DAL-TILE and Liberty Madison remembers founder Robert Brittingham

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@daltile made my year!  I attended the #sfdesignstudio event with #mohawkgroup + #daltile and I literally cried twice.

The universe gave me a gift!!
I got a chance to revisit my childhood memories with the #president and #vp of Daltile.
#haroldturk and I connected over a shocker!

We both loved and cared for the #founder of Daltile. My mentor Robert Brittingham.
(Bob) changed my families Life. He was/is a visionary. As a child he steered me in the direction towards #entrepreneurship. Yes my Jr high and high-school was shaped by this man. Day in and day out. I sat in on so many meetings of him yelling at these guys, yelling at #jerryjones yelling at the #mayor. He was stubborn but had a good heart. He dropped out of #usc to launch daltile. I remember sitting next to his bed and him saying he would do it all over again. He said follow your dreams and use EVERYTHING you have to your advantage. Whether its #beauty #brillance it just doesn’t matter use all of your tools!
I practically lived w this man. He was amazing and to walk down a street I Never go down and see the manifestation of his vision brought me to tears. I walked up and asked if I could speak to a Dal til employee and I walked up to the president! Something kept telling me to go down that street I didn’t get it but now I do. Im so thankful to connect with these men and share stories and tears! Remembering a man who changed all of our lives!!

It was so funny they could not believe I knew so much detail and inside corporate information. It was so funny! They paraded me around and I had the honor of meeting more of (MR.B) lovely employees.
I felt like I was finally back in Dallas with family.

Yes living with Billionaires raises the bar and exposes you to a world most would only dream of.

My tips and experience about life is a combination of my time with Robert Brittingham. (MR.B) has been my bar on which to measure success.

A few quotes from him
“A good fight is good for the soul”
“Calculate the risk”
“At times its unethical but do it anyway” (well we differ on that) 🙂
“Use everything good gave you”
“Never let one person determine your future, find a way”

He had a vision, launched, grew it to the largest ceramics company on the planet.
I think of my OFTEN

And I miss him. I loved him.
Thank you!

Pictured above is me with Harold Turk (President) and #JohnCousins (#vicepresident)

I bet Mr.B is tripping out. What were the chances of me going a way I don’t normally go to run into these men in #sanfrancisco and share a moment!
Its a small world!

MY POST OF THE YEAR!
#rip you are loved.
#LibertyMadison

Prezi talks iOS and new launch with #ThatTechGirl

PREZI

Steve Wishman, Senior Presentation Designer

 TECH:

At Prezi, we’re all about helping people share ideas and understand each other better. Prezi is a cloud-based, zooming presentation software that lets you arrange your ideas on to a single virtual canvas and see how they relate, helping you connect with your audience and tell your story more effectively. Zoom out to see the big picture and zoom in to see the details—and never settle for a boring slide deck again.

 TRANSLATION:

A cool cloud based company that offers HTML5 style presentations right out of the box! They hire dynamic designers who save you from looking like your granddad during a meeting.  Simply put, people relate to visuals hence the blockbuster summer movies you support every year. Trust me, those films are more reminiscent of a Prezi presentation than a Powerpoint! You WILL increase your sales simply because they will be amazed with your presentation and will relate to your message and brand!  All Hail ROI!

Now go get some business and spread your message with style!

http://www.prezi.com | @prezi

#ThatTechGirl Approval: APPROVED

#ThatTechGirl | @libertymadison

Did you miss Steve Wishman pitch at SFNT?

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Women 2.0 Women in Tech Event: San Francisco

Ask yourself one question?

Do you want to disrupt the tech industry?

If you are female you already have!

This male dominated field is poised for disruption!

Join other Disrupters in San Francisco on Thurs Oct 18,2012

Zendesk presents: Can the tech industry disrupt the status quo of women at work?
October is “Innovation Month” in the city of San Francisco, and the Mayors Office of Civic Innovation has launched an initiative to spotlight the organizations and entrepreneurs that make up today’s generation of innovators.
As part of this initiative, Zendesk, along with sf.citi, is hosting a lively conversation on Thurs, Oct 18, featuring Jon Erlichman of Bloomberg and execs from Zoosk, Vayable, BlackGirlsCode, Zendesk, and Women 2.0.
From Marissa Mayer’s rise to Yahoo CEO (while pregnant), to Anne-Marie Slaughter’s controversial Atlantic Monthly article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All”, and the heated presidential campaign underway, the debate about what it is to be a 21st-century woman continues to be hotly debated.
Can the tech industry rethink the traditional workforce and put women on an even playing field?
Join us for a conversation about how some of the leading stars in San Francisco’s startup community see the evolution of the workplace within the tech industry.
Moderator:
– Jon Erlichman, Sr. West Coast Correspondent, Bloomberg

Panelists:
– Kelly Steckelberg, CFO & COO, Zoosk
– Jamie Wong, CEO, Vayable
– Kimberly Bryant, Founder, BlackGirlsCode
– Sepi Nasiri, VP, Women 2.0
– Saroj Yadav, Sr. Software Engineer, Zendesk
Date:
Thurs, Oct 18, 2012to be held at Zendesk, 989 Market Street.

Schedule:
6:00-6:30 pm, registration & networking
6:30-7:30 pm, panel presentation and Q&A questions
7:30-8:00 pm, drinks
We encourge anyone from the tech industry or other professionals to join us for this conversation.

More about Innovation Month:
The Mayors Office of Civic Innovation has launched in partnership with Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (GAFFTA), Office of Economic Workforce Development, sf.citi, San Francisco Travel, and Golightly House to spotlight the organizations and entrepreneurs that make up today’s generation of innovators.

Innovation Month helps tell the story of San Francisco as the best place to live, work and play. More than any other city, San Francisco is uniquely poised to innovate and invent the future right here, right now, by capitalizing on our greatest resource – our people. And innovation isn’t just about technology – it’s about a different way of thinking and approaching our problems. It is through innovative approaches to crime fighting and community involvement that San Francisco remains one of the safest big cities in America. It is through new ways to make it easier for companies to do business in SF.
Info  www.sfciti.com

By @women2

Meet women from Google, Salesforce, Yelp, Zoosk and more!

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CrowdCon is drawing a crowd once again!

 

Get ready for CrowdCon!

The new way to make your start up STAND UP!

Ever thought about taking your idea to Kick Starter or Indie Go Go?

At CrowdCon you can learn the do’s and don’ts in crowd funding

CrowdCon is October 23 at Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco

Speakers from Twitter, Tech Crunch, CrowdFlower, Kaggle, IndieGoGo, Stanford,Microsoft, and Ebay will dazzle you with their tech formulas for life and funding!

Some onsite eye candy will be Uber, SFNewTech, and Lyft!

Follow them on Twitter @crowdconf and register at www.crowdconf.com

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Lets chat before and after this event!

@LibertyMadison for Life with Technology @lifewtechnology

To register and gain more info go to Crowdconf.com