Stop by SheSays in May when we dig into Made Movement – a Boulder agency that only works with companies with product that’s “made” in the USA.

Join their Vice President of Account Production, Rachael Donaldson, as she takes us through a tour and case study centered around what worked (and didn’t) on the user generated content side of their specialty site and agency. There are always lessons to be learned in every campaign and on May 22nd we’ll get an inside scoop from an agency that’s definitely turning heads in curation, content, and creativity.

Little. It’s the new big.

WHEN & WHERE:
5:30-7:30pm @ Scrib Coworking Space (2060 Broadway St)
5:30-6:30 Networking
6:45-7:30 Workshop and Q & A

RSVP or find out more here. 

CHECK OUT OUR PLATINUM SPONSOR:
A big thanks to The Creative Group for their support of SheSays Boulder and women in digital. The Creative Group specializes in placing highly skilled creative, advertising, marketing, web and public relations professionals with the firms and businesses who match their talent.http://www.creativegroup.com/

YOU

Fully able to manage day-to-day projects that achieve all objectives including agreed deadlines and budgets. Work closely with the creative teams to support and deliver outstanding creative work that elevates and amplifies the brands that you work with and on. Partner across internal teams to enforce and interpret brand guidelines and provide production support. Work closely with assigned project teams to ensure integration of key insights and brand strategies. Manage the brand team project calendar and track expenses against the brand budget. Proactively identify critical issues and recommend solutions to your senior managers. Play a critical role in managing the project operations pipeline, from development of creative briefs to vendor selection to vendor MSAs and POs through production. May have even worked on brands targeted at teens. Have a reputation for getting stuff done, and getting it done on time, on budget, and on brief.

You possess the following skills and qualities that will resonate with this position:

• Creative development
• Project management
• Operation management
• Finance support and management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Organizational skills
• Proactive and Innovative
• Culturally aware
• Agency experience
• Development experience
• Curious and perceptive

And to top it off, you are an experienced traveler, especially in developing countries.

THEM

A global organization who believes in the power of unleashing human potential – on the field, on the court, and in life. At their foundation, they take the power of potential to a new playing field to combat one of the most pressing issues of our time: global poverty. They traced the symptoms of poverty back to their roots, and it led them to an unexpected solution and a catalyst for change: adolescent girls. When a girl in the developing world realizes her potential, she isn’t the only one who escapes poverty—she brings her family, community, and country with her. It’s a leverage strategy that can’t be beat. That’s why adolescent girls are their exclusive focus. Investing in a girl stops poverty before it starts. Their foundation is looking for a Brand Manager to join their team to implement brand and creative initiatives that enhance their foundation’s brand and deliver against both their global and country-specific strategies. This position will drive execution to ensure brand excellence and world-class creative standards. It is the Brand Manager’s goal to create demand not for a product, but for a world-changing idea: if given a chance, an adolescent girl in poverty will not only improve her own life, but the lives of those around her.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

SheSays Brighton: “What’s the Big Idea?”…innovation & creativity

Thursday 11 July 2013 – 6pm

at Lighthouse Arts, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton BN1 4AJ

We are back! with a classic SheSays Brighton evening of networking at Lighthouse Arts with three terrific speakers talking about their BIG IDEAS. Register here for this FREE event.

Prepare to be dazzled by Gem Fletcher, award-winning Art Director at Getty Images. She brings dedication, optimism and creativity to everything she does. @gemfletcher

Meet the marvellous Mish Maudsley: web designer, traveller, trouble-maker and one of the few female graffiti artists. Currently senior web designer at Liquid Light she’s now crossing into freelancer territory. @mishfit_art

Look out for the lovely Natalie Lloyd, director of digital consultancy: If Not Now Ltd. She’s international editor for Applejuice and WINk and producer/curator for TEDx Brighton. @natalie_l_lloyd

Thank you so much to our kind sponsors Mindorchard for the free drinks!

See you there!

from Rifa and the SheSays Brighton team

@SheSaysBrighton #shesaysbtn

Find us on Linkedin - SheSays Brighton chapter

Stiletto Networks are already changing the world. In numbers never seen before, ambitious women are joining forces in every major American city, forming dinner groups and networking circles—collaborating to achieve clout and success.

Pamela Ryckman explains how these groups mine their collective wisdom to realize their dreams or champion a cause, how they lift up their friends and push them forward, ensuring that each woman gets what she needs—be it information, an introduction, a recommendation, a partnership or a landmark deal.

Stiletto Network is the first book to shed light on this groundbreaking movement.

AGENDA

6.30 -7. 00 PM – arrive & drinks

7.00 – 8.15 PM – talk & Q/A

8.15 – 9.00 PM – drinks & networking

This event will be at co:collective on Thursday, May 30th at 6.30 PM. co:collective’s offices are located at 419 Park Avenue South, 3rd floor, between 28th and 29th Street.

Register online: http://shesaysstilettos.eventbrite.com/

See you there,  SheSays

ps. Pamela will also be appearing on the Today Show, Rock Center w/Brian Williams, Fox 5 Good Day NY, MSNBC’s “The Cycle”, and Bloomberg TV “Money Moves,” to talk about Stiletto Network. 

YOU

5+ years of professional experience in a brand/product marketing function with a mobile/digital agency and/or client base. Have a deep understanding of digital marketing and branding and has successfully worked both in a corporate environment and with a creative team. Leveraging data and customer insights to drive decision making, you are able to transform complex needs from multiple stakeholders into clear, articulate digital strategies and lead/build relationships across cross-functional teams. You are a strong communicator and can influence effectively, juggling multiple projects in a rapidly changing environment. Proven self starter who can navigate through ambiguity and facilitate decisions along with impeccable planning and organizational skills.

THEM

A leading payment card issuer for small businesses in the United States, a division of a multinational financial services corporation. They support business owners with products and services in order to help them run and grow their businesses. The brand team within this division is responsible for crafting the identity and aligning the brand vision with their core principles through community involvement. They are seeking a Digital Marketing Manager to develop creative and innovative digital marketing strategies that can deliver on their business and brand goals. This person will manage the workflow between the internal team and their creative partners in order to improve their online presence and will report directly to the VP of the division.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

YOU

With a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business, you are a strong financial leader with 7-10 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis in a fast-paced environment (marketing, digital and/or advertising companies). A well organized and self-directed individual who is a team player that can confidently works closely with the department, client service teams, and executives – articulate and can relate to people at all levels of an organization. You have a strong a business acumen and understanding of accounting principles. An energetic, forward-thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and an appropriate professional image. You are a strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus. A decisive individual who possesses a “big picture” mission perspective, is well versed in systems and can appropriately understand and manage the financial and mission trade-offs to make appropriate recommendations and decisions.Experience with SOX Compliance is a plus.

THEM

A global agency that creates meaningful and measurable interactive marketing. The firm develops solutions across the full range of digital media including mobile, Web, television, digital-out-of-home, tablet, touch, online advertising and social media, bringing technology and creativity together in new ways that drive consumer interest and business growth. They are looking for a strong Finance Director to join their New York team to act as a catalyst for change by driving results and playing a strong leadership role in finding solutions/adding value.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

YOU

THEM

A Swedish multi-disciplinary creative collective who direct, produce, design and develop feature films and award-winning commercial and interactive work for global brands that bridge the gap between traditional linear storytelling and dynamic, interactive media and beyond. Established in 1996 as a small creative shop, their network/family now consists of hundreds of people creating fashion, toys, computer games, advertising, furniture, magazines, theatre, as well as commercial and interactive projects. They are based in Stockholm with offices in Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris, and London.

They are looking for an experienced individual ready to take on an exciting challenge and be the interim Executive Producer in their Berlin office. This position reports to headquarters in Stockholm. Be part of their talented international team to produce amazing work, enjoy lunch-bbq’s and share the love for music, art and technology.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

YOU

A multi-faceted, integrated project manager with 3-5 years experience in an advertising agency or creative development role. You have a solid background in broadcast, digital and print mediums and have worked on fast moving, fully integrated communications/production accounts. Global accounts are plus. As a proactive problem-solver, you are someone who has the ability to preempt issues before they become major problems. Creating and managing project timelines and resource planning against the creative brief are second nature to you. You are comfortable managing creative development and production schedules, while maintaining fluid relationships with a close-knit team of creative, account, and internal production team. You are also capable of managing client relationships as and when necessary.

THEM

A cool “new model” agency in SoHo that is a globally established shop that still maintains a boutique-like vibe. They started out inspired by the recognition that the traditional advertising agency models are broken, and that “normal” solutions are becoming less and less effective. They strive to bring new ways of thinking to all work across their clients. They are looking for an unflinching mid-level integrated project manager to join a dynamic team on their largest, fast-moving global consumer account.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

Our last event on work/life balance saw one of our fabulous speakers Dominique Hind having to suddenly drop out due to illness.

So we were delighted when Dominique, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of WiTH Collective shared with us a few of her thoughts. It’s an inspirational read and the homework is a must!

Can you have it all – Work, Career, Life, Family?

