8th December 2012
Notes: 2
check back next week for Tip #4: Tackle Your Reading List
Alisha Miranda is a Digital Sales Planner at THE WEEK and mental_floss. A former technology startup consultant, she is based out of New York City.
Here is a continuing archive of her client work, produced events, and published writing.
Here is a continuing archive of her client work, produced events, and published writing.
Email Alisha here.
Schools all over New York have been affected by Sandy, with some still closed to students.
The NYC tech community is coming together to put on a fundraiser (in the form of a party) for schools that have been affected by the recent hurricane. Easybib and Astrsk PR will be hosting with some other great folks such as Kane Sharhan of E(nstitute), Matt Shampaine of WeWork Labs, Payal Kadakia of Classivity and Chris and Tarek from Wakefield.
WHAT: Drinks, food, music and silent auction (no cost to attend) to raise money for local schools affected by hurricane Sandy
WHEN: December 11th — 6:30 - 8:30pm
WHERE: EasyBib HQ — 12 W 31st Street | New York, NY 10001
RSVP: Easybib.eventbrite.com *email me for the password!
Silent Auction Items Include:
Tickets to Discovery Times Square, Classtivity Passports, BarkBox.com Gift Box, Warby Parker Gift Card, Wedding Planning Consultation with Kellee From Lover.ly, TastyBite.com Gift Basket, 1 year subscription to Picturelife.com, Tickets to Rattlesnake’s The Correspondent, Tickets to A Mermaid’s Tale (off B-way), Airsoft party for 20, Pr Strategy Session, Business Strategy Luncheon, Real Pilates Session, Personal Training Session, Haircut from Angela Soto, Fifthbond Jewelry, BaubleBar Baskets, Birchbox Subscription & more!
Hope to see you there!
#FOCUS100 is tomorrow!
We’re excited! We’re pumped! We’re dedicated! The #FOCUS100 symposium is where tech startups led by black women can connect with industry innovators, brand managers, and digital influencers. The event consists of a half-day pitch bootcamp, followed by a full-day symposium featuring panels, valuable mentorship sessions and a pitch competition with top angel investors and VCs. #FOCUS100 is October 5-6th in New York City.
Conference Prep:
Bring your laptop/iPad/smartphone and chargers. There will be power strips! Bring a copy of your pitch deck for print and electronic. Come prepared with questions for your mentors and an open mind to receive constructive feedback.
Eat And Meet:
Join me at the closing cocktail reception on Saturday evening, sponsored by BlogHer and Ogilvy.
Ask Mayor Cory Booker A Question!
We’re working with Waywire to solicit questions for Mayor Cory Booker from #FOCUS100 attendees. Just download the app, or go the site and upload your video and tag it #FOCUS100.
Be Social
Check in to #FOCUS100 on Foursquare. We created a Foursquare venue for #FOCUS100. Our official hashtag is #FOCUS100. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and tag photos on Instagram when you arrive on Friday and Saturday.
{this post is running in conjunction with my AUGUST inthebiz! newsletter which you can sign up for here}
If there’s an upcoming event you want to attend but it’s sold out, try emailing the event host to sign up as a volunteer. Most likely you’ll attend the event for free and you’ll directly meet the event organizers – who probably rock!
I’ve been volunteering at Daniel Delaney’s #brisketlab, a pop-up style BBQ brisket club that is an underground hit. For the five hours that I volunteered at one event I got free drinks, ½ lb of brisket, and a voucher for free brisket at future event. Score!
{this post is running in conjunction with my AUGUST inthebiz! newsletter which you can sign up for here}
There’s a meet-up group for everyone out there. I like branching out and finding meet-ups based on discussions happening online. Browse Tumblr, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter for events in your location according to relevant keywords (example: I love the #beforebreakfast tag) to find your perfect group.
But if you can’t find a group to your liking, start one up yourself.
I recently started a chapter of #likemindbk, a coffee + conversation group with people who are creative, entrepreneurial, and friendly. Come join us at our next meeting on August 17, 2012 at 8:00am in Brooklyn.
Food/Energy Talk with Emily Hanhan of Nomnivorous
Hack Your Lunch: Turning the midday bore into an exciting and energizing meal.
