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⏪ Happy Flashback Friday! ⏪

This week we're looking back at BOT's First International Guest Speaker🌟
That night, Kiran Kachela flew all the way from the UK to discuss Lean Six Sigma with the BOT community! 🚀
🔗 Check out our upcoming events: buildingourtech.org/events

Presale tickets are LIVE for BOT's 10th Anniversary Gala! 🥂 Check out ticket types to find what fits best for you and your crew.🌟
🔗 Purchase your tickets while seats last: https://givebutter.com/c/bot-gala

Is your current credit score stressing you out? 😔 Look no further than BOT's upcoming Improving Credit and Managing Debt info session with Gene Martin & Chase! 🌟 For free, you will learn how to plan for your financial future with an expert in all things money. 💰
🔗 RSVP for free: tinyurl.com/2s36pwzw

🎟️ Event Details:
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
6PM - 8PM
📍1001 N. Orange Ave, Orlando, FL - Theater Room

kinda chic don't you think? 🚀
Join BOT for our 2nd Annual Interview Lab as we prepare you for your next interview! 🤝Bring your resume and put your best foot forward.

🌟 Read more about the attendee experience: tinyurl.com/5h9nc9hy
🔗 Rsvp for free: tinyurl.com/4kucpkad

Last week, BOT and StarterStudio held Startup Investment: Beyond Your Zip Code! 🚀 This panel taught startup founders how to find investors outside of their immediate networks.🌐
🔗 Read more here: https://buildingourtech.org/latest-posts/how-to-raise-capital-beyond-your-backyard-recap-of-the-startup-investment-workshop-with-starter-studio

One variable can change the course of your life: a piece of advice, a person showing up for you, etc.🌟 At BOT we strive to open life changing doors and create opportunities for your future! 🚀
Read more about how BOT and Executive Director, Safia Porter, got their start at tinyurl.com/42kxm9s7 💙

🕰️ | B.O.T. 10-Year Celebration

Rewinding to August 2018 — a huge month for the BOT family! 🖤💻

🏛️ City Recognition
B.O.T. was proud to be named among the awardees of the Orlando Tech Community Support Pilot Program, leveraging local city resources to help grow and cultivate Orlando's evolving tech and startup community. Huge moment for our community, on the record with the Orlando Sentinel and Orlando Entrepreneurs!
🔗 blackorlandotech.org/orlando-tech-pilot-program
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💻 "The Full Stack" Meetup at Canvs Parramore
An unforgettable panel of women of color spanning the full range of technical backgrounds shut the house down: JenellPizarro, Asia Hall, and Ariana Davis. Canvs Parramore may no longer be with us, but that energy is still very much alive in this community. Thank you to everyone who came out and showed up for that family. 🙌

🎒 Giving Back — Robinswood Middle School
Donations and raffle funds went straight back into our community. We donated 10 fully-stocked backpacks (folders, composition notebooks, pencil pouches, sticky notes, highlighters, pencils — the works) plus an extra box of notebooks, pencils, and crayons for students in need. Investing in our future leaders, today. ✏️📚

From city partnerships to packed panels to packed backpacks — this is what B.O.T. has always been about: tech + community + giving back.

Here's to 10 years and counting. 🖤

BOT's looking for Sponsors for our upcoming 10 year gala! 🪐
For more information about pricing and event details, visit tinyurl.com/8s2ftpje 🚀

Parking information for tonight's Startup Investment event! 🚙
Please use this map as a reference guide and we'll see you soon 🚀