Kaleo Partners
Peter Schorsch hunkers down with Glenn Kirkland, Jon Menendez and Heath Beach of Kaleo Partners, a Tampa and Tallahassee-based tech policy and government advocacy firm specializing in technology policy, budget and procurement.
Kirkland, a Tallahassee native, served as Chief Legislative Aide to then-Rep. John Legg and later became special assistant to House Speaker Dean Cannon, before transitioning to Deputy Chief of Staff of the House Majority office under Cannon.
Menendez worked as an analyst in the Florida House Majority Office under Speaker Cannon and House Majority Leader Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Beach held several high-profile positions in city, county, and state government, including working for Hillsborough County
The three share their entrance into politics, including through work with Cannon. In the midst, Peter spills the beans on how he coaxes former Speakers to open up. If anyone’s listening, his trick might not work anymore.
The three also discuss how the government often lags behind the private sector in technology and how to remedy that issue.
The discussion also touches on new ways of campaigning in the era of COVID-19 and how new strategies could become permanent. And it’s not just politics, the three envision technology being used in day to day business as well as companies decide work from home models can be successful.
Peter also asks the group about one of the state’s biggest issues right now — it’s $77 million clunker of an employment website.
The three discuss how the state could have wound up with an over-priced site that doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do.
Special Guest: Kaleo Partners.