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Jaime Schmidt in Conversation With Paige Hendrix Buckner

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

In just seven years, Jaime Schmidt went from making natural products in her Portland, Oregon, kitchen to turning her brand into a household name and selling her company in a nine-figure acquisition. Supermaker (Chronicle Prism) is her guide to business and career development on your own terms. Through unfiltered storytelling and instructive takeaways, the acclaimed entrepreneur, founder of Schmidt's Naturals, and icon of the Maker Movement shares how you too can start or grow your own business with her secrets on marketing, sales growth, product development, customer engagement, scaling operations, and partnerships. Following her growth from kitchen to acquisition, Supermaker is a riveting mix of inspiration, the honest airing of mistakes, and indispensable instruction. Schmidt will be joined in conversation by Paige Hendrix Buckner, Chief…

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Free

Applying for an Oregon Literary Fellowships: Your Questions Answered

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Questions about applying for an Oregon Literary Fellowship? Join us for a Zoom meeting and bring your questions. Pre-registration is required, but you can attend any time between 10:00 a.m. and noon. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqcO-prTMvE9zkB_strVksHB0e-VTiszg5

Free

Teens: Choosing a Career in the Creative Industries

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

What does it mean to say, "I want to be an artist?" In this virtual workshop, we're bringing together college counselors, art directors, professional artists, and art administrators to talk about what it really means to work in the creative sector. Not everyone becomes a studio artist - many become corporate product designers, nonprofit arts administrators, social justice advocates, business owners and more! Find the right college, explore the many directions you can go in the creative sector, and hear answers to the infamous question, "how do you make a living as an artist?" Our panel of creative professionals will guide you through an activity to give you meaningful steps to take toward the career you want. We invite young artists of all media -…

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$10

Empowering Yourself and Others in Publishing: A Transmit Culture Event

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Paths to publishing careers are so varied that it's impossible to say there is a "traditional" path. In this Winter 2021 installment of the Transmit Culture event series, members from our Advisory Board will be talking about how to empower yourself and others in publishing, sharing their career paths and challenges, mentorship opportunities, and offering advice for others wanting to enter the publishing industry. Featuring: -Leah Altman - Developmental Manager of Native Arts & Cultures Foundation -Seth Dellon - Director of Strategic Development at Publishers Weekly -Michele Cobb - Forte Business Consulting, PubWest, and Audio Publishers Association -Brian O'Leary - Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group -DongWon Song - Literary Agent at Howard Morhaim Literary We hope to see you on Wednesday, February…

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