Rhode Island is one of the best places to live, work and play. Which is why, this fall we’re bringing together Rhode Island’s most innovative companies and coolest professionals for a night of fun. We’ll have drinks, music, fun and we’ll crown Rhode Island’s Coolest Companies!
Nominations are now open! We’re looking for companies with awesome benefits, stunning offices, inspiring cultures, sweet swag, impressive perks and more! From your nominations, we will compile a list of finalists and then Rhode Island Inno editorial will select the winners. Nominate here: https://americaninno.typeform.com/to/TEU1WW
Show up, support the innovation community, and connect with the companies who are finalists for Rhode Island Inno’s 2018 Coolest Companies awards and join us as we reveal the winners! Cheers!
Want to get in front of the Rhode Island Inno Audience and meet the Ocean State’s Coolest Companies? Contact us about grabbing a sponsor booth.
Work for free at Sprout for the day! Invite a friend!
That means free open seating, free wifi, free coffee, and free networking! So mark your calendars, grab your laptop, and come work with us at Sprout!
This month’s TEN sponsor is Speaking of Success, LLC. I have a new workshop coming up at the end of October that I am really jazzed about, and I will be telling you all about it (and offering special pricing to those in attendance). The workshop is “Getting Noticed in a Digital Age – Storytelling for Business”, and I will be giving you a sneak peek. I hope you can make it – should be a great night of networking!
At most networking events you’re lucky if you get to talk to 9 or 10 people. Even then, are you delivering your message or just talking about the weather or the latest news headlines? At Total Exposure Networking (TEN), we make sure that you get to deliver your pitch to everyone in the room! Our unique TEN format consists of starting out with food, drink, and general conversation. Then, when everyone is there, we pick 5 people, and they each have one minute to give their pitch to everyone in the room. Now for the good part – we then take 10 minutes to allow anyone to talk with those who just spoke to ask questions, learn more, and make appointments. Then, we pick 5 more and do it again, and again, using the 5/10 format until everyone has had the opportunity to deliver their pitch to everyone in the room! A perfect TEN!
Warren throws open its doors for our annual festival of arts, food, independent businesses, history, working waterfront and so much more.
Park and walk, take the free trolley, or hop on a pedicab to explore our historic downtown! Water views, architecture, shops and boutiques, eateries and cafes, plus a rare glimpse into artist workshops and studios.
Live music all over town, artist demonstrations, and good cheer. Don’t miss it.
A story gives people a reason to care about what you are saying. We are living in a post-advertizing world. Millennials are especially numb to the traditional hype of the tired advertising model. Your product, your brand, your company needs to create social empathy with your prospective clients.
Getting noticed in an age of distraction is extraordinarily difficult, but capturing and holding attention with the right story will do the trick. You just have to know how to do it.
In this two-hour workshop, we will look at:
- Why storytelling is so important
- What happens to our listeners when we tell them a story
- The dynamics and building blocks of a successful story
- How to build your own story
If you are wondering why your traditional sales and marketing tactics are not delivering the ROI you expected, or you want to engage and connect with the up and coming affluent millennial generation, this is the workshop for you.
Work for free at Sprout for the day! Invite a friend!
That means free open seating, free wifi, free coffee, and free networking! So mark your calendars, grab your laptop, and come work with us at Sprout!
The ability to build effective teams is a critical part of accomplishing goals that extend beyond our own reach. Join the discussion as we hear from leaders and innovators from diverse fields share stories about how their failures in team-building have informed their growth and successes.
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
Neil Hamel – Assistant Vice President of Innovation, Science, and Technology at FMGlobal
Shirley Moore – Director of Operations at the IE and Leadership
Siu-Li Khoe – Executive Director at Rhode Island VR
Tino Chow – Founder and Principal of Experience, Giant Shoulders Co
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Failure x Design is a community event that explores failure as part of the creative and entrepreneurial process. It is a discussion around the key lessons learned from failures and important soft skills that are often overlooked.
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Hosted by Sprout
Organized by Giant Shoulders in partnership with RIVR
Presenting startups will be given three minutes to pitch and allowed 1 slide for projection, followed by a cocktail hour featuring display tables for each company. There is no general solicitation allowed at the event. Light hors d’oeuvres and beer and wine will be served.
Work for free at Sprout for the day! Invite a friend!
That means free open seating, free wifi, free coffee, and free networking! So mark your calendars, grab your laptop, and come work with us at Sprout!