Legion of Tech is starting a series of events called Legion of Talk with interesting guest speakers:
We like to think of it as our attempt to bring the TED Conference to Portland- one speaker at a time. And as with all Legion of Tech events everyone is invited and admission is always free.
A lot of brilliant and interesting people pass through the Northwest and we hope to seize the opportunity to make them available to you. (quoted from Legion of Tech)
Our first speaker is Gary Vaynerchuk best known for Wine Library TV, but he will be talking to us about how he has used digital media with great success for his business. You can learn more about this event and about Gary by reading Todd Kenefsky’s post on the Legion of Tech blog.
Logistics:
July 1, 2008
Wieden+Kennedy
224 NW 13th Ave., Portland
7:00pm to 8:00pm
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I loved the first Legion of Talk presentation. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for several years. I was starting to work on something before leaving Colorado Springs - but my day job kept getting in the way.
What first inspired me was when I first read Laurence Gonzales’ book, Deep Survival http://www.deepsurvival.com/ - the first time. He dissects various survival situations, including the one some of my former colleagues were involved in on Mt. Hood a few years ago, and talks about why some lived and why some died. I easily extrapolated this into “real world” situations, as have several major corporations (noted on his website).
I contacted him a couple of years ago to see about getting him to speak, but I never followed up on it. I would be interested in assisting Legion of Tech in lining up future presenters. Please let me know how I can help!
Thanks, @gwalter