The story of your startup is constantly being told. Are you the author of that story? JOIN US for Organizational Storytelling for Startups, a workshop with organizational storytelling expert Robert Killen.
Onward Career Tours introduce students to marketing 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, advice for students looking to pursue a career in marketing, and time for Q&A.
Onward Career Tours introduce students to human resources 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, advice for students looking to pursue a career in the field, and time for Q&A.
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.
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 & […]
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 […]
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.
"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 […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
