Onward Eugene

Startup Coffee Meetups
2022-02-17 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Innovation Hub @ 942 Olive, 942 Olive St., Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Free coffee and great company every month.
There is something about meeting over coffee that sparks good ideas and great networking.
Join us every third Thursday of the month from 9am-11am at the Innovation Hub @ 942 Olive Street for coffee and conversation.
After brief introductions, local entrepreneurs and interested others will have the chance to meet and network. Anyone is welcome to attend; no registration is required and make sure you invite a friend!
Discover one of the events that helped launch the Eugene area startup eco-system.
COVID-19 Update: In accordance with updated event guidelines, attendees are required to show proof of vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 test result (within a 72-hour time frame of event).
*Note that this is a meetup where we are trying to connect startups with others who can help them. This is not a ‘leads’ networking event. If you are a service provider looking for clients, this is not the place to do it.
ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:

Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Onward’s entrepreneurial programs are made possible with the support of EDA funding and Comcast Business.

Trainwreck.com: A Case Study in Doing Everything Wrong
2022-02-15 15:00 - 17:00 | OR
In this hybrid seminar, Katherine Moyer, partner at Hershner Hunter, will walk us through the typical steps of a startup, from entity formation through early fundraising rounds. Using a fictional company as an example, we’ll discuss what to do and what not to do in that process in order to protect yourself and your business. Although the company we’ll be discussing is fictional, it is based on Moyer’s experience with a multitude of startups over the past 20 years.
This seminar will be offered in-person for participants and mentors of the Women’s Innovation Network at Onward Eugene located at 942 Olive St in Eugene. Others may register using the button at the bottom of this page to register to join us virtually via Zoom. Those with Internet connectivity concerns are encouraged to contact us about in-person attendance.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Katherine Moyer, Partner, Hershner Hunter, LLP

Katherine Moyer is an attorney and partner with Hershner Hunter, LLP in Eugene. She has been practicing law since 1990, focusing on business and securities law. Katherine regularly works with businesses engaged in raising funds from investors, from seed financing for early-stage companies to venture capital investments as companies mature.
She also represents businesses in a wide range of transactions, including business entity formation and governance issues, the grant of equity to employees and contractors, structuring relationships with strategic partners, purchases and sales of businesses, license agreements, and other commercial contracts. Katherine has experience working with companies in a variety of industries, including software and video games, biotechnology, robotics, organic foods, apparel, educational media, real estate investment, wireless communications, and a number of high-tech industries.

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Startup Coffee Meetups
2022-01-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Innovation Hub @ 942 Olive, 942 Olive St., Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
IT’S BACK! Free coffee and great company every month.

COVID-19 Update: In accordance with updated event guidelines, attendees are required to show proof of vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 test result (within a 72-hour time frame of event).
There is something about meeting over coffee that sparks good ideas and great networking.
Join us every third Thursday of the month from 9am-11am at the Innovation Hub @ 942 Olive Street for coffee and conversation.
After brief introductions, local entrepreneurs and interested others will have the chance to meet and network. Anyone is welcome to attend; no registration is required and make sure you invite a friend!
Discover one of the events that helped launch the Eugene area startup eco-system.
*Note that this is a meetup where we are trying to connect startups with others who can help them. This is not a ‘leads’ networking event. If you are a service provider looking for clients, this is not the place to do it.
ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:

Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Onward’s entrepreneurial programs are made possible with the support of EDA funding and Comcast Business.

