“We have been part of Jacksonville for eleven years now, five of which we have spent growing our firm in parallel with the burgeoning tech community. Camille is a die-hard Jaguars fan, so she is an official Jacksonvillian!…Duuuuvaaaalian?

We are passionate about innovation in our community and  take any opportunity to bring light to its rich tapestry of  stories.

So, for us, it was a no-brainer to bring the Innovate series to Jacksonville.

We were incredibly excited to discover and collect the success stories in the community and to highlight the  thought leaders making a difference here.

Seeing how intertwined innovation and innovative minds  are over different focus areas is critical to the collective  growth and success of any city. So for Jacksonville with its  geographic size, the community itself may have blind spots  and not realize what amazing companies and leaders are   part of their same city. Between the Beaches, Downtown,  San Marco, and Southpoint (to name a few), each segment  has its own stories to tell.

When we started on this journey, we learned very quickly that there were so many companies we didn’t know about. To that end, this is an evolving, invigorating process that we hope to continue into the next volume (don’t worry – it  won’t be until 2021).

This book reflects the early adopters – those fearless  companies and leaders eager to embrace change, share  their stories, and work tirelessly to make Jacksonville a  better place. We hope this book reflects a foundation of  those who are making a difference in our community as  well as identifying the great strides we will make going  forward.

Without further ado…”