Category: Entertainment

Holiday Improv Celebration

with 
David Armstrong
&
Jason Perez

Tuesday, December 6, 2016
6:00 pm

Location:
Baker Hostetler
45 Rockefeller Plaza
Our Host: Dennis Cohen

RSVP HERE

It’s holiday time and so we will celebrate the holidays as only Thought Leaders can… with a comedy party.

That’s right, a time to laugh.

Join us on December 6 at 6.00 pm as the leaders of improv comedy from Improv (In)Corporation show us how our inner comedians can enable us to relax, have fun and work together in an esprit de corps.

They will start out with some fundamentals about the theories, valuable outcomes, inner challenges, personal skills, cosmic intellectual underpinnings of how improv works. All that. But enough about the fundamentals. What about the fun?

Yes, fun is on the agenda. Come and play with your Thought Leaders brethren. It’s the holidays and we’ve been through a lot recently.

Time to laugh a little, are you in?

Our comedic leaders:

David Armstrong

David has been performing and teaching improvisation for 12 years. In addition to classes from The Groundlings and Second City, he has worked at the National Comedy Theatre, serving as a performer, instructor, coach, and corporate facilitator for its team building and engagement workshops. He works with people in various industries seeking improved interpersonal skills, stimulation in creativity, or overcoming fears of public speaking.

Jason Perez

Jason, originally from Southern California, has been teaching and performing improvisation for 12 years. Jason has taught improvisation academically at Cal State San Marcos and CU Boulder as well as 8 different high schools throughout the San Diego area. He has trained and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade, Second City, National Comedy Theater, Improv Olympic, and Peoples Improv Theater.

Cyber Security: An Issue that Keeps on Growing

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
6:00 pm

NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION!
Baker Hostetler
45 Rockefeller Plaza
Our Host: Dennis Cohen

Cyber security is an issue that only grows in every corner of our global garden.  Some would say it is an invasive weed with no herbicide in sight.

Every day, we face headlines in the media, from government agencies, our corporate governance departments and companies that tell us they have software to stop the problems. At every turn, there is an atmosphere of apprehension and trepidation.

What can a company do to guard itself and its clients? Can we stop the malicious organizations that steal our data, listen and gain access to our conversations and compromise the integrity of our business operations?

A panel of experts from various cyber related industry sectors will offer their perspectives and knowledge on this vital issue:

  • Chris Moschovitis, tmg-emedia, strategies and practices
  • Galya Datskovsky, Vapor Stream, products
  • Shawn Bernabeu, HUB International, insurance
  • Jerry Ferguson, Baker Hostetler, law

Our moderator will be Anna Murray of tmg-emedia, who specializes in software development.

This is an opportunity for attendees to listen to industry leaders who have a deep understanding of the ways in which business managers can defend and protect their organizations in the continual struggle with cyber security issues.

We look forward to seeing you at our new venue.

Please reply to this email or to RSVP@TMGR.COM to let us know you plan to attend.

Please check in with the security desk in the lobby when you arrive.

The Democratization of the Media: PR for the Rest of Us

with 
Jess Todtfeld

Tuesday, January 5, 2016
6:00 pm

NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION!
Baker Hostetler, 45 Rockefeller Plaza
Our Host: Dennis Cohen

Jess Todtfeld PicWhat if public relations were not the exclusive domain of the largest firms with large PR agencies? What if the power of the media was available to everyone?

With the plethora of outlets now available, there has never been a better time to harness and leverage the power of the media.

Jess Todtfeld, President of Success in Media is a television producer, media/PR consultant, bestselling author and Guinness record setter for being interviewed 112 times in 24 hours.

He will lead an interactive conversation about the range of PR options and tools that support corporate messaging and delivery.

Jess will demonstrate how to get media and PR exposure and describe easy-to-implement strategies and tools to create your own media campaign.

