BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SFBig - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sfbig.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SFBig REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240710T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240710T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20240305T074048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T215153Z UID:10000326-1720623600-1720630800@sfbig.org SUMMARY:The Mystery of Cannes\, UNPACKED DESCRIPTION: URL:https://sfbig.org/event/cannes-recap/ LOCATION:Publicis\, 465 Pine Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cannes-Rectangle.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20240305T070656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240515T194251Z UID:10000325-1715947200-1715965200@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Pickleball Tournament DESCRIPTION:Get ready to rally at SFBig’s fastest-growing event! Join us for a day of dinks\, drinks\, and friendly competition at the beautiful Bay Club Gateway in San Francisco. \n\n\n\nThis marks our 2nd Annual SFBig Pickleball Tournament. Last year was a hit & we are excited to bring you some fun new additions to this year’s outing. Grab a friend\, a colleague\, or a client and join in on the fun. All attendees will have a chance to compete in teams of 2 for top prizes in the Pickleball Tournament. \n\n\n\n\nNever played? We’ll have pickleball pros on site teaching the basics of the game and providing tips to compete with the best of em. \n\n\n\nNo pickle partner? We’ll pair you with one upon arrival.\n\n\n\n\nPickling isn’t your thing? Enjoy refreshments\, food\, lawn games\, and DJ beats while cheering on your friends or mingling with the best in the industry. \n\n\n\nTickets include: Open Bar\, Lunch + Snacks\, Access to 6 Pickleball Courts + Gear\, Beats from DJ Lo-Qui\, Awards\, and unlimited use of Bay Club facilities including Pool\, Cornhole\, Ping Pong and MORE! URL:https://sfbig.org/event/pickleball-tournament/ LOCATION:Bay Club Gateway\, 370 Drumm St\, San Francisco\, California\, 94111\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IG-Pickleball.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240416T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240416T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20240305T060822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T203036Z UID:10000324-1713276000-1713290400@sfbig.org SUMMARY:CTV Half Day Summit DESCRIPTION:sfBIG is hosting our first half day summit focused on the growth of CTV! At the current pace\, CTV ad spend is expected to grow to $42.4B by 2027! Learn from industry experts how to navigate the CTV landscape – is it better to buy direct or programmatic channels? What are viewers watching? On which platform? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIndividual Tickets – Logged in Members Get a $25 Discount!\n\n\n\nTABLES of 10 AVAILABLE – available here or email Sponsorship@sfBIG.org to book URL:https://sfbig.org/event/ctv-half-day-summit/ LOCATION:Elks Lodge (in the Kensington Park Hotel)\, 450 Post Street - 3rd Floor\, SAN FRANCISCO\, California\, 94109\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CTV-SUMMIT-FEATURED-IMAGE-1080-x-750-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20240229T180813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T174407Z UID:10000323-1711022400-1711044000@sfbig.org SUMMARY:March Madness Kick-off Party DESCRIPTION:Pop on over at any point during the game to watch the kick-off games\, have some food and drinks. Games and prizes throughout the day thanks to our Bar Sponsor – Digital Turbine! \n\n\n\nPLEASE RSVP BY CLICKING HERE \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT YOUR BRACKET – Password: Community \n\n\n\nBrackets must be completed by Thursday 9am to win $100! URL:https://sfbig.org/event/march-madness-kick-off-party/ LOCATION:Trinity Bar\, 1851 Union St\, SAN FRANCISCO\, California\, 94123 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/March-Madness-Feat-Image-1080-x-750-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240213T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20240109T233952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T163639Z UID:10000322-1707840000-1707847200@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Retail Media DESCRIPTION:Content starts at 4:45pm – Sponsored by Aki \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE TRANSFORMATION OF THE RETAIL MEDIA LANDSCAPE. The retail media/commerce landscape is experiencing surging popularity and transformation. Numerous driving forces are causing irreversible changes from post pandemic shopping behavior\, the rapid rise of AI & automatization\, disappearing cookies and advancements in shoppable digital technologies. \n\n\n\nBut while these changes are occurring\, whether for good or evil\, which can (and will!) be debated\, the need for brands to drive consideration and loyalty has remained a constant. Against this backdrop\, the panel’s goal is to illuminate insights and ideas about understanding and navigating the evolving retail landscape to deliver increased marketing effectiveness. \n\n\n\nTo help us dissect and distill this topic\, we’ve assembled an esteemed group of panelists who represent the various sides of retail marketing to share their insights\, best practices\, and predictions for the year ahead. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerated by: Chris Portella\, EVP\, Global Managing Partner\, UM \n\n\n\nPanelist: Casey Harsh\, VP Commerce\, UM \, Evan Fjeld\, Senior Product Manager\, The Trade Desk\, Carolyn Parodi\, Client Business Lead\, PHD \n\n\n\nJoin us for engaging conversation\, snacks\, drinks\, and everything you need to know about the Retail landscape.. URL:https://sfbig.org/event/retail-media/ LOCATION:UM\, 45 Fremont Street\, SAN FRANCISCO\, California\, 94105 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IG-RetailMedia-thumbnail-.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20240104T185015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T200021Z UID:10000321-1706720400-1706725800@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Mentor Program - Sign up DESCRIPTION:CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION DUE ON JANUARY 31 \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFor more information check out www.baarc.com/mentoring or email mentor@sfBIG.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up to be a MENTOR or a MENTEE here https://forms.gle/owTHYZFC4DQRjt2V6 URL:https://sfbig.org/event/2024-mentorship-program/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/APPS-OPEN-Mentor-Program-FBLI-pt.2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20231219T170504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T000519Z UID:10000087-1706202000-1706212800@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Party DESCRIPTION:Free to Members – Tickets available for non-members $30 \n\n\n\nDRINKS\, FOOD\, NETWORKING\, CHINESE FORTUNE TELLING \n\n\n\nAND NEW YEAR\, NEW YOU HEADSHOTS! (availability will be limited) URL:https://sfbig.org/event/lunar-new-year-party/ LOCATION:Dentsu Offices\, 650 california Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94108\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Event-Thumbnail-Lunar-New-Year.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231212T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231212T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20231128T210356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T172055Z UID:10000086-1702400400-1702407600@sfbig.org SUMMARY:sfBIG Holiday Pop-Up DESCRIPTION:Put on that Ugly Holiday Sweater and join us for some holiday cheer URL:https://sfbig.org/event/sfbig-holiday-pop-up/ LOCATION:Terrene Restaurant\, 8 Mission Street (in 1 Hotel)\, SAN FRANCISCO\, California\, 94105\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SFBIG-HOLIDAY-POP-UP.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20231003T214320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T204551Z UID:10000083-1697716800-1697742000@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Patio Party (for the non-golfers) DESCRIPTION:Golfers can’t have all the fun! The Patio Party\, sponsored by Quantcast\, will be going all day long with games\, food\, drinks\, music\, networking and fun. \n\n\n\nMembers can attend the Patio Party free – log into your account and buy a $0 ticket. URL:https://sfbig.org/event/patio-party-for-the-non-golfers/ LOCATION:Presidio Golf Course\, 300 Finley Rd\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94129\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Patio-Party-IG.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230823T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230823T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20230804T203656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T205114Z UID:10000081-1692806400-1692806400@sfbig.org SUMMARY:East Bay Pop-Up DESCRIPTION:Happy Hour \n\n\n\n\n\nCome meet and mingle with your local sfBIG community ! \n\n\n\nStellar Wine and Craft Beer\, Food Trucks\, and Live Music by Brad Edelman URL:https://sfbig.org/event/east-bay-pop-up/ LOCATION:Wine Thieves\, 3401 Mt. Diablo Rd\,\, Lafayette\, California\, 94549\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/8-23-East-Bay-Pop-website-banner-1800-×-600-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20230502T211856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T004216Z UID:10000077-1689872400-1689883200@sfbig.org SUMMARY:CANCELED -Content After Dark: The Next Wave of Programmatic is Creative DESCRIPTION:Tickets Are Free for Members – You need to be logged in\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor years\, the industry has been hyper-focused on data\, targeting\, privacy\, and supply chain. It makes sense as the programmatic ecosystem cleans up the pipeline for transparency and performance. The loser? Creative. Creative is one of the most influential drivers of performance… and will become ever-the-more important with the deprecation of the cookie and the challenges of a largely non-addressable ecosystem as a result. \n\n\n\nJoin us for some drinks\, snacks\, and some lively discussion about the next wave of programmatic media and the role creative will play in driving success. \n\n\n\nAddress: 110 5th Street\, 2nd Floor – Check-in first in the lobby URL:https://sfbig.org/event/content-after-dark-the-future-of-programmatic-is-creative/ LOCATION:Yahoo – 110 5th Street\, 2nd Floor\, 110 5th Street 2nd Floor\, San Francisco\, California\, 94103\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220427T043000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220427T063000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20220407T024642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T222512Z UID:10000013-1651033800-1651041000@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Best of the West 2022 DESCRIPTION:Best of the West 2022\nDate: Wednesday\, April 27th\n11:30 – 1:30pm PDT\nRegister ahead of time to get on the platform and network at 11:30am\nRegister HERE\nIt’s bacccck! In its 3rd year\, Best of the West is back and better than ever! Join us as we harness the collective knowledge of West Coast advertisers\, brands\, and agencies in areas where they are taking the lead.