Telling Your Story
2022-01-19 15:00 - 17:00 | OR
In this seminar, we’ll learn how to adjust the language we use to describe our business ventures based on audience, and we’ll take an in-depth look at giving a business pitch and writing a grant.
Charla Triplett, Senior Venture Partner for Expert Dojo and President of Catalyze, will help us find our investor mindset. We’ll learn from Charla, who is an active seed investor, what funders are looking for in your pitch, and we’ll share tips on how to tell a startup story that can attract the right funding partners.
Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni, Director of Strategic Research Initiatives at the University of Oregon, will offer an overview of grant writing and development with a specific focus on grants for research business development and innovation. We’ll learn from Kate how to approach grant writing, understanding persuasive writing, and writing for reviewers. Attendees will come away with knowledge of grantspersonship, effective grant writing practices, and how to best work productively with funding agencies.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Charla Triplett, Senior Venture Partner for Expert Dojo and President of Catalyze
Charla Triplett has over twenty years of experience bridging the gaps between academia, business, startups, non-profit, and venture capital. Charla is trained as a bioengineer with a breadth of experience in digital health, biosensors, medtech, and life sciences.
She has been a sought out mentor, advisor, and connector in the industry for decades, most recently as the President of Catalyze, a consulting group. She is a Senior Venture Partner at Expert Dojo Healthcare Ventures and CEO of Spine by Design, a software as a medical device spin-out from OSU.
Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni, Director of Strategic Research Initiatives at the University of Oregon
Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni is the Director of Strategic Research Initiatives at the University of Oregon. In this role, she oversees Research Development Services (RDS), which supports faculty in increasing their externally funded research activity by identifying funding opportunities and providing writing and editing support to help researchers craft competitive grant proposals. In addition, RDS offers training to researchers, coordinates internal seed funding programs, and assists faculty in managing proposal development for complex, multi-project proposals.
Currently, Kate also serves at the interim Chief of Staff to the Vice President for Research and Innovation at the University of Oregon. Prior to joining UO, Kate served as the Director of the Office of Proposal Development at Boston University School of Medicine.
Kate received her B.S. from Boston University and obtained an MA in food studies from New York University and an MPH, with an emphasis on global health, from Boston University. In 2016, she was selected as a Global Health Storytelling Fellow with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to travel to India to explore and report on experiences of individuals living with disabilities, the intersection between poverty and disability, and cultural attitudes toward disability. Her work was published by NPR and Johns Hopkins.

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The Entrepreneurial Mindset Imperative
2022-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
Im-per-a-tive (Noun): An essential or urgent thing; of vital importance
Life today is filled with imperatives. Everything seems urgent and critically important in vying for our attention daily. Between the pandemic, political strife, social strain, and massive changes in the workplace, the world has changed in ways that now require everyone to be more innovative regardless of their chosen field.
Entrepreneurship is more than an academic discipline and reaches far beyond the concept of traditional business creation and small business management. Entrepreneurship is a mindset; a framework for thinking and acting that can empower anyone to succeed. And, embodies the 21st Century Skills that every person needs.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Gary Schoeniger
FOUNDER & CEO
The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative
Author and Entrepreneur Gary Schoeniger is an internationally recognized thought leader in the field of
entrepreneurial mindset education. His message has influenced a broad audience from academic institutions and
economic development organizations to government and non-profit clients worldwide including the Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation, the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute, the Colombian Ministry of Education, the U.S. State
Department, and the European Commission.
As the Founder and CEO of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, Gary led the development of the Ice House
Entrepreneurship Program, which has been recognized by the Kauffman Foundation as “redefining entrepreneurship
education in classrooms and communities around the world.” The Ice House Program has been featured at the
United Nations General Assembly, the Papal Council for Peace and Justice at the Vatican, and the European
Commission in Brussels. Schoeniger, along with Pulitzer nominee Clifton Taulbert, is also the co-author of Who
Owns the Ice House? Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur, an international bestseller described as
“required reading for humanity.”
With his focus on the entrepreneurial mindset, Gary has presented numerous keynotes, workshops, and training
programs throughout the U.S. and abroad, including the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Rio de Janeiro and
Moscow as well as speaking and training programs in Cape Town, Athens, London, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Mexico
City, Sofia, Santiago, Aberdeen, Nicosia, Zagreb, Tbilisi, and Baku.
Gary is currently a member of the Forbes Business Council. He also formerly served on the Dean’s Council at
Purdue Polytechnic Institute, and an advisory council member for Tecnologico de Monterrey’s Tec21 model to
produce graduates in Mexico with an entrepreneurial spirit and humanistic outlook for
the 21st Century. Gary also served as a past board member for the Hershey Montessori
School in Concord, Ohio.
ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:

Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Onward’s entrepreneurial programs are made possible with the support of EDA funding and Comcast Business.

