Orlando Entrepreneurs

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.

1 Million Cups - Orlando Weekly Meetup
2018-10-17 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-10-10 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-10-03 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-09-26 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-09-19 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!

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

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:

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Orlando Open Coffee Club
2018-10-09 09:00 - 10:00, 2018-09-25 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.

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

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?

1 Million Cups - Orlando Weekly Meetup
2018-10-03 08:30 - 10:00, 2018-09-26 08:30 - 10:00, 2018-09-19 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!

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.

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

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.

Pitch Night @ StarterStudio Downtown
2018-09-25 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 with Eli Mattern of SavvySuit @Downtown
2018-09-24 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Join us on September 24th to here the story of Eli Mattern- Founder of SavvySuit:“After 4 years of grinding, I have learned a lot–things I wish I had known at the beginning. My session will talk about choosing a co-founder, finding your niche, overcoming obstacles, and everything in-between.”
Who is Eli Mattern?
Eli Mattern began her legal career as a staff attorney for Brevard County Legal Aid practicing foreclosure defense and dependency law. A graduate of Florida A&M University College of Law, She practiced for over four years before co-founding SavvySuit, a software company focused on building tech tools for the legal industry. Her company developed Florida Pro Bono Matters (floridaprobonomatters.org), and the legal case management software SavvySuit (savvysuit.com). She’s licensed to practice law in Florida, Virginia, and the District of Columbia and works for Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida providing data insights and business process analysis. In her free time she likes to visit the Enzian Arthouse theater near Orlando, Florida and to play board games with friends and family. You can find her on social media and twitter @SarahEliMattern.

Lunch Talk: Maslow on Money with Joshua Zepess @Winter Park
2018-09-24 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Winter Park, 101 S New York Ave, suite 201, Winter Park, FL, Winter Park, AL, 32789, us
The simplest path to wealth and freedom that you were never taught, this is a revolutionary simplification of what matters in money. All those who shun learning about money because of the expected complexity and those who believe they’re doing the right thing yet it’s not working will benefit from this session. We apply Maslow’s Hierarchy to money and discover that we’re upside down in our approach to finance. Time to right the ship!

The Zero Dollar Marketing Growth Stack
2018-09-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | CREDO Conduit, 1001 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL, 32801, United States
This months speaker is Orrett Davis, Director of Growth & Marketing at SightPlan. He works with technology companies to drive growth, accelerate lead acquisition, and optimize conversions through a data driven approach.
Come out to learn more about “The Zero Dollar Marketing Growth Stack”.
Networking + Food + Presenter + Raffle
*** 1 ticket will be given away to the Southern Data Science Conference. No buy-in necessary. Must be present to win.
More info about the Southern Data Science Conference:
https://www.southerndatascience.com/

Rollins Think Tank @StarterStudio Winter Park
2018-09-19 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Winter Park, 101 S New York Ave, suite 201, Winter Park, FL, Winter Park, AL, 32789, us
Rollins Think Tank- Come openly ideate your business idea, or just come to be creative and maybe be inspired to pursue a new idea! We provide Coffee, tea, and snacks!
Idea PhaseMVP PhaseLaunch PhaseNo Idea? No Worries!ALL WELCOME!
We are an open forum for people to discuss their business ideas and receive feedback to help take their idea to the next level.
The Crummer Entrepreneurship Association mission is to add value to the Crummer MBA experience by providing insight and understanding of operations management, digital integration, and financing through real-word business practices, processes, and experiences by engaging business leaders about their success of starting and growing a company.

TAB | Power Lunch: "Build it and they don’t come"
2018-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Industrious Orlando, 300 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32801, United States
Join us for another TAB Power Lunch as we provide you with a great session on a topic we all want to learn more about and master….”SALES”.
“Build it and they don’t come…” The importance of a sales strategy for your startup.
Craig Swygert, 25 year veteran of the Outdoor Advertising industry and corporate sales trainer will share tips and fundamentals on how to develop a basic sales strategy for your company and its products.
As companies develop a unique product or service, creating and implementing a clear sales strategy for your “go to market” strategy while building your operating infrastructure is key to a successful launch to generate faster success and accomplish healthy cash flows for sustained growth.
As always we will be picking up the TAB for lunch thanks to our great partners Pizza at Lake Eola. See you there!
Tommy BlivenTAB
