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Nolcha Fashion Week
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 "catwalk"! [gallery columns="4" size="medium"...
#HealthyOceans conference at United Nations
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 show...
Swiss Consulate
George Kohlrieser, Hostage Negotiator
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 and Care to...
Chongtul Rinpoche of Bon Shen Ling
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 part", and consider [what...
Lemonade Heroes Happy Hour 2013
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.
Lemonade Heroes at Javits Convention Center
As part of our casting call for entrepreneurs, Lemonade Heroes took out a booth at a trade show for small business.
New York Entrepreneurship Week
I was invited to speak about small business ownership - especially structuring equity partnerships and managing technical teams in startups - at this week-long series of seminars. Entrepreneurship Week takes place in many cities around the country, and this particular...
TED@NYC 2013
Each year, the TED Conference hosts a small invite-only event in NYC, for members of the community to vote on a short list of presenters who might get invited to speak on the main stage for that year’s conference. I was proud to attend in 2013.
Lemonade Heroes at Worldwide Investors Network
We set up shop at Eyal Bino’s great event series, “Worldwide Investors Network”, to meet and interview entrepreneurs from overseas.
If You’re a Founder, then You’re a Hero!
What do pumpkins, toilet paper, and lemonade have in common? They all relate to heroes of entrepreneurship. After a few near-misses, I finally had an opportunity to meet up with Mike Michalowicz in person.
TED Conference: “City 2.0”
TED hosted an unusual event in New York City, relating to urban planning. It was only open to members of the TED Community, so I was thrilled to attend. Couldn't resist getting someone to snap a pic of me on the stage after the event, with the big logo.