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Featured Founder: Brock Lister of Visitry

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 Brock Lister of Visitry, which is a Home Health marketplace for agencies and clinicians. What were you doing previously, and what inspired you to […]

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Featured Founder: Trevor Clark of Shyftoff

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 Trevor Clark,  Co-Founder of ShyftOff, which provides flexible customer support outsourcing for businesses. What were you doing previously and what inspired you to launch […]

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Women in Tech Tampa Bay: April Caldwell, CEO of fayVen

In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Embarc Collective is excited to introduce you to Women in Tech Tampa Bay — a content series profiling women who are building at Embarc Collective and how they’ve built their careers. Meet more women tech founders and investors across the state of Florida here. Meet April Caldwell, […]

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Featured Founder: Clyde Snodgrass of Porchboxx

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 Clyde Snodgrass, CEO of Porchboxx, which is a home/office package delivery system that integrates with all major carriers. What were you doing previously and […]

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Featured Founder: David Aylesworth of CeVe

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 David Aylesworth, Founder of  CēVē, a mobile app that provides real-time information to improve travel efficiency and safety for drivers. What were you doing […]

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Featured Founder: Johnny Crowder of Cope Notes

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 Johnny Crowder, Founder and CEO of Cope Notes, a text messaging tool that helps improve mental and emotional health. What were you doing previously […]

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Featured Founder: Jerry Beinhauer of Apaly Health

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 Jerry Beinhauer, Founder of Apaly Health, software that lowers healthcare costs by enabling direct contracting between employers and providers. What were you doing previously […]

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Growth Story: Gabe Higgins of BlockSpaces

Welcome to our Growth Story series, where you’ll meet startup team members—either natives, boomerangs or transplants—in Tampa-St. Petersburg who are building and scaling their ventures to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Gabe Higgins, Co-Founder and COO of BlockSpaces, a blockchain innovation studio that provides specialized education, development and support services to […]

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Growth Story: Bo Starr of Grifin

Welcome to our Growth Story series, where you’ll meet startup team members—either natives, boomerangs or transplants—in Tampa-St. Petersburg who are building and scaling their ventures to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Bo Starr, Co-Founder and COO of Grifin, a patent-pending technology that lets you automatically buy stock where you shop. Where […]

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Featured Founder: Nathan Hagen of Admiral

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 Nathan Hagen, Co-Founder of Admiral, a revenue platform helping digital publishers grow by improving visitor relationships through adblock recovery, paid subscriptions, privacy consent, and […]

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