May 2nd, 2014 | Community, TED |
March 20th, 2014 | Community, TED |
At TED2014, one of the speakers couldn’t fly to Vancouver because he has a felony criminal record… so they hosted him via livestream from the TED Conferences main office. I was fortunate to be in the small group of community members who were invited to...
March 17th, 2014 | Community, TED |
In 2014 I secured a license to privately screen a simulcast of the TED Conference from Vancouver, in my home. Here are a few highlights:
March 6th, 2014 | Community, Family |
This year, Janet and I were proud to support a charity we hadn’t heard of before… giving toys to sick children who have extended hospital stays, the Starlight Children’s Foundation melted our hearts. We gladly contributed to their mission, and while...
February 12th, 2014 | Community |
After making a connection through one of my partners in TEDxFultonStreet, we were invited to one of the runway shows at the industry-only Nolcha Fashion Week in NYC. Fun, my first time at an actual...
February 4th, 2014 | Community |
In the EcoSocChamber (Economic and Social Council) of the United Nations, I was fortunate enough to participate in an important meeting about how to maintain the overall health of our world’s oceans. Keynotes included President Tommy Remengesau of Palau and talk...
January 16th, 2014 | Community, Family |
January 16th, 2014 | Friends |
It’s incredible how much there is for business leaders to learn from hostage negotiators! I consider myself privileged for having the opportunity to experience George’s wisdom first-hand, and I whole-heartedly recommend both his books: Hostage at the Table...
November 25th, 2013 | Friends |
Speaking with this Tibetan Lama about lucid dreaming was a rare and memorable opportunity… I can’t imagine I’ll ever think of sleep in the same way again. It never occurred to me that certain cultures might consider dreams “the important...
November 12th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Hosting |
With the TV project in late-stage negotiations to be sold, I arranged one last social event for our friends and entrepreneurs. For kicks, we had a special moment at 08:09:10 11-12-13.