\nThanks to our sponsors Amazon\, The Trade Desk and Tremor Video hear from leaders about innovations in sports marketing\, entertainment and tech\, privacy\, and purpose-driven marketing.\n\n \nKeynote\nRishad Tobaccowala\n\n\nRishad Tobaccowala is the author of Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data. He is a speaker and an advisor to many firms\, including Publicis Groupe where he worked for 38 years\, most recently as its chief strategist and chief growth officer!\n\nFuture Focused: Sports Marketing Presented by LVIMA\nKate Wik\n\nCMO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor’s Authority\nExecutive-level professional with over 20 years of Marketing and Advertising experience compiled across four award-winning advertising and a Fortune 500 company. Recently joined the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to market the world-renowned leisure and business destination\, Las Vegas\n\n\n\nJeremy Aguero\n \n\nCOO of The Las Vegas Raiders\n\n\nJeremy Aguero is the Chief Operations and Analytics Officer of the Las Vegas Raiders. Aguero joined the Raiders in the fall of 2021 and oversees Allegiant Stadium\, operational analytics\, community relations\, government affairs\, facilities\, tours and group sales and alumni relations for the Team. Prior to joining the Raiders\, Aguero spent 24 years as a principal analyst with Applied Analysis\, the Nevada’s leading economic\, fiscal and policy research firm. A fourth-generation Las Vegas resident\, Aguero has deep roots in the community and has been recognized for his efforts and leadership in economic development\, education\, fiscal policy and social responsibility. Aguero holds degrees from the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas and the William S. Boyd School of Law. \n\n\n\nThe Future of Privacy Presented by sfBIG\n\n\nRichy Glassberg\n\nCo-Founder and CEO\n\n\nA 25-year digital media pioneer Richy has led seven startups: three inside of big media companies\, four outside. Richy now serves as Co-Founder and CEO of SafeGuard Privacy. He previously held executive roles at leading brands\, agencies\, and media companies. In his role as CEO/COO at Medialets\, Richy pivoted & sold the company to WPP. Richy was on the founding team of CNN.com\, the CEO/Founder of Phase2Media\, a co-founder of IAB\, and a co-founding board member of Breastcancer.org. Richy has also served at MTVN\, Turner Broadcasting\, and News Corp.\n\n\n\nFiona Campbell-Webster\n\n \n\n\nChief Privacy Officer – MediaMath\n\n\nFiona Campbell-Webster is Chief Privacy Officer at MediaMath\, with over 20 years of experience advising media and digital companies. She sits on the Legal and Compliance team as the legal lead for Privacy\, Identity & Data Use\, and is responsible for defining the privacy program and strategic policies and processes around privacy\, data use\, identity\, and compliance to ensure data is used ethically. Previously\, Fiona was Head Legal Counsel and DPO at Beeswax (DSP) and\, prior to that\, she was the first and sole legal counsel and DPO at TripleLift (SSP). She has advised various AdTech companies and provided legal advice in privacy and digital marketing. Find her on LinkedIn here. \n \n\n\nSheila Colclasure\n\nGlobal Chief Digital Responsibility and Public Policy Officer\n\n\nAs Global Chief Digital Responsibility and Public Policy Officer\, Sheila leads the global data policy and digital responsibility strategies for Kinesso\, ensuring that data and digital technology are used ethically and accountably across the enterprise and with IPG clients. This means ensuring data and tech are used in ways that serve people. She helps ensure practices operating at the leading edge of digital technology are consistent with principles of responsible\, respectful\, proportionate and fair data use. Sheila is responsible for public policy engagement with regulators\, policy groups\, clients and other key stakeholders globally\, advocating for ethical advertising and marketing practices\, in ways that earn trust. She is an advisor on the development and deployment of Kinesso’s data-driven and digital solutions and services. She is a trusted thought partner\, advisor\, and reputational champion for IPG companies.\n\n \n\n\nWayne Matus\n \n\nCo-Founder\, General Counsel & EVP\n\n\nWayne is General Counsel\, EVP and Co-Founder of SafeGuard Privacy LLC\, a SaaS privacy compliance company. Previously\, from 2012-2018\, Managing Director UBS AG Senior legal officer accountable for the collection\, transfer\, processing\, review and analysis of data for all significant Legal\, Investigations\, Privacy and Compliance matters for the bank globally\, including eDiscovery\, Information Governance\, Data Privacy and Cyber Security. From 2007-2012 he was an Equity Partner and Group Head at Pillsbury Winthrop for the Information Law and Electronic Discovery Practice Group and co-Group Head for the Privacy Law Practice Group.  Each practice group was ranked by Chambers & Partners as among the world’s leading practices and he was singularly recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of the world’s best lawyers in each practice. \n \nPragmatic Futurism Presented By ThinkNW\n\n\n\nNilesh Ashra\n\nFuturist\n\n\nNilesh Ashra helps brands invent the future using technology. He is the founder of the Wieden+Kennedy Lodge and is the co-host of the Unbalanced podcast – a show about independent work. We cover the tips\, techniques\, and strategies to find more balance in your life through independent work.\n\n \nThe Future of TV Production Presented by ThinkLA\nStay tuned for information about the speakers.\nOur Sponsors\n\n                       URL:https://sfbig.org/event/best-of-the-west-2022/ LOCATION:zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BOTW22_Logo_Final-02-e1649278805811.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220309T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220331T100000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20220303T044705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220310T044029Z UID:10000011-1646784000-1648720800@sfbig.org SUMMARY:2022 sfBIG March Madness Bracket Challenge DESCRIPTION:March Madness is one of the biggest\, most entertaining\, and exciting events in all sports. Every spring people all over the country tune in to watch 68 teams compete in a single game elimination tournament to decide the best team in all of NCAA Division 1 basketball. This year\, the 2022 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament will be like no other before it. \nOur Sponsor for this year’s March Madness tournament is Yahoo! We want to thank them for not only being a sponsor for this year’s event but also for being an amazing sponsor throughout the years! Yahoo will also be providing a couple of awesome prizes for some of the top players of the tournament! \nThe goal: to guess the outcome of every game in this tournament in hopes of creating the perfect bracket. \nsfBIG’s Challenge: In honor of this year’s March Madness sfBIG will be holding an open bracket challenge to all those who wish to participate\, with the most perfect bracket being crowned the sfBIG BIGgest Baller along with a prize for the person with the best bracket submitted.  \nWe encourage our members to invite anyone they want to participate in sfBIG’s March Madness Bracket Challenge! We will be hosting this group through the Yahoo! Sports Tournament Challenge Platform.  \nTo join the sfBIG March Madness Brack Challenge \nClick Here!\nSign in with you Yahoo or Google Account! \nLimit to 1 entry per person \nAll submissions for the bracket challenge must be submitted by Thursday\, March 13th before the first game tips off.\n \nGood Luck to all Tournament Participants! URL:https://sfbig.org/event/2022-sfbig-march-madness-bracket-challenge/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-March-Mdness-Tournamen-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211104T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211104T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20210817T023606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T015654Z UID:10000067-1636020000-1636041600@sfbig.org SUMMARY:sfBIG's Party in The Presidio DESCRIPTION:It’s A Par-Tee In The Presidio!\n \nsfBIG’s Annual Golf Tournament is back for the 7th year in a row at the gorgeous Presidio Golf Course! \nThis year we are hosting The Party in the Presidio and are going BIGger than we ever have before for this event. This will be our biggest event of the year combining the sfBIG annual golf tournament with an in-person social event from 12 pm-3 pm at the Presidio while the golf tournament is taking place. We will have our annual golf tournament back to a full 144 golfers this year as well as during the tournament an opportunity for people to hang out with the gathering agencies\, brands\, publishers\, tech partners\, and all our members who come on out to connect\, and most importantly NETWORK! Whether you’re in it to win the tournament or just looking to stop by to have a drink and socialize we have all the options for you!  \nThis is a full-day event so be sure to get time off\, dust off your clubs\, and practice your swing!  The Tournament is set for Thursday\, November 4th at the Presidio Golf Course. We are expecting a sell-out event so please secure your tickets NOW! \n\nRegistration/check-in: 11:00 am\nTee-Off: 12:00 pm\n\nIn correspondence with new legislation passed by the city of San Francisco\, sfBIG will require all in-person attendees to provide/show proof of their Covid-19 vaccination in order to attend. \n \n\nThank You To This Years Sponsors!\n \nOur Sponsors: \nMediasmith                           Yahoo                                      Samba TV                                   T-Mobile                             ViralGains \n           LoopMe                      WSJ Barrons Group                      Vistar Media                                   VIZIO                                    GSTV \n           Adomni                   Media Matters Worldwide                      MiQ                                    Apollo Partners                     Zeta Global \n           Simpli.fi                                Kargo                                           Sightly                                    Future PLC                          Adtheorent \n           Audacy                          The Trade Desk                                Taboola                                       Billups                              Flashtalking \n                           Mediaocean                                                                                                                                        Causwells \nInterested in being a sponsor?