The SXSW 2012 Cattle Call: Panel Picker Voting Enters Its Final Week

August 31, 2011 in News & Events, Other Than That - news, business & other nonsense | Comments (2)

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What? What’s that you say? It’s only August 2011, so what on earth am I doing talking about an event that doesn’t take place until March of 2012?

Simple. It’s SXSW – the annual rodeo of all things...

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When Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Casey Heynes and the Body Slam Heard Round the Internet

March 21, 2011 in It is what it is - opinion column, News & Events | Comments (2)

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When I was 15 years old, I had a job ripping wire copy at KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia. It was the 1980s and media outlets had yet to be computerized, so folks like me were responsible for literally “ripping” copy from the machines...

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Crossing Platforms, Building Stories: A Conversation with Heroes Creator, Tim Kring from SXSW 2011

March 18, 2011 in News & Events | Comments (0)

So many thoughts … so little time.

SXSW is, if nothing else, a maelstrom of merriment with a heavy overlay of brain stuffing content and parties, parties, parties. This year, in addition to producing six VIP events (in 7 days) and executing on three speaking gigs,...

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TEDWomen: (An Event and) Ideas Worth Spreading

December 15, 2010 in News & Events | Comments (0)

In 2010 my world began to change. After having made some decisions in my personal life I began to evaluate my professional path. Where was I going? What mark did I intend to leave on the world? Most of all, what did I need to...

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Where on Earth is Cathy? (Not in San Diego … At Least Not Right Now…)

November 5, 2010 in News & Events | Comments (0)

“Cathy, do you ever sit still?”

I get this question a lot. Mostly from people who track me on Twitter or Facebook and note the seemingly perpetual motion with which I live my life. Okay, so it’s not seemingly … it’s actual. The truth, though, is that while...

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What Does it Mean to be a Totally Fabulous Female?

October 18, 2010 in News & Events | Comments (0)

I don’t like to call something over, at least not before the fat lady sings, but at this point it does look somewhat reasonable that on November 3 I’ll be receiving the “Totally Fabulous Female Entrepreneur” award.

The brainchild of LA-based success coach Amy Applebaum, the reason...

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Food For Thought: Founder & CEO of BakeSpace, Babette Pepaj

October 14, 2010 in News & Events, Personalities & Profiles | Comments (0)

Babette Pepaj - Founder & CEO, Bakespace

The annual BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas has expanded yet again this year – even more tracks and more topics helping people navigate the myriad ways in which they can leverage the social web and new technologies for their...

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Feeling Like a Fierce Female – Of Speaking and Nominations

October 4, 2010 in News & Events | Comments (0)

I spent my day today at the 140 Conference in LA … mostly listening to other speakers but then capping off the day with a lovely fireside chat with Traci Dinwiddie an amazing woman who I not only respect for her talent as an actress...

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Master (Mistress?) Storyteller: Ani DiFranco Weaves Tales and Tunes

July 1, 2010 in News & Events, Personalities & Profiles | Comments (1)

You know that parlor game people play asking: “If you could have dinner with ANYONE who would it be?”

If the parameters were set limiting the number solely to people who are currently alive, there’s no question that Ani DiFranco would sit high on my list.

So...

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