Startup Coffee Meetups
2021-12-16 09:00 - 11:00 | Innovation Hub @ 942 Olive, 942 Olive St., Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
IT’S BACK! Free coffee and great company every month.

There is something about meeting over coffee that sparks good ideas and great networking.
Join us every third Thursday of the month from 9am-11am at the Innovation Hub @ 942 Olive Street for coffee and conversation.
After brief introductions, local entrepreneurs and interested others will have the chance to meet and network. Anyone is welcome to attend; no registration is required and make sure you invite a friend!
Discover one of the events that helped launch the Eugene area startup eco-system.
*Note that this is a meetup where we are trying to connect startups with others who can help them. This is not a ‘leads’ networking event. If you are a service provider looking for clients, this is not the place to do it.
ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:

Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Onward’s entrepreneurial programs are made possible with the support of EDA funding and Comcast Business.

Making Quality Connections
2021-12-07 15:00 - 17:00 | OR
Effective leaders in business know how to create long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships, and there is a science behind creating those quality connections.
Join Director and Associate Professor Julie Sykes as she guides us through an exploration of how intentional language use can help us build solidarity and establish trust in interpersonal relationships—regardless of whether those connections are made in person or virtually.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Julie Sykes
Director, Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS)

Julie Sykes earned her PhD from the University of Minnesota. She is the director of CASLS and an associate professor in the Department of Linguistics.
Her current research efforts are focused on transformational approaches to the teaching and learning of second language and, more specifically, the teaching and learning of intercultural pragmatics (i.e., politeness, communicative functions, and patterns of interaction). Her interdisciplinary research draws upon theoretical and applied linguistics, discourse analysis, psychology, educational gaming, game design, and cultural anthropology. Her work also seeks to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the best practices for both design and implementation of innovative curricular materials for language learning.
Julie’s experience includes the design, implementation, and evaluation of online immersive spaces and the creation of place-based, augmented-reality mobile games to engage language learning in a variety of non-institutional contexts. She has published various articles on related topics, including synchronous computer-mediated communication and pragmatic development, gaming and second language acquisition, task-based learning and interlanguage pragmatics, and lexical acquisition in digitally mediated environments. Julie is the recipient of the 2018 University of Oregon Research Award for Impact and Innovation.

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Onward Career Tours: Sciences
2021-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
Have you ever seen a job description and wondered what that position looks like in real life? Jobs with the same titles can look really different depending on the type of company or industry. That’s where Onward Career Tours can help you explore your future career! Join us for our first Onward Career Tour of the season focused on the SCIENCES!
Come learn from some of the best minds that our city has to offer as Onward Career Tours introduces students to careers in a variety of industries here in the Eugene-Springfield area. Panelists will share their career journey, what it’s like to work in the Sciences, and advice for students looking to pursue a career in the Sciences, followed by Zoom breakouts on hot topics for job seekers and career explorers alike.
Registration is free and open to students of all majors, as well as community members, but space is limited to the first 100 registrants! Onward Career Tours are co-hosted by Onward Eugene and the University of Oregon.

THE PANEL:

Elva Sipin, Vice President of Operations | PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend
Stacey York, Director of Graduate Internship Program, Materials Science Tracks | Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Allie Roberts, Senior Project Manager | Cascade Chemistry

ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:
Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Startup Coffee Meetup
2021-11-18 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-10-21 09:00 - 11:00 | Innovation Hub @ 942 Olive, 942 Olive St., Eugene, OR, 97401, United States

Business as a Process
2021-11-16 15:00 - 17:00 | OR
Launching a company may seem like an impossible task. Where do you start? How do you define the value you’re bringing to potential customers? What decisions will you have to make, and how do you make them if you’re not sure you have all of the information you need?
Join us as Founder and Managing Director of ecosVC Judy Giordan demystifies the process of building as business. Following the scientific method, Judy’s process uses experiments and clearly defines steps to help ensure that you set your business up for success from the very beginning.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Judy Giordan
Founder & Managing Director, ecosVC

