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June event – Breakfast with Laura Turner Seydel & Ira Blumenthal

March 11, 2009

CareerEco holds a Summer Breakfast Series for Green Professionals on
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 from 7:00- 9:00am in Midtown. (Morning Event)
Imagine having breakfast with Atlanta’s eco-icon, Laura Turner Seydel, along with Ira Blumenthal, an accomplished entrepreneur, author, professional public speaker, and university professor who moved from the world of enterprise to ‘eco-prise.
(Type CareerEcoMember in the Discount Box to receive 25% discount.)

Laura Turner Seydel:
As one of the most influential women in the environmental movement today, Laura developed her passion for protecting the environment at an early age. As daughter of CNN founder and philanthropist Ted Turner, she saw firsthand how ecologically devastated many areas of the world are. Her many leadership responsibilities include: Chairman of the Captain Planet Foundation, Co-founder of Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Co-founder of Mothers & Others for Clean Air, Trustee of the Turner Foundation.
Ira Blumenthal:
A self-proclaimed environmentalist in training, Ira is President of Captain Planet Foundation and leads the Foundation’s efforts to support hands-on, environmental projects for youth by building relationships within the environmental, educational and business communities as well as overseeing the Foundation’s grant portfolio. A sought after keynote speaker, Blumenthal has also been a visiting instructor at The University of Notre Dame, Michigan State University and currently serves as inaugural Executive-In-Residence at Georgia State University’s School of Hospitality. Additionally, he is the author of the popular marketing book, Ready, Blame, Fire! and is the co-author (with Coca-Cola executive Jerry Wilson)  of Managing Brand You, a best seller in the works.

Schedule of Events:

  • 7:00-7:30 am – Registration & Networking
  • 7:30-8:15 am – Featured Guests – Ira Blumenthal & Laura Turner Seydel
  • 8:15-8:45 am – Group Q&A
  • 8:45-9:00 am – Final Comments & Announcements

Tickets:
Business Professionals:  Event fee is $20 in advance or $30 to register at the door.
Students: Event is free if registered in advance with student ID at the door
Location of Event:  Centergy Building – 75 Fifth Street, NW – 3rd Floor Wayne Hodges Room, Atlanta, GA  30308

For additional information call 770-980-0088 or visit www.careereco.com

Drawing:  A winner will be awarded a free 30-minute career coaching session with the founder of The Austin Agency, http://www.austinagency.net

Food provided by Fresh2Order Catering:  http://www.fresh2order.com/catering.htm

Careers & Beers Networking – Gayle Oliver-Plath – Speaker

August 7, 2009
In response to popular demand, Careers & Beers is switching to Tuesdays at Social Vinings.   While our goal is to have fun in a relaxed atmosphere, we also want to focus and have a results-oriented experience, and Tuesdays will be a little quieter without as much background music and crowd noise filtering into the room.

Gayle Oliver-Plath is our featured speaker next Tuesday.    With nearly two decades as an entrepreneur providing recruiting, career services, professional coaching to executives and developing professionals as well as being a published author, media guest and frequent public speaker, Gayle is uniquely qualified to teach and coach on how to employ your talents and job experience in this burgeoning eco-age.   It’s no secret that the green/sustainable arena is one of the bright spots in this economy and as founder of CareerEco (www.careereco.com), a new online community that is uniting eco-minded professionals pursuing careers in green-clean technologies and sustainability, Gayle has the know-how to help us “Learn, Grow, Give Back” which is Career Eco’s motto – where the eco-minded grow.

Gayle’s agency, the G3 Agency (www.g3agency.com) is one of Atlanta’s first recruiting firms to specialize in placing talent within all areas of Green, Clean-Tech, and Sustainability.  Her firm specializes in unearthing talent in specialties such as Engineering, Sustainability, & Project Management as well as general business competencies related to Finance/Accounting, Customer Support, and Operations.

Come join us next Tuesday, August 11th at 6:30pm at Social Vinings for an exciting foray into the Atlanta green scene.