WECREATE members lunch this month is catered and hosted by personal chef and blogger, Emily Hanhan of Nomnivorous.com. She’ll be leading a casual discussion about lunch in all its facets. Learn how to hack your lunch so that you’re energized for the rest of the day AND excited to take your lunch break. It takes just a little bit of science and a whole lot of creativity to create lunches that last.
Join us at WECREATE to learn more about your diet’s impact on your workday energy with Emily on Wednesday, July 25th 1-2pm
Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s Bed-Stuy Crawl! Another huge success for us Brooklynites, and especially the local community that has supported this idea each time we do it.
Bed-Stuy Crawl has reached some impressive numbers that my team - Clay Williams, Nicole Taylor, and I - are very excited and proud about. Take a look:
- more than 60 attendees combined from both crawls
- 35 press mentions including - but not only - Brooklyn blogs, New York Times Diner’s Journal and New York Magazine’s Grub Street
- featured posts and promotions on food/drink communities like Scoutmob, Foodspotting, With Love From Brooklyn, Not For Tourists, and Heritage Radio Network
- ~200 click-throughs on dedicated Bit.ly links
- nearly 38,000 Twitter impressions through #bedstuycrawl tweets by 50 influential users
- 60+ fans, followers, and friends on Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare in just one week
- additional revenue for each bar visited (current tally: 7) and us leaders
We’ve received a ton of positive feedback and are incredibly pleased to know that Bed-Stuy is getting some love and introduced to new people by these curated food and drink experiences.
Til next time (maybe June?),
Cheers!
February’s sold out Bed-Stuy bar crawl reached nearly 20,000 people on Twitter through 50 tweets (via #bedstuycrawl), over 300 Facebook clicks, 1,700 Eventbrite page views, and over 40 attendees throughout the evening. In addition, there were mentions in the New York Times Diner’s Journal, New York Magazine’s Grub Street blog, Scoutmob newsletter, Brooklyn Exposed events and 15 other online publications.
Due to popular demand, we are excited to extend the Bed-Stuy Crawl series to other corners of the neighborhood. Regularly, we’ll be curating an experience introducing new audiences to our beloved community.
April’s Bed-Stuy Crawl is on Sat., April 14th - tickets are on sale now!
I’m working with The Rooster Group to celebrate entrepreneurship in food through The Next Big Small Brand contest!
VIDEOS: finalists from San Francisco and New York share their story on how food has influenced their life and what vision they see for themselves and their products with Food Curated and Serious Eats. More to come soon!
EVENT: get to know the finalists, be part of the live tasting, and pick your favorite ‘next big small brand’ on March 27th in Brooklyn - tickets are available now!
Thurs. February 16th @ 6pm $10
WECREATENYC invites you to our new community roundtable to encourage collaboration amongst industry. We’re hosting a friendly, casual night of demo presentations over a few beers and hope you’ll use this as a chance to present your project ideas and gain some valuable feedback from others. This roundtable will act as an intimate focus group that will impact your business challenges, generate contact leads, and create community.
RSVP for Monday, February 6th at 6pm
Get down on winter eating and happy hour drinking at local watering holes, making Bed-Stuy more than just the home of rap legends. “Food mayor” Nicole Taylor of FoodCulturist.com (with my help) will introduce you to a corner of Bed-Stuy where a number of new restaurants and bars are popping up featuring global cuisine at affordable prices, and unbeatable experiences.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 4th at 6pm!
Buy your tickets at: http://bedstuycrawl.eventbrite.com
Watch for special announcements including contest giveaways from our friends at:
I am brainstorming a series of events starting next month that allows me to dig my vast set of skills and connect with more, new audiences. I’d like to expand my consulting to speaking engagements and interactive events, Skillshare being one of the best social platforms out there to do so.
Recall my last event’s topic: Transitioning into Entrepreneurship with WECREATENYC. One of the most eye-opening events of my career, I knew I wanted to continue to create a landscape for myself and peers to discuss the many challenges and successes we face today. With this in mind, I’d love to stretch the idea of self-employment into other topics of discussion whether it’s how to become an Internet curator for your business, to managing your monthly budget, or following the proper protocol for starting an active social media presence. I bet there are some basic questions people have been wanting to ask but just don’t have the time to dive in, so I’m giving you all that chance.
Got a Skillshare class idea for me? I’m all ears!
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