Real ROI for Events

Event RecapJen VeralleJanuary 14, 2016corporate events, event follow-up, event planning, event roi, event strategy, MSPComment

CircleUp! It’s Not Selfish

Sparks of InsightJen VeralleOctober 4, 2015CircleUp, empowering women, Real Moms' Club, Real women, self discovery, Women Connected Comment

Social Media for Schools: The Hashtag Prevails

Sparks of InsightJen VeralleSeptember 28, 2015Andrea Gribble, Hashtag, Joe Sanfelippo, MISF, MN, Privacy Concerns, Social Media for Schools, WI, social media Comment

OTASiouxFalls: The Story Continues

Event RecapJen VeralleAugust 29, 2015Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, ArtsPractica, David Oyelowo, James Fowler, One of Many, OTA, Passenger Productions, Rock Garden Tour, Russ Carpenter, Sioux Falls, storytelling, Strangers, WeAreOTAComment

Minnedemo20: Holla! Solid Innovations

Event RecapJen VeralleJuly 24, 2015High Tech, IoTAlley, Minnedemo, Minnedemo20, MinnestarComment

Crashing on a Brazilian Blue Carpet Affair

Event RecapJen VeralleJune 21, 2015Bungalow Six, Crash the Ball, Minneapolis, MN Orchestra, Symphony BallComment

Real or RHONY: Ways that Women Connect

Sparks of InsightJen VeralleJune 16, 2015authentic self, networking, professional women, Real Housewives, RHONY, RMC, serendipity, Women Connected, women's groups Comment

Networking Pre-search and Planning

So many events, so little time. I understand exactly how this overload happens. Get a room full of enthusiastic people together around a cause, and the topic eventually trends toward throwing an event. But enthusiasm doesn’t necessarily translate into a good event worthy of your time and energy.

Sparks of InsightJen VeralleNovember 19, 2014Networking

Networking in Two and Twenty Minutes

Last week I attended two events focused on networking: Speed Networking and The Unraveled Network. Two completely different experiences in interaction — one allowing two minutes per conversation and the other setting the stage for a 20 minute conversation.

Sparks of InsightJen VeralleNovember 14, 2014Marcia Ballinger, Networking

Networking is the New Leadership

We’ve been defining leadership and what makes great leaders for 75 years. But networking? Well… that’s a little nebulous. What makes a great networker? What are the top five things they do and don’t do? How much time does it take to do networking right?

NetworkingJen VeralleNovember 7, 2014Pollen Midwest

OTAFargo: Boldness Knows No Boundaries

Forget about your goals. Forget about what you thought you wanted do to upon graduation. Forget about controlling your professional path. Just be bold.

The seventh in a series of semi-annual events, OTA pulled off another top-notch event in Fargo on September 12 (#OTAFargo).

Event RecapJen VeralleSeptember 16, 2014The Bush Foundation, OTA

A Taste of Twin Cities StartUp Week #TCSW

Have you heard? During Minnesota’s first Tech StartUp Week September 9-12, there’s quite the impressive line-up of events going on — 23 to be exact. Known among avid tweeters as #TCSW (Twin Cities StartUp Week) I’d be surprise if it wasn’t trending.

Event Recap, Tech EventJen VeralleSeptember 11, 2014TCSW14, 1MillionCups, Davis Law, MNCup, BetaMN, Coworking

OTA – The Intersection of Creativity and Community

We must be bold. Why? Because there is power in coming together and using our creativity to address society’s most challenging issues. OTA, founded in 2010, is a Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota movement that has been hosting semi-annual conferences since its inception and garnering a lot of attention.

Event Recap, NonProfit, Corporate EventJen VeralleApril 11, 2014

Business Ethics: Do Well and Do Good

Crossing boundaries to create common ground. Sounds so cliché, but it served as the context for delving into the most vexing and most urgent human dilemmas that face our society today at the 26th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum, March 1-9, 2014 (@NPPF on Twitter).

Event Recap, NonProfitJen VeralleMarch 12, 2014

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