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Quick Summary
In today’s edition, let’s look at the sheroes of TLH & FL:
In Sports: Ta'Niya Latson - Midseason Naismith Trophy Player of the Year
In Finance: Lauren Weiner of WWC Global - Keynote at Synapse
STEM Girls: Valkyries Advanced to LEGO Robotics’ State Championship
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IN SPORTS
TA’NIYA LATSON
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Florida State Women's Basketball sophomore guard Ta'Niya Latson was selected to the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team. | Seminoles
Ta'Niya Latson is one of 30 players nationally selected to the 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team
She is on the Wooden Award Late Season 20, the Wade Trophy list as well as the Ann Meyers Drysdale Top 10 Finalist list.
IN FINANCE
LAUREN WEINER
Image Credit: Synapse Summit
Synapse Summit 2024 keynote presenter Lauren Weiner, founder and chief revenue officer of WWC Global, was highlighted in Tampa Bay Business and Wealth’s 2023 Tampa Bay Business Women Awards.
Lauren Weiner is the founder and former chief executive officer of WWC Global, a federally focused management consulting firm serving the U.S. Department of Defense, state agency for international development, Homeland Security, and other federal agencies.
Prior to WWC Global, Lauren worked at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Executive Office of the President.
She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Tampa Bay Wave, St. Joseph/Baptist BayCare Hospital System, and the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce.
STEM GIRLS
VALKYRIES
Image Credit: Lester Hutt
All-girls LEGO Robotics Team from Tallahassee: “Valkyries”
Since August, Morgan Patterson and Lester Hutt have been co-coaching an all-girls LEGO Robotics team called the "Valkyries". The girls come from different schools, and the grades range from 5th - 8th.
Last weekend, they competed in the Northwest Florida Regional competition against 32 other robotics teams that had qualified for regionals.
They scored the second-highest score among all of the teams.
Their next stop is the State championship being held in Palm Beach, FL later this March.
They also took 2nd place overall across four different metrics: 1. The team's core values.2. A presentation of their research project about making art more accessible through technology.3. A presentation about the engineering and programming that went into their robot.4. Their performance during the robot games.
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EVENTS
NETWORKING + BIZ
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Arts + Festivals
Feb. 22nd, Thurs. 5 PM to 8 PM EST at TCC Fine Arts Center: Global Neighbors, Art Show Opening by Roopali Kambo | Learn More
Show dates are from Feb 22 to Apr 4, 2024.
Feb. 22nd to Mar 10th, Thurs. to Sun. at Theatre Tallahassee: Silent Sky | Ticket price range: $15 to $25 Tickets / Checkout Individual dates and times
Feb. 24th, Sat. 11 AM to 7 PM EST at Cascades Park: Harambee Festival | Free Learn More
Networking + Biz
Feb. 22nd, Thurs. 8 AM to 10 AM EST at Turnbull Conference Center 555 W Pensacola St: 2024 Chamber Economic Forecast | Ticket Price Range: $35 to $400 Tickets
Feb. 26th, Mon. 9:30 AM to 11:30 PM EST at Innovation Park: 2024 Creating Startup Roadmaps by JHC Creative Labs | Ticket Info. & RSVP
Feb 29th, Thurs. 11 AM to 12:30 PM EST at 914 Railroad Ave, Tallahassee: Canva III: Advanced Training (In-Person) by Jackie Brown Consulting | Fee: $40 Register
Mar. 1st, Fri. 11:30 AM to 1 PM EST at AC Marriott Hotel @ Cascades: Trailblazer Luncheon by The Oasis Center for Women and Girls | Tickets
Mar. 1st, Fri. 5 PM to 7 PM EST at Domi Station: March's First Friday Happy Hour by Domi | Reserve a Spot
Mar. 4th, Mon. 8:30 AM to 2 PM EST at Watercolor Lakehouse in Santa Rosa Beach: 2024 PINNACLE AWARDS | Ticket Price Range: $105 to $195 Tickets
Mar. 5th, Tues. 3 PM to 8 PM EST at Turnbull Conference Center: Women in Leadership by FSU | RSVP
Julia Holly is one of the speakers for this event. She will talk about “Create Content Outlets (Podcast, Books, YouTube)” | View Panel and Speakers here
Mar. 8th, Fri. 9 AM to 3:30 PM EST at University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL: PS27 Female Founders Forum by VyStar Credit Union | Individual Ticket price: $199 Tickets
CityClips will be there!
Registration ends on Mar. 1st | Learn More
WEEKLY LIVE
In today’s weekly live, Co-founders Julia and Ali talked about “Partnerships”. Eddie Gonzalez Loumiet, CEO of Ruvos, also joined us to talk about his story and insight into the community.
We would love to hear from you! - Julia & Ali ([email protected])
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