Issue 24 of Innovation Philadelphia’s newsletter, Innovation Matters was released yesterday.  It gives a great summary of the Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit, with links to blogs that covered the Summit, photos, and testimonials, to name a few.  Also featured is a nice article on th[...]

Panelists - Gloria Bell-Owner Red Stapler Consulting Hajj Flemings-Founder, Brand Camp University,  Author of Brand YU Life Melinda Emerson- CEO MFE Consulting Author, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months released in early 2010 Highlights of opening remarks - Gloria Bell: -Is what you are passionate [...]

May be the most memorable discussion since the breakfast keynote with Peter Shankman was the Regional Creative Economy Initiatives Panel. The highlight of it was definitely Karen Gagnon’s speech about the initiative called CoolCities, that addresses some urban revitalization and economy strate[...]

David Bookspan – Serial Entrepreneur, Founder, DreamItVentures Background: started first company 1997, was previously a lawyer at a law firm. MarketSpan – court docket information, parceled out data, built research and notification services. Sold company in 2000.  People thought he was i[...]

Collaboration vs. Silos – You need to silo enough to recognize the key emphasis of your group – You need to know you like chocolate before you can try vanilla, but sometimes you need to try both.  You also need to know the key emphasis of other groups so you can cross promote and refer. [...]

Summary: The power of the creative economy is a significant force in economic development. Not only is the creative economy important in terms of bringing jobs and resources to a community but the power of the creative economy can be brought to bear on the sustainability of the community. This panel[...]

Managing professionals presents many challenges and rewards, but cross-generational differences present a unique management situation.  The panel experts are providing tips, tools and resources to help manage expectations and create a work environment that is supportive, productive and satisfying fo[...]

The panel discussion consisted mostly of the presentation given by Mike Worth, which touched concisely on the main issues related to the Videogame Growth Initiative started in Philadelphia. Worth started off with some statistics about the interactive entertainment. According to his sources, the reve[...]

The keynote breakfast with Peter Shankman was yet another great presentation that entertained the crowd with a lot of humor and positivism in the early morning of Day 2 of GCECS 2009. Peter Shankman, founder of Help a Reporter Out and Founder and CEO of Geek Factory, Inc., talked about the value of [...]

Peter Shankman is the founder of Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and Founder and CEO of The Geek Factory, Inc.  A specialist in social networking and viral marketing, Peter is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and worldwide connector.  He is talking about using social media or a facet thereof to spearhea[...]