Jeff Willis purchased Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Village and the Melbourne Beach and Melbourne Downtown Discovery Maps in June 2022. When his first editions were sold out and printed, Jeff and his fiancée Andrea moved from Buffalo, NY to the Space Coast in time to meet the delivery truck with nearly a half million maps!  They now call the Space Coast home after visiting as a tourist for years!

Jeff has had a successful career as an executive in the commercial audio and video industry and has prior experience in wholesale technology products distribution. In both industries, he led diverse digital and print marketing strategies which successfully drove growth for his customers. After researching several business opportunities and Discovery Map markets, Willis chose the Melbourne and Cocoa Beach markets to establish his business. Both the Melbourne and Cocoa maps have been published in the past and have a long history of success on the Space Coast. Willis looks to build upon that now that he has purchased the businesses and has published his first versions!

“Our goal is to first take care of the existing advertisers and build on their success, and second, aim to attract new advertisers and welcome them to the family,” said Willis. “We will work tirelessly to make sure that our printed maps are available in hundreds of locations in each market, all year long, and that advertisers’ messages are also optimized digitally.

This is the first time that the Melbourne and Cocoa maps will be under the same owner.

“It was important to purchase both the Melbourne and Cocoa Beach businesses and ensure that business advertisers that rely on tourism in the Space Coast areas can count on a consistent, robust approach and strategy,” he added.

Discovery Maps are colorful, hand-drawn maps that have become a favorite of travelers for navigating local dining, attractions, businesses, cultural experiences, and tourist destinations.

“As much as we rely on technology, people love fun printed maps when vacationing,” said Willis. “However, Discovery Map also has a strong digital presence that works hand in hand with the printed map and brings even more value to advertisers. The printed and digital maps are genuinely like works of art and reveal the character of an area... and both Melbourne and Cocoa Beach have plenty of that to go along with the natural beauty of the rivers, parks, and beaches along the Atlantic Ocean.”

While continuing to build and foster the growth of companies in the technology space, Willis has also led the relationship building, strategy and marketing efforts for start-ups to large public companies. His passion for the Space Coast, that he shares with his fiancée Andrea, has resulted in making his purchase of Discovery Map of Melbourne and Discovery Map of Cocoa, collectively Discovery Map of Florida’s Space Coast a logical part of his portfolio. Jeff is available for public speaking, consulting, interviews, and a cup of coffee to talk about helping YOUR Space Coast business take off! He can be reached at Florida Space Coast Enterprises, LLC by calling or texting (321) 408-8971. Follow the business on Instagram @SpaceCoastMap    

Businesses interested in placing an ad in an upcoming Discovery Map of Melbourne, Discovery Map of Cocoa Beach, Discovery Map of Daytona, and Discovery Map of New Smyrna Beach editions can call or text Jeff at (321) 408-8971 or email jeffwillis@discoverymap.com  Instagram @SpaceCoastMap