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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Each month, ProjectFresh teams up with the fantastic Downtown Independent Theater for a focused night of discussion with our community. The diverse evenings aim to both inspire minds and encourage action.
Women are more empowered and educated than ever, however business is still a male dominated domain. What are the obstacles, external or self-imposed, that women still face that prevent them from breaking through as successful business people? As the prior structure crumbles, how can women stop trying to replicate the masculine energy and instead use their intuitive power to move themselves, their business, and the world, into a new age?
The glass ceiling has cracked – now what will it take to shatter the whole thing?
A special thanks to YWSE LA, and others listed below, for helping construct the program. We’ll be donating a portion of the proceeds to the EmpowHer Institute.
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ProjectFresh Presents: Gender, Power and Positive Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, April 13th | Doors 7pm | Program 8pm – 9:30pm
The Downtown Independent Theater: 251 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA
$12 (online reg. includes a complimentary beer / wine / soda ticket) / $15 at the Door (if available)
Bollywood Bites and Belicious food trucks on the premises from 6:45pm | Rooftop Drinks & Discussion Afterward.
Who would specifically benefit? Aspiring entrepreneurs, frustrated capitalists, artists and innovators, students & teachers as well as anyone who wants to use their energy to help humanity and nurture our planet.
* This is an all ages event *
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The evening encourages audience participation throughout and will explore such questions as:
What are the unique challenges and opportunities facing women in business.
How do we get more women to dabble in entrepreneurship?
Who are some successful examples of female entrepreneurs, and how have they negotiated the landscape?
How can you balance of feminine energy – how do you use it in a responsible way?
How is the power of female energy in the entrepreneurial world changing, and how should it be directed going forward?
ACTION: The discussion is designed to leave attendees with avenues for action. In addition, with guidance from the community, YWSE will will host a followup event to continue explore the challenges -and solutions - in a practical way.
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Host
Douglas Campbell / Co-Founder, ProjectFresh, Mindshare LA & Syyn Labs / @ProjectFresh
Moderator
Melissa Jun Rowley / Social entrepreneur, Journalist for Mashable, CNN and AP / @MelissaRowley
Panelists
Donna Estes-Antebi / Mentor of Founder Institute / @DonnaAntebi
Shivani Siroya / CEO of InVenture Fund / @ShivSiroya
Charissa C. Shaw / CEO of Ergolution / @ErgoChic
Colin Sims / CTO of Ergolution / @Ergolution
Betty LaMarr / Founder, EmpowHer Institute & Women’s Leadership Coach / @Empower_Women
Joey Tamer / Strategic Consultant to Technology Entrepreneurs and Consultants / @JoeyTamer
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Special thanks for program support goes to:
Mara Abrams / Social Entrepreneur, Digital Media + Civic Engagement
Heidi Linnebach / Sr. Ad Executive, Integrated Media & Events, LA Times
Jennifer Vogel / Board Member, Philanthropist at Young Women Social Entrepreneurs – Los Angeles, Consultant at Jennifer Vogel
Jesse Genet / CEO, Lumi Inc.
Also, thanks to our partners:
Thanks to One Drinks for bringing refreshments!
Tags: Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
It’s a wild month of springtime events in LA. The ProjectFresh calendar is jam-packed with Female Entrepreneurs, Mindshare LA, Nature Retreats, Tuxedo Tyrants and a movie screening of Skid Row!
As for this weekend, a couple of good things to have on your radar!
- GOOD LA’s Launch Weekend
Everything GOOD, all in one place! The weekend of April 8, 9 & 10, ALL DAY
> bit.ly/i32WJT
- LA’s first Smart City Camp (One of the GOOD LA workshops and I’m on the panel!)
How can technology improve our cities? Saturday, April 9 · 3:00pm – 5:00pm > www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=140168376052726
- Create:Fixate Presents: RISE (more details below)
Art, music & culture + great night time party! Saturday, April 9, ALL DAY & NIGHT
> www.createfixate.com/events/next-event/
Tags: Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
FreshMakers, Mindsharians and Tuxedo Tyrants, we salute you!
April is our most prolific month yet! From female entrepreneurs to aliens and hillbillies, from tuxedos and ballgowns to a retreat into nature – we hope you can join us for this special month of events! CHECK OUT THE PROJECTFRESH APRIL CALENDAR and sign up to the calendar feed below!
