Naples Tech Meetup, by Espresso V - April 2026
Welcome to Naples Tech Meetups, by Espresso Ventures!
Our desire is to help share inspiring entrepreneurial stories and connect great Innovation, Capital and Entrepreneurship in an effort to make Naples one of the best places to do business in America.
We all know about the outstanding quality of life - but what about as a place to build innovation?
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Our Agenda for April 21st, 2026
5pm-6pm: Arrival, open networking with participants.
6pm: Naples Tech X Supply Chain of SWFL.
On this special evening joining the Naples Tech community with the Supply Chain leaders of SWFL, we will benefit from different perspectives of local leaders, from Enterprise Executives to local entrepreneurs.
First, we’ll be hearing from John Fitzgerald, VP of Business Development at project44, where he drives strategic growth for AI-powered decision intelligence and digital supply chain visibility. Previously, John led sales at Fritz Companies, scaling the business from $400M to $1.5B and positioning it for acquisition by UPS, before helping GT Nexus grow to $150M ahead of its acquisition by Infor. Most recently, he supported project44’s growth from $1M to a $200M run rate, positioning the company for a potential IPO or acquisition. John also co-founded and leads the Supply Chain Forum of Southwest Florida, where he fosters collaboration, education, and industry leadership across the region.
Next we'll be joined by Megan Smith, a 2nd generation entrepreneur in the logistics and transportation industry. We'll unpack Megan's journey to Naples, as an entrepreneur, supply chain executive with over 2 decades of experience and a newer resident to our region. As former CEO of Symbia Logistics, she led the company through rapid growth, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000, Top 100 Women in Supply Chain, and Titan CEO lists, with a leadership style rooted in operational excellence and people-first culture. She currently leads PACKgistics and Ray the Mover, reimagining the moving and storage industry.
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Naples Tech Meetups: 3 simple rules
1. Entrepreneurs First
Our objective is to help foster entrepreneurship and innovation in SWFL. We believe in community and synergy, to help existing and aspiring entrepreneurs build great companies from SWFL to the world.
2. Be Generous
We all have our businesses and projects to promote, but arrive to this group with an open mind and an objective to give to the community, first. Then magic happens.
3. Southern Hospitality
Be hospitable the Southern way. That's something that attracted many of us to relocate to our beautiful paradise of SWFL. Let's keep ourselves courteous, respectful, constructive with each other.
Looking forward to being your hosts,
Seb & Naomi
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