Team Spotlight Series: Florida Digital Services 🎙️ Episodes

Jan. 23, 2024

ep.165 Cultivating Community, Struggling with Bureaucracy, and The Last Act with Jamie Grant fmr. Florida State CIO, at Florida Digital Service

Welcome to our TechTables' Team Spotlight Series, where we spotlight innovative teams and unpack the human stories behind their digital transformations. This limited 5-part series was live from Tallahassee at the Florida Digi...

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Dec. 28, 2023

ep.164 Deploying 800 Starlink Kits in 56 Hours: Inside Florida’s Digital Hurricane Response with Keith Pruett, Emergency Support Function (ESF) 20 Coordinator at Florida Digital Service

In this episode, we speak with Keith Pruett, Emergency Support Function (ESF) 20 Coordinator at Florida Digital Service, about Florida's digital response efforts during Hurricane Ian, including the rapid deployment of over 800 Starlink kits.

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Dec. 13, 2023

Ep.163 The Secret Origin Story: How Florida Digital Service Built a World-Class CoLab from Scratch with Jen Cooke, the Partnership and Outreach Administrator at Florida Digital Services

In this episode, we speak with Jen Cooke, the Partnership and Outreach Administrator at Florida Digital Services, who spearheaded the CoLab for cross-agency collaboration and bringing world-class thought leadership to state government and beyond.

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Dec. 5, 2023

Ep.162 The Relationship Manager's 5 Keys to Building Unbreakable Partnerships with Brad Oswald, Customer Success Manager at FL[DS]

Brad Oswald is the customer success manager at Florida Digital Service. In this episode, Brad unpacks why he pivoted careers to serve partners with a “get out of the office” approach centered on empathetic listening, disciplined systems, and relationship building over simplistic adoption metrics.

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Dec. 1, 2023

Ep.161 The CISO's 3-Step Guide to Building an Unstoppable Cyber Community with Candace Wynn is the Cyber Community Ops Manager and Warren Sponholtz is the Deputy State CISO at Florida Digital Service

Candace Wynn is the Cyber Community Ops Manager and Warren Sponholtz is the Deputy State CISO at Florida Digital Service. They discuss how Florida is taking steps to improve cybersecurity through grants, incident response, and community building.

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