Pre-BizTechDay Event Series: Baby Boomer & Social Media: Should We Bother?

It's time to face the truth.  Social media could be daunting and scary.  Especially for Baby Boomers. 

Should we bother? 

Or would we be left behind if we ignore the fact that Barack Obama does it and Britney Spears does it too? 

A panel of expert and brave baby boomers are coming together and will discuss:

• Which social media should we focus on? Or at all?
• How to interact with younger generation on social media
• Dos and Don’ts on Social Media
• Privacy or Security Issue

Meet Our Moderator & Panelists

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Feature Panelists

Barbara Mark

President of NAWBO San Francisco and CEO and Founder of Full Circle Institute

Dr. Barbara Mark is the founder and CEO of Full Circle Institute. Barbara and her team provide executive coaching and leadership development for ambitious and creative career women. FCI clients include executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, community leaders and decision makers in organizations including The Gap, Wells Fargo, Accenture, University of San Francisco, Cellular One, Chevron, Kaiser, The Harnisch Family Foundation, Bank of America, the Engineering and Utility Contractors Association and Stamen Designs.

As a consultant and executive coach, Barbara has been brought into the confidence of hundreds of professional women seeking to maintain inner balance while facing diverse external demands, personal ambition, and the desire to feel satisfied in her life and in her contributions to her professional environment. She has been working with women in business for nearly three decades and has supported their success in the constantly changing landscape for female executives. Barbara completed her masters in Humanistic Psychology with a focus in adult development and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a focus in human potential and leadership.

She is also certified in meditation instruction, stress management, and Interactive Guided Imagery, a process of creating change through visualization and focused attention. She continues her training and personal development on a regular basis to stay current with local and global trends as well as staying on top of her own game. As a result, she remains a thought leader in the areas of personal development, leadership, and cross-generational communication.

She is passionate about supporting women in leadership. "Today's global environment requires that we work together for the betterment of all. Women naturally bring skills to the table that are required for the communication and collaboration necessary for effective growth and development on the current global playing field. Life serves up many changes, opportunities, and challenges.

Kristy  Rogers Managing Director of eWomenNetwork San Jose

If you want to connect with other key business people, who do you call? Kristy Rogers. She was crowned "The Royal Schmoozer 2006" by the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commer ce. She has 12+ years experience supporting women business owners in marketing their businesses through networking. As the executive managing director of eWomenNetwork San Jose, Kristy has built the largest chapter with over 500 members. She co-founded the 750-member Women In Networking group. Recently she launched KristyRogersConnects, which is dedicated to helping business people network, follow up, and connect at a meaningful level.


In 2009, Kristy was named one of the “Women of Influence in Silicon Valley” by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. She was awarded "Managing Director of the Year 2006" by eWomenNetwork. If you haven't met Kristy yet, make sure you do. She wants to connect with you.

Terry Hird - CEO of Negotiation-International and Distinguished Lecturer of UC Berkeley Extension

Terence Hird, M. B. A., has worked and owned companies domestically and internationally for almost forty years. With extensive entrepreneurial and senior management experience, he has acted as both a principle and consultant on numerous mid-sized international joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions. He is the principal and founder of Negotiation-International (www.negotiation-international.com) providing negotiation training and international business negotiation strategy consulting for companies and individuals internationally. A UC Berkeley Extension Honored Instructor for 2004, he currently teaches in various programs for UC Extension including courses in negotiation and entrepreneurship.

Carlos Hernandaz  - Chief Evangelist of iRM Consulting and Co-Creator of "Social Media for the UnComfortable"

Carlos Hernandez is  a Social Media Catalyst, Trainer and Connector to anyone desiring to be Web 2.0 savvy. In February of 2007 he elected to leave behind a 28 year corporate career and was determined to find meaningful work.  He decided to also show his fellow professional how to develop networks and connections via LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter in an integrated and cross-promotional manner. These relationships are the pathways to discovering new opportunities and clients..

Moderator

Edith Yeung Executive Producer of BizTechDay

Edith Yeung is a force of nature.” says Mark O’Leary, Comcast Regional Vice President. Edith is a host of CBS 5 Startup Profile, the go-to consultant in small business marketing, a sought-after speaker, and the Founder of BizTechDay – the most impactful business technology conference serving the entrepreneur community every year in San Francisco.

Edith is passionate about connecting, educating and inspiring entrepreneurs. She delivered many content rich, high-energy and memorable talks in US, Asia and Europe and leads San Francisco Entrepreneur Meetup Group with over 2500 members.

Edith is also cofounder and CEO of Clue Market Inc, a marketing firm specializing in small business marketing. Prior, she consulted and won multiple awards working with Fortune 500 companies including AT&T Wireless, Oracle, Siebel, Autodesk, Cisco Systems, Symantec, American Management Systems (AMS), Telstra Australia, Matav Hungary Telecom and Taiwan Semi-Conductor.

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