holistic, integrated UX, this cacophony within your organization can find its way into your UX. What do you do when these disconnects find their way into your UX? How can you tell? And, how can you avoid it?
Leah Hacker:As Sr. Strategist, leading the Research and Business Strategy teams at Accomplice, Leah Hacker leads a team that rethinks data science, leveraging consumer and market insight, user experience, and predictive analytics to provide a cross-functional strategy for product, business, and growth. Her outcomes have included: more defined business strategies, streamlined operations, maximized revenue opportunities, and enhanced product and service features and value adds. She has been involved in research and strategy initiatives in the medicine, hospitality, retail, entertainment, education, and tech industries and played an instrumental role in product and market strategy for Honest Dollar, an Austin-based start-up acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2015.
She is a published author, conference speaker on research and strategy, and is the Editor and Producer of It’s Worth Doing Right – a thought leadership platform and podcast exploring topics on the intersection of creativity and data in business strategy.

TAB | Orlando Tech and Beer
2018-09-27 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | The MEZZ, 100 South Eola Drive #200, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
OTAB | Orlando Tech Community Monthly Networking Event

Alexa, What's VOICE? - Meetup with Voice Influencer Ken Sakal @Downtown
2018-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
The total number of Smart Speakers (Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple Siri) owners has reached over 50 million and the numbers continues to rise. Google revealed that more than one Google Home Smart Speaker product was sold every second between October and December in 2017. With that type of adoption expected again this year (for Google, Amazon, and potentially Apple), 2019 should see large scale mainstream adoption of Smart Speaker and voice technology.
What can your company, business or brand do to utilize Smart Speakers and voice technology? How can you reach your customers in their home, without them ever having to log on to a laptop, or pick up their phone? We will discuss some of the most popular Alexa Skills and Google Actions use cases for businesses, in Voice Technology today.
Also, what exactly is an Alexa Skill or a Google Action? How does someone go about creating one and how difficult is it to build one. We will look at the third party tools and development options available to create Voice Apps and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
Finally, this will be the first in a series on voice technology, we will start fairly high level and get into more and more detail each month. If there are individual topics you would like to see covered, please add them in the comments below.
Ken Sakal is the founder of Vohesu (https://www.vohesu.com/), developers of Virtual Health Assistants for patients with chronic diseases. Ken has spoken at the Voice Summit 2018, the largest voice tech conference that brings the conversational design ecosystem together and has been featured on various podcasts.

1 Million Cups - Orlando Weekly Meetup
2018-10-03 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-10-10 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-10-17 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-10-24 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Halifax) | Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, E Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park,, FL, us
If you love & support entrepreneurship and small business, there’s no better place to be on Wednesday mornings! Participate in our “Guppy Tank”, with the best coffee and breakfast pastries in the world served! Everything is FREE (including the parking)!
Created by the Kaufmann Foundation (one of the largest philanthropic, entrepreneurial & venture capital organizations in the world), we host a weekly educational meetup, where entrepreneurs educate us about their business ideas for 6 minutes, and we educate them with our wisdom for 20. It is the most valuable use of your time, if you’re interested in learning about how to be successful with your business, available in Central Florida. Why?
1) Network weekly with our audience of seasoned entrepreneurs, investors & service providers;
2) Learn from their questions & comments;
3) Listen to the latest business (& tech!) ideas to come out of Central Florida; and,
4) You never know who you’ll meet at our events – potential partners, vendors, advisors, employees, suppliers and/or investors.
Keep up-to-date with our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/1millioncupsOrlando/) & our YouTube account ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrciZBkRTGz-Hy41n1HCDQ ). If you love entrepreneurship, this is one Orlando event you cannot miss!
Networking starts at 8:00a, presentations start at 9:00a. See you this Wednesday!

