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If you’re looking for better income, more customers, or a business that actually grows, this event is designed so you don’t just learn—you leave with results.
Prosperity Through Technology is a hands-on learning experience where you will use AI tools, get direct guidance from industry experts, and connect with the organizations in St. Pete that can help you get hired, access funding, or scale your business. No tech background required. No confusing jargon. Just practical steps to move forward.
Whether you want to break into higher-paying tech careers or build a business with customers and capital, you’ll choose one of two paths:
Perfect for founders, creatives, side-hustlers, and small business owners.
You will learn how to:
Turn your idea into a validated business model using Lean methods
Create systems so your business runs without burning out
Use modern marketing and AI tools to reach more customers
Prepare for grants, loans, and investment
Access procurement opportunities and larger contracts
If you’ve wanted to start or grow a business but weren’t sure what steps to take—or how to get funding—this track is your roadmap.
Ideal for job seekers, career changers, and anyone wanting stronger digital skills.
You will learn how to:
Use computers, the cloud, and digital tools with confidence
Understand real career pathways into in-demand tech and support roles
Use AI tools like Microsoft Co-pilot, Gemini, and ChatGPT to stand out at work
Improve your resume and interviewing strategy
Get connected to local training and employment resources
If you want a better job or need a fresh start, this track gives you the skills and support to get there—starting now.
You won’t just listen—you will work on your future in real time.
✔ Hands-on training with AI and digital tools
✔ Local partners who can help you after the event
✔ Resume, business model, and funding preparation support
✔ A clear action plan so you leave knowing exactly what to do next
This is not a typical conference. It’s a launchpad.
📱 Important: Bring Your Device
All attendees will participate in guided digital practice. Please bring:
If you do not have a device, please let us know when registering so we can assist.
This event connects you directly to the programs, mentors, and partners who are committed to helping residents and business owners build lasting, generational prosperity right here in our community.
Your next career move or your next customer may be in the room.
Join us to gain practical skills, valuable connections, and a path toward more income, stability, and opportunity.
Prosperity Through Technology
Your guide to money, ideas, and opportunity.
Breakfast and lunch provided.
See schedule below. Register at:
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prosperity-through-technology-st-pete-edition-tickets-1785431917929.
Luma: https://luma.com/2ju7jj1v
| Time | Track | Session | Description | Speaker |
| 8:30 – 9:50 AM | Joint | Breakfast and Your St. Pete Network: Connecting with Local Community and National Resources | Learn where to go after today. Experts from local partners will give a rapid-fire overview of the free support, capital, and training programs available to help you launch your business or transition into a tech career*. Attendees will receive a robust resource guide of organizations to help them on their journey. | Wanda Eugene |
| 10:00 – 10:55 AM | Entrepreneur | Scaling Smarter: Leveraging Lean Stack and Marketing for Growth | Move beyond the launch phase. This session introduces the tools and lean methodologies that allow small businesses to grow efficiently, focusing on scalable processes and effective digital marketing strategies to reach more customers without overspending. | Lloyd Reshard |
| 11:00 – 11:55 AM | Entrepreneur | Process is Power: Setting Up Systems to Handle High-Growth | You can’t scale chaos. Learn how to create simple, repeatable processes for common business tasks, from client onboarding to product fulfillment, ensuring your business is ready to grow without breaking your budget or burning you out. | Rose Lejiste |
| 10:00 – 11:55 AM | Talent | Accessing the Cloud: Pathways to In-Demand Tech Careers | A dedicated training session that shows you how knowing cloud infrastructure works for career tracks like App Development, Banking Tech, and Customer Assistance, showcasing real-world paths to a high-paying tech job. | YearUp |
| 12:05 – 12:55 PM | Joint | Lunch Hour: Mind Over Matter—Mental Wellness for Innovators | Career change and entrepreneurship can be stressful. Join this candid chat and guided exercise to learn stress-reduction techniques and mental health strategies essential for sustaining motivation and resilience on your journey to success. | Dr. Sh’nai Simmons |
| 1:05 – 2:05 PM | Entrepreneur | Funding Your Future: Capital, Grants, and Strategic Investment | Demystify small business funding. Learn the difference between grants, loans, pitch competitions, and equity investment. Experts will explain what funders are looking for and how to strategically prepare your business to be “fundable”. | Lloyd Reshard |
| 1:05 – 2:20 PM | Talent | Your Next Job Starts Now
| Stop sending out generic resumes. This intensive workshop will teach you how to tailor your resume for tech roles, highlight transferable skills, and how AI can help improve interviewing techniques and more as you prepare to land your first tech role or move to a new one. | Jesus Vidaurri |
| 2:10 – 3:10 PM | Entrepreneur | Procurement Power: Navigating the Small Business Contract Ecosystem | Accessing large contracts is a key to scaling. Learn the steps to contract readiness and how to navigate the complex world of local, state, federal, and corporate procurement to secure lucrative business opportunities. | Rose Lejiste |
| 2:25 – 3:15 PM | Talent | AI in the Driver’s Seat: Mastering Workplace Tools (Co-pilot, Gemini, ChatGPT) | Learn to work with AI, not against it. This hands-on session focuses on practical skills for using Generative AI tools like Microsoft Co-pilot and Gemini to dramatically increase your productivity, a skill employers are actively seeking. | Ebony Vaz |
| 3:20 – 3:55 PM | Joint | From Intent to Impact: Shifting to Action and Implementation | You have the knowledge—now what? This session provides a motivational and practical framework for turning the ideas and lessons from the last two days into a measurable action plan for your career or business, ensuring momentum continues long after the event. | Servola Frazier |