#0078 - Tampa Bay Lightning Owner, Jeff Vinik, Chats About Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship

<p>On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a fireside chat that Frank Gruber did with Jeff Vinik at our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which we hosted with Embarc Collective in Tampa, Florida.</p> <p>Aside from standing up Embarc Collective, Jeff is the owner of the back-to-back Stanley Cup Champion, Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also an incredibly accomplished entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist.</p> <p>His efforts are transforming the Tampa Bay region as it was recently listed by Forbes as a top emerging tech city. Read the article: <a href= "http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/08/24/emerging-tech-cities-in-the-us/?sh=6533935fa917"> www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/08/24/emerging-tech-cities-in-the-us/?sh=6533935fa917</a></p> <p>We also want to mention that we will be livestreaming the event, so if you cannot attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube</p> <p>Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join</p> <p>Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at <a href= "http://www.est.us">www.est.us</a></p> <p>Checkout Startup of the Year at <a href= "http://www.startupofyear.com">www.startupofyear.com</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: <a href= "http://www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow">www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: <a href= "http://www.podcast.startupofyear.com">www.podcast.startupofyear.com</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube</p> <p>***</p> <p>Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the co