- The ProjectFresh Team
Tags: Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles, Nature, Tuxedo Tyrants
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Monday, February 28th, 2011
Each month ProjectFresh teams up with the fantastic Downtown Independent Theater for a focused night of discussion with our community. The diverse evenings aim to both inspire minds and encourage action.
* This is an all ages event *
Wednesday, March 9th | Doors 7pm | Program 8pm – 9:30pm
The Downtown Independent Theater: 251 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA
$12 (online reg. includes a complimentary beer / wine / soda ticket) / $15 at the Door (if available)
A food truck on the premises from 6:45pm | Rooftop Drinks & Discussion Afterward.
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The evening encourages audience participation throughout and will explore such questions as:
What does ‘Wisdom’ mean to us – and why is it important to cultivate?
What are some of the challenges that we face in the always-on, connected World?
Are there techniques that we can employ to negotiate ‘information overload’ and become more present?
How can we create lasting benefit to our well-being, effectiveness and our relationships with ourselves and others?
ACTION: The discussion is designed to leave attendees with avenues for action. In addition, with guidance from the community, ProjectFresh aims to begin organizing a larger, follow up event which will assemble a more detailed program to explore the challenges – and solutions – in greater depth.
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MODERATOR: Douglas Campbell / Of ProjectFresh & Mindshare LA, Syyn Labs
@ProjectFresh
M. A. Greenstein / Ph.D, R.Y.T., Founder/CEO of GGI, a neuro-consulting/design thinking company
@DrG
Alex Lightman / Author, Entrepreneur, and Futurist
@lxlightman
Kate McCallum / Producer, Writer, Founder/Executive Director c3: Center for Conscious Creativity and Bridge Arts Media, LLC
@k8cr8
Pierre Grimes / President of the Noetic Society, Classical Philosopher at the Holmes Institute and at the University of Philosophical Research
More information & RSVP here…
Tags: Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles, Quantified Self
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
Los Angeles FreshMakers!
When Moran Cerf presented at the January Mindshare LA, he talked about five of the most important factors that affect our happiness: Sleep, Faith, Exercise, Community and Volunteering. The excitment in the room grew and we realized we’d hit a nerve – so ProjectFresh decided to host a followup, more focused event THIS THURSDAY.
We’re privileged to have the opportunity to host a SNEAK PEAK screening of the acclaimed documentary HAPPY. As an added bonus we’ll have a Q+A with the director, a psychology expert and the film’s composer after the screening.
Thursday, February 24th – Doors 7pm. See more DETAILS below & the inspiring TRAILER here:
projectfresh-screening.eventbrite.com/
Please join friends of Mindshare LA, ProjectFresh and Syyn Labs on Thursday at the elegant Downtown Independent… and leave feeling WONDERFUL 
- The ProjectFresh Team
A Sneak Preview Screening of “Happy”: Thursday, February 24th
The Downtown Independent – 251 S. Main St., LA, CA
Doors 7pm – Screening 8pm
* This is an all ages event | Tickets: $12 online, $15 at the door (if they haven’t sold out…) *Proceeds will go to supporting the cause and helping to spread Happy’s positive message.
After the screening there will be a Q+A with Academy Award® Nominated director Roko Belic (Genghis Blues, Beyond the Call, Indestructible), Dr. Darlene Mininni, author of The Emotional Toolkit and creator of the UCLA LifeSkills course and multi-award winning composer Mark Adler (Food Inc., Bottle Shock).
REGISTER HERE: projectfresh-screening.eventbrite.com/
HAPPY is a feature documentary that takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy. Combining powerful interviews with the leading scientists in happiness research and real life stories of ordinary and extraordinary people around the world, HAPPY uncovers the secrets behind our most valued emotion.
Watch the trailer here…
Narrated by Marci Shimoff, author of the New York Times bestsellers Happy For No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul. Featured in the New York Times, on CNN.com, the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy Entertainment Blog, on IndieWire.com, and in Paste Magazine! For more on HAPPY, check out the ABOUT section and our VIDEOS section. Also visit the HAPPY Blog for more on happiness.
Tags: Community, Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Saturday, February 12th, 2011
FEBRUARY 17th - SCHEDULE
7pm - DOORS & COCKTAIL HOUR
Mix and mingle with the most exciting minds of LA and enjoy COMPLIMENTARY special drink(s)
Live music from OmKneeBus Jazz troupe, hors d’oeurvres, games & prizes!
