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While Memorial Day usually marks the beginning of Summer, the events world has been operating like we've been knee deep in Summer all month. With our industry slowing down over the next couple of months, all eyes are turning to our busiest season starting in September. Enjoy this holiday weekend with your friends & family, but be ready to start turning the gears on incorporating digital storytelling elements into your Fall event strategy very shortly. 🌻🎆🌞 #digitalstorytelling #eventechnology

Who doesn't love pie and Vegas?? Register today- https://lnkd.in/gBgb5Qdi Fun fact- In middle school, my class competed for an unknown prize to see who could list the most digits of Pi. I memorized and proudly recited 100 digits for my class only to win a small pin-back button with the Pi symbol on it. Still have about 45 digits memorized 😂 #mrx #marketresearch #piday #SCIAVegas #SCIAInsights #insights #networkingevent

Conference debrief! Putting on our annual conference takes months of planning and so, whilst it was a huge success, it's still important to reflect on what went well and what we might do differently next year. Were you there? Let us know what you enjoyed/what you might change in the future!

REST IN PEACE MR. JAMES EARL JONES! HERE IS A NEW VIDEO, PLEASE WATCH: https://lnkd.in/gXvyXDbS How do you pursue your dreams and how patient and diligent are you on that journey? In the entertainment industry it was once said "It takes 20 years to become an overnight success, I will always argue it's about your passionate purpose and a lot of hard focused work! But above all, and this is most certainly true for me, it's about loving what you do. If you love your work, you never have to work a day in your life! Let us help you to travel that path at our events and If you are in the Bay Area and looking for a job, are new to the area, are struggling with something and want to connect with a bigger community to promote your small business, sell your art or product, get awareness for your business or startup, or just want to meet new Friends, check out our monthly events at THE BOX SF in SOMA for https://lnkd.in/8YNQz4 Our next event is 9/23/24 and every month after through 2025! We are also looking for artists and makers and vendors of every type for our 2025 Festivals and Showcases! All the details and tickets are on our Website! Call me Mark E. Sackett with any questions at all! 415-602-9500 Follow and connect on all our pages on the site! Please share! CALL FOR ARTISTS, MAKERS AND VENDORS! If you are an Artist, Jeweler, Painter, Potter, Maker, Tea Master, Cheese, Cookie or any type of Food Manufacturer, or if you have a Small Business or Store, Startup or Cottage Business and you are looking to promote it, we'd love to share you with our Network and community! You may sell your Art, Wares Etc. Here are the Eventbrite ticket links for the remainder of 2024, links to our Social Media Pages and a link to join our email list: Upcoming events are September 23rd, October 7th, November 4th and December 2nd. 2025 will be announced shortly! All events are already selling well: TICKETS: https://lnkd.in/8YNQz4 I created these events over 15 years ago to create a different take on and a more effective method of Networking. Using an idea I developed called #MyGive4 to help people do better, I practice it daily and I try help 1000's of others to implement it in their daily lives. Below is a link to a new video I recently recorded explaining why I do these events. WATCH HERE: https://lnkd.in/gHdsSHmA BE WELL, BE CREATIVE, BE GREAT, BE GIVING! #networking, #networkingevent, #sanfrancisco, #SanFrancisconetworkingevent, #startup,#smallbusiness,#jobs,#job, #career, #newbusiness, #soma, #theartofactivenetworking, #mygive4, #markesackett, #community, #artist,#maker,#makersevent, #music, #connections, #startups,#makers,#retail,#art,#artsale, #livemusic, #makers, #Artists,#jobsearch,#foodies,#networking #event,#sanfrancisco #networking, #theboxsf, #theboxsfevents, #sanfranciscoevent, #SanFranciscofestival, #passion

