Joshua Baer is an entrepreneur who is based out of Austin. He proposed a forum dealing with the three secrets to a killer elevator pitch. If you are unclear about what an elevator pitch is the simple way to explain it would be to get into an elevator, hit a floor, and imagine pitching a […]
We all have heard a great story. A story can be sad or funny. When you think of a great story or a great storyteller it is rare that you think of a businessman. One of the few that may come to mind is the great Steve Jobs. He had a great ability to present […]
By: Eileen Suarez I had the pleasure of interviewing Nick Douglas, the creator of a comedic blog called Slacktory. Mr. Douglas created a panel for an interactive panel for this year’s upcoming SXSW. The panel is called “Misuse the Internet and Make People Love You.” There are also a variety of speakers that will on […]
By: Eileen Suarez Oscar Rojas, a Senior Business Leader in Ogilvy PR Mexico, and Lorena Carreño, President of the Mexican Association of Public Relations Professionals (ProPR) are doing a presentation at SXSW that has never been done before called The State of PR 2.0 Industry in Mexico. 2012 will be the first year that ProPR […]
By: Kristen McLaughlin Licenced psychologist, camp director and teacher Jennifer Selke will speak at SXSW Interactive this year about how to manage millennials. Running a camp for more than 20 years, she has a great deal of experience managing teenagers and young adults. Cal Youth and Outdoor Programs employs 130-150 high school and college students […]
By: Denise Thompson I had the opportunity to have a phone conversation with Mary Crosse who works for Lucky Branded Entertainment, a hybrid ad agency and film production company. I chose “A Game of Conversation Dominoes” based on the name itself, but then after reading the summary I was even more drawn into the topic. […]
By: Denise Thompson Dara Quackenbush, a Texas State University mass comm professor, will be presenting her panel, “Can you tweet that? Social Media and the Law.” “I find this stuff very interesting and relevant. It’s a new area of law emerging, and laws do not always keep up with technology. The stories have always fascinated […]