IgniteDallas 2 – Speakers

Speaker Line-Up for Ignite Dallas 2

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Ajay Waghray – LIFE: What I Learned After College Graduation @ajaywaghray
I got closer to death than any completely healthy 23-year-old would ever imagine. You learn a lot when there’s a chance that you might not make it. Not just about your body and health, but about life. Things that any average, fresh American college graduate probably won’t learn until it’s too late.

Carrie Corcoran – Pole Dancing  @carriecares
My topic of discussion is Pole Dancing. The Pole Dancing community has really seen a lot of controversy in the last few years but this art form is now being more widely accepted as a way to get and stay fit. It is empowering and builds a woman’s self confidence. Take a spin around the pole with me and feel what it is like to take flight.

David Gouldin – The Economics of Free @dgouldin
The internet has radically changed the face of the music industry. The days of monetizing recorded music are over, but the death of one industry has allowed the birth of another. How can musicians tackle the challenge of making money when the reliable revenue of album sales can no longer sustain them? By leveraging the economics of free.

Emily Rushing – Pirates v. Ninjas; Librarianship in the 21st Century  @emily_rushing
A passionate supporter of library services and librarians, Emily will speak on what librarianship means today, what librarians really do, and how librarians are today’s information ninjas. Topics covered include: databases, SecondLife, crowdsourcing, folksonomies, and Freedom of Information. Bun hairdos and glasses optional!

Eric Bruntmyer – Three Questions for Life @ericbruntmyer
I’m a Type A personality. Because of that, I almost ruined my life before I turned 30. After some reflection, I realized I had to answer three questions before I went any further. From those answers, I then made a plan for the rest of my life. I will be sharing the steps I took to build the life I wanted.

Eric Swayne – Put Yourself Out of Business @eswayne
Dear Social Media Guru: there will come a time when knowing esoteric tools and platforms won’t be enough. More and more people “get it,” and you need a new business model. It’s time to talk about being more: about inviting collaboration, about unleashing potential, and becoming a catalyst for others. It’s time to put the Guru out of business.

James Bird Guess – The Success Process @jamesbirdguess
He will discuss going through the process of success is worth more than achieving success. He will mesmerize the audience with his passionate story of living his passion, creating wealth, and going from nothing to something. This life changing and mind refining talk will inspire the audience on why it is important to encounter difficult circumstances, and how to endure and transcend their circumstances..

James Snider – When Engineers Become Marketers…bad things happen @JSnid
When I told my dad (a prominent Austin doctor) that I was leaving software engineering and moving into marketing, his response was “Well…I guess I can tell my friends that you are between jobs…” Marketing appears to be little more than “playing for a living” to people in brainy occupations such as electrical engineering.

Jessica Miller-Merrell – 7.2 Ways to Get Fired Because of Social Media @blogging4jobs
Social media is changing the way we do everything and companies are either embracing or running scared. Learn about 7.2 ways to get fired from social media from the funny to ridiculous. Companies do the craziest things and employees are often even funnier. Listen and learn from a former corporate HR person talk about the how, why, and what to do on social media that will land you in the office with HR, your box of belongings and the pink slip.

Joe Flowers – Crowdsourcing the Taco @unhatched
Being turned down from a job you would be perfect for sucks – a lot. Wouldn’t it be nice to get revenge? I thought so after I was passed on by a major player in the food industry for a dream opportunity. I turned a vengeful moment into an opportunity to explore the city and create a fun website that is helping make sense of the Dallas taco craze.

John Keehler – LOST in 5 Minutes @randomculture
Are you a LOST fan who needs to be able to succinctly describe the show, or perhaps a new viewer who doesn’t want to drop hundreds of dollars on DVDs, then this is the Ignite session for you… SPOILER ALERT – learn all about LOST in just 5 short minutes!

Jon Hartman – Attaining Awesomeness Through Chess @techdojo
Parents, teachers, and mentors always tell us to hang around successful people to become the same. They’re right, but we don’t just walk up to Bill Gates and ask if he wants to go to Sizzler. Greatness attracts more greatness and it starts with us. Using the lower-level chess tactics that enable the best players to lock wits with the fiercest supercomputers, we’ll dissect and apply the same tactics to everyday life, from finances and education to fitness.

MeLinda McCall – Relax at 70mph! @MeLMcCallTweets
Need to “detox” from a stressful week at work? Come get a “natural high” through the exciting sport of autocrossing! It is a fantastic adrenaline rush and a great way to take the edge off a crazy week of work. Cars raced during these non-professional motorsports enthusiast events are often driven on the street to work and back during the week!

Rob Scott – How to Grow and Manage Your Online Reputation @scottandscott
In business your reputation is your brand, you grow it by doing great work building a happy culture and giving back to your community. Everybody understands the important of growing and managing an offline reputation – but few are paying attention to growing and managing their online reputation.

Wendi Medling – A Fair Trade Trip Around the World
I want to talk to Dallas about fair trade and how they can get involved, and what fair trade really is. This topic is a timely and socially responsible one because it illustrates the economic impact of our daily purchasing decisions on the lives of the people who make our goods and grow our food.

Willie Baronet – We are all homeless  @WillieBaronet
While taking a class on interventionist art in the Fall of 2009, I organized an event called “We are all homeless,” I want to share parts of this journey, collecting homeless signs, making art with them, what it feels like to be ignored by people, and plans for the next event(s). My purpose is to raise awareness, because we are all homeless.