REST IN PEACE MR. JAMES EARL JONES! HERE IS A NEW VIDEO, PLEASE WATCH: https://lnkd.in/geWqw9KT How do you pursue your dreams and how patient and diligent are you on that journey? In the entertainment industry it was once said "It takes 20 years to become an overnight success, I will always argue it's about your passionate purpose and a lot of hard focused work! But above all, and this is most certainly true for me, it's about loving what you do. If you love your work, you never have to work a day in your life! Let us help you to travel that path at our events and If you are in the Bay Area and looking for a job, are new to the area, are struggling with something and want to connect with a bigger community to promote your small business, sell your art or product, get awareness for your business or startup, or just want to meet new Friends, check out our monthly events at THE BOX SF in SOMA for https://lnkd.in/giXY2WeH Our next event is 9/23/24 and every month after through 2025! We are also looking for artists and makers and vendors of every type for our 2025 Festivals and Showcases! All the details and tickets are on our Website! Call me Mark E. Sackett with any questions at all! 415-602-9500 Follow and connect on all our pages on the site! Please share! CALL FOR ARTISTS, MAKERS AND VENDORS! If you are an Artist, Jeweler, Painter, Potter, Maker, Tea Master, Cheese, Cookie or any type of Food Manufacturer, or if you have a Small Business or Store, Startup or Cottage Business and you are looking to promote it, we'd love to share you with our Network and community! You may sell your Art, Wares Etc. Here are the Eventbrite ticket links for the remainder of 2024, links to our Social Media Pages and a link to join our email list: Upcoming events are September 23rd, October 7th, November 4th and December 2nd. 2025 will be announced shortly! All events are already selling well: TICKETS: https://lnkd.in/giXY2WeH I created these events over 15 years ago to create a different take on and a more effective method of Networking. Using an idea I developed called #MyGive4 to help people do better, I practice it daily and I try help 1000's of others to implement it in their daily lives. Below is a link to a new video I recently recorded explaining why I do these events. WATCH HERE: https://lnkd.in/gd5rcP3b BE WELL, BE CREATIVE, BE GREAT, BE GIVING! #networking, #networkingevent, #sanfrancisco, #SanFrancisconetworkingevent, #startup,#smallbusiness,#jobs,#job, #career, #newbusiness, #soma, #theartofactivenetworking, #mygive4, #markesackett, #community, #artist,#maker,#makersevent, #music, #connections, #startups,#makers,#retail,#art,#artsale, #livemusic, #makers, #Artists,#jobsearch,#foodies,#networking #event,#sanfrancisco #networking, #theboxsf, #theboxsfevents, #sanfranciscoevent, #SanFranciscofestival, #passion

REST IN PEACE MR. JAMES EARL JONES! HERE IS A NEW VIDEO, PLEASE WATCH: https://lnkd.in/geWqw9KT How do you pursue your dreams and how patient and diligent are you on that journey? In the entertainment industry it was once said "It takes 20 years to become an overnight success, I will always argue it's about your passionate purpose and a lot of hard focused work! But above all, and this is most certainly true for me, it's about loving what you do. If you love your work, you never have to work a day in your life! Let us help you to travel that path at our events and If you are in the Bay Area and looking for a job, are new to the area, are struggling with something and want to connect with a bigger community to promote your small business, sell your art or product, get awareness for your business or startup, or just want to meet new Friends, check out our monthly events at THE BOX SF in SOMA for https://lnkd.in/giXY2WeH Our next event is 9/23/24 and every month after through 2025! We are also looking for artists and makers and vendors of every type for our 2025 Festivals and Showcases! All the details and tickets are on our Website! Call me Mark E. Sackett with any questions at all! 415-602-9500 Follow and connect on all our pages on the site! Please share! CALL FOR ARTISTS, MAKERS AND VENDORS! If you are an Artist, Jeweler, Painter, Potter, Maker, Tea Master, Cheese, Cookie or any type of Food Manufacturer, or if you have a Small Business or Store, Startup or Cottage Business and you are looking to promote it, we'd love to share you with our Network and community! You may sell your Art, Wares Etc. Here are the Eventbrite ticket links for the remainder of 2024, links to our Social Media Pages and a link to join our email list: Upcoming events are September 23rd, October 7th, November 4th and December 2nd. 2025 will be announced shortly! All events are already selling well: TICKETS: https://lnkd.in/giXY2WeH I created these events over 15 years ago to create a different take on and a more effective method of Networking. Using an idea I developed called #MyGive4 to help people do better, I practice it daily and I try help 1000's of others to implement it in their daily lives. Below is a link to a new video I recently recorded explaining why I do these events. WATCH HERE: https://lnkd.in/gd5rcP3b BE WELL, BE CREATIVE, BE GREAT, BE GIVING! #networking, #networkingevent, #sanfrancisco, #SanFrancisconetworkingevent, #startup,#smallbusiness,#jobs,#job, #career, #newbusiness, #soma, #theartofactivenetworking, #mygive4, #markesackett, #community, #artist,#maker,#makersevent, #music, #connections, #startups,#makers,#retail,#art,#artsale, #livemusic, #makers, #Artists,#jobsearch,#foodies,#networking #event,#sanfrancisco #networking, #theboxsf, #theboxsfevents, #sanfranciscoevent, #SanFranciscofestival, #passion

