Javier Yunes, whom I met at TEDFest last year, is the organizer for TEDxRosario in Argentina. His town has over 1 million citizens, and thousands of them come to their event each year. He’s most excited about a recent TEDx Organizers’ workshop he recently attended in Bariloche.
TEDxLagunaBlancaYouth – Kiki Tolles – Student Executive Producer
Kiki Tolles is the Student Executive Producer for TEDxLagunaBlancaYouth, an event held here in Santa Barbara, California, home of the Hacking the Red Circle podcast. Kiki is a member of a TEDx production class, led this semester by Anna Alldredge, their faculty advisor.
TEDxYaba – Emmanuel Adegboye – Organizer
The Hack: Find creative ways to cut costsEmmanuel Adegboye is the organizer of TEDxYaba, which is a tech-centric community located in the heart of Lagos, Nigeria. He has a long relationship with TEDx, going back to 2014 as co-organizer of TEDxIfe. He’s been on the team of five TEDx events in Lagos and in 2017 took the lead as the …
TEDxChristchurch – Kaila Colbin – Co-Organizer
The Hack: If someone wants to spend money with you, let them.Kaila Colbin is the Curator of TEDxChristchurch (New Zealand) and TEDxScottBase. She’s also the founder of Missing Link and the New Zealand Ambassador for Singularity University, a co-founder and Chair of the non-profit Ministry of Awesome, and a force of nature. I learned a lot about Christchurch during our …
TEDxSantaBarbara – Mark Sylvester and Kymberlee Weil
Mark Sylvester and Kymberlee Weil have been bringing TEDx to Santa Barbara since 2010. They have a great story about how they met and created a project that debuted at TED2003.
TEDxTysons – Stacy Bradford – Co-Founder – Executive Producer
Stacy Bradford is one of three co-founders of TEDxTysons. Their event is just 20 minutes from Washington DC and is in the middle of a tech corridor she calls the Tech Petting Zoo.
TEDxPorto – Norberto Amaral – Organizer
The Hack: Make sure that you create huge expectations. Tell everyone, “You’re going to be blown away!”Norberto Amaral is the organizer of TEDxPorto, located in Portugal and formerly known as TEDxOporto. It’s a long story. Norberto tells us about how they were not able to get into the venue until midnight the night before the event started, on March 31, …
TEDxOshkosh – Bethany Lerch – Speaker
The Hack: Practice every day, and try some of Amy Cuddy’s Power PosesBethany Lerch is a former Fulbright and Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and was a speaker on the 2016 TEDxOshkosh stage. She spoke about avoiding the pitfalls of taking the wrong approach to international aid using examples from her time in Afghanistan. She served as a military advisor in Kabul, …
TEDxWanChai – Shelly Govila
The Hack: Find talent in your local pools, and don’t try to do everything yourself. Shelly Govila is one of those super-energetic, passionate TEDsters you’d just love to have on your team. Her team at TEDxWanChai loves her energy as well. She’s very involved in the region, having traveled to TEDxSingapore, TEDxShanghai, and TEDxWeekend (for Organizers). You’ll love getting to know …
TEDxIntuit – Kara DeFrias – Organizer
The Hack: Have someone else ‘call’ the show so you can interact with the audience Kara DeFrias is a force of nature. She’s been involved with TEDx since 2010, having worked at TEDxSanDiego and produced TEDxIntuit. She has many years experience producing big events, including the Oscars, the Emmys, and the Halftime show at the Superbowl, working with Sting, No Doubt, …