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Laura Weidman Powers’ talk in a 5-minute Tapestry recap
Don’t have 30 minutes to watch a Big Omaha speaker video? No problem. Our friends at Tapestry have compiled many of the highlights of our speaker talks into easily digestible, readable presentations. Be on the lookout over the next week, as we’ll be sharing a Tapestry for each of our speakers. It’s simple: tap to…
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First-day speakers reconvene to talk culture, what’s not on the resume
Big Omaha speakers Eric Ryan, Laura Weidman Powers and Jason Johnson fielded questions ranging from how to improve company culture to hurdles they’ve had to overcome. Q: What doesn’t show up on your resume? Eric Ryan: I love pizza. When I was 16 I worked at a Little Caesar’s. That’s where I discovered my…
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Laura Weidman Powers responds to the “greatest opportunity in tech”
Laura Weidman Powers, founder of CODE2040, took the stage at KANEKO this morning to tell Big Omaha attendees about how her team is filling the gap between a growing minority population and a growing need for talent in the tech industry. How the U.S. economy and demography trends are changing “Software is eating jobs,” Powers…
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Laura Weidman Powers kicks off our Big Omaha speaker reveals
Over the next four weeks we will be announcing one Big Omaha speaker each Thursday. After the last announcement, tickets will go live Feb. 14 for our annual conference that brings the nation’s most passionate members of the entrepreneurial community together in Omaha, Neb. from May 7-9. For our first reveal, we are excited to…