NOTE – this is a virtual event so go to to participate! Each of the six Evening at Morton’s discussions this year will assemble 5-6 Richmond-area “experts” to discuss a range of issues over dinner. Here's the plug from the folks at The Hodges Partnership:įeel like there are important conversations happening in Richmond that you’re not a part of? Morton’s The Steakhouse, along with, is looking to change that. John Sarvay founder of Floricane, returns to moderate the conversation. As with the lively discussions in the past, the actual dinner is private but the beef inspired chatter will be open to the masses via live-tweeting from Trevor Dickerson as #steakchat, while Tony Scida of the Hodges Partnership, handles the live-blogging. The first discussion of 2010 promises informative discussion around the opportunities and challenges that young professionals currently face in the RVA business sector. Hosted on Tuesday, February 23, from 6:30-8:30pm, an Evening at Morton’s will headline an all-star panel: Julie Bondy, founding member of HYPE Kate Hall, founder of Eric Lin, realtor with Keller Williams Ergys Prenika, Leadership Associate, MWV and Joslyn Bedell, associate director, Career Development Center at University of Richmond. Paul Spicer at Grid Magazine recently wrote about the new offering: I've also made the move from the blogger's table to the faciliator's table, and will serve as the moderator for the six discussions. In addition to a new co-sponsor and media partner – the folks at – An Evening at Morton's has expanded to six community conversations, starting this Tuesday. This year, the ante has been raised, starting with this Tuesday's kick-off conversation, "Hot or Cold? Richmond’s Young Professional Business Climate." There were three An Evening at Morton's events held last year with a focus on sports, the arts and the nonprofit community in Richmond. We added an audio component to the mix, as well, but it's not posted until after the event. What emerged was one of Richmond's first genuine social media events – a private conversation that is broadcast through CoverIt Live's live blogging technology and a companion stream of Twitter commentary. Budgets being what they were, thoughts of compressing a two hour discussion into a 30 minute hi-def PBS series went into the can. The idea was to bring influential people from the Richmond area together over dinner to discuss the issues of the day. Call them to get quotes and make sure you ask lots of questions so you understand what you’re getting.One of the more interesting projects I backed into when I started my business was "live blogging" a new series of community conversations organized by Morton's the Steakhouse and their PR firm, The Hodges Partnership. I’ve worked with all of these printers before, and while this represents a vast range of options in quality and cost, from digital to offset and even letterpress, this cross-section of local companies can get you the business cards you need to be successful. Thousand Pound Press (letterpress cards!) Here’s a completely non-exhaustive list of local printers you can order business cards from, at a range of prices: But there are some other options here in town. I usually refer them to Uptown Color, a copy shop near VCU which does a great job on business cards, at a really good price. If you post things to Twitter or Facebook that you wouldn’t want a potential employer to see, don’t include those profiles on your card (and then stop posting things you don’t want people to see online, because nothing is private online-cue The More You Know jingle). If your phone number is likely to change, or if you’d prefer not to get phone calls, don’t include it. Generally, I tell interns not to try to get too fancy with their cards, just make sure it has their name, an email address that looks professional may properly express your personality, but it may not be good for your personal brand) and is permanent (probably best not to use your university address). They may have an app like Bump on their smartphone, or maybe even specialized devices that allow contact information sharing, but they definitely know how to handle business cards. Whether they like it or not, everyone who goes to networking or other professional events is used to coming away with a handful of business cards. It may seem old-fashioned (especially to college students who’ve lived their entire life on computers), but business cards are still an essential part of networking-at least for now.
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