I’ve got four quick questions for you:

1. How many people have a plan or a vision of where they want to be in 12mths?

2. How many of you refine your plan weekly and ensure they are taking a small step towards achieving that plan every week?

3. How many people think about that plan or vision every day?

4. Of the people who don’t have a plan, why don’t you? What excuses do you use? Too busy at work, too busy outside of work, not important enough to you.

Throughout my career, I’ve never had work/life balance BUT for me that’s not an issue because I’m hugely satisfied. In both my personal and professional lives, I think a lot of it boils down to me knowing where I want to be in one month, six months, twelve months and two years.

Five years is a bit of a stretch, especially since I’m going into the unknown of motherhood….. Without this planning or thought, I know I’d just be bumbling around looking for things that I think I want to do, that I think are satisfying BUT that aren’t getting me any closer to something that is totally fulfilling.

A TYPICAL DAY

For me a typical day starts at 4am most mornings where I work until 5.30am, then do my own personal exercise before taking my dog for a walk, getting the house ready and then being at my desk by 8am. I’ll work through until 6.30 – 7.00 then go home, get the house in order, catch up with friend, cook dinner, play with the dog/husband and then settle back into a little more work.

Working an 80-100hr week is something I’ve done for years and something that’s made me incredibly satisfied.  I live and work a full life and I should be exhausted BUT I’M NOT.

On reflection, which is something I do a lot of, I can see that I’m extremely energised in my personal life by the success and satisfaction I’ve had in my professional life. And that satisfaction drives me to do more in my personal life irrespective of how long I spend at work.

HAVING A PLAN

One thing I know I do differently to a lot of people I work with and have worked with is I plan. I think about my life strategically every week. I look at:

• What are the things I want to achieve?
• How am I going to achieve them this week?
• How do they ladder up to my longer-term vision?
• How do they help me be a better version of myself?

I know that without this planning time, I’d be miserable because my life would have no purpose, I wouldn’t know where to start and what I should be focusing my time on. I derive a lot of satisfaction out of having a plan and knowing the triggers that make me happy.

SATISFACTION Vs HAVING IT ALL

Something I’ve learnt from a number of people is you can’t separate your work from your life. Any dissatisfaction you feel at work manages to flow over into your life making you exhausted, lethargic and constantly looking for change. And any hard times or dissatisfaction you feel outside of work, always manages to follow you to work. Your life is your life – at work and at home.

So, what can you do about realising that you are one person and how can you try to change it towards being more positive and fulfilled? Start thinking about what will make you satisfied.

Living a life that is deeply satisfying whether you are at work or home, requires a strategy, attention, self-awareness and discipline. You need to work out what is the best way to start your day, what will make you feel satisfied (and in turn fulfilled) at the end of the day to ensure you go home energised.

Too often we don’t know what we want, we approach our lives with NO STRATEGY or a strategy of HOPE – hoping that things will work themselves out.

That’s not a way to live.

We spend more time planning our holidays or what we’re going to do on the weekends than we do on planning our lives.

FINAL THOUGHT

One question I want to ask you is – how is the best and most satisfying way to live?

It’s a dynamic question that shouldn’t be answered once and forgotten. It requires a little of your attention every day, every week, every month and every year. You have 168hrs in a week, so how are you going to use them to your advantage to live the most rewarding, satisfying and full life you can.

YOUR HOMEWORK

It should only take thirty minutes.  Put Mick Jagger on in the background (I don’t get no satisfaction) and ask yourself, what, who, where, when gives you satisfaction?

It’s Netflix for restaurants – instant, relevant restaurant recommendations for you, not the crowd. With a beautiful new interface, Ness learns what you like and predicts how much you’ll enjoy a restaurant, so you don’t have to sift through endless reviews from people you don’t know. It picks the best places, and tells you why you like them. Try it out.

Our April event at DDB Sydney was a huge success. In a passionate debate, we covered the biggy: Career Vs Life: Can women have it all?

Each of our six speakers were inspirational, provocative and convincing:

On the Yes Team

Alexx Stuart, Chief Taste Officer of Luxury Tastings, Writer, Brand Consultant and Event Producer at Love Real Food

Emily Bull, Executive Producer and Co-founder of hellofuturetv

Rowan Avis, Head of Digital Planning at DDB

On the No Team

Olivia Haigh, Executive and Personal Coach of Looking Glass Collective

Lizi Hamer, Senior Art Director, Head of Design for SheSays

Yasmin Quemard, Senior Copywriter and found of SheSays

Here are some memorable moments from the night:

• Negotiation is your biggest ally to achieving work/life balance.
• Make informed decisions in every aspect of your life. Don’t be afraid of a 5-year plan.
• Accept that ‘having it all’ looks very different to each of us.
• Consider the concept of not ‘having it all’ at the same time.

For such a serious topic, there was lots of laughter as each of us realised we’re not alone in our weird and wonderful ways of fighting for balance in our lives.

On the night, it was the YES team who won after an enthusiastic clap and cheer vote (a very technical measurement system). But the naysayers were a close second with the comment of the night going to Lizi Hamer. She suggested we should stop focussing on having it all; only then will we be able to discover what we truly want. It certainly left us something to chew on… well on top of the delicious canapés!

Thanks must go to:

• Our wonderful and insightful speakers
• DDB for hosting, providing the lovely Rowan Avis and cooking up a storm
• iknowho for our lucky door prizes and fabulous wine

This year is proving to be a real ripper!

Presenting your *best self* at work and in our personal life can sometimes be tricky. Whether you are pitching a new client or your boss for that promotion, presenting confidently and effectively is key. Enter our next panel – The Art of The Pitch.

Join us next Wednesday, May 8th, and listen to 5 of DC’s leaders share their experiences, ideas and tips for how to present with style:

Rebecca Davis – EVP, Group Head, Social@Ogilvy
Kate Gibbs – Media Relations, Destination DC
Laura McDaniel – Director of Strategy, AKQA
Jayne Sandman – Principal, BrandLinkDC
Ali Jost – Professional Life & Career Coach

AGENDA:

6:30pm – 7pm – Arrive & Drinks

7pm – 8pm – Panel and Group Q & A

8pm – 8:30pm – Drinks and Networking

This event will be held at FLOR in Georgetown located at 1037 33rd Street NW.

Click here for event details and RSVP today.

YOU

May not already have a Product Manager title, but you are a great ideator with a keen understanding of design and technology execution. With at least 3 years of work experience in a fast-paced/high growth environment (e.g., media, start-up, etc), you are experienced in researching and defining new features for web, mobile, social and/or gaming products both from a customer experience and ROI perspective. Strong in liaising with product stakeholders, documenting and prioritizing user stories. A tireless customer advocate – able to conduct user research, test behavioral hypotheses, facilitate feedback, and repeat. Have been responsible in overseeing quality assurance testing on digital products delivered. Exceptional communication and negotiation skills managing stakeholders by influence and not authority. A facilitator of solutions with cross-disciplined teams. Independent and resourceful when solving problems around customer behavior. You are driven by metrics-based creativity to optimize customer experience and obtain business goals. Insatiable curiosity for the Internet, mobile products, games, video and commerce and a love for making new things awesome and existing things more awesomer. You might have been a code jockey, spreadsheet whiz, pixel flipper, or marketing guru in a previous life. However, if you’re a maker at heart, a natural organizer in your soul, a big thinker and a fearless warrior when taking on big problems to unlock huge opportunities, this role could be just perfect for you.

THEM

A next-generation media company creating, producing and delivering award-winning original content with unmatched reach to the influential 12-34 demographic. Under one roof, their vertically-integrated capabilities in content development, production and talent management, coupled with a top-ranking digital network with proprietary distribution channels and unparalleled social communities, creates unique value for consumers, content creators and advertisers alike across emerging and established media platforms. They deliver customized and cost-effective digital campaigns for Fortune 500 advertisers – managed entirely in-house from concept through execution – their thriving full-service operation and collaborative efforts have received a multitude of industry accolades. Behind some of the most popular entertainment brands embraced by this digital generation, their network delivers in excess of 95 million monthly unique users, reaches over half of P12-34 Internet users and continues to reign at the very top in its category. They are looking for a Product Manager to join their Product & Technology team and manage a suite of sites geared towards teens as well as other female targets such as mothers. Interested? Please email for more information.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

Our Digital Production course is here to transform the lives (and the salaries) of print and broadcast producers. We’ll teach you to budget digital products and give you all the tools that you’ll need to make it happen. We’ll also cover dealing with 3rd party digital vendors and digital jargon.

For more information on this all day course on MAY 17th and to book please visit our eventbrite page.

Our April 23rd event at TM Advertising was a hit! Julie Bowman had the room laughing as we learned the five mechanisms in her “Smartass Theory for Award-Winning humor.” Julie’s parents and husband (pictured above) were among the first to arrive and, despite the fact that our speaker jokingly worried they’d be the only ones in the audience, we ended up having a full house and a great time.

Julie took us through campaigns that exemplified her five mechanisms: surprise, moxie, anarchy, refraction and truth. From the bizarre to the emotionally touching, we were reminded just how complex the language of humor can be. She also talked a bit about the formula for success in the creative industry (study it, learn to love the process vs the result, hone your craft and go to bed knowing you’ve given it your all so you can do it all again the next day.)

