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SxSW 2016

It’s that time of year again, when hundreds of individuals and companies begin vying for a spot on the stages of South by Southwest, one of the world’s most energetic forums for new ideas and compelling showcases for emerging technologies.

Last year, Jason took the stage in front of a packed room to explode the myth of publishing, and this year we’re aiming to send a Frontier army into Austin to explode more myths and expand more minds. You can help us infiltrate.

SxSW’s panel picker enables the public to vote for the speakers and panels they find most appealing, and we’ve got a strong crew of participants worth your thumbs-up. Click on any of the links below, create a quick panel picker username, and vote to your heart’s content.

Aaron Anderson: Communication Tips from a Hollywood Fight Director

Scott Wayne: The Cartography of Negotiation

Zoe Romano: What Running 2,000 Miles Taught Me

Jeff Hasen: The Art of Mobile Persuasion

Jason Ashlock: The Storyteller’s Dilemma

Jason Ashlock: Story Metric: The Most Important Analytical Tool

Jason Ashlock: Reinventing the Learning Management System

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Don't Tell Them He Can't Count

SW will be keynoting to his CPA friends a month from now.  Register here.

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Academic Leanings

Ryann will be joining a few fellow MBA-Alumni on a "Lean In Panel" at The University of Richmond. With RLW's refreshing candor, we guarantee the discussion will be worth overhearing. Registration and information for current and former students here. 

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SPEAKER EDIT: KARLA VIGLASKY

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SPEAKER EDIT: LESS IS MOHRER

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We could listen to Jason Ashlock talk all day. As the founder of Frontier Press, the next-generation publishing unit of The Frontier Project, and a former NYC publisher, we’re lucky to call Jason a colleague. 

In the early months of the global recession, when the publishing industry was anxious and contracting, Jason launched a literary firm from standing start. In a few years, it had become a known industry force. He packaged books for Hall of Fame athletes and Oscar-winning actors, for Pulitzer nominees and Grammy winners, for indie film stars and fledgling novelists. In the process, he honed his skills in narrative design and product development, and then pivoted to a new mission: break the book out of its ghetto. FrontierPress is how he’s chipping away at the wall.

Frequently speaking at industry conferences, Jason is an open book on stage. Frankly, the way he speaks is intoxicating. In this interview clip, find out what Jason is inspired by at the moment, what’s on his playlist, and what he thinks YOU should be paying attention to in 2014.

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PERSONAL BRAND

Stevie Toepke delivering a keynote on “Cultivating Your Personal Brand” at a client retreat in Washington, D.C.

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FEMALE FACTOR: AMANDA RICHARDSON

We came across two articles this morning in Fast Company on women in the workforce, one article on how women make better investors, and another on how the most successful organizations have women in charge. We couldn’t help but think of Frontier Live speaker Amanda Richardson who talks about the female factor and how hiring women is a competitive advantage for companies.

After spending over a decade in the fast-paced, never-stop, cut- throat world of global tech, Amanda is truly on the front lines of the great gender awakening. In her keynote on the female factor, Amanda discusses some of the innate skills and abilities that women possess - including discipline and patience - that provide them with a growing competitive advantage in today’s business environment.