Finding that “Sweet Spot”: Customer Goal Alignment with Danna Olivo @ DOWNTOWN
2018-10-03 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 S Garland Ave, Suite 108, Orlando, FL, us
Join us for a Lunch Talk with Danna Olivo!
Danna is a Business Growth Sequencing Strategist and CEO of MarketAtomy, LLC. Her passion is working with small first stage entrepreneurs to ensure that they start out on the right foot and stay on the path to financial freedom. Known as the Business Birthing Specialist, Danna understands the intricacies involved in starting and running a successful business. Her efforts extend beyond the initial strategic planning process on into the implementation and monitoring phase. As an intricate component ingrained into her client’s business structure, she works diligently to keep her client’s accountable and on track to fulfilling their success goals.A graduate of the University of Central Florida’s College of Business, Danna holds degrees in both Marketing and Management Information Systems (MIS). She brings more than 35 years of strategic planning experience in business, marketing and business development both nationally and internationally.Danna is not only a professional business growth strategist but has worked as an International Strategist within the country of Brazil, is a public speaker and #1 Best Selling Author on Amazon with “Success From The Heart” and “Journey To The Stage.” Her newest book “MarketAtomy: What To Expect When Expecting A Business” is now available through Amazon on Kindle.
Finding that “Sweet Spot” when Customer Goals and Your Goals AlignThis 40-minute interactive educational presentation is designed to teach entrepreneurs how to align their goals to the customer…not the other way around. Too often entrepreneurs lose sight of their customer goals placing too much emphasis on their product/service. This program will introduce a process to entrepreneurs using the S.M.A.R.T. system, on how to interact with the customer to identify their expectations or goals upfront, ultimately leading to an undeniable and results-oriented experience.
Specific – What is the specific expectation of the customer?Measurable – Can it be measured? How clear is the expected result?Achievable – Are the goals overarching…are they stretching the boundaries enough?Results-Focused – Are the action steps actually leading to the result?Time-Bound – What is the end game? Is it achievable?

Central Florida Showcase
2018-10-04 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | FL
The feedback we have received from investors is Florida so spread out that making a trip to see enough companies to make it worth their time is too time consuming. On a practical level, this event allows investors to come to one event and see a dozen investable companies in one day, where they can fly in and out from our easily accessible airport the same day.
Guidewell Innovation, Lake Nona Target
audience: Accredited Investors that are currently making investments
Expected attendees: 100

Orlando Open Coffee Club
2018-10-09 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Halifax) | Catalyst Spaces, 1 South Orange Avenue Suite 502, Orlando, FL, us
Orlando Open Coffee Club is about good coffee, entrepreneurs, ideas, and conversation. We believe that when entrepreneurs, startups, creatives, freelancers, and those associated with them meet, collisions of ideas lead to great things happening. Every two weeks join us and enjoy complimentary coffee and bagels while we discuss the latest community news and upcoming events and network in Orlando’s newest coworking space, Catalyst.

Web App 101 with Nick Ivey @DOWNTOWN
2018-10-09 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 S Garland Ave, Suite 108, Orlando, FL, us
Nick has been a software and mobile app developer since the age of 16. From Papa Murphys to Simple Functioning Solutions, he helps companies and individuals solve problems that require app and web software solutions.
Looking to build an web application? When envisioning a web application for your idea, business, or organization there are many ways to approach development. Before choosing a freelancer or company to build an app, we will discuss topics that will save you time and money. We will discuss local vs. database connected apps, native vs. cross platform / hybrid development, project management, and collaborative development.

DIVERSITY Coworking Day @ Parramore
2018-10-11 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Canvs: Parramore, 500 W Livingston Street #106, Orlando, fl, 32801, us
Join us for free Minority Coworking Day at StarterStudio Parramore in partnership with Black Orlando Tech. We will have snacks, music, and space for you to create, build and run your company in community.Need help establishing your business or have an idea you want to build out? We will have some additional resources and information for you too! Please join us anytime from 9am-5pm.

WORKSHOP: Blooming Solid: Find Your Hidden Potential w/ Maya Siobhan @ DOWNTOWN
2018-10-12 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
BLOOMING SOLID: An Uncomfortable WorkshopFind your hidden potential and use it to start taking radical action.
This workshop is focused on teaching creative entrepreneurs how to get out of their comfort zones, step into their potential and start taking radical action.
Maya Siobhan is a 25 year old writer, songstress, performer and Orlando Native who has been passionately creative since childhood. Growing up with a chronic pain condition, her relationship with adversity grew as she realized her limits. In 2013 she took a medical leave from Howard University during her sophomore year due to her pain reaching an unbearable high and ventured into a healing journey that has transformed her into the dynamic woman she is today and is continuously becoming. She’s currently writing a memoir entitled Exposed: The Poetic Memoir of an Invisible Woman” where she recounts and shares stories from her healing journey and how she persevered through it.
Maya initially started Blooming Solid as a hand-made sugar scrub business in 2013 during her major life shift. The business didn’t sustain but it marked the beginning of her creative entrepreneurial journey which she has developed over the years. Today, Blooming Solid is resurrecting as an educational and entertainment based business catered to helping people who wish to embrace their life work and create careers based off of their passions and creative pursuits. She puts a big focus on mental wellness and our beliefs systems where limitations ultimately stem.

RE:VIZE 2018 Kickoff — RE:CONNECT the Region!
2018-10-15 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | The Orlando REP, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando, FL, us
Join for the kickoff of RE:VIZE…nite 1 called RE:CONNECT!
Do you believe in the future of Central Florida?
Come learn how Central Florida is blazing trails and quickly becoming one of the country’s hottest tech regions. Leaders from all seven counties will be sharing how they are each contributing in making our regional a national leader.
For more information on RE:CONNECT & RE:VIZE visit: http://www.REVIZE2018.org

DEMO NITE - Rescheduled to October 16th
2018-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Orlando Science Center, 777 E Princeton St, Orlando, US
RE:VIZE 2018 is coming!Visit http://www.Orlando.Tech for more details.

DEMO NITE - Check out the cool stuff we're building
2018-10-16 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | Orlando Florida, TBD, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Building something cool you’d like to pitch? Want to see what others are up to? We meet during the third week every month (Tuesday or Wednesday) to showcase some great work in progress. What are you building?
Bring your own experience and expertise to learn, consider, and comment on what your peers have in the works. Come out and see what they’re pitching
If you’d like to demo at a future event, apply here: http://bit.ly/Apply2DemoOTA
Open applications and no fee. Hardware and software projects are welcome.
**SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE** For more information contact: events@orlandotech.orgOur next Demo Nite is Wednesday, May 16. We have 5 teams pitching what they are building:

RE:VIZE 2018 Day 2 — RE:WORK | Meet Top Tech Leaders & Startups
2018-10-16 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | Orlando Science Center, 777 E Princeton St, Orlando, US
Join us for Nite 2 of RE:VIZE…RE:WORK!
Central Florida’s top tech leaders will be on hand for you to ask questions and network with. Get their advice on your career, local opportunities, and where the tech industry is headed next.
*ALSO* come meet and network with Central Florida’s top startup companies.
SIGN UP FOR RE:WORK and more info on RE:VIZE visit: http://www.REVIZE2018.org

Incremental Improvements for Your Business with Michael Brodsky @Downtown
2018-10-17 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
The entrepreneur’s journey can seem overwhelming. In this workshop, Financial Advisor and Author, Mike Brodsky, will share ideas you and your employees can implement in your company right away to make improvements in several different areas, including marketing, finance, operations, human resources, and more. Come prepared to discuss your company’s biggest challenges and obstacles, and we’ll look at strategies to keep you on the right path.
And my bio:
Mike Brodsky is a Financial Advisor and Managing Director with Ameriprise Financial. He started in the financial services industry in 1997, and has received the certifications of Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor from the College for Financial Planning. He has also previously worked as a television news producer with the NBC affiliate in West Palm Beach, and as a producer for America’s Health Network. Mike graduated with an Economics degree from Yale and an M.B.A. from Duke, and is currently the President of the Yale Alumni Association of Central Florida and the All-Ivy Club of Central Florida. He is the Treasurer of The Mustard Seed of Central Florida, and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Jewish Chamber of Commerce and the Business Board of Directors for World Sports Alumni. He has previously served as a board member for the JCC of Greater Orlando, Distinguished Young Women of Florida, the Center for Memory Disorders, and the Orlando International Fringe Festival. Mike is also the author of the book, Incremental Improvements: Change Your Life One Small Step At A Time.

RE:FILL | Nite 3 of RE:VIZE 2018
2018-10-17 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | The Abbey, 100 South Eola Drive, Orlando, FL, us
Join us for Nite 3 of RE:VIZE…RE:FILL!
Come meet Central Florida’s top tech meetup groups and leaders for a night of great networking as we refill our connection to community.
ALSO…RE:FILL will feature a service project in collaboration with Feeding Children Everywhere where we’ll get to do our part to end hunger in Central Florida.
SIGN UP FOR RE:FILL and more info on RE:VIZE visit: http://www.REVIZE2018.org

