Spencer Elliott shares his journey from a driven college entrepreneur to a venture capitalist helping shape Florida's growing startup ecosystem. In this episode, he joins Gavin Tudor Elliot to discuss entrepreneurship, venture capital, faith, family, leadership, and the mindset required to build businesses that create long-term impact.
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To break a cycle of anger and resentment, he posted something he was grateful for every day for a year.
Corporate life taught him a lot, but moving at speedboat pace in a cruise-ship culture pushed him to write his own path.
He sees Florida as a gateway to Latin America and well placed for Europe, with venture dollars rising across the state.
He wants to give his children everything, but believes a certain degree of hunger is necessary.
From volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank to starting a nonprofit and working on a foster care program, service is part of the plan.
Spencer Elliott is a venture capitalist and a director at Plug and Play Tech Center, where he also directs the Orlando Smart Cities program. Born in Winter Park and raised in Orlando, he graduated from UCF, recently started a nonprofit and is working to get a foster care program going.
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