Global leaders in the Media, Entertainment and Technology space speak at the MIPTV conference held each year in Cannes France. At each panel, Ken Rutkowski challenges his panels to explore ...
Ken Rutkowski keynote moderation with reality show creator Mark Burnett and former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller at the MIPTV Conference held each year in Cannes France....
Bringing together the key players in the Los Angles Entertainment and Technology space, Ken Rutkowski help create an animated debate with Blogfather Jason Calacanis,...
At the Seoul Digital Forum in Korea, Ken Rutkowski helped produce one of the most recognized conferences focusing on TIME (Technology, Information, Media and Entertainment), bringing a worldwide group of ...
For the past five years, Ken Rutkowski has hosted GadgetFest in San Diego, which each year bringing hundreds to see the next great gadgets. GadgetFest is sponsored by CommNexus...
Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart has caused several firestorms, being the center of many controversies.
It turns out that Breitbart's back story is every bit as colorful as his present-day persona. In a recent interview, Andrew was asked about his early days working for online newsman Matt Drudge, his later days working for media innovator Arianna Huffington and more.
"I have this very specific niche... I'm a news addict, I like the news. I would have loved to have been in the mainstream media 15 years ago, and helped correct the situation, you know, from within. But as circumstances occurred, I'm outside of the system correcting it from outside of the system. ... I have friends within the system ... I have people that like me and I have people that hate me and I can live with it."
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How to Create a Heroby Jim Krueger at METal Breakfast 08/14/2010
In an age where our story is what determines our financial, political, social and even future possibility, the story we lead with makes all the difference in the world. Whether through advertising, entertainment or even just social networking, who we are and where we are in our story can determine where we go.
Our stories need to be epic for people to want to follow them and join them. There’s a problem with being bullet-proof. And it’s not just for the guy standing next to the ricocheting Superman. Chicks may love scars. But not because of the scars, because of the story behind them.
This week's special METal guest speaker Jim Krueger
Jim Krueger, is an award-winning filmmaker, video game developer and comic book writer best known for his epic works for DC, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse and other companies featuring the ultimate fantasy franchises -- the X-Men, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Matrix, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, Justice League, Micronauts and others. Krueger also launched two new comic book formats, both which were later utilized by DC and Marvel.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Runner is being developed for FOX Atomic as both a Graphic Novel and feature with Jim writing both.
• Testament – voted as one of the top ten graphic novels of 2005 by Barnes & Noble – the old testament as told from the perspective of a bartender – painted by the greatest artists in the comic book industry.
• Writer on the Spectrum Award-winning videogame – Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (Best Video Game of the year)
• They Might Be Dragons – wrote and directed the award-winning short film. Won a silver at Crested Butte. Won best Short Film at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival. The video is still used by NYU as the best example of what can be accomplished in their “director’s workshop”.
• Directed the guerilla short film musical “11”. Considered best of that year’s entries in the RIPFEST film festival.
• Frequent public speaker, having spoken on the necessity of the suffering of heroes – everywhere from being a keynote speaker at Cambridge to a guest lecturer at the White House.
Keith Ferrazzi speaks at the METal Breakfast (08/07/2010)
The number of names in your address book can predict how much money you make for your company? That’s just one "wow" statistic from recent social networking research showing that relationships play a more profound role in individual financial success than previously recognized – except by Keith Ferrazzi, who has devoted himself to helping sales forces boost revenue through relationships since the publication of his bestseller Never Eat Alone. He is the world’s foremost expert on business relationship development and this weekend's METal talk will distills 20 years of research, experience, and teaching.
Vegan health and fitness nutritionist John Pierre talks at Metal Breakfast (07/10/2010)
The obesity alarm bells are ringing again. A new report out this week finds that more than two thirds of states (38 total) have adult obesity rates above 25% a striking increase since 1991, when no state had an obesity rate above 20%.
Why are Americans getting fatter? There are a host of factors, from the ubiquity of high-fat, mega-calorie foods to lack of exercise and too much TV. But another, more complicated, trigger appears to be at work as well: grave misperceptions about weight.
This week's special guest speaker John Pierre, recognized as one most respected nutrition and fitness expert discusses the new challenges of living healthily by understanding the hidden risks of food and exercise.
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Brock Pierce at METal Breakfast (07/10/2010)
The virtual goods market is estimated to over $1.5 billion this year with the explosion of social and mobile gaming, a paradigm shift is occurring as it relates to the monetization of game related entertainment. Game consumption has reached extraordinary levels on Facebook and Smart Phones and these games are often the Freemium model. However, publishers have discovered a new way to monetize games through virtual goods and this has opened up an entire new market in a very short period of time.
This week's Featured Guest Speaker, Brock Pierce will discuss the social/mobile gaming market and how virtual goods are increasingly becoming the primary monetization model for the publishers of these games. We will also explore how virtual goods are expanding beyond casual gaming and into major console platforms such as xBox and PlayStation and what this means for brands and the gaming industry as a whole.
