Category: Current Events

What’s happening in the Tampa Bay tech/entrepreneur/nerd scene (Week of Monday, February 1, 2021)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 31, 2021

Welcome to the first week of February 2021, and Happy Groundhog Day in advance! Here’s your list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, February 1 through Sunday, February 7, 2020.

By “Tampa Bay and surrounding areas”, this list covers events that originate or are aimed at the area within 100 miles of the Port of Tampa. At the very least, that includes the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, but as far north as Ocala, as far south as Fort Myers, and includes Orlando and its surrounding cities.

For the time being, this list will include only those events that can be attended online because…

1 in 12.6 Americans has contracted COVID-19 (26 million cases out of a population of 328 million, which is 1.1 million more than last week).
1 in 747 Americans has died from COVID-19 (439,000 dead out of a population of 328 million, which is 22,000 more than last week).

…and we’re still experiencing a post-holiday spike that has a number of ICUs across the country running at maximum capacity.

We live in the age of broadband and ubiquitous computing — make the best use of it. Stay safe, stay connected, skill up, and #MakeItTampaBay!

This week’s events

Monday, February 1

Tuesday, February 2

Wednesday, February 3

Thursday, February 4

Friday, February 5

Saturday, February 6

Sunday, February 7

Don’t forget that The Big Game (I can’t use its official name, because the NFL are rather litigious with people who use it without paying licensing fees) happens this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.

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WITI (Women In Technology International) Tampa Bay’s Women-owned businesses showcase: Wednesday, Jan. 27 @ 5:30 p.m. EST

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 26, 2021

Tomorrow night, the Tampa Bay chapter of WITI (Women In Technology International) is hosting a showcase of technology businesses owned by women. It takes place online tomorrow, Wednesday January 27th, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. EST.

Here’s the key info for the event:

The event: WITI Tampa Bay Women Owned Businesses Showcase
When: Wednesday, January 27, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST
Where to register: Here’s the registration page. Men are welcome to attend. WITI members can attend for free; there’s a $10 admission for non-members.

The showcase

Event schedule

5:30 pm to 6:00 pm – Gather and Welcome
6:00 pm to 6:15 pm – Woman Owned Tech Business 1
6:15 pm to 6:30 pm – Woman Owned Tech Business 2
6:30 pm to 6:45 pm – Mix and Mingle
6:45 pm to 7:00 pm – Woman Owned Tech Business 3
7:00 pm to 7:15 pm – Woman Owned Tech Business 4
7:15 pm to 7:25 pm – Mix and Mingle
7:25 pm to 7:30 pm – Thank you and Goodbye

Moderator: Suzanne Ricci

The showcase will feature a panel moderated by Suzanne Ricci, Chief Success Officer at Computer Coach Training Center and WITI Network Director.

Since 2000, Suzanne has helped thousands of IT and business professionals, in Tampa Bay, achieve their career goals through customized training strategies. Starting off her career as a Web Designer, she possesses over 25 technical certifications and 20 years of IT and training experience.

Panelists

Chelsea Pierre is the Founder and CEO of Blerds Leading Technology, also known as BLT. She incorporated Blerds Leading Technology in June 2020. As Founder and CEO, Chelsea is focusedon accelerating the movement of diversity and inclusion one datacenter at a time by providing resources, scholarships, and other avenues for minorities in the IT field to excel in their career.

Prior to opening BLT, Chelsea Pierre was a Cyber Network Engineer for the Department of Defense. Alongside her career, she has motivated multiple IT professionals by holding instructor positions for both Pluralsight and Cybrary e-learning platforms, mentoring individuals on social media platforms, inspiring others from behind the podium of multiple tech conferences, such as Black Tech Alabama, and have affiliated herself with multiple local tech organizations, to include once holding the position of Chapter President for Blacks in Technology Central Florida.

Chelsea Pierre is prior Air Force and holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Computer Science with a concentration in Leadership Studies from Troy University and is currently working on her Executive MBA at Auburn University.

