Under 30 CEO Summit This Weekend in Utah
April 19, 2008 · Print This Article
I’m out in Alta, Utah this weekend near Salt Lake City for the Under 30 CEO Summit being put on by Elliot Bisnow.
We’ve been skiing at Snowbird, heard from Ted Alemayhu from U.S. Doctors for Africa, chatted with Scott Fredrick from Valhalla Partners, and talked a lot about business, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and how we can work together to make a difference in the world.
Blake from Tom’s Shoes (which donates 1 pair of shoes to children in developing countries for every pair they sell) debuted his video “No Polo Window” announcing the launch of his leather boots campaign to reduce a foot disease called Podo in Ethiopia. Blake gave us each a pair and I’m quite happy to report they are awesome for breakdancing.
The people that are here include Dan Melinger (Socialight), Cristina Miller (Store Adore),
Sean Belnick (Bizchairs.com), Ben Lerer (Thrillist), Blake Mycoskie (Tom’s Shoes), Cameron Johnson (The Big Give), Ben Kauffman, (Kluster), Josh Abramson (CollegeHumor/BustedTees), Rob Jewell (Gratis Internet), Joel Holland (Footage Firm),
Lin Miao (Tatto Media), Ricky Van Veen (CollegeHumor/BustedTees), Jud Bowman (Motricity), Sam Altman (Loopt), Anthony Adams (CreditCovers), Nathan Stevens (Yodle), and Jeff Fissel (KZO Networks).
Yesterday I skied for the second time and went from extreme beginner to beginner. It’s been a great time so far and I’m looking forward to tonight.
Welcome to the fun world of skiing!!!! I have been skiing since I was 8. Try to go every free day I can. Let me know if you want to go anytime, I am always game.
You guys might look into getting in touch with Ashoka based on your interests both in entrepreneurship and social change, they are really leading the way in those regards. As successful young entrepreneurs there could be multiple ways to engage with Ashoka including their Youth Ventures arm promoting social entrepreneurship in teens and tweens and even their Ashoka Support Network which allows people to engage with Ashoka and their Fellows at a deeper level. Hope you enjoyed the mountains of Utah, I just moved away from there and miss seeing those snow covered peaks.
Had a blast with you in Utah!
See you on the dance floor!