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🔥 Orlando Innovation League

Name: Innovation Stories - Summer '26
Start: 2026-07-30T22:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-07-31T00:30:00.000Z
Location: Tech Hub

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About us

Welcome to the Orlando Innovation League!
You might have known us as Lean Startup Orlando - but innovation is #NotJustAboutStartups - it's about innovation methodology across all business domains.

We are an ambitious group of startup founders, enterprise leaders, investors, mentors, entrepreneurial enthusiasts, product developers, and innovation leaders. Our Meetup group serves the Central Florida community as a platform to share experiences, learnings, questions and thoughts about innovation.

"The Lean Startup" by Eric Reis is a book that deeply inspired us but it applies to all kinds of organizations and our topics go beyond it to modern innovation methodology including Design Thinking, Agile, Data-driven decision making and includes thought leadership from Alex Osterwalder, Steve Blank, Ash Maurya, Pete Diamandis, and others. Our presenters and guest speakers represent the startup community, non-profits and social enterprises, and large enterprise - and together - our goal is to make innovation accessible to EVERYONE.

We curate speakers from the Orlando community, and oftentimes, we will feature guest speakers from Silicon Valley and other entrepreneurial ecosystems.

For a group that truly is a mix of people engaged in innovation from varied backgrounds - join us for our next event!

Featured event

Innovation Stories - Summer '26

Thu, Jul 30 · 6:30 PM EDT

Tech Hub, 36 W. Pine St, Orlando, FL, US

## Innovation Stories

Speaker 1: Dr. Jonathan Maricle Chief Strategy Officer @ JLF
Jonathan Maricle is a strategy, communications, and innovation leader with more than 20 years of experience across marketing, software development, education, and organizational transformation. He is also the founder of Resonator, a mission-driven consulting firm that helps organizations clarify their positioning, strengthen operations, and translate complex ideas into effective business and marketing strategies. Jonathan is also an Emmy Award-winning director and brings a distinctive combination of creative storytelling, analytical thinking, and practical execution to his work.

Speaker 2: TBD

### About the Event

Innovation Stories is a signature event by Orlando Innovation League, designed to spotlight the real journeys behind innovation — the experiments, pivots, lessons, and breakthroughs that turn ideas into impact.
This intimate, story-driven evening brings together founders, operators, creators, and community leaders to explore how innovation actually happens in practice. Rather than polished pitches, Innovation Stories focuses on authentic experiences and actionable insights that attendees can apply to their own work.

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### What to Expect

The event features speakers, each delivering a 15–20 minute talk, followed by an interactive Q&A.
Speakers share their personal and professional journeys through the lens of innovation, touching on topics such as:

Experimentation and iteration
Customer discovery and MVPs
Data-driven pivots and non-intuitive learnings
Storytelling, communication, and culture change
Applying innovation principles in real-world settings

The evening concludes with open networking, giving attendees the opportunity to connect with speakers and members of Orlando’s innovation ecosystem.

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### Who Should Attend

This event is ideal for:

Founders and entrepreneurs
Operators, marketers, and technologists
Students and early-career professionals
Anyone curious about innovation, storytelling, and emerging technology

Whether you’re building a company, shaping a brand, or exploring how innovation principles apply to your work, this event is designed to inspire meaningful takeaways and connections.

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### Event Details

📍 Location: Tech Hub Orlando
🗓 Date: July 30
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Join us for an evening of insight, connection, and real-world innovation stories.