Ok, it has taken me almost a week to write this but wanted to do it!   Blog Orlando was last weekend, and I got the chance to attend the opening reception held at Slingapours on Friday, September 26th as well as the full day on Sat, the 27th over at Rollins College.

Friday night at the opening reception I finally had the pleasure of meeting Alex Hillman of Indy Hall. Right away we chatted about coworking, and the new formation of a coworking space here with CoLab Orlando.  He had nothing but great feedback to share on ways the community can help with the growth of CoLab.  He also had a session on Saturday titled, “Keeping the Passion,” about keeping that initiative and drive in the community.    I only wish I would have had more of a chance to speak with him, but will be in contact with him to learn more.

So aside from Alex Hillman’s session,  the opening session started with Jake McKee, speaking about the success with the Lego Factory, and there were several quotes he said that hit home to what we are doing at NFi Studios.  They were:

We like this marketplace better…in fact we are creating it.

Small groups can mean big power.

Other sessions included: A dynamic speaker, Spike Jones speaking about “Word of Mouth Marketing & Social Media”, “Twitter in Journalism” by Orlando Sentinel writer Etan Horowitz, and “The Orlando Scene” with Alex Rudloff and Gregg Pollack.

On top of many others, what was rewarding to me, was the networking experience.  As only being in the technology industry for about 2 years, I am continuing to learn each day from my peers.  I met many people from all different industries coming together to grow in their fields and lives.  I found that Blog Orlando was a successful event, and I look forward to more events like this in the future, including next year’s Blog Orlando.

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