In June 2011, I was alerted by good friends Dr. Kaye Sweetser and Navy Commander Charlie Brown that Charlene Li and I were referenced in a speech presented by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead. I was honored to say the least. But, after reading the transcript of the speech, I’m also informed and inspired. I wanted to share the full transcript with you here. Excerpt: Whether you are a leader in or outside the Navy — or you…
Flying to a Higher Altitude with Altimeter Group
Today I have some very special news to share with you – I will be joining Altimeter Group. To help you understand why I decided to make this move, allow me to provide a bit of context. Over the years, I’ve published my experiences, observations and insights primarily exploring the impact of social technology on marketing, advertising, media, business, communications, and culture. But within the last couple of years, the two places where I continually gravitate towards more often than…
Jeremiah Owyang, Deb Schultz and Ray Wang Join Charlene Li at Altimeter Group
I first met Jeremiah Owyang online long before I officially met him in person at one of the earlier Lunch 2.0 meetups I can recall. At the time, Owyang was one of the first community managers on the social scene, working with Hitachi Data Systems to help the company tap into online conversations and also build online/offline communities around the Hitachi brand. The date you ask? September 12, 2006. Jeremiah at the Hitachi Lunch 2.0 – Photo credit: Scott Beale,…
