The Weekly Collective

How One Tech Company is Taking on The Talent Challenge
St. Pete Catalyst • Tampa-based media company MyAreaNetwork is expanding their team with plans to add 20 new jobs by 2020. They currently have a staff of 22, some of whom were hired directly from their internship program. Their internship program works with the University of South Florida, the University of Tampa and other colleges in the area to help train and retain local talent.

Tampa Laundry Snags More Than $5M After Deal with LG
TBBJ • Washlava, a laundry technology that allows cashless transactions, announced earlier this week that they received more than $5M in funding after news of a deal with LG Electronics. LG Electronics announced in July that they would lead a Series A-1 equity financing round. Washlava plans to use the investment to further serve their customers, employees and shareholders.

Company: M2Gen

Elevator Pitch: M2Gen is the operational and coordinating center for the Oncology Research Information Exchange (ORIEN), an alliance of cancer centers across the US.

Position: Research Coordinator

Position Highlights: M2Gen is looking for a Research Coordinator to join their team. This position is responsible for providing administrative and research support for the Scientific Affairs team, which includes assisting with coordination of meetings, documentation and distribution of meeting minutes, project tracking, maintenance of projects dashboard and progress on milestones, and internal and external communications. This position serves as a secondary liaison between M2Gen and ORIEN members on matters related to the partnership including communication to stakeholders.

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Feedback & Performance: The Critical Connection and How to Foster It
The feedback loop in a small team has to be lean and effective for teams to continue to work through problems quickly. How your team receives feedback can make all the difference in performance and engagement. As a manager or leader, it's important to establish the proper foundation for a strong feedback culture in your organization. OpenView Partners shares tips on establishing a feedback culture, ensuring feedback is specific and actionable, and the importance of timeliness in a feedback loop.

Deepen Your Connections with This Essential Networking Advice
As they say, your net worth is your network. However, networking is a skill most people need to practice to make perfect. First Round Review pulled wisdom from six of the most well-connected people in the business to share tactics and tips for effective networking. In this resource, you can find questions to ask that take you beyond superficial small talk, how to make a strong first impression and land even stronger follow-ups. This resource also shares how to network differently and tips on how the interviewees earned their reputations as authentic connectors.

Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge
This program supports innovative technologies and drives creative solutions to improve the way people access and manage health care. Health organizations focused on provider systems, delivery networks, retail health, or health care delivery and payment ecosystems are encouraged to apply.
Deadline September 22
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NASA Space Apps Applications
Space Apps is an international hackathon for coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, and others in cities around the world, where teams engage with NASA’s free and open data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space.
Deadline October 17
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