RE:FILL - A HIGHLIGHT OF ORLANDO'S TECH MEETUPS, NETWORKING, FOOD & DRINKS
2018-10-17 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | The Abbey, 100 South Eola Drive, Orlando, FL, us
This month we encourage all of you to learn, collaborate, and contribute to Orlando’s growing tech ecosystem through attending and connecting at the following events:
Orlando Regional Tech Association’s Conference “RE:VIZE” is the entire week of October 15-19. You can learn more about it here:https://orlando.tech/revize-2018-2/
Our actual meetup day this month will remain the same, 3rd Wednesday.
Date: October 17 , 2018Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm.Location:The Abbey100 S. Eola Dr.Orlando, FL 32801
Looking forward to seeing all of you more than once this month!
P.S. Thank to everyone who joined us Thursday, October 11th for our First co-working space day at Starter Studio Parramore for BOT Members.

RE:LAX | Nite 4 of RE:VIZE 2018 — Let’s Celebrate!
2018-10-18 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | Chela Tacos, 183 S. Orange Ave, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Join us for Nite 4 of RE:VIZE…RE:LAX!
Mix and mingle with Central Florida’s tech and innovation leaders as we raise a glass and celebrate all we’ve accomplished so far in 2018…and while we make some new friends along the way.
*Chela is also offering us a special tech community deal of $20 per person which includes unlimited Red Sangria, Red and White wines, Modelo Draft Beer, and small bites. No purchase necessary to attend.
More info on RE:LAX & RE:VIZE at: http://www.REVIZE2018.org

RE:ACTIVATE | Finale of RE:VIZE 2018 — “Let’s Build the Community of Tomorrow”
2018-10-19 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Halifax) | Dr. Phillips Center For the Performing Arts (DPAC), 445 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL, us
Join us for the grand finale of RE:VIZE…RE:ACTIVATE!
Are you ready to build the ‘Community of Tomorrow?’
Come hear from seven of our region’s top tech leaders talk about how technology is not only disrupting – but improving – housing, energy, agriculture, health, education, transportation, and global communications.
Hosted at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts CenterTo purchase tickets visit: https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2018/revize-2018-community-of-tomorrow/
Community of Tomorrow Speaker Lineup:
Welcome:Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
Building the Community of Tomorrow:Jim Thomas — CEO Orlando Regional Tech Association
Future of Housing:Frank Wells — Founder Venture House & Chief Impact Officer Bright Community Trust Inc.
Future of Energy:Justin Vandenbroeck — Renergetica and the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association
Future of Agriculture:Chris Castro — Cofounder of IDEAS for US & Fleet Farming and the Director of Sustainability, City of Orlando
Future of Transportation:Jason Eichenholz — Cofounder & Chief Technical Officer of Luminar Technologies
Future of Education:Lauren Chianese — National Education Advocate and Former Executive Director of Teach for America, Orlando
Future of Health:Kelli Murray — Founder & CEO of MedSpeaks and Cofounder of Health Innovators
Future of Global Communications:Sasha Dookhoo — PAN Communications
To purchase tickets visit: https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2018/revize-2018-community-of-tomorrow/

FOUNDERS TALK: Ravel and Andrés of HotSwitch @ Downtown
2018-10-22 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Ravel and Andrés are two of the three co-founders of HotSwitch, a SaaS company developing Interactive TV tools and Engagement Analytics for entertainment media companies. Among the company’s products are a white-label mobile solution for streaming video content and live chat rooms, a web and native social layer for pre-existing apps, and a content manager for creating and tracking social TV experiences.
As CTO, Ravel comes from a engineering background at Walt Disney Attractions Technology, leading projects on the Emerging Technologies team, and has built an engineering team based in Orlando and Brazil. As CEO, Andrés has been a product designer at Google and Disney and manages the company’s sales cycles, currently expanding into the Latin American market.
HotSwitch has been part of Starter Studio, and Alchemist Accelerator in Silicon Valley, raised venture funding from production powerhouses like Whiskey Films and BTF Media, been highlighted as an upcoming startup in AT&T Foundry’s State of Entertainment Report, and partnered with advisors from HBO, Disney, Universal, and Nielsen.
For more, check out hotswitch.com

Lunch Talk: The Giver's Guide to Running a Small Business with Scott Mann @DT
2018-10-23 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Scott Mann is an Emmy-winning creative director, a traveled business speaker, a serving non-profit board member for a number of regional organizations, an SEO specialist, a certified Google Partner and a social impact advocate.He founded Highforge in 2001 as a boutique digital marketing and support agency with the purpose of helping good people grow good businesses online and beyond. Since then, the agency has designed and executed world-class campaigns for hundreds of companies and helped clients reach millions of new viewers and customers.
He’s a gamer, travel backpacker, chess player and he enjoys racquetball recklessly in his free time. He’s on Twitter as @CScottMann.
=================The Giver’s Guide to Running a Small Business
Scott comes from a long line of business owners that drove their businesses into the ground by being too nice. He spent 5 years not charging enough and 10 years doing favors that were never returned. He’s here to share some of his hard-knocks tips and tactics on staying nice but earning what you deserve and leveling up your business.