Freeform's Founder Jesse Dylan at METal Breakfast (07/10/2010)
Check out the June issue of Fast Company magazine for a list of the top 100 most creative people in business in 2010. You'll find some names that you already know like singer Lady Gaga,(who's number one, btw) Tom Ford, fashion designer and filmmaker.
Within the Fast Company List is METal's Jesse Dylan (http://bit.ly/JesseDylan), Director, Form; Founder Freeform . Jesse Dylan's opening of his 6-minute short film on Large Hadron Collider, the massive particle accelerator designed to replicate the big bang and address the core questions of physics, attracted Google's Larry Page, Tesla's Elon Musk, and elite scientists in astro-particle physics, cosmology and dark matter.
Dylan who went to film school at New York University is the child of Bob Dylan and is cofounder of a commercial production company called Forum. He's been doing award winning ads for American Express, Nike and Motorola, but lately his career is focused on doing short films as he says, "I want to work with people who want to change the world."
For years, Marco Tempest's masterful blend of digital media and magic has enabled audiences to glimpse the future before technology gets there. For METal he will share his vision and strategies for a new brand of magic and new forms of interaction with audiences designed for a digital world.
Who is Marco Tempest ?
There’s no one quite like Marco Tempest. His imaginative combination of computer-generated imagery, video, music and stagecraft with his unique vision of future life is creatively unique and unequalled within the performing arts.
No one else combines the incredible technical savvy with the showmanship, the physical skills and the charisma of Tempest. With all that talent, it’s amazing that he seems to enjoy poking fun at himself, and all those marvelous toys! Marco gets a kick out of bending reality around the edges. Is that image in the screen, or just in front of it?
Marco Tempest is the winner of the 2009 World Magic Award for Best Contemporary Magic. Marco has been invited as a visionary presenter to the Seoul Digital Forum and the TEDxTokyo conference and presented his keynote to the xDays Leadership conference in Switzerland.
His work is constantly changing: as new technologies evolve, Marco Tempest finds captivating ways of turning those advances into compelling illusions.
Ryan Kaltman at METal Breakfast (06/19/2010)
The pursuit of online riches through NEW technologies is an exciting dream, but often a bleak reality without a proven revenue model. We only hear about the billion dollar buyouts and not the thousands of startups that end before they can begin.
Early monetization is key and without it you're asking for trouble. Getting creative with revenue enhancement programs can make your young or mature company wildly more profitable.
10 year internet infomercial veteran, Ryan Kaltman (TheRichJerk.com), reveals how to 'speed to money' in every project you start as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Ryan Kaltman is an active angel investor, serial entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO of TheRichJerk.com (RichJerk.com), Brevity Inc., a 27 person online marketing powerhouse focused on designing online & offline direct response marketing funnels in the business opportunity, health & wellness, debt, mortgage, education, dating advice, sports, gambling, cosmetics, and investment verticals. As a ten year veteran of online advertising strategy, joint ventures, paid search, email marketing, and copywriting, Ryan regularly lectures on the arts of getting MASSIVE online traffic and data monetization.
Josh Tickell & Algae Written by Ken Rutkowski, on 07-06-2010 09:47
It got 150 miles per gallon," explains Fuel''s director Josh Tickellof the converted to plug-in Prius hybrid that he drove on a mix of battery power and algae fuel blended with conventional gasoline. Josh talks about the benefits of algae fuel to power the future car.
Photojournalist and director of The Cove Louis Psihoyos Wins Oscar 2010 for 'The Cove - Speaks at METal
Thom Beers Speaks at METal
Thom Beers is a storyteller, and most of his tales are true. To find them, flip on your TV. At any given hour on any given day, something from Original Productions will be on. Ice Road Truckers, Deadliest Catch, Monster Garage, Verminators -- all are his creations. At one point, he had 12 shows on eight networks. His productions usually cost less than $500,000 an hour to produce -- a sixth of the price of a typical scripted network
The Founder Institute Announces Sessions and Mentors For Its Los Angeles Semester Legendary Entrepreneurs Mentor Over 1,000 Companies Annually
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Founder Institute (www.FounderInstitute.com), a four month executive training program for technology entrepreneurs, today announced the sessions and mentors for its Los Angeles semester. The Institute, which prepares startup founders to lead the next generation of world-class technology companies, operates in nine cities worldwide and is on pace for an annual graduation rate of over 1,000 companies. World-famous entrepreneurs, executives and investors including Peter Guber, Nolan Bushnell, Michael Robertson, Scott Painter, Sandy Climan and William Quigley are mentors for the Los Angeles semester. Full Article...
The Founder Institute Goes International - Now on Pace to Graduate over 500 Companies Worldwide www.cnbc.com/founderinstituteThe Founder Institute creates an environment where established Founders and CEOs mentor their peers in weekly training sessions on company-building topics. Program participants also enjoy discounted services from Institute Partners and a teamwork-oriented startup environment where equity is shared among all participants in the companies formed. Read more... More information about Founder Institute and to apply at www.founderinstitute.com
