Roxanne Darling

Current

• Founder at Podcamp Hawaii
• Co-Founder and Social Media Advisor at KnowHow Cafe
• Founder at Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter

• Founder at Socialize Your Event
• Co-Creator and Star of Beach Walks with Rox at Bare Feet Studios LLC
• Co-Owner at Bare Feet Studios LLC
• Coach; Trainer; Public Speaker at Roxanne Darling (Self-employed)

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Past

• Contributor at Grasshopper new Media

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

Recommended

8 people have recommended Roxanne

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• Bare Feet Studios LLC
• Beach Walks with Rox
• Twitter

Roxanne Darling’s Summary

Our company offers new media strategy and expert audio and video podcasting services. We have been offering professional web services for over 11 years, and are the creator of the internet TV show, Beach Walks with Rox. Winner of three Vloggies, you can find us at <a href="www.beachwalks.tv">www.beachwalks.tv</a>.

I was recently named #24 on the Most Influential Women in Social Media.

I was also selected as one of 40 women in IT for "Do IT Around the World" - a book and 24-hour "day in the life of women in IT project.

Our program Beach Walks with Rox has been featured in these books:
Dave Evan's "Social Media Marketing an Hour a Day"

Jennie Bourne's and Dave Burstein's "Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed"

We focus on using technology smartly to build your business; this includes strategic planning, internet technology consulting, online/offline business integration, database management, project management, business networking, and search engine optimization. Contact me for an analysis of your company's social web score.

I am an experienced expert speaker and trainer in technology and health issues - from e-commerce and email to stress management and productivity styles. Programs are highly interactive and consistently rated excellent. Please visit Bare Feet Studios to see an updated speaker profile.

Roxanne Darling’s Specialties:

new media, blogging, podcasting, video podcasting. online business strategy, podcasting, web site development, web site marketing and SEO consulting, database management, project management, terrific spoken and written communication abilities

Roxanne Darling’s Experience

• Founder

  Podcamp Hawaii

  (Online Media industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  We began discussing this even in 2006 and the time has come for Hawaii to hold it's own Podcamp (and WordCamp too!) event.
  
  Podcamps are unconferences, that bring together students and experts of new media, blogging, and social networks to learn from each other and create media.
  
  Our event is part of the global Podcamp conference circuit, all of which are licensed by the Podcamp Foundation, founded by Chris Brogan and Christopher Penn.
  
  Please join us on October 24 & 25, as a Speaker, an Attendee, or a valued Sponsor. Our event is being held at the beautiful, state-of-the-art Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, HI.

• Co-Founder and Social Media Advisor

  KnowHow Cafe

  (E-Learning industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Most of the exciting and effective web-based tools these days are free or very low cost. But knowing how to use them smartly for your business? Not an easy task! You can spends days and weeks (time-consuming and expensive!) researching and teaching yourself or you can pay us (or another qualified consultant) high hourly rates to get personal consulting and advice.
  
  OR! You can join KnowHow Cafe and gain access to high quality tutorials, screen casts, white papers, e-books, discussion forums, and teleconferences that show you how to do the things you want.
  
  Join us at the cafe to learn about topics such as online video (from how to create your own branded internet tv show to where to host your files to how to build a community of viewers) to using social media for your business and personal goals.
  
  We are launching in late September 2008 however you can sign up now and get an early adopter discount! Just visit our site and enter the code "LinkedIn." We'll take it from there.

• Founder

  Social Media Club Hawaii Chapter

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  I am a founding member of the parent organization, Social Media Club. (Http://www.socialmediaclub.org) and have launched the Hawaii chapter. We have monthly meetings and visitors are invited to join us. The Social Media Club exists to develop best practices in using social networks and new media for business use. It was founded by Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells in San Francisco.

• Founder

  Socialize Your Event

  (Events Services industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  We help event managers use social web technology to:
  * increase attendance and market buzz
  * strengthen connections onsite
  * train all of your constituents in how to use social networks like Twitter and Facebook and social media like blogging and YouTube
  
  Our services can be provided virtually and in-person, depending on the degree of engagement you choose. Our home base is in Honolulu, Hawaii, so please be certain to contact us for any events you are hosting in the Hawaiian Islands.

• Co-Creator and Star of Beach Walks with Rox

  Bare Feet Studios LLC

  (Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  We created the popular daily internet TV show, Beach Walks with Rox. It won three Vloggie Awards in Nov 2006, is rated as a best of on Network2.tv the BBC Online and other online video sites. We have viewers in over 70 countries and our goal is spread a little aloha for you every day.
  
  We usually film outdoors on the beautiful beaches of Hawai'i. Please join us!

• Co-Owner

  Bare Feet Studios LLC

  (Internet industry)

  June 2000 — Present (9 years 6 months)

  Bare Feet Studios offer full service internet development, including intranets, extranets, and public web sites. We specialize in helping organizations answer the question, "What's the point?" when it comes to using internet technology. We have 8 years experience in database integration, audio & video streaming, web development, search engine optimization, and content management systems. Our clients include www.lannan.org and www.herecomestheguide.com.
  
  I have instituted CRM strategies, financial controls, and staff development tools that have enable the company to expand from its Santa Fe, NM home base to additional operations in Honolulu, HI. We have extraordinary customer satisfaction levels, and gain most new work through direct client referrals. Our clients have seen up to 6-fold traffic increases in less than 12 months, and several are ranked in the top 5 on google for their primary search terms.

• Coach; Trainer; Public Speaker

  Roxanne Darling (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  March 1987 — Present (22 years 9 months)

  I provide telephone and email coaching on communication skills, management styles, systems development, lifestyle behaviors, and raising emotional IQ levels. I have worked with many successful individuals as well as for Johnson & Johnson, Motorola, Hughes Electronics, and Marathon Oil Company.
  
  I have 20 years experience as a trainer, covering business and health topics. I have developed training manuals, full course curricula, and consistently earn 4.8 and above, with 5 being tops, for course delivery. I have presented programs in over 37 states, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland , and Germany.

• Contributor

  Grasshopper new Media

  (Internet industry)

  2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

  I was a guest podcaster on health and personal growth topics. This site is currently undergoing renovation and old episodes have been removed by the site owner during the transition.

Additional Information

Roxanne Darling’s Websites:

• Bare Feet Studios LLC
• Beach Walks with Rox
• Twitter

Roxanne Darling’s Interests:

new media, web2, connecting with people of diverse opinions, writing, podcasting, love, beauty, oceans, kindness, outrigger canoeing, consciousness - in business and personal relationships, thinking different

Roxanne Darling’s Groups:

Founding Member Social Media Club, Hawaii Association of Podcasting

•    Women 2.0
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    Association for Downloadable Media
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Streaming Media Professionals
•    Coronado Ventures Forum
•    SOBCon SOBCon2010
•    Tweeters
•    Event Peeps: For Live Event Industry Professionals
•    PodcasterWhosWho.com, the Who's Who of Podcasting
•    twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
•    Social Media Club
•    TechHui
•    Persuasion Communications
•    WordPress
•    Future Social Media
•    PodCamp Hawaii
•    Conversational Marketing Group
•    Managing with Aloha Ho‘ohana Community
•    My Open Archive

Roxanne Darling’s Honors:

2008: Ranked #24 of the Top 50 Women in Social Media; "Beach Walks with Rox" videoblog aka IPTV show won 3 Vloggies at the First Annual Awards in November 2006.

Roxanne Darling’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch