Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurship’

The Summit convenes in Aspen…

Friday, May 1st, 2009

…and I got totally woozy from the altitude…but that was no excuse as I was still able to tear it up on the dance floor for two nights in a row. That being said, I totally spaced on putting up some of the Summit photos. Here we are having some good old fun. L-R: Kevin C. (Facebook); Nadeem K. (Zynik); me<!>; Jay G. (Arizona Bay); Scott B. (Swoop); Ethan Z. (Grassroots Soccer) . I’ll be heading out to San Francisco soon for my last Style, Naturally book launch party and planning to see a lot of these folks again.

Alexis J (I am that girl); Bobby B. (Invisible Children); Ben H. (Thrillist); me; and Eben P. (Double Your Dating)

Elizabeth (UN Foundation); Mike M. (W Promote); and Lauren B. (Feed)

Mikkel Vestergaard (Inventor of the Life Straw) raises his hand to bid on a dinner with Queen Rania, Ted Turner, and Kofi Annan.

Max V (Vark) gives the panel a few ideas on how to expand their giving model.

Rahim (Involver); me looking like a thug; and Michael (Journey Page)
Eben, Monique, Ben and I hugging it out.

Mainstreaming Sustainability: Fashion + Media

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Feast Conference NYC 2008

On October 16th, I’ll be presenting with a number of others at FEAST: The Social Innovation Conference in NYC. Here’s a description of my talk because I know it’s not up on the site yet:

Why Do Salmon Swim Upstream?
Forward momentum in downstream trends

Summer Rayne Oakes, SJR

We have the ability to create effective and influential messaging through mainstream outlets. Downstream trends, like fashion and media, have picked up on “green” messaging, but it’s time to hone in on the language and presentation to truly elicit change.

Discover what we, as voracious media junkies, should come to expect from the movement; find out how to launch your message above and beyond the green clutter; explore tactics that take sustainability to the next level; and discuss what it will take to build interaction and leadership from your targeted demographics.