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thesharkmakers.com l Contact: sharkmaker@connectit360.org or (727) 742-7332 NEWSLETTER - FEBRUARY 2026 EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION SEASON 11 2025-26 What’s Coming Up? February January Recap Workshop 3 : Get ready for Workshop #3, where Workshop 1 @ Accenture students will explore the world of UI/UX, Jan 13 – Jacque Madison of Accenture explored User Experience, and Architecture with human-centered design with accessibility at the core. Feb 10th AWS experts Guilherme Sesterheim Students dove into building customer personas, and David Malone. Teams will learn how Principle crafting surveys, and uncovering real user needs. to design engaging, intuitive products Teams brainstormed and collaborated to bring their and structure their ideas like real tech ideas to life, discovering new insights about their professionals. customers along the way. They then pitched their solutions in Mini Shark Pitches, presenting ideas Workshop 4 : In Workshop #4, students will focus on designed around genuine customer challenges and methodologies, product testing, and receiving insightful feedback from the Sharks. The marketing strategies to refine their Feb 24th workshop left students energized and inspired to ideas. Teams will learn how to validate refine their concepts for maximum impact. Vaco their products, make informed adjustments, and confidently present Trident Award Winner: Pathable their ventures like real entrepreneurs. Thank you for hosting our workshops! Thank you for filming our journey. Workshop 2 @ Vaco We can’t wait to see the docuseries! Jan 20 – Our speaker, Nisha Patel of the Tampa Bay Product Group, guided students through a deep dive into product strategy, with a focus on delivering real customer value. Teams explored the customer journey, mapped key touchpoints, and developed use cases to uncover how users interact with their products. During Mini Shark Pitches, students put their ideas to the test, receiving sharp, actionable feedback from the Sharks to refine and elevate their strategies. Trident Award Winner: Rhova Tune into our latest episode Get your SharkMaker Swag Get Our SharkMakers Merch Now! Support Our Teams! FEBRUARY HOLIDAY SPOTLIGHTS In doing so, you are helping our students gain real-world business experience, fueling their creativity and empowering them to bring their ideas to life. Together, we are developing the changemakers of tomorrow.
