I had the honor of representing MemphisConnect.com at Mayor AC Wharton’s Election Night Party – representing our city’s growing new media outlet. So in between tweeting, Facebooking, documenting, and talking with fellow citizens on site, I worked to settled on some key questions for the Mayor Elect; questions from the people. Little did I know [...]
LaunchMemphis wants you to win a prize package worth $10,000 to support the growth of your early stage business. Seriously! How do you win? You pitch your company on YouTube to get a chance to compete in the finals, which will occur on a real escalator with judges in person. Yes, seriously! It is called [...]
This is the IT thing for the weekend . . . Partying with Ballet Memphis: Live music, DJ, drinks, catered food from Another Roadside Attraction — maybe brush elbows with a few movers and shakers — it will be great. You may be asking yourself, ‘Why the enthusiasm?’ This is NOT your grandmother’s ballet experience. [...]
I am pleased to pass along that the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) recently awarded funding to 21 projects this year, including one from Ballet Memphis. What’s noteworthy in the listing of funded projects on their website is how many of the companies are from outside NYC, Chicago, LA, and San Francisco and [...]
Ballet Memphis has a community-wide series of events coupled with a competition (complete with celebrity judges) that celebrates the fusion of imagination, joy and collaboration that dance and film can ignite. It is called Fuse and entries into the competition will be accepted through July 24th. Ballet Memphis is looking for the city’s undiscovered and [...]
On May 29th, 30th, and 31st, 2009, seventy (70) Memphians came together for one of the most intense, creative, and entrepreneurial events of their lives. In just 48 hours (6pm Friday to 6pm Sunday) these creative class members from all walks of life pitched 14 ideas, selected 5 for startup, and launched 3 beta products. In its [...]
In two weeks, when people ask, ‘How did you spend your weekend’ what will you say? If you participate in Memphis Startup Weekend 2 on May 29th-30th, you could say that you started a company. Harry Brown, the lead organizer of Memphis Startup Weekend discusses why you should be there with this guest post: Startup [...]
Many may not know that Memphis has a modern dance collective 20 years young called Project: Motion. Modern dance is a uniquely American art form characterized by a spirit of exploration and creativity. It was created as a sort of “rebellion” against classical ballet. Joining the rebellion as a board member, I’m happy to present [...]
Memphis is unique in that it has a Small Business Chamber of Commerce. No other major metropolitan city in the country has a Small Business Chamber. Unfortunately only a small percentage of small business owners are aware of the Small Business Chamber. More are learning about it everyday and this video below should help — watch for [...]
With this post I want to introduce a rising star of the rap scene, Donald Askew aka Teflon Don. Don reached out to me thanks to the Memphis Music Foundation’s Music Resource Center and their volunteer attorney, Malcolm Futhey. So who is Teflon Don? Starting at age 16, Don began writing and producing his own [...]