He will answer these relevant, timely questions:

  • What would it mean if your prospects and clients could experience what you do before you ever talk to them?
  • How would it help if your most satisfied clients spoke about your work (instead of you) on videos others could see?
  • Are there ways internet media can help you get traditional press?

Jess provides an insider’s perspective on the new opportunities and strategies at our finger tips.

We look forward to seeing you at our new venue.

Please email RSVP@TMGR.COM to let us know you plan to attend.

Please check in with the security desk in the lobby when you arrive.

 

Future Focus: How Successful Companies Stay Relevant by Continual Innovation

with Jeff Loehr

June 2, 6:00 pm, Yale Club

Jeff Loehr PicBusiness success and failure depend on decisions leaders make; they are not a result of changes in the market. However, the market is changing more quickly than most people realize so making these decisions requires that leadership find ways to overcome their biases, focus on the future and continuously reinvent to keep up.

Logically managers and leaders may know this but still struggle to manage the change. The reason for this, based on our observations working with clients around the world, is that as people we become stuck in our mental models of past success. To respond to changing market conditions managers, leaders and founders work harder at doing what they did before. Eventually, when this doesn’t work they look for silver bullet solutions that could come from innovating revolutionary products or even restructuring, but these can make the problem worse.

Future focused companies avoid this crisis by thinking about what the future could look like and preparing for it. They continuously reinvent and evolve rather than look for silver bullet solutions. In our practice we look for and build three key aspects to future focused companies: flexibility in the development and execution of their strategy, foresight to break mental models and discover new opportunities and focus to both build the core and also develop new options in the periphery.

Jeff will talk about the mental model challenge and the key aspects of a future focused company.

Jeff Loehr is a partner at Stratalis Consulting. He has experience working with teams of all sizes and at all stages of company development from developing a strategy for tech startups creating an innovation program for the world’s deepest mine. He works with teams and companies to help them break out of their mental models, explore new options and develop successful businesses.

We look forward to seeing you at the Yale Club.  Please check with the front desk on the exact meeting location when you arrive.

It Does Matter: The Details of Self-Presentation Are the Message

with Oona Chanel 

April 7, 6:00 pm

1cbcde2Everyone in business is always in front of people who can and do make a difference in our professional lives. Much of their impressions is based on our self-presentation.

Studies show that business people who dress to represent themselves as managers of a particular business sector provide the best cues that they are authentic and believable.

Oona Chanel is a renowned expert in the discipline of self-presentation. She will demonstrate how visual signals impact corporate decision makers, team members, prospective clients, employees and the media.

Details are telling. And that does not mean expensive jewelry or hair styles. More often, small and simple things can make a big difference in the eyes of those around us.

Oona has the creds: high end runway editorial model, serial entrepreneur, and internationally acclaimed fashion consultant who has worked for major European fashion houses.

Recently, Oona founded and is the Editor-in-Chief of a new fashion magazine to be published by Scandinavian Media Ventures.

Advance registration is required, as seating is limited.

Please RSVP to Chris Moschovitis at RSVP@TMGR.COM

All Possible Worlds: How Data is the Real Engine of Creativity

with Alex Toplansky

March 3, 6:00 pm

Alex ToplanskyIn the information economy, creative thinking is emerging as a key survival skill for leaders. But while it is often made to sound like an innate talent, creative thinking is a learned discipline. Successful creative professionals have learned that organization, communication and data, not ideation, are the cornerstones of actionable creativity.

For the past 10 years, Alex Toplansky has designed and produced interactive products ranging from B2B analytics tools to blockbuster video games. Today, Alex works as a Senior Writer for the award-winning game studio Deep Silver Volition. He’ll show you how science and systems thinking inform industrial-strength creativity, and how these methods encourage cultures of success in any industry.

You will learn new tools to break down complex problems into navigable steps and isolate useful solutions, the building blocks of the creative process.

This event will help you zero-in on successful ideas and create with a purpose.

Advance registration is required, as seating is limited.