During the Q&A session, Julie offered a little advice on how to sell in those edgy, humorous ideas you’re worried the client won’t love as much as you do. Start by giving the client what’s expected. End with something that will make them super uncomfortable, and stick the idea you really want right in the middle. When its surrounded by the two extremes, it doesn’t look as scary as it might look all alone.

We’d like to give special thanks to Julie for her time and wisdom and for introducing us to Keynote Remote (an amazing app we never knew about until we saw her use it), as well as TM Advertising for hosting the event in their beautiful space, feeding us booze and Tex-Mex and lending us the incredibly helpful hands of Stephanie Murdoch, Rennie Gibb and English Atkins. We couldn’t do this without support from people like you!

Let’s say you are a hire at an early stage startup that took in outside funding. As part of your compensation, you received company stock options or grants. Along with it came a document with bunch of legalese that makes your head spin.

You can’t help but wonder, what does it all mean?

A SheSays friend and Girls in Tech board member, Jamie Lee, is teaming up with startup lawyer Ekaterina Mouratova to help you figure it out.

They are holding a Startup Equity Primer 101 class for employees that will help you get familiarized with the basics of startup equity so that you can confidently negotiate your worth in the workplace and answer these questions:

• What is the value of my equity?
• When can I turn it into money I can put in my pocket?
• What is a vesting schedule, and why should I care?
• What is dilution, and how does it impact the value of my equity?

When // Wednesday May 1, 2013 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where // Tresensa, 443 Park Avenue South,  #601, New York, NY 10016

SheSays members get 25% discount off the registration fee. Just use code STARTUP at checkout.

RSVP today on eventbrite.

The Noun Project is the first place to look for icons. They use Creative Commons licenses to encourage collaboration, and you can contribute your work as well.

“The Noun Project is building a global visual language that everyone can understand. Humans have been using symbols to communicate for over 17,000 years … and for the first time ever, this language is being combined with technology to create a social language that unites the world.”

[Contributed by Daria Lombroso - Experience Coordinator @ Undercurrent and Future Coach for The Future Project]

Following up from our post on facebook last week, The Perfect Revolution started on Saturday, April 13th, in New York City when hundreds of people joined Mariely Garcia – the 17 year old who is a senior at the Richard R. Green High School and a Fellow with The Future Project – on her journey to redefine perfection.

The Future Project is an emerging social enterprise that challenges students to transform their schools from the inside out by turning their dreams into creative passion. Mariely’s work on The Perfect Revolution evolved from the Future Project that she started last year – founding Perfectly Made.

On Saturday, participants entered Dag Hammarskjold Plaza and received pins and bracelets that declared “I am perfect.” The day was centered around releasing all negatively and embracing who you are and who you want to be. There was an “inspiration roll” along the length of the plaza where people could write thoughts of self worth and positivity. There were release boards where participants could write down and dispose of their insecurities. A circle of mirrors was set up for individuals to center themselves in, surrounded by their perfect reflections. Participants were encouraged to take a “selfie” and post it to their favorite social media site with the hashtag #PerfRev.

Students came from schools all over New York City as well as New Haven, CT. Mariely had a large team of volunteers, both students and adults. Mariely’s Future Coach, Megan Quinn, and Dream Director, John-Michael Parker, both helped her to orchestrate and promote the revolution. She also had the great help of many of her peers, including Future Fellow, Jeremy Dominquez (who emceed the event), and several other students from her own high school.

The event really kicked off when Mariely gave her “I have a dream” speech. Her words were followed by a handful of beautiful and inspiring performances – poets, musicians, and dancers all graced the stage. The Perfect Revolution culminated with a “symbolic release” led by Mariely. All participants held hands, closed their eyes, and let go of whatever it was that had been holding them back.

The Perfect Revolution has only just begun. The goal is simple: To redefine what it means to be perfect. To embrace difference. To encourage self-love. To share resources with those who are struggling, and to convince the world that no one is ever alone. To let the world see that to be perfect is to be who you are, to love who you are, and to embrace the perfection in everyone around you.

The Perfect Revolution continues when you bring it to your school or organization. Mariely and her team have created a blueprint that will help you embrace the values of Perfectly Made, visit www.perfectrevolution.org to sign up and learn more.

Stiletto Network  by Pam Ryckman is a enlightening book about the power of women’s groups. Sounds familiar?  It showcases the “Power Bitches,” “Brazen Hussies,” and “S.L.U.T.S.: Successful Ladies Under Tremendous Stress” amongst others. It dissects what happens when bright, caring women—from captains of industry to aspiring entrepreneurs—come together to celebrate and unwind, debate and compare notes. But it’s also about what happens when they leave the table, when the talking stops and the action starts.

At SheSays we thought there should only be one big woman’s movement, but after reading Pam’s book we realized that the power of millions of smaller gatherings could be the answer for a more balanced world.

Download a ‘backgrounds pack’ of Črtomir Just’s 3D forms inspired by nature – they’re available for desktop, tablet and mobile devices from Behance.

Tired of weather.com? So are we. Check out Forecast.io for a breath of fresh air – it has beautiful “Skycons”, stunning maps and rain animations. And guess what? “It’s not a web app. It’s an app you install from the web.” Pretty clever.

What does technology mean for brands and agencies? What are the challenges and the opportunities? How are other people tackling these changes?

Contagious is excited to announce the fourth instalment of its Now / Next / Why sessions. Now / Next / Why New York will be held at the New York Academy of Sciences on Wednesday 1 May.

Delegates can expect a day-long event featuring a combination of trend briefings, challenging debates, panel discussions and participatory sessions from Contagious and industry experts.

In each of these sessions we will examine key current trends and explain how they apply to your business in the following context:

NOW / What’s the current consumer or technological trend? How are marketers exploiting it?

What does best practice look like?

NEXT / Where’s it going? What possible evolutions should you know about?

How will your brand keep up?

WHY / What does it mean, and what are the implications for strategy, commerce and community?

Wishing you could lead your team better? Most women find it difficult when building and leading a team of creatives, but with our first speakers for 2013 you will learn all the insights you need to go full steam ahead.

We’ve assembled the best team out there with this dynamic duo.  Through many years within the creative industry together, Maria & Christina from Hyper Island have learned plenty. Especially what key factors are needed to create an awesome succesful team and how to lead them!

Speakers

  Maria Eriksson  – Partnership Director, Hyper Island. After nearly 10 years of working in various start-ups ranging from nightclubs, real estate developments, health centers and creative learning hubs Maria is now exploring the concept of global citizenship, currently in Singapore where she’s working on getting the world renowned digital creativity school Hyper Island off the ground.

  Christina Andersson – MD, Hyper Island Singapore. Experienced business leader and project manager in digital start ups and education. Christina has successfully launched hyper Island globally with the set up of the offices in UK and now Singapore. Christina is originally Swedish and has lived in London for 12 years where she has been working in the advertising industry for global advertising agencies networks such as The Other Media, Proximity London, TBWA and M&C Saatchi.

Special thanks to The Hub Singapore for hosting this event.

Tickets for this event are FREE. More info and tickets on Eventbrite

Image credit: Patrick Ng

Here at SheSays we always look forward to the SoDA (Society of Digital Agencies) report. The first volume of 2013 is all about perceptions and can be viewed free of charge at their slideshare page.

The report is a compilation of thoughts and opinions of ≈700 marketers, agencies, technologists and digital industry professionals. If you want to get insider info on budgets, hiring strategies and what marketers value the most, add this to your reading list.

A bunch of eager minds, one wacky idea, and a lot of pencil and paper. Oh, and bagels. That’s The Barbarian Group Sketch Club in a nutshell. It’s not about being the best at drawing. Instead, it’s about using sketching as a tool to imagine new concepts in product design.

“We think that taking one idea and sketching the hell out of it can not only generate a lot of new thinking – it can be fun, too… As interaction designers, we’ve been doing this on our own for decades. At The Barbarian Group, we’ve opened it up to everyone. Sketch Club is a place where diverse backgrounds can come together, draw, and share.”  Join them! 

SHOES TO BE FILLED

These are just quick overviews of who would be good prospects for the creative positions that are available at this specific agency. All creative roles require candidates to be super driven and stimulated in being an active member of the creative team. Excellent in their area of expertise and passion for advertising/the industry are musts.

Mid-level Art Director & Copywriter Team
You are a digital-centric concept team that are also very hands-on, making what you ideate come to life. Ideally you are a team that has worked together successfully, but at the same time, are able to split off to do some individual-type work. You must be the type of creatives who LOVE LOVE LOVE advertising (true followers of everything that is happening in the industry). You also have the gravitas to be able to go to the clients in order to represent the agency and your ideas.

Junior Copywriter
You have at least 6 months copywriting experience. Someone who although is young, is also very talented and ambitious. A natural. You take every brief in stride and are the type of person who knows that when you do great work, you will be rewarded with even more challenging briefs and opportunities. You are able to handle volume, and already have a very polished writing style. You are very much on top of what is happening in the industry, always following up with what other agencies, brands are doing, etc. For you, advertising is your life.