TAB | Power Lunch: Raising Capital 101 by Fan Fund
2018-10-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Industrious Orlando, 300 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32801, United States
Join us for another engaging and insightful TAB Power Lunch as we dive into the world of raising capital. Our presenter Johanna Olsson from Fan Fund will provide you with an overview of:
1. What are the different funding sources available for entrepreneurs?2. When, why and how should entrepreneurs reach out to venture capitalists?3. What are VCs really looking for in start-ups?4. How do you create a compelling pitch deck?
Are you a current startup looking for funding? Are you interested in creating a new startup? Are you interested in the process of raising capital? Or do you just love our power Lunches and want to learn something new?…..then join us on Wednesday 10/24 @ 1pm at the beautiful Industrious workspace in Downtown Orlando.
As always we will be providing lunch and thanks to our partners at Pizza@ Lake Eola and Industrious we will be picking up the TAB.
See you there. Cheers!
About Fan Fund and Johanna Olsson:Johanna is an analyst at FAN Fund, an Orlando based venture capital firm investing in early stage technology companies in Florida. FAN Fund was founded in 2015 as one of the first VC funds in the state, and has since its inception invested in 12 local start-ups. Johanna graduated with her MBA from Rollins Crummer Graduate School (Winter Park, FL) where she also completed her BA in International Business. As an Entrepreneurial Scholar of Distinction, Johanna had the opportunity to work with the angel group venVelo throughout graduate school. Johanna is born and raised in Sweden and moved to the US in 2013 to start college; she found Rollins through a tennis scholarship and played Division II tennis throughout her undergraduate years.

Orlando Tech and Beer
2018-10-25 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | The MEZZ, 100 South Eola Drive #200, Orlando, FL, 32801, us

Pitch Night @ StarterStudio Downtown
2018-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 S Garland Ave, Suite 108, Orlando, FL, us
Hello Orlando entrepreneurs!
Join us for a fun night of pitches from some of Orlando’s most exciting startups! There will be light food and refreshments and time for networking before the event.
Here’s the rundown:6:00pm: Doors open for networking, light food and drinks6:45pm: Pitching kickoff8:00pm: Event wrap up
Interested in pitching your awesome startup to the local community? Email casey@starterstudio.org for more details!

FOUNDERS TALK: Melissa Koch - From Tech Lawyer to Techstars @DOWNTOWN
2018-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Join Melissa Koch from InFront Compliance and Akerman LLP on her journey from Tech Lawyer to Techstars. This will be of particular interest to those who want to pursue parallel career tracks, have ambition to create technology products, or otherwise enjoy discussing innovation and technology.
Co-Founder & CEO | Business, Technology & Data Lawyer | Innovator | TEDx Organizer
Melissa is a results-driven business, technology and data lawyer for public and private companies, start-ups, investment banks and private equity funds, with a specific focus on the supply chain, industrial services and technology industries. Melissa has two decades of legal experience and practices law at Akerman LLP, an AmLaw 100 firm.
Melissa is also the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of InFront Compliance, Inc. and a pioneer in the regtech/legaltech arena. Melissa is driving innovation, risk reduction, and substantial cost savings for procurement, compliance and legal teams with the InFront Compliance platform — challenging the spreadsheet and checklist status quo with a subscription-based, expert system. InFront Compliance is a Barclays powered by Techstars-backed company and has been a finalist at FinTech Junction and Shelovestech. InFront Compliance has also presented at DLD Tel Aviv, the Summit on Legal Innovation and Disruption (SOLID) Tech Showcase, and is a nominee for the RegTech 100 for 2019.
Melissa is a board member and co-organizer of TEDxOrlando and TEDxOrlandoWomen and serves on the business advisory board of Bridg – a cutting edge boutique microelectronics fabrication facility.
