A movement to build Tampa Bay by measuring it first.
HyLo Inno is a subdivision and movement of GROW CEO, Generating Revenue Opportunities and Wellness. We exist to shape the strategic development of the Tampa Bay ecosystem through five pillars working as one system: events, accelerators, incubators, content, and data.
The belief underneath all of it: you build an ecosystem by tying yourself to the data and filling in the gaps. Everything we run is downstream of that.
The approach was forged in South Florida.
Built the original playbook: media, events, and a campaign engine designed to measure social impact, not just generate it.
Carried it forward, including the ITmap that helped people navigate the scene and the Tech, Beats & Bytes media franchise. W3RTech remains active today as a 501(c)(3), running hands-on STEM education programming that has reached more than 500 students since 2016.
The matured version, rebuilt around Tampa Bay and around a single discipline: track the ecosystem, then build into what the data reveals.
The instinct to measure first has been there the whole time. HyLo Inno is what it grows into.
Tampa Bay Tech Week is the moment that concentrates the energy.
The catalyst event of this movement — the week the rest of the system tracks year-round.
Tampa Bay and South Box Capital serve as our primary strategic partners, anchoring the capital and the regional commitment behind the movement.
Operational backbone of the movement. Brings structure to the connective tissue — the programs, the rooms, and the relationships that keep the ecosystem's momentum compounding.
Creative operator across brand, content, and community engagement. Drives the narrative layer that makes HyLo Inno's work legible — and magnetic — to the people it serves.
Over a decade of market-building across Florida ecosystems. Curator of Tampa Bay: Tech, Beats & Bytes and President of Tampa Bay Tech Week. Builds the infrastructure first, then the movement on top of it.
Builder and strategist at the intersection of community, capital, and culture. Translates ecosystem data into programs that reach the founders who need them most.
Twenty years designing experiences that move people, not just inform them. Brings the through line that connects content to outcome — ensuring every HyLo gathering leaves the room changed.
Shapes the communications layer for HyLo Inno, translating programs, data, partnerships, and community signal into clear public narratives. Keeps the movement easy to understand, share, and act on.
Brings three decades across government, business, and civic work. Stewards public-private initiatives so community participation drives the work, not just reacts to it.
