Events
Be Unreasonable. Be Inspired.
A few weeks ago, I received an email from my friend, George, who teaches entrepreneurship at University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business: “I’m currently out of the country, but if I wasn’t, I would be attending an awesome event called the Unreasonable Scrimmage, this Saturday. I know they are looking for more fabulous skilled individuals to…
Read MoreEncore Webinar on January 18
I'm moderating a webinar on Encore Careers for the Northwestern University Club of Colorado on January 18 at 5pm Mountain Time. This event is open to the public. Registration closes the morning of Jan 18. See below for more information: U.S. Census statistics indicate a talent shortage by the year 2018. Yet, 78 million Baby…
Read MoreA Workshop For Digital Immigrants
It was through my work with A Bigger Voice that I came to understand the world of the "digital immigrant", those individuals 30 years and older who had to move into the Internet age. In contrast, "digital natives," like my sons, have only known life with the Internet. For those digital immigrants in the Denver…
Read MoreEnabling Social Change Through Social Media: Learning From Each Other
What happens when you put an Internet icon (Dave Taylor), a marketing expert at the crossroads of new media and old media (Dave Webb), and a digital immigrant who bridges top down with bottom up approaches (Kim Dority) on a panel and mix with an enthusiastic group of students, professors, and activists? I wish I…
Read MorePower Chicks in Houston
I was in Houston last week to work with a group of budding wisdom entrepreneurs–members of a women's networking group, lovingly known as the Power Chicks. (There was also one Power Dude, as you'll see from the following videos.) At the end of the three hours, all of the participants had identified a next step…
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