Gathering with Intent Matthew Cahill and Susan Schwartz, MS PMP galvanised a great group together to gather at #ILVW. Today's presentation was based on the seminal book by Priya Parker "The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters." (2018) Parker emphasises the use of intentionality in setting up a gathering. Gatherings are more productive and meaningful when there is focus and some structured activities. When people are engaged in a prepared gathered space, they are more likely to share, learn, produce, and support one another. Parker defines risk as a threat to the current state of affairs, something that has the potential to disrupt the status quo. This makes use of destabilisation in optimising a gathering. Parker believes that risk is essential for growth and transformation. It's the catalyst that allows for new ideas, connections, and experiences to emerge. Take the simple idea of a dinner party where one person does all the preparation... compared to a potluck, where everyone has to bring a dish specific to their culture and share a story about it. I'm a big fan of creating party games that bring people together. For my wife's 60th birthday party, I created a game called 'Seridanary.' It was based on Pictionary, but the questions were all based on 'How well do you know Serida?' There was lots of laughter, a few scowls, and to my surprise, the guys team won! The breakthrough rooms were asked: Consider a time when you took a risk. What happened? An epic failure? A success? In either case, what was the gift? The groups came back with music to my ears. #Empathy was prominent in the discussion. The power of story telling was emphasised. I always say 'stories are packages of empathy.' People putting people first was also mentioned. What a Gathering we had! Don't miss the next most illuminating hour of your week at #ILVW every Wednesday at 10 AM PST. Link in comments

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Got to say South Park's recent take on the American healthcare system didn't miss. South Park simply nailed it; I just wish the joke they told with this segment wasn't a simple account of a sad dysfunctional reality. While the imagery makes the healthcare system seem intractable and impossible to change, there is still hope. The fact that Trey Parker and Matt Stone can make a widely relatable 3 minute and 49 second critique on health insurance and care navigation means "problems" can be identified. And if problems can be succinctly identified, solutions can be created. Based on this segment here are some statements/topics policy makers and entrepreneurs should mull/debate over to think through potential solutions: 1. We need more than price transparency. Americans and policy makers need transparency on "corporate ownership" in healthcare (i.e., who owns who). 2. Anti-competitive contracting is jeopardizing patient care and is ruining the formation of a true healthcare market that could keep healthcare costs low (i.e., most-favorable nation clauses, all-or-nothing clauses, exclusive contracting clauses, physician non-compete agreements, anti-tiering & steering clauses etc). 3. Health insurance networks are obsolete. They are heavily regulated and not designed around covering providers that are willing to offer the goldilocks zone of high-quality care for an affordable rate. They are designed based on federal/state "adequacy mandates," and who has the bigger market share to dictate rates (i.e., is the insurance company or hospital system more powerful in a given area). 4. What's the point of traditional health coverage for patients if a majority cannot afford the market inflation on their premiums or cost-sharing? 5. What's holding back the affordable cash-market from scaling? 6. There are hundreds of healthcare start-ups trying to build a portable care-navigation tool. Why are insured and uninsured patients still struggling to find the best deal on shoppable healthcare services and medications? 7. Many American patients are putting off care due to high-costs. If Americans aren't seeking care and utilizing health insurance, then why are premiums still sky rocketing?

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