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Makeway Announces New Advisory Board Members Share Article ROCHESTER, N.Y. (PRWEB) February 24, 2021 Makeway is proud to announce the formation of its new advisory board composed of trusted leaders in the industry known for being changemakers in their careers and communities. With diverse experiences and perspectives from a variety of business sectors, the board members will support Makeway through strategic analysis and consultation. “We are so happy to have the guidance of such talented and experienced business minds. They ...

Two bestselling authors in one go: Fair Fight founder Stacey Abrams (left) will be in conversation with celebrated sci-fi/fantasy novelist N. K. Jemisin at SXSW Online this March. (Photo Credits: Abrams photo courtesy of Fair Fight. Jemisin photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.) The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and sci-fi/fantasy author N. K. Jemisin is – I suspect – very large. I’m in the overlap. You’re in it, too, right? SXSW is definitely in it. The multidisci...

They are in the pole position to change the culture like no social platform has since Music.ly (and Instagram before that). One of the biggest success stories of the pandemic has been an app called Clubhouse. Clubhouse, which officially launched in February 2020, took off in late Spring and has since become the place to hangout, network, and connect. All day and night there are conversations taking place on a wide range of topics from crypto secrets to racial injustice to the NFL playoffs (with top players from the league!) The founders, Paul Davison and Rohan Seth, first raised money and eye...

As a consequence, the app heavily centered around conversations focused on tech and business, early users told CNBC. Think LinkedIn, but with audio instead of text. But as the app has grown, people of more diverse backgrounds have begun to join, and the Clubhouse experience has changed dramatically. In particular, the app has carved out a niche among Black users, who have innovated new ways for using it. A few months ago you might've opened the app to a panel discussion on the future of artificial intelligence or the potential of Bitcoin. Now, you'll still see the tech talk, but it'll be alon...

New Clackamas County commissioners dive right into business Tootie Smith, Mark Shull take seats to tackle reopening plans and wildfire recovery One new and one familiar face joined the Clackamas Board of County Commissioners in its first meeting of 2021 on Tuesday, Jan. 5, to hear updates on several topics and issues facing the county. County Chair Tootie Smith and Commissioner Mark Shull — both elected to the board in 2020 — took their official oaths of office in private ceremonies over the holidays and will participate in a ceremonial swearing on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Smith, a...