Digital Designer (x2)
You not only have great aesthetics, but you are pixel perfect. You might even have motion graphics/live action experience.
Design is where your passion lies and what you want to continue doing.

THEM

A digital-centric creative advertising agency known for creating best-in-class and game changing experiences. They were the first interactive agency to be named Advertising Age Global Agency of the Year in 2008. Their NY office has 100 people, making them a very entrepreneurial shop. They are about big ideas, and they satisfy their clients’ needs by being an integrated agency partner. They were just recognized by Forrester as leading mobile agency.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

On 9th April 2013, our very own Ale Lariu joined media maven Amy Vernon on a twitter chat with Tinu Abayomi-Paul, editor of Women Grow Business (#wgbiz). The chat was about Women and Speaking Engagements. Ale shared our ‘find a token woman‘ tool and explained that it “exists to give amazing women out there the exposure they deserve.”

126 people tuned in, engaging in a number of thought provoking conversations. And there were still many questions that the guests couldn’t even get too. If you missed the twitter chat, you can get a copy of it from the archive page on Tweetreach.

Maybe there will be a part two due to it’s popularity.

With the constant barrage of new technologies and services vying for our attention, it’s hard to know what’s hype and what’s actually useful. This month, the brightest minds in digital thinking will point you in the right direction.

Come see examples of promising new technologies, discuss “innovative failure” and “the failure to innovate”, and learn how to choose digital trends wisely, based on your story and your audience.

SPEAKERS

Jessica Brillhart – Filmmaker, Google Creative Lab

Joanna Beltowska – Strategist, Undercurrent

Jill Nussbaum – Executive Director, Product & Interaction Design, The Barbarian Group

AGENDA

6.30 -7. 00 PM – arrive & drinks

7.00 – 8.15 PM – presentations & Q/A

8.15 – 9.00 PM – drinks & networking

This event will be at Anomaly on Thursday, April 11th. Anomaly’s offices are located at 536 Broadway, 10th floor. 

LIT is a modular, rugged, water resistant, activity tracker designed for the Action Sports lifestyle. LIT is specifically designed to recognize the movements in action sports and applies tailored algorithms to analyze and score movements during Action Sports sessions, enabling users to track and share progress as well as initiate competition. LIT also scores day-to-day activities, like walking and running.

“LIT is more than an activity tracker, it’s a lifestyle,” explains Michael Ford, co-founder and President of NZN Labs, Inc. “LIT provides people the opportunity to share and compare what they love to do, whether its surfing, skating, snowboarding, motocross or other lifestyle sports. With LIT, you not only can tell your friends what you did, but you can back it up with stats, photos, video and your score. LIT gives you the ability to live an action-inspired lifestyle and is built to go where you go.”

Because LIT is still in prototype mode, please help them get funded at their indiegogo page.

SheSays PA presents an evening all about blogging. Whether you’re looking to start a blog or are interested in turning your blog into a business, our panelists will cover topics like: Blog Basics: How Do I Get Started?; Content Planning and Promotion; Monetization; Community Building; Consumer Relations and Engagement: Bloggers and Brands

Panelists include Sara Bozich of SaraBozich.com and Katherine McAdoo of OfCorgisandCocktails.com. The panel will also include a representative from Hershey Entertainment and Resorts to discuss how brands engage with bloggers. This event is FREE and open to the public. Register here.

The ADC Annual Awards is here and this time the festival is in Miami. Check out the festival program which includes speakers like Bruce Mau and Olivero Toscani.

The ADC competition, currently in its 92nd year, recognizes the best work of the year in print and broadcast advertising, interactive media, graphic design, publication design, packaging, photography and illustration. Professionals and students are welcome to enter.

Any.do is a cool little task organizer that stands out in a sea of productivity apps out there. Boasting a super nice interface, Any.do also comes as a Google Chrome extension so when you receive an email it’ll scan its contents and ask if you need to transform them into a task.

Whether you’re trying to land your dream job, looking to get ahead at the one you’re at, or want to take your career to a whole other level, this is the must-attend event for you. Join us for an enlightening evening with our panel of seasoned HR and talent experts who will share an insider’s look at the evolving job landscape and offer tips for crafting and building the career you want.

Our panelists include:

Emily Brewer
Senior Manager, Global Marketing, SapientNitro

Bri Di Cesare
Senior Account Manager, Technical Connections Inc.

Susie Hall
President, Vitamin T (a division of Aquent)

Shara Senderoff
Co-Founder & CEO, Intern Sushi

This event will be hosted by SapientNitro on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 6:30PM. Parking will be validated. RSVP at http://shesayseventapril2013.eventbrite.com.

YOU

There are two opportunities at this interactive agency, Art Director and Designer. Read below for more details:

Art Director – Permanent or Freelance

An Art Director with 3+ years experience and a strong web and visual design portfolio that includes both high traffic websites and recognizable brand work. You have the ability to smoothly transition between visual identity and user experience design — finding the common ground that links these two activities. Craft unique user experiences for high performance websites as well as visual identities that work across multiple channels. Passionate about the web and are (aims to be) a respected contributor to the community. Might even have some front-end development expertise.

Designer – Permanent or Freelance

An interactive designer with 2-3 years experience and a focus on graphic and interactive systems. You have a strong graphic design background and a desire to create user-centered websites. With a keen eye for pixel accuracy, you have a desire to implement highly crafted performance websites. You would have a good understanding of print design and production as well as visual identity design. Maybe even have some front-end development expertise.

THEM

An interactive agency that takes an interdisciplinary approach — blending the practices of design, technology and branding — to create modern interactive systems. They believe the web should be an extension of our daily lives, not a distraction from it. And therefore, their mission is to make the web a better place — for work and for life — by delivering solutions that are equally valuable, sustainable and enriching. They are independently owned and have offices in New York City and Paris, France. As they focus solely on user-centered websites and platforms, they have little expertise in Flash and/or advertising/marketing campaigns. They appreciate and respect any person’s experience in that domain, but they will only consider candidates that have experience in their domain of expertise.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

Ever wondered what it’s like to be at the top of your game? To have made it, to have the buck stop with you after all that blood sweat and tears?

For our next London event, we have a panel of top ladies from the world of marketing, advertising and communications to  shed some light on their journeys and what it took to get there.

Hear from some forward thinking trail blazers, still carving their paths at an electrifying pace. Find out what it’s really like, and if it really is what it’s cut out to be.

This event is for ambitious individuals who really want an insight on how to further their careers and learn from some of the great female leaders of the next generation, so come armed with burning questions and eager minds!

Event will be held at Glue Isobar, Tuesday 26th March. Tickets available here.

Addie Manis is an award-winning visual effects producer working in television and feature films, with a background in development and reality television. TIME OUT OF MIND is her first film as a writer/director.  It is currently screening at the Media Film Festival, as well as other festivals around the country.

Addie is currently a VFX Producer with Voyager Pictures in Los Angeles, in pre-production on an update of the 1980 science series COSMOS, scheduled to air on Fox in 2014.  Her previous work can be seen in THE HUNGER GAMES, HBO’s GAME OF THRONES, Fox’s TERRA NOVA, and currently on the new ABC series RED WIDOW.

Addie will be screening her film and talking about her career as a VFX Producer. Register for an evening with Addie Manis.

When Nikki Duong Koenig started creating custom handbags, it was just a dorm room side project. Ten years later, she’s turning to Kickstarter to help make Cykochik a full-time gig. Each gorgeous piece is handmade by Dallas artisans using vegan leather and comes in a variety of custom color combinations. Let’s show our fellow SheSays supporter, speaker and superstar friend a little love and help her reach her $10,000 goal!

04/04/13 UPDATE:
Nikki reached her goal with 55 hours to go. Thanks to everyone who contributed and helped spread the word!

YOU

THEM

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

Join us for an entertaining and in-depth look at the thought process behind award-winning humor with Writer/Creative Director Julie Bowman. She should know. She’s a Kelly winner, CA Judge and finalist for Adweek’s Print Campaign of the Decade. Her work has been recognized in Cannes, Communication Arts, the Clios, the Radio Mercury Awards and others.

APRIL 23, 2013 @ TM ADVERTISING
6:30 – 7:00: Snacks, cocktails and conversation
7:00 – 8:00: Julie Bowman
8:00 – 8:30: Q&A

RSVP on EventBrite now and we’ll see you there!

Special thanks goes out to our host, TM Advertising, for donating their space and providing the snacks and drinks!

ABOUT TM
TM is a full service advertising agency including creative, strategy, public relations, media, social influence and digital production. TM’s passion is finding the Beautiful Truth in every client – expressing it and spreading it far and wide. Learn more at tm.com.

You’ll hear it here first: Bondsy is going to be your next addiction. If you have a personal item you want to sell, trade or donate, just take a picture of it, name your ‘price’ and the app does the rest. It tells all your friends what you just put up for viewing and they can ‘bid’ on your  item with cash or whatever else. Bondsy is perfect if you’re moving houses, clearing your closet or just want to share the love.

