Press Release

New ‘O The Innovation’ Podcast Spotlights Orlando’s Innovation and Tech Ecosystem

The podcast produced by the Orlando Tech Council features interviews and stories from the Orlando region’s top startup founders and business leaders.

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Orlando, Fla. – The Orlando Tech Council is launching “O The Innovation,” a new, tech-focused podcast that highlights Orlando’s thriving innovation ecosystem and gives listeners insight into the tech happenings in the Orlando region.

With episodes ranging from five to 15 minutes released every other week, “O The Innovation” features conversations with startup founders, billionaire tech unicorns and corporate business leaders who share their insight on current tech trends and topics.

The discussions highlight how businesses, entrepreneurs and investors pioneer emerging technologies and innovative ways of doing business in Orlando and why the region’s makeup of technological assets, highly skilled talent and diverse industries offers a rich environment for creativity and invention.

“Orlando continues to be the location of choice for emerging companies looking to grow their business, bringing with them technologies that are strengthening the region as one of the fastest growing tech and innovation hubs in the country,” said Orlando Economic Partnership Vice President of Innovation and head of the Orlando Tech Council, Sheena Fowler.

“This new tech podcast puts in focus the revolutionary innovations and technologies that are being cultivated right here in the Orlando region and helps further position Orlando as an ideal business community for expanding tech firms.”

Sheena Fowler, Orlando Economic Partnership Vice President of Innovation and head of the Orlando Tech Council

With episode topics ranging from the rise of Orlando’s video game and esports industry to the advancement of audio as a business productivity tool, the podcast seeks to act as a resource for those eager to discover and learn how to utilize innovative technology, start a tech business in the Orlando region or stay on top of the latest tech trends.

“As a community leader in tech and startups, I’ve seen firsthand that the Orlando region has a wealth of talent and ideas as well as world class accomplishments.” said Informulate CEO and Orlando Tech Council Chair, Rajiv Menon. “It is our responsibility to make sure that everyone knows the Orlando region’s tech community as it really is – sophisticated, diverse and creative.”

“The Tech Council’s new podcast allows us to share those stories, attract like-minded talent, and accelerate our journey to becoming a national Top 10 tech ecosystem.” 

Rajiv Menon, CEO of Informulate and Orlando Tech Council Chair

You can listen and subscribe to “O The Innovation” podcast by visiting Orlando.org/techpodcast. For more information, please contact Laureen Martinez at 407-242-3982 or at Laureen.Martinez@Orlando.org.

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About O The Innovation
O the Innovation is produced by the Orlando Tech Council, a public-private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization that works to advance Broad-based Prosperity™ by strengthening Orlando’s economy, amplifying Orlando’s story, championing regional priorities, empowering community leaders and building a brilliant region.

About Orlando Tech Council
The Orlando Tech Council is composed of private industry, resource organizations and public partners that work to develop new programs with the core objectives: strengthen the Orlando region’s innovation resources, create new opportunities for companies to scale, and to amplify the region’s success stories, raising the global profile of Orlando as a leading community for entrepreneurship and innovation.