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Big Omaha emcee Antonio Neves proves it pays to connect
Antonio Neves, three-time emcee for Big Omaha, has spent a lot of time there through his work as an executive coach and business reporter, spending a lot of his time in entrepreneurial circles. He just never happened to come across the about.me team.
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You’ll never guess who the Big Omaha emcee is this year…
IT’S _______ _____! Phew, that feels better. We’ve been holding on to that for a little bit and just couldn’t wait any longer to tell you.
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Antonio Neves wants you to ask yourself, “Who makes you better?”
Every year since he was in sixth grade, Antonio Neves has received a nutcracker for Christmas from his mom—a reminder of the moment in his young life where he turned a corner. At Big Omaha today, he stepped away from his emcee duties to share why he has devoted so much of his time to…
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Take a trip “inside the startup studio” with Thinc Iowa Q&A (Video)
At the conclusion of the opening day of Thinc Iowa 2012, attendees took a trip “inside the startup studio.” Or so the discussion was dubbed by Antonio Neves, the THINQACTION founder and Thinc Iowa emcee, who moderated the 40-minute question-and answer session on Oct. 10. Neves was joined on stage by a quartet of entrepreneurs:…
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The Thinc Iowa 2012 Video Series makes its debut Thursday
Thinc Iowa 2012 emcee Antonio Neves took the stage Oct. 10 to prepare our 400-plus attendees for two days of presentations packed with inspiration, motivation and education. Like Neves, this post is here to prepare you for the Thinc Iowa 2012 Video Series that starts tomorrow. This three-week series presents one speaker video per day.…
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Antonio Neves: “Create your own luck”
Antonio Neves, the founder of THINQACTION, kicked off day two of Thinc Iowa 2012 this morning at The Temple for Performing Arts by challenging conference-goers to create their own luck. “Who could use some luck?” he asked attendees. “Would you bet on you, accomplishing what you say is most important in your life?” A self-described…
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After energizing Big Omaha, Neves will work double duty in Des Moines
One aspect of a Silicon Prairie News-run conference that may go overlooked but it is an essential ingredient to the overall recipe is the emcee. The emcee is responsible not only for introducing each speaker to the stage but also for the getting the audience energy up and keeping it up. At Thinc Iowa, those…
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Confessions of a Big Omaha emcee
Let’s get this out of the way. Big Omaha isn’t just a conference. It’s much more. Big Omaha is a family. This is not hyperbole. “Who makes you better?” This is the question I posed to attendees as we kicked off an amazing two days of speakers, best practices, laughs, tears, hugs, high-fives, shoulder shakes,…
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Antonio Neves sets the stage as the Big Omaha 2012 emcee (Video)
The Big Omaha 2012 Video Series presented by Microsoft BizSpark kicks off today with the opening remarks by our emcee, Antonio Neves of THINQACTION. In line with Neves’ welcome, this post serves as an introduction of the series: 18 videos featuring the 14 speakers and two special guests who took the stage at Big Omaha,…
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Help us welcome a founder, a chef and a journalist to Big Omaha
We’re super excited to introduce to you to two more Big Omaha 2012 presenters and our emcee. Please help us welcome Sahil Lavingia, the founder of one of Silicon Valley’s most buzzed about startups, Gumroad, and Eddie Huang, the dynamic young chef and budding media personality behind …