Last night, I MC’d Andrew Warner’s Mixergy Traffic Forum. Warner created Mixergy as a forum to bring together people with successful entrepreneurs. He does this through frequent events and mixers in the LA tech community, as well as through his site Mixergy.com, where you can find some relevant and informative interviews with respected leaders and entrepreneurs including Seth Godin, Tim Ferris and Jason Calacanis among many others.
Last night’s event was all about showing people ways to bring traffic and sales to their websites. One of the highlights for me was introducing Wendell Tyler who led the San Francisco 49ers to Superbowl victory. He opened up the evening with an inspirational speech motivating guests to stay positive during these crazy economic times. The essence of it all came down to hard work and caring, not just about yourself but others. Amen to that!
The evening came to a close with this video titled, Did you Know? 3.0. Watching it gave me shivers. This video proves that these are indeed transitionary times. You can get stuck in the storm of negativity or see the endless possibilities for communication and creation at our fingertips. I see the latter.
Ok it’s only been 3 days since the Oscars, but as it goes in this 24-hour hyperactive newsworld, it’s already old news for many. However, thought I’d recap my evening for y’all. It started off at the 10th Annual Children Uniting Nations viewing party where Black Eyes Peas performed and DJ AM was spinning. It’s a great non-profit organization providing care and mentoring for at-risk and foster youth.
The evening continued at the Hollywood Life party at the Mondrian where young hollywood mingled and I vented about the following:
- I predicted Sean Penn would win for Milk, but was really annoyed that he not only didn’t thank his wife but the individual who’s legacy allowed him to win- yes- HARVEY MILK himself!!
- I want Kate Winslet to be my sister. She is talented, beautiful and just so gracious! While she has the Hollywood presence, she still maintains an groundedness and accessiblity to her- now that’s talent!
Check me out tomorrow live at 8pm PST hosting Causecast’s coverage of the 6th Annual Global Green Pre-Oscar Party on Myspace Impact and Myspace- watch the video below for more info on how you can watch and submit your questions to celebs:
Love this video- debating if he actually spent 100 days doing this or just filmed it over a few days in different outfits. hmmm…. whatever it may be, it’s awesome!
“Well … the world needs crazy ideas to change things, because the conventional way of thinking is not working anymore,” Alexis Ringwald
From an article I just read in the NY Times about two recent Yale grads who did a roadtrip throughout India in a solar powered electric car they developed. It’s all possible! HERE’S THE LINK
Interviewing tech journalist and author Sarah Lacy last week during Twiistup 5, which I hosted/emceed
I’ve spent the day catching up on emails and reading some interesting blogs and articles.
I haven’t been as present on my blog these days, because I’ve been busy and glued to the Twitter world. It seems micro-blogging on Twitter is more relevant, spontaneous and easier to follow. Whether you’re in or out of the twitter loop, here’s a great article to read: “Life is tweet: How the Twitter family infiltrated our cultural world”
So besides this blog, another great way to follow my adventures is at twitter.com/shiralazar
With that in mind, I’ve tried to think about ways to distinguish my blog from my twitter. My blog is obviously a place for longer, more in depth posts. Also, since there are so many updates on twitter it’s easy to lose track of standout items that I really want people to see. That’s why a blog is still extremely useful.
I’ve also been thinking of doing more posts based around whatever inspires me that day. It could revolve around a person, event, article, video or link that I stumble on. Yes it’s completely random, but hopefully they will be posts that are informative, relevant, make you think, laugh or simply entertain.
Here are some interesting links/people I’ve been checking out today:
He’s also developing a blog called “The Real 100″- a list of the new generation of pioneering thoughts, individuals and brands.
I actually got very emotional after watching this video about Maggie Doyne, founder of Blinknow Foundation. At 20 years old, she has dedicated herself towards enhancing the quality of life for children in Nepal by creating an orphanage and non-profit. She is truly inspirational!
Also, check out Kit Cooper’s Best Life Practices site that just launched. He has done some great interviews with leaders and entrepreneurs like Richard Branson who not only talk about their professional success but their personal life practices that keep them grounded.
I’ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO and founder of the Acumen Fund who was given this advice from her mentor:
“Spend less time trying to be interesting and more time being interested in people and the world.”
I’m finally back from my 7-day whirlwind adventure in Chile. Seems like we got some local buzz while we were out there. Yo se un poco espagnol but not enough to understand this article published in today’s El Mercurio newspaper, the largest in the city. Click below to read it- if you know Spanish, that might help