It’s time to dig into the user experience. Do you know the tricks of the trade? Are you armed with a solid understanding of UX and user driven design so your can improve your business, marketing and customer satisfaction? No doubt about it, there’s a lot of craft and know-how built into a well designed digital experience. So, we’re bringing in a few pro’s from Aspenware to share their insights.

Join Kelley Poturalski (user experience designer), Christina Igo (senior business analyst) and Janet McIllece (principal) of Aspenware as they illustrate the LeanUX methodology (adhoc personas, experiment design, user feedback) and guide us through a brief workshop for some hands on UX learning.

UX Shesays on Wednesday, March 13th:

5:30-7:30pm @ Scrib Coworking Space (2060 Broadway St)
5:30-6:15 Networking
6:15-7:00 Presentation and Q & A
7:00-7:30 Wrap up

RSVP here.

Kelley Poturalski
Kelley is currently a User Experience Designer for Aspenware (a local digital products company) where she runs product development workshops, user research and user experience strategy projects. Kelley keeps in tune with Denver’s User Experience community and start-up culture through groups like the UX Bookclub Denver. She’s currently working on projects to improve customer satisfaction, enable teams to be more user focused, showing the value of metrics in design, and LeanUX practices.

CHECK OUT OUR PLATINUM SPONSOR:

A big thanks to The Creative Group for their support of SheSays Boulder and women in digital. The Creative Group specializes in placing highly skilled creative, advertising, marketing, web and public relations professionals with the firms and businesses who match their talent.http://www.creativegroup.com/

Great creative work can increase a company’s value. On the flip side, business problems are all creative opportunities. So why are creative and account teams often at odds with each other?

Join us for a candid discussion with women from some of New York’s most creative businesses, as they discuss how opposite forces are actually catalysts to create stellar work. We’ll touch on all the sensitive issues like creative feedback, tight schedules, asking for what you need, and how you can still shake hands with your co-workers afterward.

SPEAKERS

Susie Nam – Head of Account Management, Droga5

Tiffany Rolfe – Partner/Chief Content Officer, co:collective

Kris Kiger – EVP, Managing Director, Visual Design, R/GA

Loretta Rae – Producer, JWT

AGENDA

6.30 -7. 00 PM – arrive & drinks

7.00 – 8.15 PM – roundtable discussion & Q/A

8.15 – 9.00 PM – drinks & networking

This event will be at R/GA on Wednesday, March 6th at 6.30 PM. R/GA’s offices are located at 350 West 39th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues.

RSVP @ http://acct-vs-creative.eventbrite.com

ANN is an intimate, no-holds-barred portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary governor of Texas. This inspiring and hilarious new play brings us face to face with a complex, colorful and captivating character bigger than the state from which she hailed. Written and performed by Emmy^® Award winner Holland Taylor (“Two and a Half Men”), ANN takes a revealing look at the impassioned woman who enriched the lives of her followers, friends and family.

At Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, previews have already started with opening night on March 7th. The show will continue running through April 14th.

SheSays members get 30% discount on tickets by using code ANNWOMEN1. You can book online or by phone on 212-947-8844.

More information about ANN and Holland Taylor can be read here.

It’s that tax-returnin’, salary-reviewin’ time of the year. Please join SheSays Boston for a forum about women and salaries: knowing your value, how to ask for what you want and get what you deserve!
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | 5:30 to 8pm
5:30pm – doors open
6:00pm – welcome remarks & speakers
7:15pm – Q&A followed by networking
Kindly RSVP by Friday, March 8, 2012
Please note this is an invitation-only event and invitations are non-transferrable.
Contact Boston@weareshesays.com with any questions.
This FREE event is sponsored by Vitamin T, a division of AQUENT, and Branding Iron at Add Inc.
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SPEAKERS
Elaine Totten Davis – Certified Life and Career Coach for Creative Professionals | youmakeitpossible.com
Kelly Moeller – Senior Agent at Vitamin T, a division of AQUENT | vitamintalent.com

SPONSORS
AQUENT & Vitamin T
AQUENT and Vitamin T focus exclusively on the creative field. No forklift jobs. No financial stuff. Just pure creative. It’s what we live and breathe. So we know just how to match great interactive designers, front end developers, copywriters, UX specialists and more to the perfect opportunities. And our global reach is unparalleled.To learn more, go to vitamintalent.com.

Branding Iron at ADD Inc
Branding Iron, a Real Estate Marketing Agency within ADD Inc, is a specialized team with expertise in marketing, architecture, interiors, print and digital design that creates strategies to distinguish properties from their competitors. Learn more at addinc.com.

We all know personal wi-fi keys that let you access the internet from anywhere. While those devices are closed, the beauty of Karma is that it is purposefully open. This means that people can join your wi-fi and you get free data for encouraging them to do so. We always liked the idea of open networks and with Karma you get rewarded for sharing the love.

It occurs to us that with nearly 400 savvy, amazing, professional women in digital, we should be leveling up together.

That’s why this mixer is about connecting the dots. We’re not just talking about mingling over drinks (of course, there will be plenty of that), we’re also opening the flor for a moderated Q&A session. Bring your burning questions, ask for insight, provide your input or offer an inside look at your area of expertise. It’s a chance to find allies, connect with leaders in related digital fields, and make a few friends along the way.

Join us and make use of your SheSays network.

We’ll be shaking things up at Shine and hope you’ll join us (feel free to bring a co-worker or friend who might like to join our group). Cash bar with Happy Hour specials till 6pm… yum.

When & Where:

Wednesday, February 27th From 5:30-7:30pm @ Shine (2027 13th Street)

Find out more & RSVP: SheSays Boulder Meetup

Earlier this week, The Guardian in the UK published the piece Ten digital strategists to watch in 2013. Four of the ten are women. Yay. And two have been past speakers (even digital strategy course instructor) at SheSays events in NYC: Jinal Shah and Ana Andjelic. Double yay.

Huge congratulations to these women for being identified as “up and coming superstars of a burgeoning profession; pioneers who are worth keeping an eye on as they continue to carve the future of digital strategy for generations to come.”

Join us for our official launch, networking and a great speaker presentation from Tracy Mason. She will be presenting Star in Your Own Life. Tracy teams with corporations, organizations and individuals to forge relationships, establish value, optimize and inspire. She is currently the Senior Director of Public Affairs at Nuclear Energy Institute in Washington, DC where she oversees public affairs campaigns branding nuclear energy among opinion leaders as well as advertising campaigns and integrated policy, media relations and branding activities to maximize impact and direct public opinion research. Click here to register.

Want to make your digital photos materialize in the real world? Mosaic lets you do just that. You download the app, choose your favorite photos and create your own book layout. Four days later you get your own photo album in the post. A thoughtful way of keeping special memories in a world where physical photos are almost non existent.

We come across Buzz Topics as frequently as our morning coffee. So let’s get a little closer to understanding what they are and how they can help us. Our panel of experts give us the low-down on Buzz Topics without the fluff, jargon and acronyms.

YOU

An integrated account manager, with mega digital chops. You can easily handle the day-to-day management and administration of an account. Able to contribute to strategy development and help write briefs. Have experience in managing client relationships as well as all internal and third party (media agencies, PR companies, etc.) partners. A self-start with the ability to deliver results without constant supervision. Confident in leading the direction of the brand, the creative briefs and the creative work, based on knowledge rather than opinion. A team player, you are also able to motivate those around you. Generally quick and efficient in your work and manage your time well. And when the going gets tough, you are ‘unknockable’. Must have an interest in entertainment, and gaming is a plus.

THEM

One of the few independently owned and managed agencies in the world with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Shanghai and Mumbai. They are a flat, diplomatic agency whose core belief at inception during the 80s, and still lives on today (and into the future), is that a brand with a big enduring idea is the key to successful communications. The agency makes it their business to understand brands and their consumers in order to connect with people and bring rich creative ideas for brands to life. They’ll be looking for talent that are fearless and fun to work with, passionate about the work they do, and are great communicators. Above all, their people are happiest collaborating with multiple partners and stakeholders (both internally and externally) and embrace challenges and unknowns.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

Thankfully, the blustery, rainy weather didn’t keep a great group of ladies and gentlemen from joining us for our first 2013 event: a P2P luncheon with AIGA DFW.

Guest speaker Allison McFadden, HR Generalist/Recruiting Director at Moroch and SheSays Dallas Power Organizer, gave the group some great advice on building portfolios, making LinkedIn connections and keeping things fresh in the new year.

In addition to a great grab bag of goodies, AIGA DFW provided a notebook filled with resources, tips and tricks. Download the PDF version here.

For a recap of Allison’s advice, download the BrandYOU Checklist for Job Seekers PDF.

We’re actively working on organizing our next 2013 event. If you’ve got any topic suggestions, please let us know on the SheSays Dallas Facebook page.

For the launch of Adidas’ Neo in Germany shoppers entered a pin code on their smartphones that allowed them to interlink real-time with the window display. Once connected people could touch the items they wanted and add to their shopping cart. No app or QR code needed. Even though this idea launched in October last year, we haven’t found anything as adventurous in the world of ecommerce ever since.

