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TEDxBrowardCollege

I was asked to spearhead TEDxBrowardCollege and manage the creation of an event with many moving parts. As the Chair of the Committee I was intimately involved in every aspect which included:

Attaining a license to create an event from TED itself (the TED TALK topics) all needed to be submitted and approved.
Funding and location approval from Broward College
Announcement and subsequent review and selection of speakers/experts
Promotion design, creation, and submission (Sun-Sentinel, social media, college-wide)
Speaker and host practice sessions and meetings
Design and tracking of ticket sales through EventBrite
Design of event brochure
Securing beverage and catering following event
Securing of entertainment following event
Lighting and stage design
Live-stream broadcast of event
3 camera shoot of event
Editing and final submission of TED Talks videos to the team at TED for their approval
Follow-up of guests

This was a sold-out event and the speeches can now be seen on the TED website. This successful event and the resulting “TED Talks” is a notable accomplishment for each student, staff member and community leader who participated, and for the college itself. Looking forward, I am delighted to know that each year TEDxBrowardCollege will continue to grow and gain momentum in our community.

Below are a few of the speeches, images, press releases, promotions, fliers, follow-up documents, and some other assorted information that was created for this event.

Social Justice Parenting | Traci Baxley | TEDxBrowardCollege

The Dropped Baton | Brandon Gibson | TEDxBrowardCollege

Technology and its Impact in the Operating Room | Dr. John Malloy | TEDxBrowardCollege

TEDx_Program.pdf

TEDx Press Release

Attendee Report.xlsx

President Haile's UPDATE distributed college-wide.

Article about TEDxBrowardCollege in The Observer - Broward College Student Newspaper

IGNITE the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Created, produced, recorded and edited three "IGNITE the Entrepreneurial Spirit" events. These events are designed to bring together students at Broward College with local business professionals. Many of these business owners attended Broward College and faced and overcame the same struggles and realities of our students. In all three events, we brought together a diverse selection of speakers that represent and reflect the Broward College student body. The stories they tell are highly relatable and motivational to the students at Broward College.

Below are a few of the speeches, images, press releases, promotions, fliers, follow-up documents, and some other assorted information that was created for these three events.

Rohan Williams speaks at College "Entrepreneurship" event

Dr. Linda Green - IGNITE the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Mark Alfieri, Entrepreneur and Owner of O2 Media

IGNITE - Press Release.docx

BC Talks

Helped create this event where students are encouraged and invited to present speeches, spoken word, or comedy skits on social issues. It was a challenge to make it work virtually during Covid but the team pulled it off.

BCEx Faculty Advisor

Helped create this complex initiative of injecting 21st century workforce skills into the college's larger curriculum. I participated in many workshops and events as well as spoke at several events about my entrepreneurial background. They include:

"Game Changers Handbook"

"Startup Now" Speaker series

"Hey You! Want to start a business"

"Essential Steps to building a Social Business Model"

Helped to create and lead the following workshops:

"Bring Out Your Entrepreneurial Mindset"

"My Why: Explore your Passion, Mission, Idea"

"Validating Your Idea"

Participated in workshop to develop the BCEx Curriculum using Agile to develop the course.

Created a workshop and spoke in an "Entrepreneurship" classrooms for Joyce Walsh-Portillo.