Guest Lecturer at University of Colorado at Boulder
Greater Denver Area
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- Guest Lecturer at University of Colorado at Boulder
- Partner at Kirtsy
- Owner at Yoga Garden, Yokohama Japan
- Past
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- Consultant at Plunge Artist, LLC
- Evangelist at TechStars
- Coordinator at Startup Weekend
- Founder at Buddhist Geeks, LLC
- Streamliner at Zaadz, Inc
- Education
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Gwen Bell’s Summary
current (as of 4/17/09):
Guest Lecturer at the University of Colorado, Boulder
I teach on Social Media - Navigating the New Social Media Landscape
Partner at Kirtsy.com
Pete Cashmore of Mashable calls it "Digg for Chicks." We call it a platform for pure awesome. Our first book will be out this summer.
Yoga Garden
Graduated from UNC and then moved to Japan immediately. Taught English for a year and later started my first business in Japan (nearly four years ago). It continues to grow and thrive to this day. http://www.yogagarden.jp/
Gwen Bell’s Specialties:
Consulting, training, micro-branding, attention economy, networking, web 2.0, design, small business, start-up, entrepreneurial skills, vision creation, mind-body practices for technologists, registered yoga teacher, world traveler, eater of cupcakes. Karaoke rockst*r.
Gwen Bell’s Experience
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Guest Lecturer
University of Colorado at Boulder
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Guest lecturing on social media and branding: http://www.colorado.edu/atlas/bell/
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Partner
Kirtsy
(Internet industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Partner at one of the rockinest girl-friendly sites on the web. Find stuff you love, kirtsy it & spread the word. Simple, friendly & fabulous.
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Owner
Yoga Garden, Yokohama Japan
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)
http://yogagarden.jp
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Consultant
Plunge Artist, LLC
(Internet industry)
April 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 10 months)
Business consulting & design.
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Evangelist
TechStars
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)
Successfully helped TechStars attract more women to the program (more than quadrupled the number of female applicants). Five teams have female founders this year up from zero in 2007.
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Coordinator
Startup Weekend
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
July 2007 — November 2007 (5 months)
Startup Weekend (http://www.startupweekend.com) gets together entrepreneurs of all types with the intention of launching a company in a weekend, in locations all over the world. I participated in the first one in Boulder, helped coordinate two (Houston & Boston), and managed the one in Chapel Hill.
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Founder
Buddhist Geeks, LLC
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2007 — September 2007 (9 months)
Interviewer, blogger & podcast creator at Buddhist Geeks (an exploration of contemporary, Western Buddhist theory and practice. Created and maintained by Ryan Oelke, Vince Horn, and Gwen Bell.)
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Streamliner
Zaadz, Inc
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)
Graphic designer, Streamliner, CSS coder for Zaadz, Inc.
Gwen Bell’s Education
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA English , English, Women's Studies , 1999 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Study Abroad Year at University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Additional Information
Gwen Bell’s Websites:
Gwen Bell’s Interests:
branding, evangelism, women in tech, wellness, consulting, startup
Gwen Bell’s Groups:
Blogher
Kirtsy
NVC (Nonviolent Communication)
Peacemaker Institute
Gwen Bell’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- business deals
