Founded in 2005, Six Degreez provides event planning, marketing and community outreach services for businesses and organizations in the Sacramento region.. Sharon currently serves on the boards of Positive Coaching Alliance and is a member of Rotary Sacramento. Read more…

Griselda Barajas is recognized in Sacramento as a prominent and dynamic business leader. As the successful owner and CEO of Griselda’s Ventures Inc. she has continued to expand her business while continuing to be a strong advocate for small business owners and minorities in the community. She began her successful career at the age of 21 by opening Texas Mexican Restaurant with $40,000 she borrowed from credit cards. With her mother’s recipes in hand the restaurant became a Sacramento institution and helped her expand in to the ever competitive catering market. Read more…

Through Real World 101, Patricia aims to help the next generation of young adults make better decisions in their twenties and beyond. The mission of Real World 101 is to prepare college students and recent college graduates for life after college. Through innovative care packages and online media, Real World 101 educates young adults in areas of post-college life, such as personal finances, health and fitness, career, social life, travel and entertainment, and home life.Read more…

Ms. McKim currently serves as Vice President of External Affairs for AT&T in Sacramento where she leads a team of professionals serving the North and Central areas including Sacramento, Redding, Stockton, Modesto, Concord, Marin, Fresno and Bakersfield.

Kathy began her career with Pacific Bell in California in 1986 as a Summer Intern in Operator Services while completing her MBA. She held a variety of positions in product marketing and outside and inside sales for both the business and consumer markets. Read more…

Thursday, Nov. 19th

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: The Citizen Hotel, click here for map

Speaker:

Chip Conley (Joie de Vivre Hospitality Company)

Once in a lifetime event with a top US Entrepreneur
In an intimate setting with limited guests, come listen to and engage in conversation with Chip Conley, founder of the Joie de Vivre Hospitality Company. In this once in a lifetime event, hear how Chip started the company at 26 and has grown it to be one of the most award winning and best thought of brands in the world.

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Chip Conley 

Joie de Vivre Hospitality Company , Founder and CEO

Chip Conley is the founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, California’s largest boutique hotel company which was founded in 1987. At the age of 26 with no industry experience, Chip created The Phoenix, taking a 1950’s seedy motel and turning it into a world-renowned “rock ‘n roll hotel” that catered to celebrities from David Bowie to Linda Ronstadt. Building on transformational leadership practices, and an innovative design formula that enables customers to experience an “identity refreshment,” the company now consists of over 40 unique and award-winning hotels, restaurants and spas across the state with over 3,000 employees and revenues approaching $250 million. Joie de Vivre was awarded the 2nd Best Place to Work in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008. Chip and his company’s time-tested techniques have been featured in TIME, Fast Company, Fortune, People and the Wall Street Journal.

Friday, Nov. 20th

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: The Verge Gallery, click here for map

Co-sponsored by:

Speakers:
Laurie Pederson (Nehst Studios) 
Beth Jones (Jay Jay Gallery)
William Bronston, M.D (Tower of Youth)

Laurie Pederson 
Nehst Studios, Project Manager
Capital Film Arts Alliance, Executive Director

Laurie Pederson is dedicated to filmmaking and the development of the film industry in Sacramento. Since her first film project in 2001, Pederson has been tireless in her pursuit of all things related to the art of filmmaking - with the majority of those duties being in a non-paid or volunteer capacity, which earned her the 2009 Arts & Business Council's award for 'Arts Volunteer of the Year'. Read more…

Beth Jones 
Jay Jay Gallery, Founder

Since 1990, Ms. Jones has developed Beth Jones Art Consultant into a highly regarded firm with projects in several states and art programming for buildings from 10,000 to 700,000+ square feet. Read more…

William Bronston, M.D 
Tower of Youth, Founder and CEO

In 1995, Bronston founded, The Tower of Youth, a telecommunications, media and performing arts youth career and leadership project, and Theatron Media Arts Training Academy. The unique regional Sacramento valley and Sierra foothill all teenage organization has gathered over 1200 youth each of the 12 years of its operation, and produces two annual, all-youth media festivals in state of the art digital graphic movie making – Read more…