Posts by Bridget

Ignite: Fueled by Volunteer Power!

With over 100 cities worldwide producing an Ignite, there are thousands of volunteers who commit their time, energy, talents and even money (if they opt to be a sponsor) to making this series of 5-minute talks come to life.  Here in Charlotte we pulled together a team of people from the technology industry, medical field, social media, marketing and public relations to make Ignite Charlotte 1 a...

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Why Ignite Charlotte?

Why Ignite Charlotte? It was February 15th when I emailed ignite@oreilly.com to inquire about a contact for Ignite Charlotte. On April 13th Sam Fagan and I set the wheels in motion to launch Ignite here in the Queen City. We first sought out key community leaders to literally get their blessing and one question came up more than once: Why Ignite in Charlotte? Our response was obvious at first...

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