Arriving early? Food will be available from 6:45pm from food trucks on the premises.
8:30pm - PROGRAM
An introduction by Douglas Campbell / Mindshare LA, Curator
Tamara Knutsen / PhD Candidate, Computation and Neural Systems Department, Caltech.
How Sex, the Red Queen and Parasites Control the World
“If you think your relationship is rough, just be glad that you’re not a cockroach. Join us as we explore the oddest, most dramatic and sometimes comically unlikely relationships in the world and why we have parasites to thank for sex.”
Emilie Baltz / Creative Consultant and Founder, Fork and Design
Sensual Foods: Aphrodesia and the 6th Sense
“Food is energy. And if we do not feed ourselves delicious, joyful, fantastic things, we cannot move forward positively. My work explores the role of delight in consumption experiences and offers ways to not only rethink, but enjoy this thing called life.”
Jamye Waxman / M.Ed Human Sexuality Education & Author of “Getting Off: A Woman’s Guide to Masturbation.”
A Brief History of Masturbation
“Did you know that cornflakes and graham crackers were originally created to curb people’s desire to masturbate? This talk will explore our love / hate affair with mastabatory practices, taking us from the proposed cures for hysteria to the role of masturbation in pop culture.”
9:30pm until Midnight - AFTER PARTY
DISCUSSIONS: Opportunity to interact with the presenters after the program…
More live music and drink specials surrounded by views of downtown!
Stay for the MINGLING and MOONLIGHT DRINKS!
Tags: Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Projectfresh Presents: A Discussion on Government 2.0
Wednesday, February 9th
Doors 7pm | Program begins at ~8pm | Rooftop Drinks & Discussion afterwards
$10 (online reg. includes a complimentary beer / wine / soda ticket)
A food truck on the premises from 6:45pm.
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Projectfresh is thrilled to present an evening that explores the push for Government 2.0. We’ll explore such questions as:
How did our government come to be, how has it worked, and what challenges does it face?
What are some of the threats we face going forward? How / why does it need upgrading?
How can technology be leveraged to improve the shortcomings?
What does the future of good Government 2.0 look like?
Who are the gov 2.0 trailblazers, and how are they achieving their goals?
How do we assess the effectiveness of gov 2.0 initiatives?
NOTE: Following the discussion we’ll collectively try to come up with post event action.
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MODERATOR: Douglas Campbell / Projectfresh, Mindshare LA, Syyn Labs
@Projectfresh
with
Alan Silberberg / Founder, CEO at Silberberg Innovations & Founder at Gov 2.0 LA
@IdeaGov
Kurt Daradics / Co-Founder at CitySourced
@CitySourced
Chrstine Outram / Director at City Innovation Group & Research Associate Senseable City Lab at MIT
@CityInnovation
More information & RSVP here…
Tags: Community, Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
JANUARY 20th PROGRAM INCLUDES
7pm / Doors & Cocktail Hour
Mix and mingle with the most exciting minds of LA and enjoy COMPLIMENTARY beer, wine & mixers:)
Arriving early? Food will be available ourside from 6:45pm from Green Truck.
8:30pm / Program includes
Introduction from Douglas Campbell / Mindshare LA, Curator
Introduction from Douglas Campbell / Mindshare LA, Curator
Moran Cerf / Neuroscientist at Caltech, UCLA’s Department of Neurosurgery, and NYU
The Illusion of Free Will.
“The question of free will has been a central issue since the beginning of philosophical thought, often mired in human subjectivity. To seek an objective view, we’ll explore the latest research from directly recording the activity of single neurons in humans brains.”
Steve Duncan / Urban Historian & Photographer & PhD Candidate in History, UC Riverside
Finding History in Sewers: Urban Explorations around the world
“From underground rivers and tunnels to the tops of bridges and skyscrapers, the world’s great cities are full of hidden and inaccessible places that reveal history in new and startling ways. We’ll explore these hidden layers of cities, revealing the complex layers of history as well.”
Worms in Space and Woodpecker Sexbots
“A quick look at some playful mechatronic objects that explore the way we look at non-human animals, the way animals look at things, what it means to look like an animal, and the future of the robot.”
9:30pm – Midnight / Interactions
DISCUSSIONS: Opportunity to interact with the presenters after the program…
Stay for the MINGLING AND ROOFTOP DRINKS!
Tags: Community, Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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