\nSponsorship options are available now but are going fast. For this year\, sponsors will have the ability to create their own booth at the Presidio with signage\, swag\, and an employee running the booth to interact with golf players\, other sponsors\, and people just coming to the cocktail event. \nSponsors will also have a traveling brand ambassador that can be carted around\nto each hole to interact with players after they hit from the Tee Box. \nWe also have opportunities for sponsorships at the social mixer during the tournament. This is a great way to get your business in front of brands\, agencies\, and members of the sfBIG community. \nSponsorship Opportunities: Welcome Sponsor\, Drink Cart Sponsor (Cart for Sponsor)\, Driving Range Sponsor\, Lunch Box Sponsor\, Mask Sponsor\, Day Event Sponsor (Open Bar)\, Closest to the pin Sponsors\, Individual Hole Sponsors\, Hole In One Sponsor\, Playbook Sponsor \nIf you are interested in being a sponsor or have more questions reach out to zach@catalystsf.com or Chris.klein@flashtalking.com URL:https://sfbig.org/event/sfbigs-party-in-the-presidio/ LOCATION:Presidio Golf Course\, 300 Finley Rd\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94129\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LL-Featured-Images-26-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211019T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211019T103000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20210916T224426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T224507Z UID:10000064-1634637600-1634639400@sfbig.org SUMMARY:sfBIG Talk Episode 5: Networking DESCRIPTION:Big Talk Episode 5: Networking\nBack for our next installment of BIG Talk our hosts Kelly Burke and Susan Edmonds will be talking about Networking and creating your own personal brand! URL:https://sfbig.org/event/sfbig-talk-episode-5-networking/ LOCATION:Facebook Live ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/LL-Featured-Images-24.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210825T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210825T103000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20210817T030144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T030144Z UID:10000066-1629885600-1629887400@sfbig.org SUMMARY:BIG Talk Episode 4: Career Crossroads DESCRIPTION:BIG Talk is BACK!\nEpisode 4: Career Crossroads\nFor our next installment\, we will be discussing women in the industry\, their careers\, and how to find balance. The journey that you are on with your career isn’t always a straight ride join us on August 25th at 5 pm on sfBIG’s Facebook live to learn how to navigate the roads ahead.  Whether you are returning to the workforce\, looking to pivot\, or planning the next 2 to 3 years we are here to discuss how you can lean in and tackle these challenges like a pro. \n  \nsfBIG will be having a special guest join our dynamic duo of Kelly Burke and Susan Edmonds for this next episode of BIG Talk! \nOur Guest Speaker:\n \nJacqueline Potter\, Co-Founder\, Collectively \n  \nTune in to our next episode Wednesday\, August 25th at 5 PM PDT by clicking the link here: https://www.facebook.com/SanFranciscoBIG URL:https://sfbig.org/event/big-talk-episode-4-careercrossroads/ LOCATION:Facebook Live ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/LL-Featured-Images-35.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210616T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210617T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20210521T002035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T235149Z UID:10000047-1623841200-1623931200@sfbig.org SUMMARY:How The Internet Cookie Crumbles DESCRIPTION:How The Internet Cookie Crumbles\nWednesday\, June 16th\, 12-1 PM PDT\nLosing cookies could be the best thing for marketers:\nWith the cookies crumbling in 2022\, sfBIG is bringing together a stellar lineup of industry experts to uncover what ‘no cookies’ means…no tracking\, no targeting\, no media measurement\, no attribution\, and no personalized messaging. Join us on June 16th at noon to explore a world without cookies – is your organization prepared?  According to a March 2021 IAB report\, the majority of brands are ill-prepared and publishers stand to lose billions as cookies go away. Our panel will discuss why the cookie has been so important and dig into the impact its removal will have on the advertising industry. \nOur Moderator:\nSara Owens\, Head of Analytics & Data Sciences\, Media Matters Worldwide \n \nSara leads the Analytics and Data Sciences at Media Matters Worldwide. She has deep experience across every side of the industry from brand to publisher and tech to agency. Sara is passionate about using data to solve problems and tell stories. She pushes her teams as well as clients to look past reporting and observations to find true insights as that is what ultimately unlocks meaningful opportunities to create an emotional connection between brand and consumer. \nOur Speakers:\nSteve Latham\, Global Head of Analytics\, Flashtalking \n \nSteve is responsible for product strategy\, go-to-market\, and client success for Flashtalking Identity and Analytics products. Designed and commercialized Flashtalking’s award-winning Encore attribution platform and led the initiative to introduce privacy-friendly\, cookieless identity orchestration\, personalization\, and measurement. Global SME and frequent speaker on data\, analytics\, and identity in the post-cookie world.  \nGiovanni Gardelli\, Senior Director Ad Targeting & Identity Products\, Verizon Media \n \nGio Gardelli is responsible for all ad products covering audience & contextual targeting\, as well as identity for Verizon Media Ad Platforms. Since he joined Verizon Media in 2018\, he has been focusing on building solutions to prepare advertisers and publishers for a future without cookies & IDFAs\, including ConnectID\, NextGen Audience targeting\, and more. \n  \nBrandon Zirkle\, Senior Director of Partnerships\, T-Mobile \n \nBrandon Zirkle has been developing and leading product and data strategies within the ad tech industry for almost 20 years. Zirkle is currently the Senior Director of Partnerships at T-Mobile where he leads Advertising Technology Partnerships & Strategy for T-Mobile’s Marketing Solutions Division and focuses on the measurement\, identity\, and audience data strategy. Before T-Mobile\, Zirkle served as the Group Manager of Marketing Solutions at Microsoft\, where he led the development of Microsoft’s global display advertising data strategy and managed all Microsoft’s third-party data provider relationships\, including inbound business development\, product assessment\, and contract negotiations. Additionally\, Zirkle has a breadth of startup experience and has held leadership roles at aQuantive and PushSpring\, with both achieving successful exits. \nZirkle holds a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from Kansas State University and an MBA from the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business. \n  \nBe sure to sign up for this jam-packed panel of experts on all things cookies as we prepare for the impact its removal will bring URL:https://sfbig.org/event/how-the-internet-cookies-crumbles/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/LL-Featured-Images-17.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210405T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20210310T025900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T034051Z UID:10000053-1616050800-1617638400@sfbig.org SUMMARY:sfBIG's March Madness Bracket Challenge DESCRIPTION:March Madness is one of the biggest\, most entertaining\, and exciting events in all sports. Every spring people all over the country tune in to watch 68 teams compete in a single game elimination tournament to decide the best team in all of NCAA Division 1 basketball. This year\, the 2021 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament will be like no other before it. With no tournament being played in 2020 this competition holds the weight of two years for players playing for pride\, desire\, and aspirations of being crowned national champions. With this comes the bracket challenge. \nThe goal: to guess the outcome of every game in this tournament in hopes of creating the perfect bracket. \nsfBIG’s Challenge: In honor of this year’s March Madness sfBIG will be holding an open bracket challenge to all those who wish to participate\, with the most perfect bracket being crowned the sfBIG BIGgest Baller along with a prize for the person with the best bracket submitted.  \nWe encourage our members to invite anyone they want to participate in sfBIG’s March Madness Bracket Challenge! We will be hosting this group through ESPN’s Tournament Challenge Platform.  \nIn order to participate\, you must sign up with ESPN which is a super easy and quick process. Then you must join the sfBIG March Madness Group.  \nTo join the sfBIG March Madness Brack Challenge Click Here! \nThis is a Private group and requires a password to join. \nPassword: sfBIG  \nLimit to 1 entry per person \nAll submissions for the bracket challenge must be submitted by Thursday\, March 18th before the first game tips off.\n \nGood Luck to all Tournament Participants! \n  URL:https://sfbig.org/event/sfbigs-march-madness-bracket-challenge/ LOCATION:ESPN Bracket Challenge ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/LL-Featured-Images-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210224T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210224T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20210121T023518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T080925Z UID:10000058-1614182400-1614186000@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Bigger than BIG Awards: Celebrating The Resiliency Of The Bay Area! DESCRIPTION:This is event is  Free for Members so please sign in to get the discount!!\nALL BIGGIES on February 24th at 5pm PST we are putting on a Bigger than BIG Awards show for 2020 recognizing the wins\, the heroes and the acts of pure humanity that came out of 2020. We are very excited to get our community involved in picking the deserving people and organizations for each award \n  \nThe Bay Area is home to groundbreaking technology\, immersive cultural acceptance\, and cutting edge creatives. Our association is made up of leaders and innovators who have created and shaped the marketing world as we know it. However\, nobody anticipated a pandemic and the other shocking significant events that occurred in 2020 and continue today. \n  \nThis year sfBIG is recognizing those that have been Bigger than BIG and bigger than themselves! 