Tonya Elmore is founder, President & CEO of STAR-TEC Enterprises, Inc. a not-for-profit corporation that specializes in working with innovators and entrepreneurs. Under Tonya’s leadership the Tampa Bay Innovation Center was established to house and provide programming for startups. The Innovation Center, an incubator for early-stage technology firms, is a regional, national and international known success story that has been in operation for 17 years that continues to build momentum in Pinellas County, Florida. Twice the Innovation Center has been awarded winner of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum’s Professional Services Company of the Year. It has also been recognized by Entrepreneur.com among the top 10 roundup of international business incubators.

Tonya holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and an executive MBA from the University of South Florida. In 2007, Tonya was among the first graduating class to receive a professional designation as a “certified incubator manager” from the National Business Incubator Association. She is a certified coach/facilitator for the Wendy Kennedy “so what, who cares, why you?”, Kauffman Fast Trac Tech Venture and CO.STARTERS programs.

Ms. Elmore has served as a vice-chair for the Florida Business Incubator Association. She has been named as among the top twenty technology leaders in the Tampa Bay region. Tonya has participated in numerous media appearances and interviews, including Fox 13 Good Day Tampa Bay as an expert on entrepreneurship and early growth strategies.

Tonya serves on the Operating Council of the St. Petersburg Innovation District, the Advisory Board for the Suncoast Developers Guild and as a board member for Synapse. She was most recently recognized by Florida Trend as “One of the People to Know in St. Petersburg” and by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as “One of 25 People to Watch in 2020”. Elmore previously held a Top Secret Security clearance while working on Defense Contracts.

Veronica Lane, Founder and CEO, PMP, PMI-ACP, Founder and CEO of Veronica Lane Consulting, LLC, graduate of Florida A&M University, has over 25 years of active project management and corporate training expertise. Her project management training excellence has afforded her the opportunity to train both the private and public sectors of business and government.

Christina Dills, CEO, Smart Edge Technologies, is a leading professional and entrepreneur in emerging technologies with excellent technology solution ideation and execution to grow and develop business. She brings over 15 years executive experience in leading market strategy and business intelligence for multinational companies. She is actively leading Smart Edge Technologies a retail analytics company and Immunity Ledger a non-profit educational and blockchain data repository for health verification. She also consults several international companies for overall digital transformation strategies

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12 things you may be doing wrong in your job search: Tuesday, Jan. 26 @ 10:00 a.m. EST

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 25, 2021

Since we’re still deep in a pandemic and the unemployment scenario that comes with it, the job market is even tougher to navigate than usual. Finding a job these days isn’t just about doing the right things, but also about not doing the wrong things.

If you’re having trouble landing a new job, or are just feeling frustrated about how your job search is going, you might want to attend Computer Coach’s free online workshop tomorrow: 12 Things You May Be Doing Wrong in Your Job Search. They’ll cover 12 common mistakes people make in their job search and how to start doing them right.

Here are the details:

The workshop: 12 Things You May Be Doing Wrong in Your Job Search
When: Tuesday, January 26, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EST
Where to register: Here’s the Eventbrite page for the workshop, and it’s free to attend!

A little more about Computer Coach

Saying that Computer Coach are a Tampa Bay tech training school doesn’t do them justice. They’re also active participants and sponsors at local events, regular tech meetup organizers, and part of what makes the Tampa Bay tech scene special.

Computer Coach have been doing so much for the local tech scene during the pandemic. They’ve helped connect Tampa Bay locals with not just tech training, but funding for it as well.

Over the past summer and fall, they quickly spun up all sorts of tech courses so that students could complete them before the end of the 2020 calendar year in order to qualify for education grants. I should know; I taught a couple of their Python and JavaScript courses, which helped both the students (who were looking to skill up) and me (I was looking for work at the time, and the pay and experience were helpful).

Visit the Computer Coach site to see what courses they offer, and check out their Meetup group, Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum, to find out more about their informative meetups!

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What’s happening in the Tampa Bay tech/entrepreneur/nerd scene (Week of Monday, January 25, 2021)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 24, 2021

Welcome to the final week of January 2021! Here’s your list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, January 25 through Sunday, January 31, 2020.

For the time being, this list will include only those events that can be attended online because…

1 in 13 Americans has contracted COVID-19 (25 million cases out of a population of 328 million, which is 1 million more than last week).
1 in 787 Americans has died from COVID-19 (417,000 dead out of a population of 328 million, which is 24,000 more than last week).

