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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 Digital Service earlier this year (2023). This is Part 3 of 5.
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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.
Connect with Jen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-cooke-pmp-fccm-6b7683a7/
In this episode, youâll learn:
00:26 - How a love for basketball took Jen from managing restaurants to managing teams in state government
02:49 - The bold vision to pack out the Colab and make it the place for national thought leadership
03:53 - The creative tactic Jen used to launch the CoLab with zero budget
05:02 - How the CoLab email list blew up from 50 to 750+
06:32 - The key to retaining talented tech workers
07:20 - Why every agency needs a CoLab and podcast to recruit top talent
08:15 - How Jen designed the CoLab's furniture for large-scale collaboration
09:19 - Plans to launch fireside chats to share more stories from the CoLab
10:41 - The inspiring moment Jen knew her team could run the CoLab without her
15:53 - Jen recalls the dramatic moment Florida agencies united after Hurricane Ian
19:20 - The first sold-out CoLab event and more!
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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.
Connect with Jen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-cooke-pmp-fccm-6b7683a7/
In this episode, youâll learn:
00:26 - How a love for basketball took Jen from managing restaurants to managing teams in state government
02:49 - The bold vision to pack out the Colab and make it the place for national thought leadership
03:53 - The creative tactic Jen used to launch the CoLab with zero budget
05:02 - How the CoLab email list blew up from 50 to 750+
06:32 - The key to retaining talented tech workers
07:20 - Why every agency needs a CoLab and podcast to recruit top talent
08:15 - How Jen designed the CoLab's furniture for large-scale collaboration
09:19 - Plans to launch fireside chats to share more stories from the CoLab
10:41 - The inspiring moment Jen knew her team could run the CoLab without her
15:53 - Jen recalls the dramatic moment Florida agencies united after Hurricane Ian
19:20 - The first sold-out CoLab event and more!
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