Have you ever felt that your creative journey has been an emotional roller coaster?  When you get a brief and your mind goes blank. Or sometimes the process takes you through dark alleys, strange dreams, or midnight anxieties.

Producing amazing work is one part of the game. But equally important, how can you influence and sell innovative projects?

This month, 4 creatives from 4 different worlds will inspire you with their clever work and share secrets on how they made it happen. They’ll tell you what they wish they knew, the clues they missed, and discuss how to stay relevant in the fields of product design, trend forecasting, music and digital design.

Get ready to turn your career up a notch – you’ll leave equipped with great advice on how to successfully promote your work, along with new sources of inspiration to boot.

SPEAKERS
Kari Niles – Creative Director, Razorfish
Shayna Kulik – Founder & Editor of Pattern Pulp
Lesley Morphy – Set & Event Designer, This Is Lester
Wendy Burns – Studio Director, Kramer Design Group

AGENDA
6.30 -7. 00 PM – arrive & drinks
7.00 – 8.15 PM – speakers & QA
8.15 – 9.00 PM – drinks & networking

This event will be at Razorfish on Thursday, January 31st at 6.30 PM.

RSVP: http://shesaysclues.eventbrite.com

Summly is an iPhone/Android app for those who don’t like reading long articles. Or are short of time – and attention. You pick your favorite news and subjects and their self-proclaimed ‘rocket science’ style algorithm summarizes it for you. Short and sweet. Like this write up.

[Contributed by Elizabeth Kiehner - Principal of Thornberg & Forester and one of our SheSays Digital Production trainer/teacher. Liz was also a panelist at CES 2013 for "Women in Advertising: Innovation in Digital Technologies - From Agencies to Social Media Start-ups - The Business of Monetization"]

I leave CES thinking one thing, there is no shortage of companies manufacturing iPad and iPhone cases.  It is extraordinary.  But I’m here to talk about the conference, not the gadgets and devices. Content producers, distributors, and media companies certainly had a lot to say about data this year.  And if data is the new oil we should be doing more with it especially as creatives.

Laura Caraccioli, EVP of Advertising at Electus articulated, “Brands are sitting on a lot of data and human insights.  We need to share that with the creative teams.”  As the owner of a creative studio this point resonated with me since I think we could and should be briefing our teams differently with a profound emphasis on understanding what the user, viewer or consumer wants or expects out of the experience, and then combining that with the intelligence data we have gathered about them.

For instance Hearst Media with a portfolio of 20+ sites is using data to better understand the needs of the audience and how to best serve content.  Their goal is to try to become more dynamic with their content and thereby seamlessly recommend or refer readers of one of their publications to an entirely different property based on their interests, online behavior and reading habits, according to Chief Revenue Officer, Kristine Welker.

On the entertainment side Jamie Elden, SVP Sales, Head of Entertainment at Lin Media pointed out, “Hollywood still needs to understand the customer journey in a non-linear way.”  The idea of guiding or shepherding this non-linear experience is an interesting one, and certainly something where film and television is not always king. Joan Hogan Gillman, Executive Vice President, Time Warner Cable and President, Time Warner Cable Media touted that “TV is being used more and more to push second screen sales,” and that second and third screens are instrumental in curating a multi-layered and nuanced experience that creates the deep level of engagement that all brands crave.

Huge’s Managing Director, Chris Hayes, who worked on promoting HBO’s Game of Thrones noted that “viewers are getting a richer experience in more than one place.  Targeting will get more local.  We are going to get to a segment of one (the individual) reaching consumers where they are.”

The trick for some is that these cross platform initiatives need to work around the globe. Bettina Sherick, Senior Vice President, Digital Strategic Marketing at Twentieth Century Fox noted the following statistics from her properties:

The latest Ice Age grossed 161 million in the US and 716 million outside the US, and thus far Life of Pi has grossed 100 million domestically and 300 million internationally. Sherick emphasized thinking in a borderless way and using tools like Facebook to hold special events like the 30 min Q&A for 6.4 million FB fans she did with Hugh Jackman and the director of Life of Pi, Ang Lee.
While not everyone faces the challenge of global marketing we might all at some point in our careers need to wrap our heads around how to embrace a global audience while establishing a connection that stirs up emotional engagement in the audience of one as they relax with their device of choice in hand and participate in the experiences we endeavor to create each day.

We are loving the rise of  food- sharing sites. Mealku in the US and Super Marmite in France offer home made meals cooked by people who are willing to share their dinner with you. The sites work like this: you choose a meal, see when someone is cooking it, hit buy and the food gets delivered to your door. A slighty more upmarket version is Kitchen Surfing, when chefs come to your house and prepare you a top-notch gourmet meal.

We’re starting up 2013 with a woman who encapsulates just about everything we love about Boulder and our vibrant digital community. Don’t miss a chance to dive into SheSays with a lively and candid talk from Wendy Norris about the world of startups, brand, women in digital and the art of re-invention.

Join us on Wednesday January 30^th 

5:30-7:30pm  @ Scrib Coworking Space (2060 Broadway St)
5:30-6:15pm  Networking
6:15-7:00pm   Presentation and Q & A
7:00-7:30pm  Wrap up and mingling

RSVP: www.meetup.com/She-Says-Boulder

Wendy Norris

She’s worn many hats: Entrepreneur. News hacker. Project manager. Journalist. Rabble rouser. Social worker. Crowdsourcing enthusiast. Women in tech booster.  State prison phlebotomist. 2011 Stanford Fellow.

She’s also the CEO + Founder of Tekhne Media (a digital information collective) and Editor/Publisher of TheUpstart.co (a DIY magazine for startups and investors). Together these enterprises form a media consulting venture that builds on the power of smart data, quality content and a deep knowledge base to help startups and investors build better companies and brands.

This latest re-imagination comes after a decade of covering the Holy Trinity of news beats: Sex, politics and religion. As we said, she’s worn many hats and we can’t wait to share her insights.

Check Out Our Platinum Sponsor:
A big thanks to our Platinum Sponsor The Creative Group for their support of women in digital.  The Creative Group specializes in placing highly skilled creative, advertising, marketing, web and public relations professionals with the firms and businesses who match their talent.

We love shopping apps. If they are as good to look at as a Marchesa window display then we’ll talk about it. Swirl is the newest addition to our catalogue of online style tools. It’s basic functionality is not different than WantWorthy, also featured here. The only difference is that  you get push notifications for items on your wish list that go on sale.

PlaceIt by Breezi is a genius web tool. It allows you to present your screenshots in ‘real’ situ without a painstaking dive into photoshop. You simply drag and drop your screenshot right into the device/environment you want, and as if by magic, its done. No more tilting, skewing, applying glares, etc. PlaceIt does all of this for you…in seconds.

Now why didn’t we think of this?

This new app from the always beautifully designed Help Remedies tells you who is responsible for giving you the sniffles. And in case you are lucky enough not to have the sniffles it will work out who of your so-called friends you should avoid to stay healthy this winter.

YOU

Have at least 3 years experience architecting and building scalable web apps in Ruby on Rails. You TDD everything you do (either using Rspec, Cucumber, Jasmine, or Capybara). Passionate in what you do, and driven by a startup environment, you want to join an aggressively Agile/XP team. You also love pair programming.

THEM

A new-media company that is a network of culturally connected people, covering events, art, books, music, and pop culture the world over. Highbrow, lowbrow, and everything in between: if it’s compelling, they’re sharing it. Their e-mail city guides cover the best events in 10 markets. And for a global focus, they have an up-to-the-minute blog for pointed cultural reportage. They are looking for a Senior Backend/Ruby on Rails developer to join an internal startup team working on a new product – a social tool that helps users find the best culture events happening around them. It’s a unique startup as they are funding themselves, with a well-known and loved brand that has an engaged base of over 1M uniques monthly. They work hard, have fun, and have amazingly talented people. And they don’t just talk about culture, they DO it: parties, museums, gallery openings, theatre, film. They get out to experience the city they live in. Email for more information, but be prepared your Github and/or code samples.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

There have been countless predictions for the hottest ‘internet things’ in 2013 but most of them have something in common: the rise of same-day delivery services. Deemed logistically impossible and too expensive until now, more and more retailers are starting to offer same day delivery as it turns out people are willing to pay more to have the immediate satisfaction of shopping. UK service Shutl goes even further, buy from their parnters and you can get it in 2 hours.  We’re betting on them when it comes to being the king of same day service. Amazon eat your heart out.

YOU

Have at least 6 years graphic design experience in interactive, design and agency creative. Strong knowledge of web design architecture and other interactive mediums such as mobile and tablet. You integrate into your work an understanding of User Experience Design, including Wireframes, User Flow, Interaction Design and User Interface Design best practices. You are a geek when it comes to typography, layout, color, and design fundamentals such as scale, proportion, rhythm, balance, and symmetry. And you are an expert in the latest design tools including CS5. Meticulous in creating, vetting and delivering style guides and other creative focused documentation. You understand how to implement work on various social platforms and have at least some familiarity with HTML/CSS/Javascript. Beyond your design skills, you are also an engaging presenter and are comfortable in understanding client and project imperatives to ensure that all creative work delivered is spot on.