In a career that has spanned more than 40 years, Judy has served in executive and leadership positions in research and development and in operations at some of the world’s top brands. She was the Vice President for Research and Development/Corporate Officer at Henkel Corporation’s North American operating arm, Global Vice President for Research and Development at Pepsi-Cola, and Global Director of Research and Development/Corporate Chief Technology Officer, Vice President, and Corporate Officer at IFF. In each case, she was the first woman in those roles.
Judy translates her corporate experience into building the brands, technologies, and leaders of tomorrow. She currently serves as the Founder and Managing Director of ecosVC, a venture development and training company, and Co-founder of the Chemical Angel Network, an angel group that funds start-ups in the chemical sciences. Her Lens of the Market training program is dedicated to supporting and fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in STEM.
Judy has earned the Francis Garvin-John Olin Medal of the American Chemical Society, Fellow of the American Chemical Society, and the Alexander von Humboldt Innovative Networking Alumni Prize.

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Women's Innovation Network Seminar: #LadyBoss Founder Panel
2021-10-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
Join founders and CEOs as they share how they’ve learned to navigate entrepreneurship as women as they recount their trials and triumphs. Discover how they’ve learned to command the space, redirected sexist comments, and navigate awkward situations in which they were assumed to not be the bosses they are.
Panelists include:
Dr. Jenn Amador, COO, nexTC Materials
Shakelah Morgan, Local Business Owner and Entrepreneur
Wendy Morgan, CEO and Founder, Shift
Kiki Prottsman, Director of Education, Microsoft MakeCode
Janis C. Weeks, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Global Health Officer, InVivo Biosystems Inc.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Women’s Innovation Network is presented by the University of Oregon and Onward Eugene. Support for Onward Eugene provided by Comcast Business.

ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:
Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Influence for Success & Creating a Winning Pitch
2021-09-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
“Get into your life like a musician gets into the music. On cue.” – Diane Allen

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Join International, TEDx Award Winning Speaker & Violinist Diane Allen for a double-your-money workshop that teaches you the unique energy of influence and using it to lead. Best part? The results are exponential.

Find the Energy of Influence for Success
In the first half of the workshop, dive into an experiential multi-sensory talk with Diane’s Copper Dragon Violin in hand, and you will learn how to successfully lead with the same skills Diane used to lead an orchestra and the audience without ever using a single word. Diane shares her proprietary three-step system to first, access the peak performance that already exists within you. Second, make it a repeatable process and third, exude your influential energy and enroll others.
-Learn the three-steps and discover your Flow Strategy™ to access optimal performance anytime, anyplace, no matter how high the pressure.
-Gain a basic understanding of the psychology and neuroscience of flow.
-How to design group flow experiences for teams to increase productivity, creativity, and to think outside of the box.
-Exude your leadership presence remotely on virtual platforms.
Learn the Must-Have Components of a Winning Pitch
In second half of the workshop, participants will learn the 3 critical things you have to say in order to be convincing.
-Know how to establish your credibility.
-Build a case.
-Craft an engaging story.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Diane Allen, The ‘Own Your Potential’ Speaker and Violinist, is an Award-Winning International Speaker, Peak Performance and Flow State Expert. She is known for her Experiential Keynotes that have helped thousands of people around the world to break through their performance gaps and unleash their potential. Her proprietary process helps to increase the bottom line by empowering people to be at their best anytime, anyplace, no matter how high the pressure. She has been the keynote speaker for Women’s Conferences, Talent Development Professionals, Human Resources Associations, along with many others. Her flow state work has been published on IDEAS.TED.COM, and her TEDxNaperville talk has been elevated to the main TED platform.

ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:

Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Onward’s entrepreneurial programs are made possible with the support of EDA funding and Comcast Business.

Committed to On the Job Training
2021-08-19 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
Hiring and training new employees is a huge challenge right now in our community. Onward Eugene offers an On the Job Training (OJT) program with Worksource Lane that helps to offset the cost. Business partners are reimbursed 50% of the wage paid to the OJT trainee up to a maximum of $3,500.
In our next community webinar, Lisa Bruckner of Marshalls Inc. and Amy Baker from Threadbare will share their experiences using the OJT program. We will also have Cindy Perry from Lane Workforce Partnership who will talk more about the program.
We invite you to join us and find out how this program could benefit you as an employee, an employer, or simply to learn how this program is helping the workforce in our community.

