Entrepreneur Social Club at historic venue NOVA 535 in downtown St. Pete, Florida every Thursday night since 2009

Popcorn and Pitches at historic venue NOVA 535 in Downtown St. Pete

February 12, 2016February 19, 2016 Michael Scott Novilla Leave a comment

Every Thursday night, since 2009, we meet, most always at my historic venue NOVA 535 Unique Event Space, located in beautiful downtown St. Pete, Florida, for the Entrepreneur Social Club, aka the ESC. We spend the first 30-45 minutes drinking, socializing and schmoozing, in a fun, casual atmosphere, before we sit down for the meeting. Our rules are simple, NO religion NO politics, just come and enjoy a fun and productive couple of hours with like minded Entrepreneurs – from ideas and start-ups to Billion $ businesses. NO need to register, just check the MEETING LOCATION (most always at NOVA, occasionally offsite when NOVA 535 is booked for private wedding or event).

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2015 Entrepreneur Social Club downtown St Pete

Entrepreneurs bring the Social to the Entrepreneur Social Club

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 Michael Scott Novilla Leave a comment

Every Thursday night we meet here in beautiful downtown St. Petersburg, Florida for the Entrepreneur Social Club affectionately known as “The ESC”. Most always it’s at my gorgeous modernized historic venue NOVA 535, and when NOVA is rented for a private wedding or event, we find another DTSP location. Yes having the ESC’s home at NOVA is amazing, yet the gathering of my fellow Entrepreneurs is the real secret sauce to this Social Club. People always complement me on how beautiful NOVA is, and after thanking them, I reply that, without them, it’s just a empty building. It’s the life and energy and excitement and new ideas and crazy thoughts and laughter that we Entrepreneurs, business owners, students, start-ups, mentors and even “regular” people with a positive attitude bring to the ESC every Thursday night.

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July 30 2015 Entrepreneur Social Club at NOVA 535 and downtown St. Pete

Why Orange you here with us enjoying the Entrepreneur Social Club

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 Michael Scott Novilla Leave a comment

If I had to describe this week’s, July 30th, 2015, Entrepreneur Social Club, aka ESC, in one catchy phrase, it’d be: Why Orange you here with us enjoying the Entrepreneur Social Club?! Huh? The citrus reference will make sense soon enough! Remember that the ESC is our weekly get together, our ever growing family of business owners, students, start-ups, rich and powerful mentors, designers, inventors and Entrepreneurs representing of every industry and corner of the globe. At time where we let off some steam and spend it helping each other. Last night was another fabulous continuation of this, since I founded officially the ESC back in January 2009. It’s most always held at historic venue NOVA 535, though occasionally we are offsite because NOVA is rented for a private event. – ya know – paying down the mortgage, one 5 star event at a time!

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600 hats spicy sauces and a great one line pitch

June 13, 2015February 13, 2016 Michael Scott Novilla Leave a comment

How would I describe the Entrepreneur Social Club meeting last night, Thursday June 11, 2015 here at historic venue NOVA 535 Unique Event Space in beautiful downtown St. Petersburg, Florida?

600 hats spicy sauces and a great one line pitch!

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Keep St. Pete Local Presents Localtopia 2.0

February 7, 2015February 13, 2016 Michael Scott Novilla Leave a comment

Here we are, one year later, in beautiful downtown St. Pete, Florida. Today’s weather was so perfect, I’d bet everyone up north that’s nearly frozen to death would sell their soul for. Weather so delightfully wonderful that it’s exactly the kind of universal THANK YOU to Olga Bof, founder of Keep St. Petersburg Local that was appropriate. The kind of deserved THANK YOU to Olga and her amazing Team KSPL, for unifying all things local, again today, February 7, 2015 with Localtopia 2.0.

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I Love Downtown Saint Pete

December 4, 2014July 26, 2015 Michael Scott Novilla Leave a comment

I Love Downtown Saint Pete, St. Pete, DTSP.

I really really love living, working and playing here in downtown St. Pete, Florida. Why? Is it because I was born and raised here? Is it because I’ve traveled to over 35 countries on 5 continents and have a global perspective as to what truly makes up a great city? What makes up a wonderful living experience? Certainly some of both.

(NOTE = Since first publishing this blog, we’ve updated our name from I Love DTSP to Downtownstpete.com)

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2014 05-22 ESC offsite for St. Pete MURAL TOUR

ESC takes the St. Pete Mural Tour

May 24, 2014May 28, 2016 Michael Scott Novilla Leave a comment

Every Thursday the ESC, aka Entrepreneur Social Club gathers, mostly at NOVA 535 Unique Event Space, though today, May 22, 2014, NOVA 535 was booked for another fabulous wedding.

The ESC is my gift to the community and the meetings are free to attend. NOVA 535 has bills to pay, and does so by hosting world-class wedding and events. (My pitch =D) So it’s up to me, Michael S. Novilla, the founder and leader of the ESC, to find another location. Sheri Kendrick, owner of (more…)

Localtopia, Saturday Morning Market and my Niece

February 2, 2014February 13, 2016 Michael Scott Novilla Leave a comment

Good day everyone! After a long beautiful and engaging stroll while eating, tasting, shopping and enjoying the best farmer’s market in the entire Southeastern USA, SATURDAY MORNING MARKET, we made our way over to LOCALTOPIA. Localtopia?? Well my good friend and fellow Entrepreneur Olga Bof (and her amazing crew), of Keep Saint Petersburg Local organized an all day saturday extravaganza at our lovely downtown Williams Park yesterday,

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