Club Entrepreneur Denver Chapter Kick Off Meeting
I had a crazy week last week! On Monday I launched my wedding specific website, and posted my latest wedding slideshow. On Tuesday I headed down to Mile High Station for Club Entrepreneur Online Social Network National Launch Club, and the Club Entrepreneur Denver Chapter Kick Off Meeting . I almost didn’t go because I had more Denver events planned for Wednesday, but I am sure glad that I did! I brought my camera and started covering the event, mostly for some new blog content. I met up with the organizers and they are psyched to add my photography as part of their team. Steve Z Photography will now be one of the sponsors of the program, with all of the benefits and exposure offered to the big time advertisers. This could be huge!
The first event was a smashing success. 200 attendees and some big name speakers are giving the event some solid credibility. The first speaker was Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Using his down to earth demeanor, wit, and charm, he told his story about how he founded Denver’s first ever brew pub, the Wynkoop Brewing Company, and then went on to be the Mayor. As it turns out he never really intended to be a politician; he never even ran for Student Council in High School!
The second speaker was Ingrid Vanderveldt of CNBC’s American Made show. Ingrid’s story told the tale of making a TV show pilot based on Entrepreneurship as learned from a mentor. Her modest little pilot found it’s way onto the desk of a VP at CNBC, who loved the idea. Over time, after accepting the job of hosting and producing the show, word on the street got out relating to her lack of experience.
“So, you don’t actually have any broadcasting experience?”
“No.”
“So, you don’t actually have any interviewing experience?”
“No.”
“So, you don’t really have the production capabilities?”
“No.”
“But, you are going to host CNBC’s first ever prime time syndicated show?!!”
“Uh-huh!”
The headline speaker was the renowned entrepreneurial author and speaker Michael Gerber of the E-Myth. The main thing I remember from Michael’s talk (other than his pink tie), was how he poked a jab at small business owners. Do you know what the difference between a small business owner and an entrepreneur is? The small business owner is afraid to dream big.
All and all it was a great day, and I am super excited about thinking big about the future of Steve Z Photography. I feel like I really launched it this week. Tune in tomorrow to hear more BIG NEWS and excitement from my Wednesday events! Continued below is some more info on the Club Entrepreneur Network.
Club E is an “open source” online network for small business and entrepreneurs, run by some of the nation’s top entrepreneurs, offering the largest social network for entrepreneurs and web resources like blogs, articles, podcasts, videos and entrepreneurial television shows. As a combined media outlet, on-ground network and online social network, The Club E Network will empower the entrepreneurial community in an entirely unique and fresh way. Club E will leverage its broadband channel to distribute original and user-submitted content on-demand through podcasts, mobile devices, and DVD’s. Plans call for brand expansion to other distribution channels including cable TV and satellite radio.
THE PRIMARY OFFERINGS
• Video Programming – Short format programming online that first and foremost is entertaining, but also provides valuable information that business owners can use. Profiles of brand new and celebrity entrepreneurs, how-to type shows, reality programming and lifestyle shows all about following your passion and building companies.
• Online Community – With a growing need for entrepreneurs to interact with one another and leverage their collective resources to bring their businesses up to the big time, CLUB E will provide a trusted referral network for members to expand their network, learn from one another, and quickly find the resources and people they need to articulate and execute their dream and business plan.
• In-person community – Club E is launching physical chapters in 50+ cities over a 24-month period where members have monthly and bi-monthly meetings featuring speakers, networking events and activities that help/support current and aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Steve, these are great photos! Thank you very much for covering the Denver Club Entrepreneur Event. We’re very happy to have you, with all your talent, as a Club E sponsor!
great photo of Michael Gerber, who is speaking at our Second Annual Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference on Nov.8 in Phoenix. To hear him register at http://www.azentrepreneurship.com.
Great pics. Please check out our blog about the event at http://www.StartupStoryRadio.com.
These are wonderful! Really glad you came to the event! Looking forward to working with you Steve!
The Denver Chapter is our second effort at expanding Club E from our original in Tempe (AZ) and I couldn’t be more pleased by the event. Jonas Olmsted, my old Harvard buddy, did an exemplary job in bringing it all together in only 3 weeks(!) and the quality and cailber of the attendees and of course, our speakers, was nothing short of amazing! I look forward to spending time in Denver to help with the efforts to grow this amazing enterprise. Be sure to check out http://www.clubenetwork.com and help turn this into the greatest entrepreneurial web resource and social network available. Thanks, Steve for the great blog and pics!
Peter J. Burns, III
Club E Founder
You’ve got a great eye. I enjoyed looking at all your photos. I do freelance graphic design for a publishing company in Loveland. Sometimes they use outside photographers, I’ll forward your link, you never know!