Diversity in Brand: Inclusive Marketing for Entrepreneurs
2021-07-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
JOIN US for this exciting workshop for both aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs!
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Learn to create an inclusive brand that spans the ever-changing diverse landscape of audiences.

Developing your image or brand may seem simple, but there are several considerations facing entrepreneurs today that you should not overlook. Is the language that you are using inclusive? Does your marketing appeal to all demographics or do you need to make unique campaigns for diverse groups?
Marti Gaiter from USBS Cloud Consulting will take you on an hour-long journey to discuss what factors need to be considered when you are thinking about your brand. At the end of the workshop, we’ll also share information about free resources you can leverage to elevate your marketing.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Marti’s passion is building, growing, and connecting long-term business and personal relationships. An Air Force Veteran and amateur stand-up comedian, he has held various positions in the entertainment business, television news, marketing, and public relations. He currently teaches business intrapersonal communications, and works actively to help people maintain and grow relationships in their companies. Marti is locally recognized for his work rebuilding struggling networking groups and repairing broken lines of communication within large organizations.

ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:
Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Onward’s entrepreneurial programs are made possible with the support of EDA funding and Comcast.

Onward Eugene & Endeavor EID: Innovative and Inclusive Recruitment
2021-06-15 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom, OR, United States
Join us for this collaborative event between Onward Eugene and Eugene Chamber’s Endeavor Equity, Inclusion & Diversity program.
As we move towards a post-pandemic time many businesses are facing the same issue, a lack of available employees. We hear this across all sectors and at all levels of employment. With a goal of being a more welcoming community, we aim to assist businesses in their journey to create more equitable, inclusive, and diverse workplaces. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace has proven to show a variety of positive results as in bringing different perspectives, increased creativity, higher innovation, faster problem-solving, better decision-making, higher employee engagement, reduced employee turnover, better company reputation improved hiring results and increased profits. Knowing that recruiting talent is a growing problem in our community and across the country, we have brought together a team of panelists to share their insight on Innovative and Inclusive Recruitment.
The panel includes:
Ashley Espinoza, Lane Workforce Partnership: Moderator
Jenna Ely, Connected Lane County
Jennifer Carrion, On the Job Training Specialist
Anthony Veliz, STORI Jobs
Jennifer Adams, Northwest Community Credit Union
Neil Langlois, Jones & Roth
Dan Ertel, IGNW
Johanna Seasonwein, U of O Career Center

Endeavor Equity, Inclusion & Diversity program is sponsored by Kaiser Permanente. Support for Onward Eugene provided by Lane Workforce Partnership and Comcast Business.

ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:
Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
2021-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
JOIN US to learn about the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program that provides up to a $50/month discount on your broadband internet service and a one-time discount of up to $100 for a new laptop, tablet, or desktop computer. We’ll be discussing who qualifies for the program and how you can apply with providers including Comcast and Verizon. Come get your questions answered directly from the Federal Communications Commission, who administers the program.

Expert Panel:

Diana Coho, Consumer Affairs and Outreach Specialist, Federal Communications Commission
Beth Choroser, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Comcast
Tamara Preiss, Vice President, Public Affairs, Verizon
Moderated by Matt Sayre, Managing Director, Onward Eugene

Sponsors: This is a FREE EVENT thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, the City of Eugene and Comcast.

ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE: Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Onward Career Tours: Human Relations
2021-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
Have you seen a job description and wondered what that position looks like in real life? Jobs with the same titles can look really different depending on the type of company or industry. That’s where Onward Career Tours can help you explore your future career! Join us for our first Onward Career Tour of the season focused on HUMAN RELATIONS!
Come learn from some of the best HR minds that our city has to offer. Onward Career Tours introduces students to careers in a variety of industries here in the Eugene-Springfield area. Panelists will share their career journey, what it’s like to work in HR, and advice for students looking to pursue a career in HR, followed by Zoom breakouts on hot topics for job seekers and career explorers alike.
Registration is free and open to students of all majors, as well as community members, but space is limited to the first 100 registrants! Onward Career Tours are co-hosted by Onward Eugene and the University of Oregon.

