Make Waves in Your Business.
This isn’t another conference. It’s the room where bold entrepreneurs lock in strategy, relationships,
and momentum that actually moves the needle.
3-DAY EXPERIENCE
What's On Deck
Day 1: Welcome & Connections
Open mixer, sponsor activations, and first look at the Business Expo.
Day 2: Strategies & Spotlights
Keynote, expert panels, busniess sessions, and the pitch competition.
Day 3: Marketplace & Masterminds
Business Expo, closing mixer, and high-level relationship building.
Our Why
The Vision Behind the Summit
The Teach to Fish Business Summit takes its name from an adage we all know: “Give someone a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach someone to fish and you feed them for a lifetime.”
Vice Mayor Kassandra Timothe, MPA brought this vision to life — creating more than an event, but a movement to equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge, resources, and access they need to thrive for a lifetime.
From the start, the goal was clear: remove barriers, expand opportunity, and give small businesses the same visibility and capital once reserved for a select few.
We exist so ambition meets opportunity — and no one builds alone.
Who It’s For
Find Your People. Build Your Next Move.
Aspiring
Entrepreneurs
Turn sharp ideas into
sustainable revenue.
Established
Owners
Scale smarter: systems,
teams, capital, and brand.
Investors &
Partners
Meet bold ventures and
founders ready to move.
Community
Leaders
Fuel local growth and measurable impact.
Pitch • Power • Presence
$100,000 in Grants. 20 Winners. One Stage.
Own the mic. Convince the room. Walk away with funding — and the kind of visibility money can’t buy. If you’re building something real, this is your moment.
Make Waves: Be Bold. Evolve. Succeed.
Speaker Spotlight
Learn from Leaders Who’ve Built It
Damola Adamolekun
CEO, Red Lobster — Bold moves. Sustained success.
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At a Glance
Agenda Snapshot
Sun • 1 PM
Business & Bubbles Brunch
Kickoff mixer. Set the tone.
Meet your people.
Mon • 10AM
Breakout Sessions
Hands-on strategy you can
implement now.
Tue • 4 PM
Pitch Competition
20 finalists on stage — $100K
total in grants.
Sponsorship
Your Brand Belongs Here
Big Fish
(Presenting)
Primary placement, keynote moment, premium expo table.
Equity Builder
(Session)
Session partnership, opt-in leads, expo presence.
Cast the Net
(Networker)
Opening/closing mixer sponsor with on-site address.
Break Room
(Luncheon)
Branded lunch experience with visual dominance.
On the Hook • Business Expo
Where Ideas Meet Investment
High-Traffic Floor
Three days of face time with buyers, partners, and press.
Premium Booths
Modern setups, frictionless
lead capture, brand-forward.
Real Connections
Focused time for discovery, demos, and
deals.
Venue & Travel
Kovens Conference Center, FIU Biscayne Bay Campus
Waterfront views. Modern rooms. Easy access.
Add hotel partners, parking, and travel tips here.
In Their Words
Social Proof & Energy
“We closed two partnerships from introductions we made at the summit.”
— Sponsor
“I left with a plan, a mentor, and
three qualified leads.”
— Attendee
“It felt like the room where it happens —
doors opened for us here.”
— Exhibitor
Make Waves: Be Bold, Evolve, Succeed
You Belong in This Room
Seats will go fast — and so will the opportunities. Don’t watch from the sidelines.
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