When asked who his mustache role-model is, Jeremy with confidence stated Ron Burgundy! And why not. His sense of style and charisma is a perfect aspiration when trying to sculpt and model your Movember Mustache.
If you are not familiar with Movember, for the month of November, gentlemen from across the world have come together to raise money for Prostate Cancer research, and the Live strong foundation through the sponsorship of their upper lip. I have personally donated to Jeremy Thompson’s Mustache and applaud him for his courageous dedication to the cause. I must also give props to my sister Allie who has lived with it for the last month.
If you have not yet donated, please take a second to support Jeremy Thompson’s Mustache.
All of the contributors this week, from panel members to keynote speakers, were tremendously insightful. It was great to be a part of such a talented and inspiring group of individuals. Interaction and group discussion was encouraged and the speakers were engaging. Gary Whitehill and Kerry Bannigan put together a great event. I was proud to be part of the NYEW mission “Stand up and Come Together!”
LEJKARAMA- Created by Lejka Sievert and Nicole Arama
Transforming and Modifying objects into new aesthetic purposes. 3 Main Collection Concepts: T-Shirts, Versatile Dresses and the Safety Pinned Line T-Shirt collection is based on vintage objects, the designs and placements are strategized to compliment and accentuate the body.
The Versatile dress collection gives the little black dress concept a new name, and lets women re-invent themselves and is their chameleon staple. Safety Pin collection changes the purpose of an object – they choose ubiquitous pins and utilitize it as an ornamental graphic statement, not just a functional piece.
Homemade BFF Fashion Friday tip of the week.
You can see Nicole and purchase their transformational pieces at the RS POP UP shop at the Roger Smith Hotel Nov. 13-20th. www.rogersmithlife.com
New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) is the largest entrepreneurial movement throughout New York State. For the first time, thousands of entrepreneurs across New York State will have the opportunity to actively engage the foremost entrepreneurs, investors and dealmakers both in the State and from around the world.
Taking place from November 16-20th, 2009, NYEW is a unique 501(c)3 non-profit holding over 350 events, which encompass five days of innovative and hyper-targeted events, including:
Inspiring keynote speeches from recognized business leaders
With 120 speakers from 50 cities, 18 states and 3 continents, NYEW unites the state’s diverse entrepreneurial community, providing an exclusive educational experience for all entrepreneurs- from enterprising young idea-stage innovators to hundred million dollar revenue generators. We are the movement makers, change agents, people helpers and problem solvers.
By joining all of New York State’s most important entrepreneurial groups, you’ll connect with and learn from New York’s best and brightest entrepreneurs who are relentless, driven and dedicated to improving your business, the economy and the world.
Now is the time to stand up and come together as entrepreneurs. We are the catalysts for conquering today’s economic challenges. We are the leaders that will turn economic adversity into opportunity.
If you want to follow the realtime discussion on twitter we will be sharing information about New York Entrepreneur Week with the hashtag #nyewsnazl. You can also follow the discussions during the week in realtime on Snazl.com.
Monday: Start-up & Idea-Stage Day / Columbia University
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM – The funding of the bill of rights: Entrepreneurs vs. Venture Capitalists. Keynote: Lawrence D. Lenihan, Managing Director of FirstMark Capital.
10:30 am – 11:45 am - A Roadmap for the Entrepreneur Pt. 1: Top Venture Capitalists Reflect
Panelists: Kylie Sachs, Partner at Ascend Venture Group. Jalak Jobanputra, Senior Vice President of New York City Investment Fund. Gil Beyda, Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures. Steve Brotman, Managing Director at Greenhill SAVP.
1:15 PM- 2:30 PM – You want to be an entrepreneur? The reality of being a full fledged bootstrapper.
Moderator: Rod Kurtz, Sr. Editor at Inc Magazine
Panelists: Stephan Goldmann, Principal at the Culinary Edge. Jeff Glassman, Founder of Fire Island Beer. Elmira Bayrasli, VP of Partnership & Outreach at Endeavour. JP Werlin, Co-Founder & Partner at Downtown Ecommerce Partners. Katie Hellmuth Martin, Chief Experience Officer at Collective-E.