THE PANEL:

Laurie Muggy, Exec. Director of People & Culture | Oregon Medical Group
Melissa Cannell, Director of Human Resources | Arcimoto
Jamie Mitchell, Human Resources Manager | DLF Pickseed USA
Michaela Marcotte, VP, HR Director | Summit Bank

ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:
Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Onward Career Tours: Marketing
2021-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
Did you ever see a job description and wonder what that position looks like in real life? Jobs with the same titles can look really different depending on the type of company or industry. That’s where Onward Career Tours can help you explore your future career! Join us for our first Onward Career Tour of the season focused on MARKETING!
Come learn from some of the best marketing minds that our city has to offer. Onward Career Tours introduces students to careers in a variety of industries here in the Eugene-Springfield area. Panelists will share their career journey, what it’s like to work in marketing, and advice for students looking to pursue a career in marketing, followed by Zoom breakouts on hot topics for job seekers and career explorers alike.
Registration is free and open to students of all majors, as well as community members, but space is limited to the first 100 registrants! Onward Career Tours are co-hosted by Onward Eugene and the University of Oregon.
THE PANEL: Learn more about the panelists here.
Jen Bell, Partner & Strategy Director | Bell+Funk
Andrew Cauthorn, Email Marketing Strategist | CBT Nuggets
Sarah Jean Wilson, Principal Creative | SJ Collective
Rebecca Adelman, Digital Marketing Specialist | NWCU

ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:
Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Organizational Storytelling for Startups
2021-03-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
Onward Eugene is excited to present a workshop by one of our leading local experts in the essential topic of organizational storytelling.
The story of your startup is constantly being told. Are you the author of that story?
Organizational Storytelling is too often perceived as a soft skill or an elective strategy. It is neither. Stories establish your culture, provide clarity and both express and evoke confidence. Storytelling is an essential skill for businesses at any stage, but even more so for the Startup.
JOIN US for Organizational Storytelling for Startups, a workshop with storytelling expert Robert Killen. Discover the secrets of power stories, identity curation, authenticity, and more. Learn how to firmly establish your business culture, how to communicate with crystal clarity, and how to foster the greatest possible confidence in your brand new business.
ABOUT ROBERT KILLEN:
Robert Killen is a fifth generation Oregonian with broad professional experience, including for profit and non-profit management, consulting and self- employment. He began his professional life as an artist, art director and brand specialist. He spent another decade in finance as a commercial lender and branch manager, helping businesses better understand and manage their resources. With the onset of great recession, Robert committed himself to helping organizations and business professionals improve communication, identity, culture and long term results.
Robert is now the Director of the Lane Small Business Development Center, where he and his team provide free and confidential consulting, low-cost training, and specialized services including support in global trade, access to capital and market research. Robert was recently named 2020 Business Person of the Year by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce.
ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:
Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion, regional marketing and business recruiting initiatives. Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Social Media Marketing for Startups
2021-03-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, OR, United States
Onward Eugene is excited to present a workshop by one of our leading local experts in the essential topic of social media marketing.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

No “Hair on Fire” Social Media! The importance of planning and four key questions to ask before you push “publish” regardless of who you are and what stage your business is in.

Content is King. Recognizing best practices and building a content and editorial calendar that keeps you on track.

How will you know if it works? Understand the basics of measuring success and tracking social media analytics.

ABOUT KELLI MATTHEWS:
Kelli has more than 20 years of public relations experience with a focus on research, planning and strategy. She’s been directly responsible for high-level communication, strategic planning, budget management and leadership for a wide variety of clients. Kelli is particularly interested in and has an aptitude for digital strategy and helping organizations large and small navigating their options for maximum results. A regularly invited speaker and trainer at conferences, Kelli has presented on topics ranging from media relations to social media strategy to crisis communications. Kelli has also been an instructor for 15 years and her work with undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism & Communication has required her to stay on the cutting edge of research and practice in public relations.
ABOUT ONWARD EUGENE:
Onward Eugene unites regional partners — mobilizing rebuilding efforts to fully realize our regions shared potential for expansive and inclusive prosperity. Bringing together support for startups, business expansion and regional marketing initiatives, Onward Eugene is a force multiplier in the creation of economic resilience. A 501(c)3 nonprofit.
