This month’s ENGAGE breakfast looked at Austin’s job creation and the workforce in Central Texas. Guest blogger Thom Singer (ESSENTIAL 2008) provided a complete recap on his blog Some Assembly Required. Here’s a snippet: However, our boom-town does have challenges. Too many high school students are…
This week’s ENGAGE breakfast explored new and innovative models for philanthropy in Central Texas. Blogger and author Thom Singer (ESSENTIAL 2008) was there and shared his thoughts on his blog Some Assembly Required. Here’s a snippet: Arguably, Austin has more charitable organizations per capita than any…
Earlier this week we held the second in our 2012-13 series of ENGAGE breakfasts at the Long Center. This month focused on Central Texas’ growing veteran population and how our community is supporting these men and women as they return to civilian life. Panelists included…
This morning was the first ENGAGE breakfast of the 2012-13 series, and we gathered on the Dell Hall Stage at the Long Center for the Performing Arts to discuss the upcoming election and its impact on Central Texas. UPDATE I: Read a recap of the…
Guest post from Essential Class of 2008 graduate Thom Singer. Read this and other posts from Thom at his blog Some Assembly Required.—– The May 2012 Leadership Austin Engage breakfast was the final in the 2011-12 series, and they ended the year with a BANG….
As the May 12 Austin mayoral race nears, we invited the candidates to join us in a conversation on the Dell Hall stage at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on April 3 for a special edition of the Engage breakfast series. The Dell…
The Rollins Theater at the Long Center for the Performing Arts was the scene on March 6th for another lively discussion in our ongoing ATXpansion Engage Breakfast Series. Austin is acclaimed for its fitness lifestyle – from avid joggers on the Lady Bird Lake trail…
Compiled by Jeff Olmeda, Rick L’Amie and Marie-Claire Topper—– Austin has been bitten by the festival fever bug and we like it. That was the consensus of the interactive audience poll conducted during this morning’s Engage breakfast – part of our ongoing ATXpansion series. The…