2:45PM-4:00PM From Groundbreaking Idea to Operating a Company: Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned.
PANELISTS: Divya Gugnani, Founder of Behind The Burner. Dave Wollmuth, Partner at Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch. Ben Lerer, Co-Founder & CEO of Thrillist.com. Dahlia Kang, Associate at Edison Venture Fund.
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Entrepreneurship in New York. Keynote: Robert C. Lieber, NYC Deputy Mayor for Economic Development.
Tuesday November 17, 2009 – Day Two New York Entrepreneur Week.
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM -What’s Your Purpose? The Imperative Knowledge Base for Today’s Leading Company
KEYNOTE: Simon Sinek, Founder of Inspire Action
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM – I have my Purpose: Now What? Fran Biderman-Gross founder of Advantages.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Personal Branding: How to Position as the Expert in your Field.
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM -Watch out! Crippling challenges faced by Entrepreneurs when scaling.
Moderator: Analisa Balares – CEO & Founder, Womenshphere. Panelists: Brad Feld Managing Director at Foundry Group. Seth Besmertnik, CEO of Conductor. David Mammano, Founder & CEO of NExt Step Magazine. Amish Jani, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital. Calvin Chu, Senior Licensing Officer, Columbia Technology Ventures.
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM – New Media vs Old Media Strategies: What is the Future? Is Print Approaching the Dinosaur Age?
Moderator: Bryan Janeczko, CEO of Wicked Start. Panelists: Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Founder of Fuel Outdoor. Robert Levin, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of New York Enterprise Report. Bob Johnston, Founder & President of Executive Counsel. Matt Weiss, Global Learning Chair – Entrepreneurs Organization. Shervin Pishevar, Founder of SGN.
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM - A Roadmap for the Tech/Mobile/Telecom/Media Sectors: Top Entrepreneurs Reflect.
Moderator: Adam Penenberg, Author of Viral Loop. Panelists: Noah Glass, Founder & CEO of GoMobo.com. Chris Logan, Founder & CEO of cc:Sync. Jeff Stewart, Founder & CEO of Urgent Career. Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder & CEO of Meetup.com. Derren Herman, Head of Digital Media at the Media Kitchen.
Wednesday November 18th, 2009. Start-up & Idea Storage
9:00 AM – 10:15 AMYou Can Be The Airline, Or You Can Be The Destination. Your Choice.
Keynote: Peter Shankman, Founder of help a reporter out (Haro).
10:30 AM – 11:45 – It’s not about the plan, It’s about executing the plan: Crucial Techniques for strategy execution & CEO of Earthquake Media
Panelists: Mark Taylor, Chair at Vistage. Michael A. Mendillo, President of Wentworth Group. Adam Klein, Founder of Media Leader LLC. Chris Fralic, PArtner at First Round Capital. Bruce N, Director of Tech Transfer, NYU Poly.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM - The Future of Digital Media
Keynote: Robin Kent, Founder of Rebel Digital
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM - Tackling the Exit: Creating Maximum Value & Preparing your company for Sale.
Moderator: Rick Newman, Chief Business Correspondent, U.S.News & World Report. Panelists: Mark Mackenzie, Senior Digital Media Analyst at Alliance Berstein ESG/VG. Andrew Sispoidis, Co-FOunder of Half Fiction LLC & Adholes.com. Eyal Goldwerger, CEO of TargetSpot. Heidi Messer, Co-Founder of Linkshare. Sandeep Beotra, Director at Morgan Joseph.
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM – TOWN HALL MEETING: Entrepreneurship Policy: Where Are We? Where Are We Going? How Will Entrepreneurship Revitalize the United States?
