Ignite Phoenix

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Ignite Phoenix is about passion.  It’s about showing and sharing that passion, presenting a creative vision to the audience.  Passion is found in people of all fields and pursuits.  Technologist, people who spend their work and/or free time with technology are passionate too.
But techie passion is, by some standards, a bit wierd.
Techies (a.k.a. geeks) like [...]

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