We Interrupt this Series … for SXSW 2013

August 13, 2012 in News & Events | Comments (3)

In the spirit of supporting the amazing people I know who have proposed some great content for SXSW 2013, I’m interrupting my Zappos & Downtown Project Adventure Blog Post Series to bring you a great laundry list of sessions for which you just have to...

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Eager Entrepreneurship: A Saturday Morning Seminar

August 4, 2012 in It is what it is - opinion column, Other Than That - news, business & other nonsense | Comments (0)

After about 20 years in the tech sector, having attended pretty much any and every event there is, and having produced/helped produce my fair share of others, there are a few things that one learns when it comes to planning events & talks in Silicon...

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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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Burning Up on Re-Entry – A Tale of Returning From Analog Bliss

August 23, 2011 in It is what it is - opinion column, Other Than That - news, business & other nonsense | Comments (0)

The out of office message carried a pretty clear message:

In honor of the July 4th holiday I am taking my annual Digital Independence Vacation (aka digital cleanse).

For one week, I will be wholly unreachable for any and all matters related to work. Period.

I will neither...

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Rebooting A Presentation … Two Days Before Going On Stage

June 17, 2011 in Other Than That - news, business & other nonsense | Comments (1)

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It had been in my mind for a while, scurrying around the back corners of my brain peeping out occasionally then darting back into shadow. This idea, to tackle my next stage presentation about storytelling and the importance of one’s personal narrative as...

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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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Alone in a Crowded Room: Turning Isolation to Power Through Stories

September 23, 2010 in It is what it is - opinion column, Other Than That - news, business & other nonsense | Comments (1)

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In the shadow of this week’s loss on DADT in Washington, D.C., an email arrived in my inbox from someone whom I first met when I took my first baby steps of activism at Equality Camp in January 2009. As I moved my way quickly through...

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A New Beginning: This Time, It’s Personal

April 18, 2010 in News & Events | Comments (4)

For the last 20 years, I’ve spent most of my time telling other people’s stories for them. In one way or another – through Journalism, public relations, back to Journalism and into business development and conference content curation – I’ve focused on being a conduit...

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