And as a follow-up to next Tuesday, mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 from 7:00 – 9:00am.   CareerEco is holding a Summer Breakfast Series for Green Professionals in Midtown where you can learn new Green Business Skills & Grow your Green Network, Gain a Strategic Advantage as a Green Candidate in this first-of-its-kind workshop event where you will gain critical skills needed to be an influential green professional, learn how others envision green solutions and strategies, and meet and network with other talented, eco-minded people.   Gayle will be giving more details and information on this exciting event next Tuesday at Careers & Beers.

Careers and Beers is only $10, which includes a delicious buffet by Social Vinings.  Ellen Sautter, our guru and spiritual advisor, and author of “Seven Days to Online Networking” will be on hand, dispensing invaluable advice as will our other resident Career Coach:  Miriam Salpeter of Keppie Careers – An expert in one on one Job Search Optimization!

Our goal at C&B is to turn the networking experience into something as fun and relaxing as it is productive. Help us continue this trend, bring your business cards, your resumes, and your sense of adventure!

You can also bring a friend, or forward this email to one who’s looking for a great way to make contacts and connections in the local business community.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Jeff Hix & Carl Sautter
Where we’ll be:
Social Vinings
3621 Vinings Slope
Atlanta, GA  30339
770-423-9772

Oct 27th Breakfast event – Meet the Venture Capitalist and Environmental Law Experts

October 10, 2009

How the poll on global warming was conducted

December 19, 2009

AP – The Associated Press-Stanford University Environment Poll on global warming was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Nov. 17-29, 2009. It is based on landline telephone and cell phone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,005 adults. Interviews were conducted with 705 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on cellular phones.

Yahoo! Green News – Article

Climate talks end with eye on next year

December 19, 2009

President Barack Obama makes a statement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP – A historic U.N. climate conference ended Saturday with only a nonbinding “Copenhagen Accord” to show for two weeks of debate and frustration. It was a deal short on concrete steps against global warming, but signaling a new start for rich-poor cooperation on climate change.

Yahoo! Green News – Article

China ‘positive’ on Copenhagen summit

December 19, 2009

A man passes the chimney of a coal-powered energy plant in Beijing. China has welcomed the outcome of climate change talks in Copenhagen, the day after a deal reached to fight global warming came in for heavy criticism.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP – China on Sunday welcomed the outcome of climate change talks in Copenhagen, the day after a deal reached to fight global warming came in for heavy criticism.

Yahoo! Green News – Article

Climate reality: Voluntary efforts not enough

December 19, 2009

A delegate rests, after a 24-hour period of plenary sessions at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec.19, 2009. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said 'we have a deal' after a climate conference in Copenhagen decided to recognize a political accord brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers. (Photo/Heribert Proepper)AP – Around the world, countries and capitalism are already working to curb global warming on their own, with or without a global treaty.

Yahoo! Green News – Article

Worst-hit Bangladesh ‘pleased’ with climate deal

December 20, 2009

Clouds loom over a slum in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka in August 2009. The prime minister of Bangladesh, one of the nations worst-hit by global warming, said she was satisfied with the Copenhagen summit's outcome, and hoped rows over thorny issues would be ironed out soon.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP – The prime minister of Bangladesh, one of the nations worst-hit by global warming, said she was satisfied with the Copenhagen summit’s outcome, and hoped rows over thorny issues would be ironed out soon.

Yahoo! Green News – Article

Global warming hike may be steeper: research

December 20, 2009

Temperatures per decade since 1850. Global temperatures could rise substantially more because of increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a new study by US and Chinese scientists released Sunday.(AFP/Graphic)AFP – Global temperatures could rise substantially more because of increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a new study by US and Chinese scientists released Sunday.

Yahoo! Green News – Article

World leaders defend climate deal

December 20, 2009

World leaders on Sunday insisted that the climate deal clinched in desperation at the UN summit was the best that could be done as they returned home to a lashing from critics.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP – World leaders defended Sunday the much-criticised climate deal they struck at a UN summit as a key step in the fight against global warming despite its lack of targets to curb emissions.

Yahoo! Green News – Article