Ignite Phoenix started out of a conversation I had with Josh Bancroft, one of the people behind Ignite Portland. There were a few cities doing Ignite around the country, and it sounded like a fun thing to try in Phoenix. I then connected with Roger Williams for the first Ignite, and from there we grew [...]
Entries from October 2008
There’s a whole lot of Igniting going on!
October 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Other Ignites · general
In memory of Don Mock, Jr.
October 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I was just stunned to learn of the passing of Don Mock, Jr., from the community relations team at Jobing.com. Don was a huge part of the Valley community, helping make events like Social Media Club and Ignite Phoenix happen.
He supported Ignite from the first time we mentioned it to him, immediately understanding the connections [...]
Tags: general
Drum Roll Please! Ignite Phoenix Part 2 Lineup Announced!
October 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments
We had an unbelievable 31 submissions across a wide range of topics for our second Ignite Phoenix event! Deciding the final lineup was an oh-so difficult task that our diverse group of technical, entrepreneurial, and artistic megalomaniacal judges argued and fought over. Ultimately, we ending up with what we thought was a great [...]
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