2020 brought with it a world spreading virus\, uncountable protest\, horrific wildfires and other disasters. Through 2020 has challenged us like no other\, we are still here. We have proven to ourselves what human ingenuity is capable of attaining when given\, what seems like\, insurmountable obstacles. Lastly\, we have come together and have become more unified than ever during a time when we\, as a nation\, are so divided. Let’s all celebrate resilience and strength as we recognize the individuals that ran headfirst into the turbulent year and made something great from it. \n  \n\nBigger Than BIG Award Categories:\nThe Hal Riney Award\nThis year’s Hal Riney Award recipient is Steve Katelman – Omnicom Media Group \nDiversity\, Equity\, Inclusion Best Practices Award\nAn organization that has shown outstanding leadership with DEI. This organization aims to be diverse in every way and has built a culture of belonging and acceptance. They acknowledge the differences and focus on the individual needs of the people in their organization. This award can be achieved by an organization that was ahead of its time in paving the way for DEI practices or an organization that saw the extreme need after the actions this year and acted quickly and intently to put processes in place. \nFocusing on Local Support Award\nThe pandemic has hit local businesses extremely hard. Many staples of the Bay Area have had to shut their doors forever\, others struggle to make ends meet. Do you know someone who has taken it upon themselves to lead their own crusade to support our local businesses? Have their efforts been extraordinary? We’d love to hear all about it and consider them for this heartfelt award. \nStrongest Campaign and Messaging Pivot in 2020 Award\nBrands that stood head and shoulders above the rest to change their messaging during the pandemic Or maybe they went back to the drawing board and created brand new messaging\, a brand new campaign to better received by their consumers? We want to celebrate the organization that took a unique approach to messaging and didn’t follow the herd. \nCompanies that Cared Award\nLoyalty is built when organizations truly put their employees first. Adapting to a 100% work-from-home environment brought about many challenges. Some companies embraced the challenge and went into overdrive to ensure all employees were more than just set up properly. If your organization made it crystal clear how much they care about their employees by coming up with creative ways to boost morale\, promote employee wellness\, adjust to the new normal\, and more\, we want to hear about it. \nGoing Above and Beyond Award\n2020 brought out the inner humanitarian in just about everyone as we lived and witnessed the hardships of our communities and our country. However\, there are those that give back to their communities on the regular and took this time to go above and beyond to lend a helping hand. Let’s recognize the person who took it upon themselves to step up and lead during a time when everyone was hurting \n\nWe are so excited to see who our community nominates. Please fill out the form below to submit a colleague or company for an Award. All Nominations must be submitted by February 12th. To submit multiple nominations just reload the page after each submission \nIf you have any questions please contact Zach Chayra (zach@catalystsf.com) URL:https://sfbig.org/event/bigger-than-big-awards-celebrating-the-resiliency-of-the-bay-area/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LL-Featured-Images-19-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201201T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210115T223000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20201204T043004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201231T014033Z UID:10000057-1606820400-1610749800@sfbig.org SUMMARY:sfBIG's Giving BIG Holiday Season Auction DESCRIPTION:Welcome to sfBIG’s Giving BIG Holiday Season Auction!!!\nBeginning on December 3rd\, 2020\nJoin us in Giving BIG this year! Since this year has been ever-changing and unpredictable we are holding sfBIG’s Holiday Season fundraiser by having an online auction! Members will be given the opportunity to place bids on items and experiences we have had donated. This is an all month-long experience\, with the auction catalog being updated weekly to give you lots of items and experiences to choose from. We want you to win!  The auction becomes live at 12:00 PM PST Thursday\, December 3rd. Below you can find the instructions for registering and placing bids on our auction platform. \nHow to Register and Bid: \n1. To register for this auction at any point this month click the link below and head to our holiday auction landing site. \n2. From there you can view the catalog but are unable to bid unless you register or sign in. \n3. To register we only require your name\, email\, and phone number. \n4. You will from then on use your email to log in and monitor your current bids and place new ones. \n5. Once an account is registered you can start winning in this auction. \nWe hope to give you a unique and exciting auction experience. With low minimums for amazing rewards take the opportunity to visit the link below and see what is available! \n  \nsfBIG Holiday Season Auction \n  URL:https://sfbig.org/event/sfbigs-giving-big-holiday-season-auction/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/LL-Featured-Images-15.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201112T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201112T133000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20200911T025241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201111T012817Z UID:10000037-1605166200-1605187800@sfbig.org SUMMARY:sfBIG's 6th Annual Golf Tournament DESCRIPTION:For our 6th year in a row\, sfBIG is thrilled to bring back the annual sfBIG Golf Tournament at the amazingly beautiful Presidio Golf Course! \n This is set to be our biggest event of the year!  \nBe sure to come out and show us who can drive for show\, who can putt for dough\, or who can win all the raffles after the golfing even starts (while socially distancing). We encourage everyone who can to come out and do all 3! \nThis is a full-day event so be sure to get time off\, dust off your clubs\, and bring your hand sanitizer!  The Tournament is set for Thursday\, November 12th at the Presidio Golf Course. We are expecting a sell-out event so please secure your foursome NOW! \n\nRegistration/Check-In: 9:00 AM\nFirst Tee-Off: 9:30 AM\n\nDue to the ongoing pandemic\, this is set to be one of our only in-person events of the year! That makes this a can’t miss event. We hope to see you all there and enjoy this fantastic event together safely! #sfBIGGOLF \nThis year we are having a post-tournament virtual event where we will recap all the winners\, hear from all the sponsors\, hand out awesome golf raffle prizes\, and bring another annual sfBIG Golf Tournament to a close. You’ll have the chance to be winning even after stepping out on the course as we celebrate another great day! \nSponsorship options are available now but are going fast. \nSponsoring a hole at this years sfBIG Golf Tournament comes with numerous opportunities. You will be given the opportunity to network with leaders in the community through direct human interaction. Each sponsor is given their own hole to set up and make their own. Each sponsor will get the opportunity to introduce themselves to all of the golfers participating. Best of all! Every sponsor will get a chance to reserve their own foursome for golfing at this tournament as well!  \n  \nFoursomes are now on sale\, please reach out to us to RESERVE your spots now! \nIndividual tickets will be offered based on availability. This is a limited event due to Covid-19\, so be sure to sign up! \nIf you wish to take part in any of the sponsorship options listed above please contact: chris.klein@flashtalking.com or zach@catalystsf.com  URL:https://sfbig.org/event/sfbigs-6th-annual-golf-tournament/ LOCATION:Presidio Golf Course\, 300 Finley Rd\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94129\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Golf-Tournament-3-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201027T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201028T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20201014T083451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T025728Z UID:10000060-1603814400-1603904400@sfbig.org SUMMARY:sfBIG Happy Hour October 27th DESCRIPTION:sfBIG Presents:\n Today’s Real Estate\, “TRULY” Not Scary!\nJoin us after hours on October 27th\, 5 – 6 PM PDT as we spill the guts on why real estate in San Francisco right now\, isn’t all that spooky! \nThis year we’ve seen San Francisco turn ghostly. Covid-19 has impacted so many and changed the housing market as we know it. It can be frightening\, but that’s what we’re here for! Show up to our Halloween themed happy hour as we will be hosting a great panel on how the real estate market is looking. Along with this\, there will be high-level questions to help the audience get the answers they may have. \nDrink Theme: A drink that best represents the real estate market \nCostumes aren’t mandatory\, but feel free to dress up! \nModerator: \nKelly Burke \nProfessional Coach and Trainer/Marketing Consultant\, Breezemont Group \n \nKelly Burke\, after an extensive career in Digital Media\, started her own company\, Breezemont Group\, as a Professional Coach and Consultant.  Reinventing her career\, while keeping her passions and skills in the driver’s seat\, have created the perfect “job” for Kelly. She remains dedicated to and enthusiastic about the advertising industry\, working as a media/marketing consultant\, and coaching/training many members of the advertising community. Contributing to and watching others grow and thrive in their careers and lives is the main source of Kelly’s happiness and feeling of accomplishment. As an original member of sfBIG (2004) and permanent member on the Executive Board since 2011\, Kelly’s efforts have been woven in the fabric of the Bay Area advertising community. She has dedicated herself to bringing people together\, delivering thought-provoking content\, and highlighting the amazing talent in the Bay Area. In addition\, Kelly is the Chairperson of the Education Committee on the Board of BAARC (Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee)\, recently taking the BAARC/sfBIG Mentorship Program to a virtual format due to the pandemic. \nPanelists: \nDavid Lasker \nRealtor\, Vanguard Properties \n \nDavid Lasker is a seasoned veteran in digital media sales. Throughout his 18-year career\, he worked for various top online publishers including Microsoft and Digital Trends.  David had the privilege of working with some of the most recognized brands and agencies to help transform the way marketers engage with audiences on digital platforms.  David now applies his distinct customer service and negotiation skills to the world of real estate. David enjoys working with both buyers and sellers and prides himself on his innovative marketing expertise\, hands-on approach\, and his straight-forward communication skills.  As an agent at Vanguard Properties\, he has the educational and technical support of an acclaimed brokerage in the Bay Area. David has lived in San Francisco for over 20 years with his husband Eddie and a dog named Teddy and is grateful for the opportunity to assist others in the pursuit of calling the Bay Area their home. \ndavid@davidlasker.net and 415.786.8718 \nScott W Thompson \nLoan Consultant\, loanDepot \n \nPrior to pursuing the mortgage business\, sfBIG’s very own John Durham gave Scott his start in digital media sales\, working for digital Rep Firm pioneer\, Winstar Interactive Media in the late 90s. Scott continued his 20 + year career in media as a successful Digital Advertising Sales Executive\, for companies such as Disney\, Univision\, and iHeartMedia\, rising from Account Executive to Regional Vice President. He was also very involved in the SF Bay Area industry nonprofit you all know as sfBIG. First as the Event Chair and then as the Treasurer. Scott earned a reputation for being very hard-working and negotiating on behalf of his clients for the best possible outcome. His desire for a new challenge led him into the mortgage industry. When it comes to his work\, there’s nothing that brings Scott more joy than building rapport and educating clients. Being able to make an impact on the largest financial transaction of their lives\, while guiding them every step of the way has been very rewarding. His ultimate goal is to ensure that his customers make the best mortgage choice for\nthemselves and their families. Scott resides in Walnut Creek with his wife\, two kids\, and their two Bullmastiffs. You can find him coaching his son for Walnut Creek Surf Soccer\, watching his daughter thrive for Mustang Soccer in Danville\, or spending time with his friends and family.