Please RSVP to Chris Moschovitis at RSVP@TMGR.COM

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Cyber Security and You: Essential advice to survive in the age of cybercrime and cyber terrorism

with Chris Moschovitis

Tuesday, January 6, 6:00 p.m.

chrismoschovitisHardly a day goes by that we don’t learn of another attack by hackers against governments, businesses, or individuals.  Be it cyber warfare sponsored by countries, cyber terrorism by fringe groups, or hacking by criminals, we are living in a new world where our most valuable asset – our data – is under constant attack.  After this talk by Chris Moschovitis, president of tmg-emedia, you will leave with a clear understanding of what is going on, what’s at stake, your risk, and what you can do to protect yourself. 

Advance registration is required, as seating is limited. Click here to register on-line, or:

Please RSVP to Chris Moschovitis at RSVP@TMGR.COM

Integrity: An Access to Effective Leadership

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with Christopher Gates

Thursday, September 18, 6 pm

In a one-hour fully interactive conversation, Christopher Gates, a member of the Yale Club, introduces a new model of integrity developed by a group of leadership scholars led by Werner Erhard and Michael Jensen, which you can read HERE.

Chris shares how applying this new model of integrity provides access at any moment to power, freedom, and peace of mind in any area that calls for effective action.

Christopher C. Gates, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, supports individuals and family groups with wealth management. As a volunteer, he works as a leadership coach with grassroots community leaders in Northern Ireland, Israel, and the US. As a hobby, he has appeared as an actor on TV and in film. He lives in New York City and Aspen, CO.

Advance registration is required, as seating is limited.
Click here to register on-line, or:

Please RSVP to Chris Moschovitis at RSVP@TMGR.COM

Story Telling: The Secret to Engagement and Leadership

with Jerome Deroy, CEO of Narativ, Inc.

Tuesday, June 3rd

Jerome Deroy picJerome Deroy leads Narativ, a company that trains leaders and their teams in the art and science of storytelling. Through their learning of a breakthrough process, speakers are empowered to change people’s attitudes and behaviors, enhance their sales effectiveness and communicate dynamically with their constituencies.

Currently, many people in the public eye are encouraged to tell stories as strategy to connect emotionally with their audiences, whether in person or via the media. However, the question is: what is the best way to tell a story? What is the key that opens the lock so the audience does not just hear but listen, feel and respond?

Narativ has answered these questions through a singular approach that trains speakers to leave the interpretation, emotional value and power of a story to the listeners’ imagination.

Through their work with Narativ, major international companies have produced outstanding results in communication channels vital to their growth.

This evening will be an immersive experience that will turn the usual storytelling dialog upside down as you will learn principles and methods that will enhance the power of your communications.

Advance registration is required, as seating is limited.
Click here to register on-line, or:

Please RSVP to Chris Moschovitis at RSVP@TMGR.COM

The Future of Broadway

Join us on Aprl 2nd (Room: TBA) at 6:00pm at The Yale Club of New York for:

Manny Azenberg
Broadway Theater Producer

Manny Azenberg, veteran producer who received a 2012 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, has produced 65 shows, receiving 25 Tony Award nominations and 8 Tony Awards. He has produced more than 20 Neil Simon shows as well as the Billy Joel-inspired dance musical Movin’ Out, Sunday in the Park with George, Ain’t Misbehavin’ , Rent and Baz Luhrmann’s La Boheme.

Manny will present his views on American theater, his vision for the future, and address questions like:

  • Is Broadway a crucible of art or commerce?  Has it become Las Vegas East?
  • Is there room for innovation on Broadway or is that a goal for Off-Broadway?
  • Has Broadway priced itself out of the marketplace for New Yorkers, leaving tourists as the prime audiences?

This is a rare opportunity to listen to an industry leader who has been called the gold standard of Broadway theater.

Advance registration is required, as seating is limited.
Click here to register on-line, or:
Please RSVP to Chris Moschovitis at RSVP@TMGR.COM