THEM

Award winning, full-service agency that drives measurable business results by integrating social behavior across the customer journey. With offices in New York City, Los Angeles, London and Shanghai, they approach brand marketing, advertising and PR through the lens of social media. While other agencies talk about the impact of social media, they demonstrate the value of social campaigns and channels by using social data and proprietary analytics tools that help brand marketers see where their brand fits in the social space and – more importantly – what to do with that information. They are looking for an Executive Director, reporting directly into the CEO, to join their team in NYC and be responsible in maintaining leadership and management of the Client Services Department.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

Tinke is by far the coolest self-tracking device out there. It plugs into your iPhone and can help you measure vital signs like heart and respiratory rates as well as your blood pressure. Its cool design is will please wellness and gadget freaks and its ability to evaluate stress levels will please just about everyone out there. The product also features the coolest HTML 5 site SheSays ever encountered.

We hope you can join us for our first partner event with the AIGA Dallas-Fort Worth chapter.

We will be discussing ways to turn our professional attention to ourselves by sharing ways to refresh, rebrand and renew career goals. So come out, meet up, and talk to fellow female creative professionals who haven’t finished that new LinkedIn profile either. Time to freshen up for the new year!

We’ll be joined by special guests Allison McFadden & Frances Yllana as they give a short presentation about creating careers goals, finding resources and staying committed to self-promotion.

Join us for some information and P2P sharing at noon, January 9 at Wild Salsa on Main St in downtown Dallas. $15 for AIGA members and $20 for nonmembers.

To RSVP, please visit: http://p2pkeepingitfresh.eventbrite.com/.

Got a novel, video or periodical you want to show the world? Atavist can help. Self-publishing platforms have been a web favorite for a while with blurb and lulu leading the way. But what is different about Atavist is its easy to use interface and flexible multimedia capabilities. The platform is already being tested by some heavy-hitters like TED. Try it, publishing your stuff could be a great New Years resolution.

As we approach the start of 2013, we wanted to close 2012 by giving thanks to our chapters, their leads and organizers and especially to you, our members, for the continued growth of our amazing SheSays network. With the addition of 3 new cities – Sao Paolo, DC and Singapore – this year, we’re now 21 chapters globally and about 7,000 members strong.

A number of multi-city firsts happened this year too:

SCAMP Conference // happened in both London and NYC (and a first for an event to be managed on pinterest)

Golden Stilettos // ran as a global award

Yr Momma // Sydney joined London and NYC in running an amazing mentorship scheme

Since the soft launch of our co-created (with PLH and Equalisters) Find a Token Woman widget, we have received some great suggestions, support and cool press including one on Creative Review blog. As it is a living, breathing, open-source tool, everyone can help contribute to it and support it – add cool ladies who you feel deserve some exposure (all you have to do is add a comment with your name suggestions), add the widget to your blog, and simply promote it.

To top it all off, FastCompany put us out there on their “League of Extraordinary Women” (Alessandra Lariu) with some amazing ladies like Hillary Clinton and the Founder of Kiva. Yay!

Again, thanks so much for being a part of our community, we would not be where we are today without you all. We raise our glasses to you. Cheers.

Shuffler.fm and Ex.fm are two great tools to filter  thousand of mp3s released into our lives everyday. Shuffler shows you the most popular tunes from music blogs while Ex collects from blogs, sites and its curators.

We learned about these fab tools and much more during out Shout collaborator’s meeting with Interscope’s Jennifer Frommer. Rock on!

YOU

Have a hunch that your true calling is about solving problems at the intersection of people and technology. You:

// Can break down complex problems/topics and make them easy for others to understand.
// Can’t help but see the underlying systems that connect and shape our world.
// Are the one all your friends and colleagues rely on to know what’s next in digital.
// Are relentlessly curious, always geeking out about something new, and always trying to find a better way.
// Are constantly coming up with ways digital technology can make things better.

You probably didn’t go to school to be a digital strategist. You probably don’t have 5+ years experience doing it. You might not even have it as a job title on your resume. And that’s ok because you are keen to be:

// part inventor and futurist – where you’ll be behind the scenes, guiding the impact digital technology will have on our world
// part planner and architect – confronting problems that others don’t see while designing solutions that change organizations and cultures from the bottom up
// part consultant and trusted advisor – having the opportunity (from day one) to help your clients imagine and realize success because you’ve gained insight into the complexities of their business

THEM

A digital strategy firm that applies a digital worldview to the challenges and ambitions of complex organizations. Their team comes from a wide array of backgrounds and disciplines – diversity of perspective is something they actively look for during their hiring process. Their strategists have been called many names: blogger, game designer, experience planner, tech start-up entrepreneur, physical computing engineer, brand strategist, research PhD, web developer, software developer. What they all share, however, is a common worldview – the belief that digital is fundamentally changing the world around us. Do you share this belief? Then email to find out more.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

With such a stellar year of SheSays it was only fitting our last event was hosted at the impressive shared space of Starcom Media and Publicis Mojo.

To kick the night off on a high Laura Peck and Sarah Williams gave us a summary of Who’s Your Momma, our mentorship program. We launched this program in early February and are pleased to announce we have over 30 partnerships in progress.

If you’d like to be a part of Who’s Your Momma, please drop us a line: yourmomma.sydney@gmail.com

Next up was the lovely Jo Cooper who manages our social media for SheSays. She gave us an update on our ever-expanding Facebook page. You can check out the action here

And lastly, we invited some leading creative ladies to talk us through their highlights from the year:

Lizi Hamer from Saatchi & Saatchi showed us her latest work from RSPCA.

http://www.rspcastory.com/franklin/

Emily Bull from hellofuture.tv played her case study from GE Two Words for Tomorrow.

You can watch the catch study video here

Cat Pitts-Tucker from M&C Saatchi took us through a love story like no other for Tyrell’s wine.

You can follow it on Facebook here

A big thank you to InMobi for looking after us with food, wine, bubbles and beer. We’d also love to thank the ladies at Starcom for a great venue and a fabulous door prize – a basket of delicious Lindt chocolate. And last but not least Tyrell’s wine for providing the delicious bottles of fizzy rose.

Watch this space for some exciting news about 2013!

Cool present for the holiday season. Two superstar creative directors, James Cooper and Flo Heiss, who wore high heels for SheSays in the past  teamed up to write a children’s book called The Little Giant Squid available for FREE for a limited time in the iTunes store – iPad download only.

Both James and Flo participated in our launch campaign back in 2007. James wore women’s clothes for a MarketingWeek conferece and Flo took over Cannes in high heels. We thought talking about their book could be a great opportunity to return the love AND, of course, make fun of them again ; )

Alt Summit is ‘the’ conference where design and lifestyle bloggers in all their forms— foodies, photographers, travelers, fashionistas, interior designers, product placers, adventurers — come together, share ideas and connect with marketers.

Their Salt Lake City flagship event will be on its fourth year in Jan 23rd-26th 2013. Tickets are currently sold out but you can reach out on Twitter or Facebook to find available spaces since tickets holders who can no longer attend are willing to help you out.

Our  Shout last collaborators event of the year will feature the amazing Jennifer Frommer, SVP Branded Content at Interscope, Universal Music. Jennifer not only taught Michael Jackson how to use the internet, but was also responsible for a bunch of ‘firsts’. Her job is all about how to get artists to collaborate with brands in an interesting, creative way.

Jennifer’s s talk will be on Monday, 10th of December in NY from 6.30 until 8PM atWildChild. Their offices are located at 44 west 28th street, 15th floor.

If you’d like to attend please email us on hello@everybodyshout.com and let us know how many people are attending. Please note we only have 15 spots for this event and will be handled on a first come first serve basis.

This is also an opportunity to network, have a drink and learn about the most inspiring music collaborations out there.

The premisse of OpenSky is simple: find friends or curators and shop from their list of favorite things. While many shopping sites let you find things you like first to then share with friends, OpenSky inverts the model – a little bit like Polyvore without the moodboards. What will retail sites invent next when it comes to new ways of addressing the browsing function?

It’s been another great year for SheSays NY. Because of you:

- our monthly events topped an average of 120 people per event

- our Who’s your momma mentorship scheme helped on average 45 women, an increase of 33% from last year

- we launched our Golden Stilettos as a global award (and two New Yorkers won)

- our digital courses helped 128 people

- we launched our Scamp conference with 100 of you attending

- we launched our Find a token woman widget

- our projects on the shout platform topped $27,500 in prizes for our collective

And if that wasn’t enough, FastCompany put us out there on their “League of extraordinary women” with some amazing ladies like Hillary Clinton and the Founder of Kiva.

All of this deserves a toast, right? So RSVP here to come celebrate 2012 with us at the SheSays/Shout get together on Tuesday, December 11th at Bossa from 6.30PM until 8.30PM. Bossa’s offices are located at 116 W Houston Street, 6th floor, New York, NY 10012. 

And thanks Fia for designing our invite this month.