MODERATOR: Jennifer Hill, Vice President of Astia, NYC. PANELISTS: Adam Oliveri, Managing Director at SecondMarket. Luis Antonio Marquez, Director General of the Mexican Private Equity Association. JiNan Glasgow, Founder & CEO of Neopatents
4:15PM-5:30PM The Next Big Thing: Hot Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Today and Tomorrow
MODERATOR: Elaine Pofeldt, Independent Journalist. PANELISTS: Stephen Goldmann, Principal at The Culinary Edge. Meredith McLeod Sears, Director, Client Education Initiative, Opportunity International. Jeff Rosenthal, Curator & Principal of Summit Series. Jehan Noon, Co-Founder of NoonDalton. Will Corrente, Founder of Operation.
Thursday: Start-up & Idea-Stage
9:00AM-10:15AM - The Essence of Entrepreneurship
KEYNOTE: David S. Rose, Managing Principal at Rose Tech Ventures & Founder of Angelsoft
10:30AM-11:45AM - Connecting With and Selling to the Executive Suite (CEO, CMO, CFO, COO)
MODERATOR: Thomas Mendes, Founder of Plaza Too. PANELISTS: Tunch Hepguler, Executive Vice President of SARAR USA. Charles Bernard, Founder & President of Criteria for Success. Shelby Scarbrough, Founder & CEO of Conexus Global Services. Ellen Gustafson, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President of FEED Projects. Kevin Daum, Founder of TAE International.
12:00 – 1:00 PM -Conceptualizing, Founding and Launching a Successful Business in a Nascent Industry
KEYNOTE: Anand Subramanian, CEO of Contextweb
1:15PM-2:30PM -The Revenue Inflection Point: The New Reality of Scaling a Business to $100MM in Revenue.
MODERATOR: Bob Tedeschi, New York Times Technology Columnist. PANELISTS: Stephen Messer, Co-Founder of Linkshare. Omar Amanat, Entrepreneur in Residence, Wharton School of Business. Marc Cenedella, Founder & CEO of TheLadders.com. Nancy Pedot, Former CEO of Gymboree & Party City. Chris McCann, President of 1-800 Flowers.com
2:45PM-4:00PM – Entrepreneurship in a Difficult Economy
MODERATOR: Rosalind Resnick, Founder of Axxess Business Consulting & Entrepreneurs Magazine Columnist. PANELISTS: Alana Winter, Founder of Stilleto Spy School. David Margalit, Deputy Commissioner of NYC Small Business Services. Tokumbo Shobowale, COO of NYC Economic Development Corporation. Pat Drew, President of Pat Drew & Co. Micah Kotch, Operations Director, NYC ACRE Intiative at NYU-Poly.
4:15PM-5:30PM -You Have Passion- Now You Need Structure: Why It’s a Must to Set 30/60/90 Day Goals
MODERATOR: Adriana Gardella, Business Journalist. PANELISTS: Holly Landau, CEO of Landau Leadership. Will Corrente, Founder of Operation Entrepreneur. Scott Belsky, Founder & CEO of Behance. JB Lockhart, Vice President at Greenhill SAVP. Mark Davis, Associate at DFJ Gotham.
Friday: Start-up & Idea-Stage
9:00AM-10:15AM - The Development, Launch and Turnaround of High-Impact & Disruptive Technologies.
KEYNOTE: Derek Brand, Director at New York Academy of Sciences
10:30AM 11:45AM A Roadmap for the Entrepreneur Pt. 2: Top Venture Capitalists Reflect
MODERATOR: Murat Aktihanoglu, Founder of Centrl & Entrepreneurs Roundtable.PANELISTS: Albert Wenger, Partner at Union Square Ventures. Jim Robinson, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of RRE Ventures. Anthony Marino, Managing Partner at Virgin Investments. Howard Morgan, Partner at First Round Capital.
12:00 – 1:00 PM – Emerging Social Media Trends: What You Must Know and How to Leverage It
MODERATOR: Avi Flombaum, Co-Founder of Designer Pages. PANELISTS: Lis Hubert, Independent Consultant. Sanford Dickert, Director at Financial Summit Ventures. Oz Sultan, President of eSultancy. Lauren McTaggart, Account Executive at Marketwire. Francisco Lewis, Creative Director at Advantages.
