By Sylvie McCarthy The link hosted Circle of Creation on May 20 featuring speaker Tery Spataro. Spataro is a multidisciplinary artist who pushes the boundaries of storytelling. Her work spans from published science fiction stories to picture books that reflect her innovation. She is a traditional, classically trained artist who started using A.I. in 2020. “It was all about bringing together creativity and technology to create something new and exciting,” said Spataro. At Circ

On May 19, the link wrapped up its Youth Leadership Program and offered its congratulations to the class of 2026. Over the past eight months, the Youth Leadership students explored a different United Nations Sustainable Development Goal each month through meaningful conversations, educational games, assignments and hands-on activities designed to expand their understanding of global issues and the impact they can make in their communities. Throughout the program, students als

Sierra Pollard is extremely passionate about team building. By Sylvie McCarthy The link hosted Circle of Creation on Tuesday, April 21; it featured Sierra Pollard as the guest speaker. The goal of the Circle of Creation series is to examine current issues that women in the workforce and women entrepreneurs are currently facing. Pollard started her first business when she was 22 years old and from there she worked to explore every industry that she could. She has her undergr

By Taylor Colby The link at Nocatee is offering fun and educational camps for kids to enjoy learning this summer. Co-founder of the link Gurpreet Misra said there will be a camp for each aspect of a child’s development. This year the themes include Culinary & Creative Arts, LEGO Robotics and Fencing. Culinary & Creative Arts offers engaging, hands-on cooking and crafting activities to foster creativity and teamwork. The LEGO Robotics camp is hands-on and high-energy. There, k

The 402 is a marketplace where A.I. agents can buy data. Photo by Sylvie McCarthy By Sylvie McCarthy The link hosted another installment of the Innovation Symposium on April 2, which focused on vibe coding and A.I. agents. The Innovation Symposium is a recurring program at the link designed to bring forward-thinking professionals into dialogue with emerging ideas, technologies and industries. One of the pitches at the Symposium introduced the 402. The 402 is a marketplace whe

The link brings together thought leaders, entrepreneurs, educators to explore issue The link, the Nocatee area’s LEED Gold-certified innovation space, hosted a landmark convergence of innovation on March 26-28, combining its Innovation Symposium with a regional Youth Datathon, drawing more than 80 attendees and showcasing the depth of Northeast Florida’s emerging tech ecosystem. Both events focused on the transformative role of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in productivity,

Debbie Kantor, inventor and co-founder of Hero Medical Technologies. Co-founder Gurpreet Misra with attendees Teresa, Tamara, and Marinda Kantor gave a presentation on her business. By Holly Tishfield Circle of Creation returned to the link at Nocatee last week to kick off its third iteration, with this year’s resounding theme of “Reimagine follows Disruption.” While 2025 taught attendees about the powerful synergy between Emotional Intelligence (El) and Artificial Intelligen