Elise Crispen, who by day works for Sacramento’s own 3fold Communications, is member of Metro EDGE’s events and networking committee. She recently wrote a blog for 3fold about her experience as a young professional and they’re letting us “borrow” it for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! Having recently embarked on my professional career, I must say work life is very little of what I expected –…
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Reflections of a Young Professional: So this is Real Life
Thursday, January 26th, 2012January In the Mix Recap
Wednesday, January 25th, 20122012 is off to a great start! We hope you enjoyed yourself at our first In The Mix of the New Year. With over 120+ YP’s in attendance we packed the house and sold out our first mixer of 2012! A big thank you to The Porch Restaurant and Bar for hosting our group and providing the tasty southern treats. Were you able to talk…
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Words of Wisdom with Roger Neillo, CEO Sacramento Metro Chamber
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012At Metro EDGE, we know true mentors are hard to come by these days and that our members are eager to learn what it takes to be successful. Words of Wisdom is a new series featuring some of Sacramento’s brightest CEOs, executives and leaders sharing their advice with the region’s young professionals. Flip your brain over to sponge mode and soak this up. Roger Neillo…
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Financial Planning EDGEucational Forum Recap
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011Kelly Brothers, Partner and Financial Advisor with Genovese Burford & Brothers, sat down with Metro EDGE during the latest EDGEucational Forum to chat about financial planning for young professionals. The biggest takeaway? Just get started! “Do it yourself or, if you’re not comfortable, work with an advisor to make sure you’re doing it right,” said Brothers. In this video clip he tells the group of what…
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Becky Johnson Shares Executive Insights
Thursday, December 8th, 20112011 Executive Insight event was simply amazing! We’ve heard from many attendees about the value of the advice they got from the speakers. One of the executives in our incredible line-up, Becky Johnson, Director of Public Affairs for Siemens, shares what she told attendees in the guest blog post below. I had an absolute blast chatting with many EDGErs at the Executive Insight event. It was an honor to be…
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Words of Wisdom with Della Gilleran, Principal, Marketing by Design
Monday, December 5th, 2011At Metro EDGE, we know true mentors are hard to come by these days and that our members are eager to learn what it takes to be successful. Words of Wisdom is a new series featuring some of Sacramento’s brightest CEOs, executives and leaders sharing their advice with the region’s young professionals. Flip your brain over to sponge mode and soak this up. Della Gilleran…
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Member to Member :: Stepping up Your Style
Monday, December 5th, 2011Metro EDGE is made up of some pretty amazing people. Among our members we have those who run successful businesses, those who do amazing things for charities, and those who make climbing the corporate ladder look easy. What we all have in common is the desire to actively make Sacramento the best it can be. An empowered under 40 population is a great means to that end so we are asking our…
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B Street Theater Discount for EDGErs
Thursday, September 29th, 2011B Street is offering Metro EDGE members a special offer on their Saturday at 9pm Subscriptions! They have 5 shows left in our Mainstage season and Metro EDGE Members would be entitled to see all five on Saturdays at 9pm for the discounted rate of $50. The subscription would start with seeing 2009 Tony award winner, God of Carnage. Additionally, subscribers are entitled to the…
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State of the Region recap
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011By: Darrell V. Nguyen On a sunny Friday afternoon over 400 people gathered at the downtown Sacramento Hyatt Regency to discuss the state of affairs of the greater Sacramento area. Hosted by the Metro Chamber, the State of the Region brings together business, local government, and the nonprofit community from Sacramento and the surrounding seven counties to discuss and develop solutions to regional concerns. In previous years, topics…
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Words of Wisdom with James Beckwith, President & CEO, Five Star Bank
Monday, June 27th, 2011At Metro EDGE, we know true mentors are hard to come by these days and that our members are eager to learn what it takes to be successful. Words of Wisdom is a new series featuring some of Sacramento’s brightest CEOs, executives and leaders sharing their advice with the region’s young professionals. Flip your brain over to sponge mode and soak this up. James…
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