1:15PM 2:30PM CEO Challenges and How To Surmount Them
MODERATOR: Stefan Doering, Founder of BEST Coaches. PANELISTS: David Teten, CEO of Teten Advisors. Dawn Terrick, President & Creative Director of DKT Communications. Jennifer Walzer, Founder & CEO of Backup My Info! Analisa Balares, CEO & Founder of Womensphere.
Our visit to the Magic Castle was truely a Freakcast. I almost got turned down at the door for wearing sneakers. fortunately they had an extra pair of shoes in the back. Marlo wore his mask, as Abi and I cringed at the guy who was eating light bulbs at the Freak show Deluxe. A highlight of the night was in the parlor room when the magician read Abi’s mind and made a table levitate. The magic castle is a truly unique experience of hospitality, dance theater, acts of awe and of course magic.
The Magic Castle is the private clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc, a very special organization devoted to the advancement of the ancient art of magic. The purpose of The Academy is to encourage and promote public interest in the art of magic with particular emphasis on preserving its history as an art form, entertainment medium, and hobby. Beginning with a charter membership of 150, the Academy has grown into a world-renowned fraternal organization with a membership of nearly 5,000.
Only Magic at the Magic Castle in LA. What a great stay in the Hotel of the Magic Castle. Free mini bar. Great Service. and large rooms.
I don’t think this guy gets the concept of skating exactly. (Keep your eye on the guy in the red jacket. You know, the guy running around the rink on his skates and then doing wide-stance fanciness for no particular reason.)
Brett Siddell Reporting from Bryant Park Ice Rink.
Redwing Interview Series with Director of Product Development Dave Hill and Director of Sales (North America) Steve Spencer.
On November 11, 2009 from 6-7 Red Wing Shoes hosted a blogger event that introduced fashion and digital media to the Lifestyle Collection.  This signature event will be the first of its kind, providing select bloggers a first-hand opportunity to view the Fall/Winter 2009 collection. A key aspect of the event is an introduction to the brand’s iconic “Americana†heritage. Guests will gain additional insight on how Red Wing Shoes are made and experience a“how to distress†tutorial with leather expert Michael Napoli. Red Wing’s director of product development, Dave Hill as well as their director of sales (North America), Steve Spencer will be on hand to discuss Red Wing’s tannery and factory, the World’s Biggest Boot and touch upon how Red Wing has evolved as a company since the brand’s inception in 1905.
Though he is new to twitter, James Knowles @barkingdognews has been telling stories since the beginning. Like an arching bridge, his objective has been to connect worlds. Craving to initiate with big ideas James Knowles is all about the adventure. He has identified his voice as Barking Dog News and this (C) Level storyteller is here to make some noise.
Who is roger smith? James Knowles
explains.
The Roger Smith Hotel in midtown Manhattan is known for its creativity, comfort and hospitality. This boutique hotel is a perfect hotel for just about every traveler. The question often arises, Who is Roger Smith?
Thinking about his recent sculpture James Knowles is reflecting “In the minds eye.â€
“Prutting & Company’s Attention to detail and budget has created excellent relations with our clients. David’s strength of character permeates through his staff; As a result, the construction process is organized, personal and clear. We can recommend Prutting & Company to our clients and fellow architects without reservation.â€
- Malcolm Robertson
Robertson + Landers, New Canaan, CT
Joeb Moore + Partners Interview
“This is more than Sculpture, were interested in really thinking about architecture as a social medium, as a social art and a performative art.” -Joeb Moore
Joeb + Partners Architects, L.L.C. is a firm specializing in architecture, interiors and design. The focus of the office is to provide owners with highly personal and powerful design solutions that merge practical everyday needs with beautiful spaces and construction details.
James Knowles Sculpture Installed
It has been several months since James Knowles started working on this bronze sculpture, and today he releases it and sends it on the next leg of its life. The piece is now installed at 173 Park Street, New Canaan, CT. and is settling into its new watery home.
