"Taking responsibility for our own minds and how we think about things is essential to our happiness and success in just about any endeavor or aspect of our lives."

— Nick Wignall on his 8 habits to strengthen mental health

 
Founder: Ali De Sousa

Organization: Calma

Thoughts: There are many different ways to build a business. Try not to get caught up in what others are doing.

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Happy Mind, Happy Grind
An All-Levels Workout Followed by a Guided Meditation and Happy Hour
Presented by Peerfit and Embarc Collective
Thursday, October 17 at 5PM - 7:30PM (Today)


Synapse Orlando Immerse 2019
Keynote Presentations with Innovation Showcases, Engaging Breakout Sessions and Technology Demonstrations
Presented by Synapse Orlando
Friday, October 18 at 8AM - 7:30PM


SDG Hacktoberfest
Collaborate on Open Source Projects with Other Contributors
Presented Suncoast Developers Guild
Saturday, October 19 at 11AM - 4PM


Connection to Innovation
Keynote Presentations on Local Innovation in AgTech
Presented by Florida-Israel Business Accelerator
Tuesday, October 29 at 5:30PM - 7:30PM

Eight Tampa Companies Vie for Startup of the Year
St. Pete Catalyst • Eight early-stage technology startups from Tampa competed with 100 rising startups across the world for Startup of the Year's global competition and summit. The three-day event, hosted by Established and Start Co., took place earlier this week in Memphis, Tennessee. Immertec and Fruutfull placed in the Top 5.


Florida Polytechnic Receives Grant to Amp Up Self-Driving Vehicle Research
TBBJ • Florida Polytechnic University received a $350K grant from the National Science Institute to increase research on autonomous vehicles. This grant will be the first step for Florida Polytechnic to become one of the leading institutions on autonomous vehicles in the nation.


How Physicians Helped MedTech Company Immertec Snag $6M in Funding
Tampa Bay Inno • Tampa-based Immertec closed $6M in funding earlier this month. Physicians who use Immertec's products helped get the company in touch with investors. Erik Maltais, CEO of Immertec, mentioned persistence being key to securing funding for the physician VR training platform.

Company: Intrinio

Elevator Pitch: An accessible and affordable marketplace for financial data.

Position: Executive Assistant

Position Highlights: Intrinio is looking for a highly organized, outgoing individual to take over office administration and assist our CEO with her busy schedule. If you like keeping things in order, then this is a great role for you. You will be surrounded by and learn from a fun team of brilliant professionals.

Apply Here

Juggling Expectations & Maintaining Mental Well-Being As a Startup Founder with Brad Feld
Managing a startup, keeping up with expectations, running a small team, scaling with limited resources and trying to stay healthy can push even the best entrepreneurs to the edge. Elizabeth Galbut of SoGal interviewed Brad Feld, Managing Director of the Foundry and Co-Founder of TechStars, about managing mental health and well-being for startup founders. Brad is a strong advocate in raising awareness about mental health issues for founders. As a result, he's worked with mental health professionals, suicide prevention advocates, entrepreneurs and investors to increase conversations about improving mental health issues in startup communities. In this interview, he shares his challenges with depression and stories of other founders to amplify the conversation around mental health.


The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship
Founders often cite that running a startup is lonely and overall challenging. The toll entrepreneurship takes on founders' emotional, physical and mental well-being is alarming and often omitted from the "how I built it" stories of growing a company. For founders to run successful ventures, they have to be well mentally, emotionally and physically. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week, we're sharing a throwback article from Jessica Bruder, originally featured on Inc. Magazine. In this piece, you'll find stories of other founders who've been set back mentally on the entrepreneurship journey and advice and tips for how to manage the pressure of operating a startup during the ups and the downs.


Take Our 2019 Community Survey

We want to hear from you, Tampa Bay! Take our 2019 Community Survey. Your responses help us develop insightful reports that we share with the broader community. Once you complete the survey, you'll be entered for a chance to win an Embarc Collective Swag Bags—the ultimate Tampa Bay entrepreneur kit.

Take the survey here.

YMCA Synapse Challenge
$7,000 will be awarded to challengers who can develop a software solution that will enable the YMCA of the Suncoast to modernize their manual data tracking methods into digital methods that manage and analyze members' health data.
Deadline October 18
Apply Here


Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program
The program consists of a 5-day workshop, networking with innovative founders and business experts, 1-year access to education programs and network opportunities, a $5K grant and a chance to be selected to participate in a pitch competition. Women-led companies generating at least $75K in annual revenue are encouraged to apply.
Deadline November 19
Apply Here