\nYou can reach Scott at the San Ramon branch. Please contact him for any of your mortgage financing needs! \nswthompson@loandepot.com or 415-971-0646 \n  \nThis is an after-hours event that we look forward to celebrating this spooky season with a drink and good conversation. \n  \nZoom Information:\n You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting.\nTopic: sfBIG Happy Hour 10/27\nTime: Oct 27\, 2020\, 05:00 PM Pacific Time (the US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81705152822?pwd=aGdXQ0Z5cWZJU3JlMVBVOWJDR2kvZz09 \nMeeting ID: 817 0515 2822\nPasscode: HappyHour \nJoin by Mobile:\n+16699009128\, 81705152822 US (San Jose)\n+12532158782\, 81705152822 US (Tacoma) \nMeeting ID: 817 0515 2822\nPasscode: 826570723 URL:https://sfbig.org/event/sfbig-happy-hour-october-27th/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LL-Featured-Images-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200924T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200924T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20200918T003831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T235913Z UID:10000054-1600945200-1600948800@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn September 24th DESCRIPTION:Moving To A Virtual Audience\nThe importance of virtual experiences to a brand has been propelled by the developments of 2020. The event industry has had to shift from in-person gathering to virtual events in a matter of weeks\, with 93% of event professionals planning to invest in virtual events moving forward. In addition\, brands are competing to catch consumers’ interest in attending virtual experiences. \n Join us on Thursday\, September 24th at 12noon PST to explore how COVID-19 has propelled the transformation\, how to engage your audience in a meaningful way through online experiences\, and predictions on the state of events moving into 2021. \nIn this panel we will be discussing: \n\nHow brands are refocusing reaching consumers through online events\nWorking with creating immersive virtual events\nHow do virtual and physical find a symbiotic relationship when life returns\nHow to engage your audience in a meaningful way through online events and predictions on the state of events moving into 2021\n\nOur Host:\nChristopher Caen \nCEO\, PixelTitan LLC \n \nChristopher has been around technology since the early eighties\, where he spent a large portion of his misspent youth running around the halls of Atari and playing Asteroids. Since then he has worked on both the client and the agency side for companies such as Sun Microsystems\, Cisco\, Informix\, and NEC\, and at startups as a senior executive as well as a CEO. Over the last five years\, he has worked with some of the largest companies in IoT and Connected Data\, and has spoken at conferences and led panels with companies including Intel\, Amazon\, Samsung\, Hitachi\, and Accenture. Christopher is currently the CEO of PixelTitan\, a startup focused on delivering unstructured data at scale. \nPanelists:\nOur first panelist is Michelle Excel \nCreative Technology Strategist\, CEO\, The Antipodean Collective \n \nThe Antipodean helps brands and agencies develop innovation strategies\, campaigns\, and platforms with a focus on immersive technology. Before starting The Antipodean in 2016\, Michelle spent almost 15 years leading digital transformation and production at digital and traditional agencies. \nThe Antipodean operates from a belief that immersive technologies are inherently experiential and allow us greater engagement with consumers\, fans\, and even our own employees. We know that every brand can find value in augmented and virtual realities\, AI\, voice\, audio\, and IoT. We help companies take the right first step or course-correct. \nRecent events have turned a spotlight to everything “virtual” and how we can help people connect and experience\, whether that experience is entertaining or useful. We are excited to discuss exciting new opportunities and share our thoughts on which should become best practices. \nOur next panelist is David Boyll \nSenior Director\, Group Lead\, Oracle Studios \n \nDavid Boyll is Group Director at Oracle Studios. There they solve problems at the intersection of business\, creative\, IT\, and development\,  help marketers market\, and help creators create. David uses the principal media infrastructure Program and Strategy Liaison with IT. Cultivates and maintains Strategic IT\, Product Development\, Partner\, and Supplier relationships. Best Practices and Processes\, Solution Strategy\, and Capability Planning. Corporate Standards and Policy compliance. \n\n\nPrior to joining Oracle in 2007\, David was a freelance Sole Proprietor for over two decades in video and film production. His clients were Fortune 500 companies\, TV Networks\, Agencies\, and Production Companies. David’s worked thousands of production days on almost every imaginable kind of Commercial\, Infomercial\, Feature\, Corporate/Industrial\, and Documentary production. He’s got plenty of stories to tell and enjoys telling them. He also enjoys listening. \n\n\nThis is a must-see event\, as we will be laying the groundwork to making the best virtual events for the coming quarter and beyond! With a group of expert panelists\, we hope that when this is over you will have the resources and knowledge to make a virtual event as big of a hit as anything that would be done in person! \nOur Final Panelist is Helena Öhman \nVice President of Production\, Edelman \n \nHelena Öhman has spent most of her career leading and realizing integrated campaign work for a wide span of clients\, with innovation at its core. Her expertise lays in discovering new paths to reach audiences in meaningful\, engaging\, ways in order to solve business problems – no matter how unexplored the path may be. Helena is a transplant from Edelman Deportivo\, Sweden\, where she led award-winning work for UNICEF\, Hövding\, and various lifestyle and tech clients as the creative hub’s Head of Studio. She is now VP of Production at Edelman San Francisco and board member of SF Big. \nSign Up Today and Take Advantage of Another Fantastic sfBIG Lunch & Learn \n  \nZOOM Information\nWhen: Sep 24\, 2020 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\nLunch & Learn September 24th \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85625163566?pwd=UVRxSVd1SzhtTlBoUXZSNnJvaFdwZz09 \nPasscode: LunchLearn \nWebinar ID: 856 2516 3566 \nJoin by iPhone one-tap :\nUS: +16699009128\,\,85625163566#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,2743925655# or +12532158782\,\,85625163566#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,2743925655#\nOr Telephone:\nUS: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592\nPasscode: 2743925655\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keIL7sWny7 \n  \n  URL:https://sfbig.org/event/lunch-learn-september-24th/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LL-Featured-Images-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200521T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200522T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20200513T030423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200522T003609Z UID:10000025-1590062400-1590152400@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Esports May 21st DESCRIPTION:Lunch & Learn:\nHelping Brands Understand Gaming Entertainment and Esports\nJoin us for another amazing Lunch & Learn on Thursday\, May 21st from 12 – 1 pm PST. Gaming has overtaken the entertainment world and yet very little is understood about how gaming and entertainment interact. Programs like esports and gaming entertainment are in their infancy\, but the audience is massive. In this panel\, learn exactly how gaming intersects with entertainment; how esports fits into the mix; how brands can get involved in meaningful ways; and learn what’s coming next. \nMeet the well-rounded team that is taking the lead during this discussion and get excited about next week’s event! \nMeet The Panel For The Event\nBrandon Byrne | CEO\, Opera Event\n \nBrandon Byrne is the CEO for the startup Opera Event\, a platform for social media content creators. \nBefore Opera Event\, Brandon was the CFO for Team Liquid and helped them raise money through the investment group that included Magic Johnson\, Ted Leonsis and Peter Guber. \nHe also served as an executive at Curse\, a PC technology and media company that was bought by Twitch.tv. He led several rounds of fundraising at Curse and transitioned the organization from a small startup into a fast-growing company that doubled the size of the staff in eight months. He led the initiative to open international offices in Dublin\, the U.K.\, Germany and Australia and secured several debt facilities for Curse to fund their growth. \nAn avid gamer\, Brandon still plays World of Warcraft\, League of Legends\, Civilization\, Xcom\, Ark and Diablo III. He has also served as an advisor on the UCSC board for three years now. \nBrandon has a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University in Business Management. \n  \nMarco Mereu | Senior Vice President of Content Distribution & GM of Framerate at Super League Gaming\n \nSuper League Gaming\, Inc. (NasdaqCM: SLGG) is a leading esports community and content platform for amateur esports players\, fans and friends of all ages and skill levels. With a focus on positive and inclusive gameplay\, Super League enables players to experience their sport like the pros while also developing sportsmanship\, communication\, and team-building skills. Powered by a proprietary technology platform\, Super League operates physical and digital experiences in partnership with publishers of top-tier games. Local movie theatres\, PC cafes\, restaurants\, and entertainment venues are transformed into esports arenas where gamers compete\, socialize\, spectate and celebrate the amateur esports lifestyle. Super League’s platform offers unique amateur esports experiences that not only ratchet up the competition for avid gamers\, but also attract audiences with elite amateur broadcasts that transform physical venues as well as fuel SuperLeagueTV’s Twitch and YouTube channels. \nFramerate is a cross-platform esports network delivering news\, highlights and entertainment to the next generation of viewers.  