SXSW is an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs and businesses to learn new ways to grow, innovate and succeed. Here are five panels geared toward entrepreneurs and businesses that will share skills and experiences to try for your company or idea. The sessions include understanding strategies for success, how to handle market disruption, connecting with your customers and more.
Brand Personality and Business Growth
A company’s personality and culture are central to their success. Three companies, Droga5, MailChimp, and Adweek, will teach attendees how to keep both of those alive and build a solid connection with customers in a world where customer relationships can change. The skills and experiences talked about by panelists Jonny Bauer of Droga5, Tom Klein of MailChimp, and Katie Richards of Adweek can help any business or entrepreneur.
Saturday, March 10
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fairmont Congressional C
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Building a Badass Business Against All Odds
Experienced entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds in the tech world share their experiences of their success. Danielle Leslie of Course Alchemy, Tara Reed of Apps Without Code, Thomas Stovall of Candid and Imblackintech and Aniyia Williams of Tinsel, will teach attendees how to use their available resources and communities to launch and grow their business.
Thursday, March 15
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Hilton Austin Downtown Salon A
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3 Innovation Superpowers Everyone Has But Isn’t Using
Speaker Sandy Carter, of Amazon Web Services, Bridget Frey of Redfin, and Tamara McCleary of Thulium.co share their insights on how to equip companies and their teams with innovation superpowers. Competition for businesses is always a challenge, and in this session, attendees will learn how to recognize and implement these innovation superpowers and when to acknowledge disruptor intents and strategies.
Monday, March 12
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Hilton Austin Downtown Salon H
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Think Like a Startup: How Innovation Gets Done
Market disruption is a challenge to many businesses and entrepreneurs. Caronline Barton of Modtrova, Olly Downs of Amplero, and Jason Williamson of Oracle Corporation will share their insights into how businesses and organizations can embrace change and digital transformation, which will result in success. Embracing change during the disruption and recognize technology megatrends will allow businesses to grow and thrive.
Saturday, March 10
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hilton Austin Downtown Room 400-402
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Futureproof Your Business for the Next Disruption
Join speaker Minter Dial of The Myndset Company and Caleb Storkey of Storkey Media for a discussion on the 12 most important technologies that will disrupt a business, and the key mindsets needed to drive results. Businesses will face digital transformation and a need for onboarding new technologies, and in this panel, attendees can learn about how to create action plans to ensure success for their business.
Saturday, March 10
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Austin Convention Center Room 10AB
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