Swiss Cheese
In my travels, when I visit a place that has a food named after it, I’m always interested to find what it is actually like to the locals. When I visited Switzerland, my first interest was to find Swiss cheese.
Trans-Sensitivity as an Educator
As an educator, my only goal is to inspire students to learn. Sometimes I encounter sex/gender-variant people in my classroom, and in the interest of being the best ally possibly, I asked a trans woman a bit about etiquette. Here is a transcript of the chat.
TEDxFultonStreet 2018: “Why People Say Yes or No”
In the fifth year of TEDxFultonStreet, we had 16 speakers explore how decisions are made, and what influences positive or negative reactions.
TEDFestNYC 2018 Pre-Event
Before the main conference, pre-events allow enthusiastic participants extra time to meet with one another. I co-hosted this two-day experience for an audience of TEDx producers from around the world.
PechaKucha
20 slides, 20 seconds each. Here’s why I love this format.
Shooting 360º Video at the South Pole
When a polar explorer asks my guidance on getting a 360º video right — on the first try — I do by best to share my wisdom!
Coaching @ Henkel
As a TEDx producer, sometimes Senior Executives at major companies hire me to help create that “TED Talk” feeling.
Using 360º Video for Immersive TED Talks
My experiences in using 360º for an event recap, on-stage TED Talks, off-stage interviews, and a political piece.
IT History Society
I’m a proud Board Member of the IT History Society, and apparently I’m also the spokesmodel for its merchandise!
Jay Herratti, Director of TEDx
It’s fantastic having the opportunity to frequently visit the headquarters of TED Conferences. Out of thousands of TEDx licensees, I’m glad the Director finds time to speak with me one-on-one.
DRAM Video Production Meeting
Had a great meeting with award-winning Director Jason Moore, about the production requirements for the new DRAM Conference, coming in 2017!
Marks of Excellence 2015-2016
Every year, a book called “Marks of Excellence” is produced at CUNY BMCC. This year, I’m proud to announce that three members of the TEDxFultonStreet video production team were profiled!
TEDxFultonStreet 2015 Interviews
In preparation for the 2015 conference, we interviewed a few of our very unusual speakers. They were: the world’s most successful sunken treasure hunter, a major international drug smuggler, a beekeeper, a steampunk designer, and an african-american fashion...
Allianz 125th Anniversary
To celebrate its 125th anniversary, one of the world’s largest financial services groups wanted to produce a “TED-like conference.” I was hired to produce the on-stage speakers for this half-day event at Carnegie Hall.
High Performance Leadership
I took a week-long course in executive development, run by professional hostage negotiator George Kohlrieser. Held in São Paulo, Brazil, this course is one of the certificate programs offered by the IMD Business School, based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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.
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.
Sylvan Social at Pier 94
For an audience of small business owners, we offered “Websites that don’t suck”, as well as Training, Workshops, and Branding.
Sylvan Social at NYEBN Expo
At this expo for NYC-area Entrepreneurs, our offerings of web and mobile development were well-received by an audience of over 5,000 attendees.