Framerate was acquired by Super League Gaming in June 2019. Prior to Framerate\, Mereu founded and built Roostr\, the first performance based sponsored content marketplace for YouTube gaming influencers and mobile games. Roostr was acquired by Chartboost in January 2016. \nPrior to Roostr\, Mereu founded Gameblyr\, one of the first independent publishing platforms for mobile gaming. Gameblyr published 8 titles in two years with 7 being featured by Apple and 2 Editors Choice Awards. \nMereu also served as General Counsel and VP US Business Development for Evony Online\, one of the largest browser based MMO’s in history with over 30 million players worldwide. \n  \nDarin Kwilinski| Senior Editor of Esports at ESPN\n \nHi! My name is Darin\, and I love video games. I also love writing and editing. I’m now at ESPN covering esports on a global scale. Every day there are new challenges to tackle\, and every project I learn something new. In short\, it’s pretty awesome. \nFeel free to connect with me and let’s chat about esports\, video games\, nerd culture\, or whatever else you think is neat! \n  \nDr. Chris “Doc” Haskell | Clinical Associate Professor\, Head Coach of Esports at Boise State University\n \nDr. Chris Haskell plays video games for a living\, or at least that’s what his friends think. “Doc” is the director and Headcoach of the Varsity Esports At Boise State (350 wins and climbing). As a professor and researcher\, Doc also focuses on the impact of videogames\, virtual worlds\, on learning and culture.  He even has retro 80s arcade games in his office\,…for research of course. When it comes to work\, Dr. Haskell is serious about play. It’s no wonder his friends think he needs a real job. \n  \nWil Wheaton | Host\, Commissioner\n \nIn 2020\, Wil Wheaton will star as the host/commissioner of GAMEMASTER\, a new\, nine-episode esports reality show featuring 12 amateur contestants from across the U.S. Ripped from their gaming chairs and plunged into our world\, these gamers will live together in a house under the inescapable spotlight of a competition broadcast on platforms around the globe. Over the course of nine episodes (with more than two dozen video games)\, the contestants will be on a quest to discover the one\, true “GameMaster.” Twelve amateur gamers start out\, someone goes home each week\, and two will battle it out in the finale to grab the $100K cash prize and claim the title. \nAn accomplished actor\, Wheaton was already a veteran of cinema and television when\, at the age of 15\, he was cast as boy genius Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. His most prominent early role was that of Gordie LaChance\, the central character in the film Stand By Me. Through the years\, he has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows\, including recurring roles on TNT’s Leverage\, SyFy’s Eureka\, and the hit\, gamer-oriented web series\, “The Guild.” He is the co-creator\, producer and host of the wildly successful web series\, “Tabletop\,” credited with reigniting national interest in tabletop gaming. Most recently\, he played a fictionalized version of himself on CBS’s The Big Bang Theory\, one of the most highly-rated and watched sitcoms of the last decade. Wheaton has become a strong voice for the “nerd” community thanks to his books\, convention appearances\, podcasts and involvement in the video game community.  \nAn accomplished voice talent\, Wheaton has been featured in animated series including\, TeenTitans\, Guardians of the Galaxy\, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold. His video game credits include four installments each of the “Grand Theft Auto” and “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon” series\, as well as “Fallout: New Vegas\,” “DC Universe Online\,” and ”Broken Age.” \nWheaton’s audiobook narration of Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One” debuted at number one on The New York Times bestseller list and was one of Goodreads’ 10 Best Narrator and Audiobook Pairings of All Time. He has also lent his voice to titles by John Scalzi\, Randall Monroe and Joe Hill. \nAs an author\, he has written “Just A Geek\,” “Dancing Barefoot\,” “The Happiest Days of Our Lives\,” “Hunter\,” and “Dead Trees Give No Shelter\,” plus a forthcoming novel\, “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything.” He has contributed columns to salon.com\, The A.V. Club\, LA Weekly\, Playboy\, The Washington Post\, and the Suicide Girls Newswire. \nIn recent years\, Wheaton has earned recognition as an outspoken mental health advocate. He chronicled his own journey in his blog and as a public speaker for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. His powerful\, candid essay about his struggle with chronic depression and anxiety garnered national attention. \n  \nOur Wonderful Moderator\nMike Parker | Global President at iCrossing\n \nAs Global President\, Mikes leads iCrossing where he oversees the agency’s international network of 13 offices and a team of 1000 and is responsible for the full-service digital agency’s mission of being the Marketing Agency for the Modern World. With nearly twenty years of experience in digital marketing and agency leadership\, he has consistently partnered with brands like Nestlé\, Microsoft\, Bridgestone\, Intel and Clorox to inspire digital transformation\, build deep engagements with customers and drive business performance through strategic marketing programs. Mike joined iCrossing in 2015 and previously oversaw its west coast and US territories before taking over responsibilities for the global operations in 2017. \nBased in Silicon Valley\, Mike is passionate about bringing innovation to clients\, he launched “The Collaboratory” innovation practice at iCrossing and was Past President of the Bay Area Innovation Group. Prior to joining the Heart-owned marketing agency\, he served as Global Digital Officer at McCann WorldGroup\, where he led the integration of digital thinking and services across the world’s largest ad agency. Before McCann\, he was co-president for Tribal DDB’s U.S. network. Mike was recognized by Campaign Magazine as a ’40 over 40′ leader of digital marketing\, he has won Digital Agency of the Year honors and was a member of the inaugural Cannes Innovation Lions jury. \n  \nZoom Invite!\nWe are so excited! This will be another timely event on a trending topic in the market. Be sure to RSVP and join us for a special occasion. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nJOIN HERE\nPassword: LunchLearn \nOr iPhone one-tap :\nUS: +16699009128\,\,85144928754#\,\,1#\,640466# or +12532158782\,\,85144928754#\,\,1#\,640466# \nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 \nWebinar ID: 851 4492 8754 \nPassword: 640466 \nInternational numbers available: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbbpFiRyqJ \n  \nPlease fill out this quick poll \n\n\n \n \n Esports Poll\n \n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Have you run a campaign targeting a gaming audience?*YesNoHave you ran a campaign within esports?*YesNoOn a scale from 1 - 10 how well do you what Esports is?*Please enter a number from 1 to 10.Have a questions or topic you want to discuss? Let us know!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://sfbig.org/event/lunch-learn-esports-may-21st/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Lunch-and-Learn-Series-22.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200430T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200501T060000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20200213T022309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200514T010935Z UID:10000034-1588222800-1588312800@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn April 30th! DESCRIPTION:Podcasts: Cracking the Code\nPlease join us on April 30th for our Podcast: Cracking the Code Lunch & Learn! Some brands have deployed podcast advertising for user acquisition for years\, yet it is still a channel that files under the radar…or does it in 2020?  Podcasts reach 51% of US audiences aged 12+ on a monthly basis and Ad dollar spend on the channel is growing. Join sfBIG on Thursday\, April 30th to learn more about the power of the podcast\, getting started\, and cultivating the appropriate audience! Uncover who listens\, who advertises\, and why bother? \nMeet Our All Star Panel & Moderator\nPaula Mangin – Owner\, Boyce Mangin \n \nPaula is a founding partner of Boyce: Mangin\, a successful strategic media planning and buying consultancy that functions similar to a creative team\, working with clients and/or agencies to develop strategies and plans\, bringing in the best resources to help execute their vision as necessary. They worked with everybody from Google\, Facebook and Roku\, to Dr. Martens\, Levi’s\, and Lucky Brand Jeans. Current clients include Stanford Children’s Health\, Yogi Tea\, Pandora (music\, not jewelry)\, Duckhorn Vineyards and Schedulicity. \nIn her spare time\, Paula blogs about style for Blank Stare\, Blink(a site she co-founded)\, and is a fashion illustrator/urban sketcher who held her first gallery show a few years back. Most evenings and weekends find her doing yoga headstands\, playing tennis\, and baking pies. Up until last year\, she also held the world record for drawing Fred Flintstone the fastest. This is not a joke. \nHer favorite podcasts are The Daily\, Pod Save America (also love their merch!) and Bitch Sesh. She and “Boyce”\, her business partner\, have been making noises about starting their own podcast; they recently purchased the URL\, whatscrappening.com. Where they plan to talk shit. This is also not a joke. \nLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-mangin-4101181/ \n\nMatt Turck – CRO\, Megaphone \n \nMatt Turck is a co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Megaphone\, launched in February 2015. \nMatt was an early experimenter in podcast advertising\, starting when Audible sponsored Slate’s Political Gabfest in 2008. He oversaw the development of the industry’s first branded podcasts\, partnering with HBO Documentaries in March of 2015. Matt also was instrumental in creating GE Podcast Theater (The Message & LifeAfter)\, which is still considered the most successful branded podcast program\, as it held the #1 position in Apple Podcasts for several weeks. \nToday\, Matt and Megaphone are pioneering the digital transformation of podcast advertising. Megaphone introduced audience targeting at scale\, bringing data\, measurement and other digital tools to the podcasting space through Megaphone’s proprietary technology. \nPrior to joining Megaphone\, Matt was the Publisher of Slate\, where he helped build original digital journalism into a sustainably profitable business.  He spent 20 years with Time Incorporated\, holding several prominent positions\, including Publisher/President of This Old House and Associate Publisher of Time magazine. \nA native of Michigan and a graduate of Michigan State University\, Matt married the former miss Anneliese Lodge. He lives his dream (and hopefully his family’s dream)\, spending time in Manhattan while residing in Sun Valley with Anneliese\, their two children\, fly rod\, mountain bike\, skis and\, of course\, his Labrador Retriever\, Tug. \nLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-turck/ \nJen Sargent – COO\, Wondery\n \nJen Sargent is a successful entrepreneur and executive with 20 years of digital media experience. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Wondery\, the largest independent podcast publisher in the world\, known for their immersive storytelling with hit shows such as Business Wars\, Dr. Death\, Imagined Life and The Shrink Next Door. Jen oversees strategy\, marketing\, partnerships and non-advertising revenue streams for the Company. Prior to Wondery\, Jen was most recently President of Uproxx\, a Comscore Top-100 digital publisher and award-winning content studio programming cultural content for Millennials. As President\, Jen led the strategy\, revenue generation\, partnerships\, and operations across the organization. Uproxx was acquired by Warner Music in Summer of 2018. Prior to Uproxx\, Jen was the CEO and co-founder of HitFix\, a multi-platform entertainment news brand focused on helping consumers discover and experience movies\, TV and pop-culture.  HitFix featured entertainment’s most celebrated tastemakers and a cross-platform reach of 300 million monthly viewers.  HitFix was acquired by Uproxx in 2016. Previous roles include head of Online Marketing & Development for Reed Business Information (parent of Variety); the International Media Group of top ad-serving technology company DoubleClick; venture capital experience from BV Capital in Hamburg\, Germany; and finance experience from JP Morgan investment banking in New York.  Jen earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia \nLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensargent/ \n\nMatty Staudt – Owner\, Jam Street Media\n\nMatty Staudt has been in broadcasting since he cracked a mic at the age of 16 in his hometown of Keyser\, West Virginia. During his radio career\, he has been an on-air host\, morning show lead and Executive Producer at such legendary stations as WJFK in Washington DC\, WNEW in New York City\, Alice Radio (KLLC) and Live 105 (KITS) in San Francisco. In 2007\, Matty redirected his radio career toward the new world of podcasting; becoming a pioneer at Stitcher as their first Director of Content. Matty’s voiceover talent was also featured in the hit Pixar movie “Cars”\, where he played a radio reporter car named “Matti”. \nMatty has been a consultant for top companies like Cisco\, Sirius/XM\, Premiere Radio and The Federal Reserve Bank\, creating branded content podcasts\, coaching hosts and producers\, and formulating dynamic podcast strategies since 2011. He’s hosted several podcasts including his current show “Access Podcast\, interviewing some of the best podcasters in the industry.  As a professor at The Academy of Art University in San Francisco\, Matty launched one of the nation’s first university-level podcasting departments in 2012. \nIn 2017\, Matty was thrilled to return to radio when he joined iHeartRadio as the radio industry’s first Vice President of Podcast Programming. In this role\, he developed a podcast strategy for the company’s radio talent and helped create over 300 podcasts\, driving millions of downloads a month. As an uber-successful VP\, he developed original shows\, nurtured and coached on-air talent\, and crafted the comprehensive podcast strategy for iHeartRadio’s podcast programming. \nToday Matty is thrilled to introduce his latest venture Jam Street Media\, focusing his tremendous experience and passion for broadcasting towards elevating top brands and talent to their most creative and successful potential through podcast production and consulting. \nLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matty-staudt-ma-44698b8/ \nTwitter: @mattystaudt \nModerating The Event This Thursday\nKathryn Wilcox – Northern California Region President\, iHeartMedia\n \nKathryn Wilcox\, Region President of iHeartMedia San Francisco\, has over 20 years of media industry experience. iHeartMedia reaches more Americans than any other media company in the US. Through the integration of data\, yielding the ability to target at scale\, then optimize for results\, iHeartMedia is making the power of audio accessible for a new class of partners.  In her current role\, she oversees the operation of seven radio stations in San Francisco alongside the go-to-market strategy in the Bay Area for the suite of iHeartMedia digital assets including podcasts\, streaming audio and custom channels on iHeartRadio. Katie has a passion for measurement\, an eye for spotting coming trends and a strong record of building best-in-class teams. \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiewilcox/ \nMake sure you sign up\, you are not going to want to miss this event!!\nZoom Invite\nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83795333896?pwd=ZSsrMmhueFR1dDhDZ2ZyaCs3UzNwdz09 \nPassword: LunchLearn \nOr iPhone one-tap :\nUS: +16699009128\,\,83795333896#\,\,1#\,707753# or +12532158782\,\,83795333896#\,\,1#\,707753#\nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799\nWebinar ID: 837 9533 3896\nPassword: 707753 \nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kj5Zm2DXa URL:https://sfbig.org/event/podcasts-cracking-the-code/ LOCATION:CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Lunch-and-Learn-Series-16.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200423T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200423T060000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20200421T001836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200424T050737Z UID:10000027-1587618000-1587621600@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn April 23rd DESCRIPTION:sfBIG’s Lunch & Learn Series:\nNow What? Navigating Job Loss & Career Changes\nMany have felt the wrath of the recent events that have left millions without jobs. As a result\, many are scrambling to find a replacement position or a new career path for them. Join us this Thursday\, April 23rd for a NEW Lunch & Learn on opportunities to get ahead and learn from some amazing professionals. \nThis rich discussion will be lead by a diverse panel of personnel with experience in strategy\, talent acquisition\, and professional resume writing. This will be a great time to evaluate your career and properly strategize how to move forward with assurance that you are doing what you would like to do in the workforce! \n  \nPanel Members: Overview and Bio\nArielle Krattenstein: GroupM – Talent Acquisition Practice Lead\, Analytics\n \nArielle is an experienced Talent Acquisition Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the Advertising and Research industries; she is skilled in Full Life-Cycle Recruitment\, Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives\, Negotiation\, Public Speaking\, and Event Management. Arielle holds a BA in American Politics – Political Behavior & Public Policy from The Ohio State University\, a Master Certificate in Human Resources and an HR Analytics Certificate from Cornell University. \nResiding in Hoboken\, NJ with her husband Eric\, daughter Noa and pup Charlie\, Arielle enjoys practicing yoga\, laughs at even the corniest jokes and can eat her body weight in Falafel! \n  \nRussel Herring: Strategy Source – Co-Founder\, Partner\n \nRussell started his career in real estate\, but soon discovered that his passion wasn’t in property — it was working with people. He set out to change his career path by working for two notable Atlanta recruiting firms over the span of four years. After gaining insight on how to make long-lasting employment matches\, Russell set sail on his own and founded Strategy Source. \nWith a background in placements for traditional recruiting verticals like manufacturing\, engineering\, finance\, and accounting\, Russell knew he wanted to pursue a new niche. He noticed a lot of new digital companies forming in Atlanta without effective strategies for recruiting top talent. This sparked the beginnings of Strategy Source\, the first executive search firm in Atlanta with a digital specialty. \nNot long after launch\, Russell dove into digital media sales works\, where he met now-partner\, Laura Lasiter. Together\, this partnership has achieved over 1000% growth in revenues and manages a team of recruiters nationally across six major markets. \nRussell is a husband\, a father of four kids\, an avid Auburn football fan\, and a man who is most happy on a saltwater fishing boat. \n  \nAnnette Richmond: 5X Certified | Executive Resume Writer | Career Storyteller | Brand Strategist | Former Recruiter\n \nAnnette Richmond\, principal of career intelligence Resume Writing and Career Services\, is an executive resume writer\, former recruiter\, and former journalist.  She partners with senior executives to create branded resumes and optimized LinkedIn profiles that clearly convey their value to recruiters and employers. Annette has earned 5 certifications including the Certified Master Resume Writer designation held by fewer than 50 resume writers worldwide. She has contributed to Forbes\, The Chicago Tribune\, Business Insider\, The Huffington Post\, Medium\, and Thrive Global. \n  \nPaul Flannigan: Founder – Masterpiece Sales & Leadership Consulting \n \nOver the course of my career\, I have developed expertise in sales\, leadership and most recently executive support and guidance through my consulting practice. I believe that every organization’s most valuable resource is the people who choose to invest a portion of their life to serve their customers. And that it is the leader’s responsibility to know these people and create the optimal environments for their growth and increasing contribution. \nI study the effects of systems and theories on people. And I am driven to help individuals identify their unique strengths and weaknesses\, understand how they fit into the goals and objectives of the company and then implement personal growth plans to build sustainable high performance. \nI absolutely love sales and have been acknowledged for my ability to consistently exceed performance expectations and grow markets aggressively. Winning the rookie of the year award with Cendant and growing revenue with Microsoft’s digital media team from $250\,000 to $14 million from 2000 through 2005. \nI have been honored to learn and grow as a sales leader in a variety of roles with Microsoft and Yahoo in the rapidly advancing digital media and technology space. While I am grateful for all the lessons learned during these years it has been my executive consulting work that has challenged me the most and enabled tremendous growth. Masterpiece Sales and Leadership is dedicated to supporting leaders by connecting with and understanding the unique gifts and passions of people and then building personalized development plans that honor each person and connect them with the corporate mission to create exceptional business results. \nMy wife Maria and I are devoted to helping teens overcome addiction problems and discover their true identities. We also have a prison ministry and support and families fighting childhood cancer. \n  \n\n\n\nRSVP & Join Us!\nJoin us for another insightful and inspiring discussion with talented and experienced professionals! \nPlease let us know you will be joining us on Thursday by RSVP’ing below. \n\nClick Here for Meeting Link \nMeeting number: 146 442 756\nPassword: sfBIGLunchLearn (73244586 from phones)\n\nJoin us by phone!\n\n\n\n\nUnited States Toll: +1-650-215-5226 \n\n\nAccess code: 146 442 756 URL:https://sfbig.org/event/lunch-learn-april-23rd/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lunch-and-Learn-Series-7.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200416T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200417T060000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20200410T235047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200502T012652Z UID:10000030-1587013200-1587103200@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn April 16th DESCRIPTION:GET EXCITED BIGGIES!\nWe wish you all are staying safe and healthy during this time! \nAs promised\, our third lunch event will be coming Thursday\, April 16th from 12-1 pm PST. We are pleased to announce that leading this discussion will be Jim Gardner of The Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group. \nIn Times of Crisis: Best Practices for Marketing in a World With COVID-19\nWhile the instinct for some during a downturn is to cut marketing investments\, in fact marketing is an investment in growth\, both to maintain for now but most importantly positioning the brand for growth when the economy stabilizes. \nOur lunch & learn will share learnings from past recessions\, case studies in communications\, consumer sentiment and shifts in media consumption in a COVID-19 landscape. \nDiscussion will be lead by. . .\nJim Gardner\, Senior Director of Intelligence\nThe Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group\n \nJim Gardner is the Senior Director of Intelligence for The Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group. In this role\, he oversees global B2B\, finance and technology customer & competitive intelligence efforts. His responsibilities include developing proprietary thought leadership initiatives\, managing advertising effectiveness & engagement programs & socializing third-party industry insights throughout the organization. \nRSVP & Join Us!\nJoin us for another insightful and inspiring discussion with a talented and experienced professional! \nPlease let us know you will be joining us on Thursday by RSVP’ing below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick Here For Meeting Link\n\n\nMeeting Number\n140 911 688\n\nPassword\nsfBIGLunchLearn \n(73244586 from phones)\n\n\nJoin By Phone!\nUnited States Toll: +1-650-215-5226\nAccess code: 140 911 688 URL:https://sfbig.org/event/lunch-learn-april-16th/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lunch-and-Learn-Series-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200402T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200403T060000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20200328T004649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200502T011523Z UID:10000029-1585803600-1585893600@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:Join us for our SECOND VIRTUAL Lunch & Learn taking place on Thursday\, April 2nd from 12 pm – 1 pm! Our hour discussion will be joined by Heidi Browning Pearson the EVP\, Chief Marketing Officer of the National Hockey League. They will be discussing advertising in the sports industry\, how the current world health situation is affecting the industry\, and how the industry meta is adapting/coping! \n  \nOur moderator for the event has been announced! We are pleased to have Sara Gotfredson be the lead moderator for the discussion. Sara is another legend in the industry with plenty of experience in sports marketing and sales as she helped lead the west coast multimedia sales effort for ESPN the past decade. Sara’s knowledge of sports marketing and advertising is vast and we are excited for her to bring some original thoughts and ideas to the table Thursday! \n  \nWe know these are strange times for all us sports fans out there. Watching sports and cheering on your teams is a religion to most. We are bringing back a little hope and get an understanding of the backend of the sports world while we all wait patiently for the return. \nWe loved seeing everyone’s wonderful faces at our last Lunch & Learn and we hope to see all the same and even more! These times in our community and working from home can be relaxing but also less engaging. At sfBIG\, we want to offer a 1-hour Lunch & Learn about some great topics in the industry. This is a time for our members to chat and stay connected with what’s going on. \nFrom everyone at sfBIG\, we hope that everyone and their families are staying healthy and safe during these trying times. Feel free to bring some food\, drinks and a friend to our informative discussions! Looking forward to seeing you all soon! \nWe will be using Cisco Webex for our virtual Lunch & Learn! Please follow the directions to join our awesome new event. \n  \nA Little More About Heidi\n \nHeidi Browning serves as Chief Marketing Officer of the National Hockey League. With over 25 years of marketing experience\, Browning brings a valuable mix of client\, agency and media owner perspective to the NHL. Heidi is known as a passionate pioneer in digital\, mobile and social marketing and continues to drive thought leadership and innovation within the industry. Inspired by the intersection of media\, technology and culture\, she studies generational trends in consumer attention and brand engagement. Heidi is responsible for executing the League’s growth marketing strategy with a focus on social media\, digital\, data and innovation. She was recognized as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Sports” by both Forbes and Ad Week\, by Forbes as one of the Most Influential CMOs in the world\, and by Crain’s as one of the Notable Women In the Business of Sports. \nPrior to joining the NHL\, Heidi served as SVP\, Strategic Solutions\, at Pandora. Her team was responsible for developing marketing experiences that create value for fans\, bands and brands. Leveraging Pandora’s passionate fans\, first party data\, and personalization\, Heidi’s team launched live music and content experiences pairing Fortune 500 clients with emerging and iconic artists. She was recognized as one of the top “Women in Music” by Billboard.  \nAs Senior Vice President of Client Solutions for Fox Interactive Media/MySpace\, Heidi evangelized the value of social media in the marketing mix and positioned brand communities as a new way to build audience\, create engagement and establish a two-way dialogue between consumers and brands. She led the first in-depth consumer segmentation and ROI study for social media – Never Ending Friending\, A Journey Into Social Networking\, which quantified the impact of The Momentum Effect.   \nBrowning is a respected thought leader in the industry and is a featured speaker at industry conferences including TEDx Women\, Mobile Marketing Association CMO Summit\, Youth Marketing Summit\, Hashtag Sports\, Cannes Lions\, SXSW\, Forrester and CES. \nHeidi holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado\, Boulder in International Relations. She currently resides in San Francisco\, CA and New York\, NY. \n  \nEVENT INFORMATION\n\n\nMeeting link: https://zach-834.my.webex.com/zach-834.my/j.php?MTID=mf8eb506fec2daf5401a59507b90e86d7\n\n\nMeeting number: 147 905 718\n\n\nPassword: sfBIGLunchLearn\n\n\n\n\nMore ways to join\n\n\n\nJoin by phone: +1-650-215-5226 United States Toll\n\nAccess code: 147 905 718 URL:https://sfbig.org/event/lunch-learn-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Lunch-and-Learn-Series-17.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200319T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200320T060000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20200318T003344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200319T235752Z UID:10000005-1584594000-1584684000@sfbig.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first VIRTUAL event taking place on March 19th at 12 pm! This will be a sfBIG Lunch & Learn! Our President John Durham will be Moderating the event and joined by Brian Morrissey President and Editorial Director of Digiday. They will be discussing how are people coping\, what people are doing across the country\, and everything going on during these days of working remotely! \n  \nWe know these are strange times for everyone in our community and working from home can be relaxing but also less engaging. At sfBIG\, we want to offer a 1-hour Lunch & Learn about some great topics in the industry. This is a time for our members to chat and stay connected with what’s going on. \nWe will be using Cisco Webex for our virtual Lunch & Learn! Please follow the directions to join our awesome new event. \nJoin Online: \nMeeting Link: https://zach-834.my.webex.com/zach-834.my/j.php?MTID=m2d4fb4c0e317869949f17db1f5f5a7cc \nMeeting Number: 959 789 655 \nPassword: sfBIGFLunchLearn \nJoin by phone: \n\n\n\n+1-650-215-5226 United States Toll\n\n\nAccess code: 959 789 655\n\n  URL:https://sfbig.org/event/lunch-learn/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfbig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Lunch-and-Learn-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="sfBIG":MAILTO:info@sfbig.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200229T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200401T163000 DTSTAMP:20260423T131415 CREATED:20200304T024320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200304T031525Z UID:10000014-1582992000-1585758600@sfbig.org SUMMARY:MEMBERS MARCH DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Members March!\nAll of us at sfBIG are pleased to announce the beginning to Members March! This all month-long promotional period will offer discounts and other various membership and event-related incentives to members and non-members alike! \nTo provide a better experience for all of our current members\, we want to increase overall membership and get more people involved in our events and activities. The way we see it\, more active members equals increased attendance\, quantity and quality of networking and value for everyone! \nRead through the rest of this description to learn how you can save BIG during the month of March! \n \n \nDiscounts For Expired Memberships! \nExpired membership with sfBIG and need to renew? Look out for an email coming to your mailbox that will be detailing how you can renew your membership for only $100! \nThis offer will allow for those who were once members to climb back on board and rejoin for a fraction of the normal cost! Don’t let this opportunity get away from you\, make sure you sign back up and relaunch your membership this month! Email us your contact information and we will send you a promo code! \n  \nDiscounts For New Members! \nNever been a member of BIG but very interested? We are pleased to offer discounts to new members during Members March. Each new member will be able to sign up and get $50 off there first-year membership fee! Take advantage of this opportunity before its gone! Email us your contact information and we will send you a promo code! \n  \nDiscounts For Current Members! \nAlready have a membership? Kudos to you but guess what\, there are still ways in which you can get involved with Members March! Refer friends\, colleagues\, etc. and save your referred friend $50 off there membership fee or save yourself $50 off to one of our premier events (Cable Car Bell Ringer or Golf). Email us your Friends\, colleagues\, etc contact information and we will send you and them a promo code! \n  \nTo get any discount please email zach@catalystsf.com \nLet’s grow BIG together!! 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