Building Your PR Narrative: Why Most Founders Get It Wrong
Learn practical PR strategies for startups from PR expert Kathy Osborne and Cope Notes founder Johnny Crowder. Discover what's truly newsworthy, how to prepare your foundation for media coverage, and why PR is a long-term investment that builds credibility over time.
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When to Pivot: The Strategic Art of Startup Innovation
In this guide, Ryan Schneider, Embarc Collective coach and Co-Founder of Thrive25, explores how to identify when your startup needs a pivot, strategies for effective innovation, and the mental frameworks that enable founders to navigate these challenging transitions.
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From Assumption to Evidence: How Customer Discovery Creates Investment-Worthy Startups
At Embarc Collective's inaugural Angel Investor Summit, Kate Heath (Brand and Marketing Strategist Coach and SVP of Marketing at Certus Core) and Jason Putorti (Product Strategist Coach and Executive Director & Founder of ResistBot) delivered a compelling presentation on one of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects of startup success: customer discovery.
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Embarc Collective Launch Corporate Partnership Program, Starting with Reliaquest
Today marks an exciting milestone for our Tampa tech ecosystem as we launch Embarc Collective’s Corporate Partnership Program with ReliaQuest as our inaugural partner. This program represents the next chapter in our evolution – creating powerful connections between our 135+ innovative startups and established industry leaders. By bringing these worlds together, we’re building an ecosystem […]
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Beyond the Hype: Lessons in Resilience and Focus from ReliaQuest’s Brian Murphy
In a recent Embarc Collective Builder Series event, ReliaQuest Founder and CEO Brian Murphy shared candid insights from his 17-year journey building a cybersecurity powerhouse.
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Embarc Collective Welcomes Holly N. O’Driscoll to the Coaching Team
We are excited to share our recent interview with Holly N. O’Driscoll, our Human-Centered Innovation & Design Thinking Expert. What sparked your passion for Design Thinking?Putting people first has always been a passion of mine, and when I got trained in Design Thinking in 2008, it was a game changer. Finally, human-centeredness was legitimized as […]
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Embarc Collective Expands Support for Growth-Stage Companies with Three New Coaches
At Embarc Collective, we know that building a company is not a one-size-fits-all journey. Since 2019, we’ve delivered over 9,300+ hours of coaching to Florida’s most promising startups, driving unprecedented success rates: 96% of our original member companies are still in business today, with seven reaching Series A or beyond and three achieving successful exits. […]
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Featured Founder: Dr. Sera Lavelle of Bea Better Eating
Welcome to our Featured Founder series, where you’ll meet startup founders from Tampa-St. Petersburg who are building and scaling their ventures to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Dr. Sera Lavelle of Bea Better Eating, an app that rewires your mind to stop using food for emotional comfort and end the cycle of guilt […]
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Embarc Collective and Bank of America Foundation Partner to Support Tech Talent
Tampa Bay is home to a thriving tech community, presenting a remarkable opportunity to strengthen support for our region’s tech talent. Acknowledging this potential, Embarc Collective and Bank of America have joined forces to expand technical programming and support local technical meetup groups—key resources for knowledge-sharing and networking in our community. “Our goal is to […]
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A Sincere Thank You Through a Semi-Brief History of Embarc Collective
As I wrap nearly seven years leading Embarc Collective, I want to express my gratitude to all who helped turn this from an idea into a globally recognized startup hub where the most focused, driven tech founders in Florida build bold, scalable, thriving companies. In September 2017, Jeff Vinik reached out to gauge my interest […]
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Featured Founder: John Licato of Actualization.AI
Welcome to our Featured Founder series, where you’ll meet startup founders from Tampa-St. Petersburg who are building and scaling their ventures to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed John Licato of Actualization.AI, which makes AI follow the rules by developing cutting-edge tools that ensure artificial intelligence systems align with human ethics, rules, and regulations. […]
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Embarc Collective Welcomes Dan Holahan to the Coaching Team
We are excited to share our recent interview with Dan Holahan, our Goal Setting & Accountability Coach. In this conversation, Dan shares strategies for enhancing planning and decision-making, helping entrepreneurs navigate challenges and foster a culture of accountability within their teams. What sparked your passion for becoming an Embarc Collective Coach? I spent the last […]
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