Mindshare LA holds monthly workshops, salons and movie screenings that gather hundreds of Angelenos for evenings of inspiration and interaction. Our main, monthly salon event includes a curated program of short, eclectic presentations.
The New Media Advocacy Project: New York City
The New Media Advocacy Project (N-Map) advances human rights and social justice by using digital video and other media to strengthen legal advocacy in courts, legislatures, and communities. N-Map’s lawyers and media professionals help advocates integrate new technology directly into their legal strategies, enabling them to win their cases and achieve their clients’ goals effectively…
Yasmin Fodil: New York City
What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I was born and lived in Hollywood until 4th grade, when we moved to the valley (Van Nuys and Studio City). I moved to NYC after graduating from Cornell in 2005 and am now back living in Chinatown after a break for grad school in 2008-10….
IdeaMensch: Los Angeles
IdeaMensch is a community of entrepreneurs who share their stories. We feature entrepreneurs from all walks of life via our interviews and events, with the mission of helping you bring your ideas to life. Whether your idea is an app, a nonprofit, a book, a website or an invention – what matters is that and…
Wakefield Media: New York City
Wakefield is one part content, publishing a daily email in two editions (NY and National) and one part an events platform. Their emails serve as a short startup/tech discovery guide, connecting people with interesting companies, products, and jobs. Uncubed, their tech hiring fair, is now in four cities and has become a broader tech conference…
Paul Jeffery: New York City
What’s your historical connection to Los Angeles and New York? I moved to Los Angeles from Boston, MA in 2003. I was working as a graphic designer/office manager/PR for a small avant garde extreme music record label called Hydra Head records. The two partners had decided to move to Los Angeles and I was along…
Wicked+: Los Angeles
We build brands. Design their websites. Execute campaigns for them. We promote causes important to us. We share what inspires and influences us. We also sell products that inspire and influence us. All who we are. All Wicked+.
The Muse: New York City
The Muse is a career discovery platform that has helped nearly 2 million people answer the question, “What do I want to do with my life?” We work with companies ranging from Dell and Sephora to Airbnb, Warby Parker and Foursquare to help connect them with amazing candidates, via interactive photo & video hiring profiles…
Jon Dobrowolski: New York City
What’s your historical connection to Los Angeles and New York? I can appreciate the history in both cities, though less so the infrastructure. I find that both cities value their physical history so little. The mansion used in the most iconic film of its time, Sunset Boulevard (and also the first Getty owned property in…
LA MakerSpace
The Los Angeles Makerspace is a non-profit community space for makers of all ages to work on projects and take classes in software, hardware, electronics, robotics, art, filmmaking, bio-tech, eco-tech, wearable-tech and more! The non-profit space is for members to develop and prototype ideas, work on projects, program events and classes and be the home…
Carrie Hammer: New York City
Carrie Hammer is a customizable online brand for professional women. Many of the dresses are available completely made to measure. Carrie started Carrie Hammer after working in advertising sales for 4 years in New York (although she is originally from LA) and being completely frustrated with the clothing options available to professional women. There were…
Christie Marchese: New York City
What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I was born in Valencia, and didn’t even make it to visit NYC until 2005—my boyfriend surprised me with a trip for NYE. Ironically enough, I got extreme food poisoning the first night, yet I still decided at one point I’d live in NYC. I then…
