Tech leaders in the Orlando region discuss tips and tools to keep business continuity when working remote.

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The Orlando Economic Partnership’s top priority is to keep the business community informed and prepared and help individuals and organizations obtain the needed resources currently available as we all navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Responding to COVID-19 Webinar Series: Working Remote – Tips and Tools to Keep Business Continuity is the eighth installment of a series of webinars focused on sharing guidance on how best to respond to the realities of COVID-19.

In this webinar, Orlando Economic Partnership Vice President of Innovation Sheena Fowler and the Orlando Tech Council host tech leaders in the Orlando region who are rising to the virtual occasion to discuss tips and tools to keep business continuity when working remote.

Guest Speakers

David Duncan
Vice President, Sales, Epos Now
David is a results-driven sales leader with a proven track record of 100 percent annual growth for five years. He also helps founders and CEOs of SAAS companies scale to $30M ARR by implementing proven sales processes to generate leads, convert customers and deliver customer success.

Graham Gill
Vice President, Customer Success, Accent Technologies
A customer-centric senior leader with over 20 years’ experience developing and leading high performing teams, Graham is skilled at building customer experience strategies and services resulting in increased revenue and retention. His professional experience includes product management, sales and marketing leadership, customer success team building and service delivery.

Cassandra King
Recruiting Manager, BlueWave
A University of Central Florida graduate, Cassandra began her recruiting career at BlueWave. She quickly worked her way into a leadership position and now acts as the recruiting manager for the internal team. During her time at BlueWave, Cassandra has learned how to identify strong technology talent, as well as build lasting relationships at local community events, including OrlandoDevs and Project Orlando.

Parisse “PJ” Spelios, PHR
Vice President, Talent, Fattmerchant
PJ serves as the vice president of Talent at Fattmerchant, a subscription-based, integrated payment technology platform. With a passion and specialization in scaling tech start-ups, she has over 20 years’ experience in the field of Talent Acquisition and Human Resources. Since joining Fattmerchant in August 2018, she has been a driving force behind the company’s rapid growth, doubling the size of Fattmerchant’s workforce while maintaining and enhancing its award-winning company culture.

Kristen Wiley
Founder/CEO, Statusphere
Kristen is an award-winning marketer, start-up founder and speaker. In the short time since earning her degree in Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Central Florida, the 27-year-old has emerged as a leader in the fast-paced world of digital marketing with Statusphere – an innovative influencer marketing agency of which she is the founder and CEO. She has pitched high-profile investors in San Francisco, ultimately bringing Silicon Valley investment capital home to Central Florida.