…and we’re still experiencing a post-holiday spike that has a number of ICUs across the country running at maximum capacity.

We live in the age of broadband and ubiquitous computing — make the best use of it. Stay safe, stay connected, skill up, and #MakeItTampaBay!

This week’s events

Monday, January 25

Tuesday, January 26

Wednesday, January 27

Thursday, January 28

Friday, January 29

Saturday, January 30

Sunday, January 31

Do you have any events or announcements that you’d like to see on this list?

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What’s happening in the Tampa Bay tech/entrepreneur/nerd scene (Week of Monday, January 18, 2021)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 16, 2021

Welcome to the third week of 2021! Here’s your list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for the Tampa Bay area for the week of Monday, January 18 through Sunday, January 24, 2020.

“Tampa Bay area” means “Within 100 miles of the Port of Tampa”

By “Tampa Bay”, this list covers events that originate or are aimed at the area within 100 miles of the Port of Tampa. At the very least, that includes the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, but as far north as Ocala, as far south as Fort Myers, and includes Orlando and its surrounding cities.

This list is sticking to online events for now

For the time being, this list will include only those events that can be attended online because…

1 in 14 Americans has contracted COVID-19 (23.6 million cases out of a population of 328 million, which is 1 million more than last week).
1 in 835 Americans has died from COVID-19 (393,000 dead out of a population of 328 million, which is 20,000 more than last week).

…and we’re still experiencing a post-holiday spike that has a number of ICUs across the country running at maximum capacity.

We live in the age of broadband and ubiquitous computing — make the best use of it. Stay safe, stay connected, skill up, and #MakeItTampaBay!

This week’s events

Monday, January 18

Tuesday, January 19

Wednesday, January 20

Thursday, January 21

Friday, January 22

Saturday, January 23

Sunday, January 24

Do you have any events or announcements that you’d like to see on this list?

Let me know at joey@joeydevilla.com!

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Tampa Bay Product Owner Meetup tonight: Stakeholder Management — Tips from FBI Hostage Negotiators

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 13, 2021

Poster for the 1998 film “The Negotiator”, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. — If you haven’t seen this underappreciated 1998 film, check it out.

Looking for an interesting online meetup to attend tonight? I’ll be checking out Tampa bay Product Owner Group’s meetup, which has an intriguing title: Stakeholder Management — Tips from FBI Hostage Negotiators. It happens tonight from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Zoom.

(Here’s the Zoom link for the event.)

Here’s the description of the event, taken straight from their Meetup page:

Product Management IS Stakeholder Management. Influencing and Negotiating is a big part of the role.

In this session, you will learn modern negotiation techniques applied to Stakeholder Management. This is a fun spin on Stakeholder management using the negotiation techniques Chris Voss outlines in “Never Split the Difference.” We explore modern negotiation techniques, then apply them to real-life scenarios.

We examine Mirroring, Labeling, Getting to Yes, and Open-Ended Questions in realistic Product and Stakeholder scenarios. We think we learn by applying, so this will have an interactive element to it!

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What’s happening in the Tampa Bay tech/entrepreneur/nerd scene (Week of Monday, January 11, 2021)

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date January 10, 2021

Take me to this week’s events

Welcome to the second week of 2021! Here’s your list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for the Tampa Bay area for the week of Monday, January 11 through Sunday, January 17, 2020.

For the time being, this list will include only those events that can be attended online because…

1 in 15 Americans has contracted COVID-19 (22.3 million cases out of a population of 328 million)
1 in 880 Americans has died from COVID-19 (373,000 dead out of a population of 328 million)

…and we’re experiencing a post-holiday spike that has a number of ICUs across the country running at maximum capacity.

We live in the age of broadband and ubiquitous computing — make the best use of it. Stay safe, stay connected, skill up, and #MakeItTampaBay!

This week’s events

Monday, January 11

Tuesday, January 12

Wednesday, January 13

Thursday, January 14

Friday, January 15

Saturday, January 16

Sunday, January 17

Do you have any events or announcements that you’d like to see on this list?

Let me know at joey@joeydevilla.com!

Join the mailing list!

Join the Tampa Bay Tech Events list and always be informed of what’s coming up in Tampa Bay!