Our “ladies like us” at Digital Sisterhood Network (DSN) are hosting the third annual celebration of Digital Sisterhood Month from December 1 to December 31, 2012. This year’s theme is “Creativity + Great Health =  Fierce Living Women”.

There will be online events featuring the announcement of the Digital Sisters of the Year, Digital Sisterhood Leader profiles, giveaways, guest blog posts, Digital Sisterhood Radio interviews, and Twitter chats will be held. Additional live events will be held in Washington, D.C. and New York City. See the schedule here.

You can help spread the #DSMonth love with a special badge. Pick one and grab the code for your website, blog, etc on the Digital Sisterhood site.

Ghostery is a nifty browser plug-in that lets you see what sites are tracking you so you can learn more about each company it identifies and decide to block them. Most people don’t know they are being tracked or what kind of information they are sharing so tools that give the power back to consumers are more than welcome. At least in our books – or browsers.

SoDA (Society of Digital Agencies) has just released the second edition of its biannual trend publication, the SoDA report, featuring content from some of the most influential thinkers in the digital marketing world. This is a must read if you’re looking for a unique mix of insider industry intelligence issues shaping the future of the digital marketing industry.

The report is being released as a tablet publication and can be downloaded here. It features research, articles, infographics and case studies from top digital agencies, elite production companies and client-side digital marketing executives worldwide. Get it!

Thanks to all of your support this year, we’ve had some great get-togethers. Let’s celebrate our successes and raise our glasses to another 12 months together!

Get details and RSVP at: http://shesaysdecember2012.eventbrite.com

It’s time to mix it up! This is SheSays Central PA’s kick-off event. Join us in meeting other members, getting to know each other and sharing ideas for a successful 2013. We’ll be at Buddha Buddha in Downtown Harrisburg from 5:30-7:30 PM on Wednesday, December 12.

Great idea, shame about the design. Honeyfund mimics the wedding registry idea, only this time your friends are giving gifts to make your honeymoon a great experience. Friends can contribute to anything like your flight, your hotel, they can buy you dinner or a spa treatment.

This site is perfect for happy couples who have been cohabiting for a while , already own all the ‘stuff’ they need and are just looking for an amazing honeymoon experience.

If only HoneyFund could get rid of those cheesy images and amateurish design…

When we were talking about our FIND A TOKEN WOMEN widget with our friends from VitaminW and they pointed out to us a similar initiative in the UK called The Women’s Room.

This site definitely deserves some attention. Even though the list only exists on the site – unlike our widget that can ‘travel’ with you – The Women’s Room has an amazing database of  the best ladies across 38 industries. Impressive.

UP Singapore is partnering with the Arthur Guinness Fund to encourage social enterprise solutions for two marginalized groups in Singapore society: single mothers and female ex-offenders. The Hackathon taking place on Friday 7th – Sunday 9th December 2012 is not to be missed.

Join for an inspiring weekend where you work together to come up with business ideas and digital solutions to help these groups of people help themselves. Attendance is FREE and they have S$60,000 in cash prizes to award to the winning teams to help get their ideas off the ground.

Find out more here: http://www.upsingapore.com/arthur-guinness-fund/

It’s been a stellar year for SheSays in Sydney:

• We’ve launched our mentorship program ‘Who’s Your Momma’
• We’ve hosted five truly inspiring events
• We’ve entered into the first global award for women in creativity ‘The Golden Stiletto Awards’

And all of this wouldn’t be possible or worthwile without you. So please come and join us in celebrating our year of fabulousness.

Guest speakers to be announced shortly. Watch this space.

WHEN

Wednesday, 5 December

6.30pm – 9.00pm

WHERE

Starcom MediaVest

Bond Store 3, 30 Windmill Street

Walsh Bay, Sydney

This is a FREE event.

We just ask that you RSVP.

THANK YOU

This month’s illustration was brought to you by the very talented Lizi Hamer, Senior Art Director at Saatchi & Saatchi

Netplenish is a site where you upload your grocery shopping list and stores compete for the best price on the items you named. It obeys the same principles as travel deals sites like Kayak but this time it’s for household products. Consumers win because they get  items delivered to their door for the lowest price and merchants win because they can acquire new customers. For now this service is only available in the US. Smart.

Our co-founders Ale and Laura join top women creatives from all over the world to talk about the first work they ever did: TV commercials, ads, sites you name it. Phil Growick – author of the book My First Time featured here in July – has now expanded his curation of hilarious stories to the women in the business. This book is a must read for those wanting to start a career in advertising as it’s a fun read packed full of serious career advice.

SheSays members get a 15% discount on all book purchases by using the code shesays.

And here’s a partial list (in alphabetical order) of the top global creative leaders whose stories you’ll read:

Rosie Arnold, Sarah Barclay, Lisa Bennett, Pip Bishop, Jeanie Caggiano, Mimi Cook, Vida Cornelious, Susan Credle, Jordan Doucette, Marisa Gallagher, Helene Godin, Janet Guillet, Susan Hoffman, Julia Hoffmann, Rachel Howald, Judy John, Margaret Johnson, Linda Kaplan Thaler, Margaret Keene, Janet Kestin, Joyce King Thomas, Sasha Koren, Natalie Lam,  Minna Lavola, Elspeth Lynn, Monica Moro, Mira Olsson, Karin Onsager-Birch, Liz Paradise, Marlena Peleo-Lazar, Anna Qvennerstedt, Tiffany Rolfe, Gabriela Scardaccione, Doerte Spengler-Ahrens, Helayne Spivak, Emer Stamp, Nancy Vonk, Susan Westre.

This Wednesday, November 14th, come see some of the latest work from the Film & Advertising Broads (FAB) members and support the female talent behind the work. Bring your friends and co-workers. Both guys and gals are invited. RSVP for this free event there http://2112fabreelshowcase.eventbrite.com/

Let’s get together one last time before the year ends to catch up, share stories about 2012, plans for 2013, and mingle amongst some wonderful, smart and talented women like yourselves. Details and RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4692287759

Sasa was created by women for women to help fashion a better world through equitable direct trade of beautiful goods between makers and buyers. It is an innovative online trade platform that provides consumers access to hard to reach goods made by artisans in the developing world. And for the first time ever, supporting equitable international direct trade. Learn more by watching their video.

They are growing their technology in East Africa and throughout other developing countries and are looking for an E-Commerce Engineer and Lead Software Engineer. It is a great opportunity for interested candidates to have fun with new innovations and ideas and to be a key contributor as they continue to grow. Sasa’s employees work from their office in Nairobi or San Francisco. And all must have a desire to travel. If you are interested, or know someone who is, then email amanda@weareshesays.com for more details.

Sisi ni Sasa (“we are sasa”) – a call to action for artisans to empower themselves and their communities through creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Catapult , like the Women’s World Wide Web  and Blinknow, aims to help women around the world. But the difference is how they do it. Like Kickstarter, people create and rally  for causes where helpers are constantly engaged in the success of the project instead of offering a one-off donation fee and disappearing forever.

Westpac Bank in New Zealand worked out that kiwis spend on average $16M a day on impulse purchases. So why not dedicate a little effort to impulse saving? Their app basically let’s you set your savings amount and every time you feel you got a little OTT with purchases, simply hit the ‘save’ button and the bank knows what to do.

We hear that the first versions of the app were buggy but still  this is a simple idea US banks should adopt.

They are planing their first event for December. So if we have any PA ladies in the house, keep your eyes peeled and join the mailing list on the JOIN US part of the site.

YOU

Have 5+ years experience in designing websites, mobile sites and applications, including working in e-commerce. You are able to communicate design in a simple and engaging manner, balancing creative ideas with pragmatic thinking. Proven ability to clearly communicate ideas and user experience recommendations to clients, getting buy-in within a project cycle and moving a project forward. You can lead and inspire interdisciplinary teams through the discovery and design phases as well as new business challenges. Excellent presentation and client management skills, you also have great attention to detail in providing polished deliverables. You are self-motivated, dedicated and passionate about promoting user experience but also responsive to feedback.

THEM

A digital commerce leader for the world’s most elite brands. They deliver luxury experiences online through a combination of their interactive services, a flexible e-commerce platform and premier fulfillment and customer service solutions. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London and Milan, their client list has others drooling: Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, David Yurman, Donna Karan, Dunhill, eLUXURY, Fendi, Juicy Couture, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, New York Times, Oscar de la Renta, Tom Ford, Stella McCartney and St John. As User Experience and Visual Design go hand-in-hand at this agency, they are looking for a UX Lead who is able to collaboratively work in a fast-paced studio environment. The position requires the UX Lead to juggle multiple projects at the same time, often serving clients based in Europe.

Contact: amanda@weareshesays.com

What if you could give $20 to a local charity and save $40 off your next dinner? Why wouldn’t you give again and again?

With Givegoods you can support local charities by doing the same shopping and dining you already do. Everytime you shop or dine, you can support charities and save money at the same time.

Consumers get savings. Merchants connect to loyal customers for no cost. Charities offer great incentives to encourage much needed ongoing funding. Everybody wins