Garren Cone
Volunteer for AVET Project non profit helping our Military Family
Lisa Gehin
Lisa comes to Melbourne with over 30 years in the printing industry. Together with her team will make your printing project a success!
Ali Johnston
Having led a successful and fulfilled career in IT for over 20 years, I finally seized the opportunity to build my own business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Turning what could have been an insurmountable challenge into a chance to pursue my most ambitious goals, I leveraged my experience in the tech arena to establish Bel Tech Services - a full-service IT consulting company that specializes in cybersecurity for small- to medium-sized businesses across the nation.
Armed with a Multimedia and Web Design Bachelor of Arts degree, I had my start in the working world managing a local company's websites. Without anyone to manage their IT issues, my web design job quickly transformed into an IT support role, and just like that, my career as a woman in tech was born.
At the time, I was one of the few women in the industry, and I spent the next several years attending conferences where I was notably one of the only females in attendance. I chose to see this as an opportunity to stand out and expand my network, and my hard work and dedication paid off when I joined a small business and worked my way up the ranks to IT Director.
I spent the next two decades growing with the company, which stretched not only my technical abilities but also my leadership and project management skills as the business grew from 40 users to over 300 users while I held my position. I became intimately familiar with the pain points that many SMBs experience as they grow and change, and I knew that I could provide a much needed solution with my own company.
When the pandemic hit, my family and I had just made the move to Satellite Beach from South Florida, and many businesses were being forced to shutter their doors. Driven to help small businesses succeed despite the challenging landscape, I took a leap of faith and launched Bel Tech with a vision of educating SMBs on the importance of cybersecurity and helping them to implement the best possible defenses against attacks. My passion for helping businesses protect their data, ensuring that they avoid the pitfalls that many SMBs encounter while scaling, and empowering them to succeed in the digital age is what has shaped our dynamic service offering and what fuels me to continue making a tangible difference in their growth trajectory.
The smiles on my clients' faces when they tell me that I've helped them to avoid a costly data breach, a catastrophic cyber-attack, or even saved some of their budget with a simple internet service review are what make all of the hard work worth it. As Bel Tech grows forward, I'm excited to see the innovative ways that we can continue supporting SMBs as they thrive into the future with the knowledge that their most important asset - their data - is protected.
Jimmy Lane, IOM
Patricia Padrick
Pat is your full-time Real Estate agent with LPT Realty, LLC. As a Florida native and resident of Merritt Island, she has over 30 yrs. of Residential and Commercial Real Estate experience. She is a truly dedicated agent who brings insight, intelligence, and passion to her profession. She is a member of the Space Coast Association of REALTORS®, The Florida Association of REALTORS®, and the National Association of REALTORS®. She is also a member of the Women’s Council of Realtors, Cocoa Beach Chamber of Commerce, The Central Brevard Humane Society and the Rotary Club of Cocoa. She volunteers her time on various committees including The Brevard Children and Families in Need, Community Outreach Committee and Military Affairs Committee Pat also serves as an Ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Brevard Humane Society along with being past chairman of the Professional Standards Committee in Real Estate. Her team includes many business partners who are the best in their fields – Banking, Insurance, Title Work just to name a few. You can feel confident when you are working with Pat and her group of professionals. In her free time, she enjoys boating, fishing, RV camping and spending time with family and her 2 dogs.