Ron Lundy: Goodbye to a Radio Legend
March 16, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
Chances are likely most of you…especially those under the age of 40 will probably have no idea who Ron Lundy was…but if you lived in the NYC area and had spent anytime listening to Musicradio 77 WABC you know the name. Ron was one of the most popular djs on what was…without a doubt…the most [...]
Robert Raciti: In The Loop
March 13, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
Our good friend Robert Raciti did a spectacular job this past week on one of the financial panels at the Media Summit…so much so that the woman next to me asked if I happened to know him…obviously I did and the woman turned out to be Betty Liu…the morning news anchor on Bloomberg Television.
Following the [...]
Maria Bartiromo: 10 Laws of Enduring Success
March 13, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
We are pleased to announce that our next special event at Samsung will be “An Evening with Maria Bartiromo: 10 Laws of Enduring Success” on Wednesday evening, March 31st from 7p-9p at The Samsung Experience at Time Warner Center NYC
By: Gloria McDonough-Taub
CNBC, Senior Editor, Blogs
CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo is at it again – sharing her knowledge [...]
Eric Bader: New Chief Strategy Officer at Initiative
March 9, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
congratulations to our good friend, and former panelist Eric Bader!
(from Media.asia.com)
Initiative appoints Eric Bader to newly created global role as chief strategy officer
by Kenny Lim
GLOBAL – Initiative has hired Eric Bader (pictured) to the newly created global role of chief strategy officer.
Reporting to Richard Beaven, Initiative’s worldwide chief executive, Bader joins its worldwide leadership team [...]
Gary Vaynerchuk: Meets the FOBS at Samsung on Feb 17th
February 20, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
Thank you again to everyone who attended our event on Feb 17th “Uncorking Gary Vaynerchuk: an in-depth interview with Ellis Henican.” Not only was it our first evening event of 2010 but one of the best turnouts we have had in a very long time. A special thank you to everyone at the Samsung Experience, [...]
Tiger to Apologize?
February 17, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
from Newsday via AP
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks to the media for the first time about his middle-of-the-night accident that sparked shocking revelations about his infidelity.
Woods will talk to a small group of reporters at 11 a.m. Friday from the clubhouse of [...]
Gary Vaynerchuk: Solving the Internet
February 16, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
Great story about our friend Gary Vaynerchuk from Details. (btw…a few tickets to “Uncorking Gary Vaynerchuk” tomorrow (Wed) evening are still available: http://bit.ly/garyvfeb1710)
The social-media maestro on a Twitter war with Shaq, the iPad, and the perfect bottle of wine for under 20 bucks
By Chris Raymond
February 2, 2010
Four years ago, Gary Vaynerchuk was a virtual unknown—that [...]
Juliette Powell: Digital Literacy–Not Just For Kids Anymore!
February 16, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
Interesting HuffPo article from our good friend author and digital media strategist, Juliette Powell
What happens if someone posts an unflattering, or worse, a scandalous or compromising picture of you on Facebook? What are your rights? That’s a sensitivity that we need to start nurturing by training our kids — and our employees — to use [...]
Michele Joel: How To Get A Great Job Right Now In Today’s Awful Economy
February 11, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
My friend Michele Joel is consulting as the Associate Managing Director at TheInfoPro (IT advisory and research firm), New York City and someone who really knows how to network…especially when it comes to job hunting. Check out a recent article on her in Business Insider
Michele Joel: Post your resume everywhere online, get interviews, and then follow [...]
Richard Branson’s Entrepreneurial Philosophies
January 31, 2010 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Blog, People
Interesting article from my friend Ann Nyberg
from bitrebels.com
Sir Richard Branson really needs no introduction for this post, but I’ll give you some quick insight on this remarkable entrepreneur anyway. Aside from his insanely cool lifestyle, Richard Branson is most famous for starting new businesses. I’m sure you’ve seen his brand “Virgin” on everything including credit [...]

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