Shark Tank Social:

Name: Shark Tank Social: Tech Talk
Start: 2014-11-14T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2014-11-14T21:30:00-05:00
Location: Blue 1647 Tech Innovation Center

Tech Talk Edition

The Shark Tank Social is for the Chicago professional who may have an invention, intentions to audition or simply loves Shark Tank!
Official Anais PR seeks to connect those around Chicago-land who watch the show anxiously every Friday and would like to have dialogue surrounding entrepreneurship, small business funding, pitching and much more.
Learn about how to properly position yourself as an author, public speaker, product marketer as well as branding strategies.

The Tech Talk Edition will focus on the importance of technology awareness, the integration of social media and technology in digital marketing/public relations as well as the basic steps to starting a business with employees.

What's entrepreneurship without innovation?

Your donations to this social will contribute to The 21st Century Youth Project (21CYP), a program that teaches youth advanced technology as a path to opportunity.

You may remember reading about 21CYP in our #CharityCorner but if you have not gotten a chance to read our post, check it out HERE.

Youth Participants in the 21st Century Youth Project

Inspiration

Innovation

Creation

$10 Requested Donation
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Complimentary Cocktails and Food FREE Parking Available

Speakers

Emile Cambry Jr.

CEO, 1647

Emile Cambry, Jr. received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Chicago and his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Emile is a Professor at North Park University and was recognized as one of the Top 50 Business School Professors. Emile has experience in Investment Banking for J.P. Morgan Chase. His films have been licensed by HBO and Cinemax, as well as Showtime. Emile is also a board member of DePaul University's Social Enterprise Collective. Emile Cambry Jr founded the technology and entrepreneurship incubator, BLUE1647 as well as is president of the Chicago International Social Change Film Festival.

Tori Dorsey

Owner, Glasses and Glitter Media LLC

Tori Dorsey is the creator and editor of GlassesandGlitter.com, owner of GGMedia , and overall fashionable tech nerd! Based in Chicago, IL she really is a geek, working in the infrastructure/IT department at a global risk management firm. When she’s not “jetting” across the country covering fashion events like Mercedes Benz Fashion Week or tech events like CES or SXSW, she’s teaching people how to use their iPhones, in 6 inch heels! She also speaks at blogging conferences.

Her blog, GlassesandGlitter.com is a quirky blog that is bridges the gap between tech geeks and fashion bombs! Glasses and Glitter brings fashion, lifestyle, and tech under one umbrella with a “Jesus approved” twist! She is a tech writer for TechWeLike and IDon’tDoClubs.

Riana Lynn

Owner, Food Trace

Riana Lynn found her passion in food+health entrepreneurship after being grounded in a science and technology-based education. In 2010 she started pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors in the Chicago food industry while completing a Masters Degree in order to solve gaps in our food and health systems. Through this process, Riana gained invaluable insight developing e-commerce platforms and social media experiences. She also took time to explore different distribution ports and discover exciting produce and inspiring flavors from across the globe. She developed innovative supply chain management tools while working along the agricultural pipeline– from local farmers to large agricultural leaders in California, Mexico, and Brazil. On a local level, schools and gardens are examples of the dozens of partnerships she has fostered as a way of promoting healthy lifestyles in communities while maintaining a business committed to vitality. After realizing the need to fill gaps in the food industry with her Rivive Group and CNBC consulting projects , she was inspired to launch her food tech startup, FoodTrace, a software and traceability application to help businesses with the sourcing management while building stronger and more knowledgeable consumers, restaurants, distributors and farms. Her recent endeavors have led features in TheGrio 100, Inc. Magazine, Wired.Com and Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 30 Young Entrepreneurs to Watch" in 2014.

Rashad Glover

Author, "What They Didnt Teach You About Marketing Yourself"

Rashad Glover lives in the Chicago Land area and works as a I.T. and Industrial Design Consultant. Rashad graduated from Central State University and has a Bachelors' of Science degree in Industrial Technology and business with a focus in Electrical Circuitry and Minor in Management Information Systems (MIS). Rashad has M.A. in Management from Antioch University Midwest.

Evening Host

Ava St. Claire

Owner, The Moon Rose Agency, Inc.

Ava St. Claire is an Urban Designer committed to helping communities grow through technology and sustainable economic development. As the owner of start-up, The MoonRose Agency, Inc. she lends her expertise to neighborhoods and businesses to build credibility through better branding and operations. Formerly, Ava discovered her passion for integrating commercial interior design and business strategies while attending graduate school at Harrington College of Design. There she was able to capitalize on her LEED accreditation and concept design skills to define her process for improving retail and restaurant environments.

Ava holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Planning from Florida State University and a Master’s of Commercial Design from Harrington College of Design and is LEED ID+C (Interior Design and Construction) Accredited.

Event Host

Vau've Anais Davis

Vau’ve Anais Davis, Founder of Official Anais PR, a Chicago-based public relations consulting firm, is an-award winning philanthropist and first generation entrepreneur who aspires to build a brand legacy through business development and community service.

Her innate ability to connect people and concepts to achieve desired goals prompted Davis to launch Official Anais PR in 2010. The purpose of her firm is two-fold: to elevate the brands of local entrepreneurs, small businesses and non-profits to national and international levels and to give back to the community.

Davis’s “Charity Corner” blog and her annual toy drive are two of her most prized charitable projects. She understands that it is challenging for nonprofit entities to market their programs and good deeds effectively with small budgets and even smaller staffs; therefore, she features two organizations or charities bi-monthly on her blog with the goal of giving them exposure and soliciting donations for causes which serve communities throughout Illinois and the Greater Chicagoland areas.

Additionally, for the past three years Official Anais PR has hosted annual toy drives to support single mothers during Christmas, one of the hardest times of the year for some parents. Due to overwhelming need, the firm hosted two toy drives during the third year. Support for Davis’s charitable efforts was so great that she was also able to donate to a mentoring organization as well as a domestic violence shelter in Englewood.
In September 2013, Davis launched the Shark Tank Social, “…one of Chicago's hottest events", according to The Examiner. Highly regarded by Chicago influencers, community leaders and entrepreneurs, this monthly networking event connects budding entrepreneurs and other professionals who may have a business idea that they want to pitch to investors. Davis has received several awards and recognitions for her professional and charitable contributions to local entrepreneurs, small businesses and non-profit organizations. In 2013, Official Anais was awarded the “Best Non-Profit PR and Event Planning Firm” by Black Celebrity Giving. The firm also received a “Humanitarian Award from the Fashion Arts and Humanity Fete. Davis has also been recognized as one of the “Most Powerful Women on the South Side of Chicago” for her contributions to the community.

Shark Tank ABC

Shark Tank is an American reality TV show highlighting the "pitch process" of eager entrepreneurs seeking an investment in exchange for royalties or co-ownership in their company.
"The Sharks -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- will once again give budding entrepreneurs the chance to make their dreams come true and potentially secure business deals that could make them millionaires. They are: billionaire Mark Cuban, owner and chairman of AXS TV and outspoken owner of the 2011 NBA championship Dallas Mavericks; real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran; "Queen of QVC" Lori Greiner; technology innovator Robert Herjavec; fashion and branding expert Daymond John; and venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary."