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UP Alumni In The News 10.19.11

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Just 9 days stand between us and The UP Experience 2011, can you believe it? Time sure flies when you are discovering the people and achievements who are determining today what the world will look like tomorrow.

We hope we’ll see all of you on October 27th! Check out our Facebook page and Twitter feeds for live updates from UP on the 27th!

UP 09 alumni, Peter Diamandis, kicked off a week-long program for entrepreneurs at Singularity University this past week by saying that optimism is the key to business success. Check out why he says, “the world is getting better at an accelerating rate.”

rethink your workplace at UP 11! Photo Courtesy of Flickr/Michael Lokner

And as the world gets better some of us are feeling the stress of so much to do. If that sounds like you check out this post on how to be more positive at work that cites the research of UP 08 speaker Shawn Achor.

UP 10 alum Richard Florida tackled business from another angle, examining, “How Startups Have Changed the Way American Business Thinks” in The Atlantic.
Can’t wait until October 27th for your next dose of UP? Get your fix now on The UP Experience YouTube channel!

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UP Alumni In The News 6.22.11

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Is having the next big idea the key to success? Or is "tweaking" an idea better? Image courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/

UP 08 speaker Malcolm Gladwell got quite a bit of press in business and marketing media this week for his presentation at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. His most talked about comments were about why it might be better for business leaders to “tweak” instead of innovate.

Fellow UP 08 speaker Ray Kurzweil has also been all of late night talk and news shows discussing his vision of The Singularity, blogger Jason Silva at The Huffington Post declared, “The Singularity is here,” this. Meanwhile 60 Minutes posted several outtakes from their interview with Kurzweil.

The UP 08 speaker news continues with Shawn Achor who was also featured in The Huffington Post discussing the connection between happiness and weight loss.

UP 09 speakers Peter Diamandis and Michio Kaku were both included in Big Think’s panel at SAP’s Sapphire Now event in Florida to present there visions of the future. Diamandis predicts an “Age of Abundance” while Michio Kaku described his version as “perfect capitalism.” Read more here.

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Speaker Number 6 is . . . .

Friday, May 27th, 2011

We have some spectacular presenters lined UP so far, but we still have many more inspiring individuals to announce. Ready to learn who is next to take the stage?

Check out the clues below and leave your guesses in the comment section.

Enjoy the holiday weekend and we’ll announce our next speaker on Tuesday!

Our sixth 2011 UP Speaker is someone who…

Is an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO who has raised more than $70 million in federal, angel investor, and venture capital funding.

Our next announced speaker has a track record of success as an entrepreneur. Photo courtesy of flickr/Tracy O

Is a social media pioneer who has founded, operated, and sold several successful high-tech companies, and has earned the distinctive honors of Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young as well as CEO of the Year Tech Council, a leading U.S. technology trade association.

Is not only a popular speaker, strategic business consultant, and successful CEO by day, but also an award-winning winemaker by night.

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