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Six Step Communication Framework

In Things to Think About by Mark Sylvester

One of the traits of successful people is their ability to effectively communicate. Think about the many times a day you have an opportunity to influence others. You might be emailing, writing a blog post, putting together opening remarks for an important meeting or explaining a new idea. One of the areas where many members of 805connect express needing help …
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Stimulating Economic Vitality

In 805conversations, Partners by Mark Sylvester

Ken Oplinger, the CEO of the Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region and Zoe Taylor, Director of Economic Development for the newly formed Economic Vitality Team (EVT) headquartered at the Chamber sat down to talk about Santa Barbara for this 805conversation.
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Oniracom

In Partners, Who's Doing Cool Stuff? by Mark Sylvester

Founded in 2001, Oniracom is a boutique creative agency with operations in Santa Barbara, CA. Over the last 13 years, they’ve built an inspiring portfolio with world-renowned artists and brands including Jack Johnson, Disney Records, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Maroon 5, CAA, MTV, and Arcade Fire. While they work with many international brands, their roots are firmly planted …
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Make Meetings Matter

In Things to Think About by Mark Sylvester

As you roll into the last few weeks of the year there will be opportunities to make your meetings matter. Some meetings will be strategic, some recapping the year, some to brainstorm ideas for the New Year and many where the agenda is simply to have fun! Here is an interesting way to think about meetings that will help you …
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Audible Yoga

In Who's Doing Cool Stuff? by Mark Sylvester

One of the reasons that yoga is such a powerful practice is that is reminds us to be grateful. One of the most interesting effects of a regular yoga practice is its ability to nurture positive qualities like compassion, forgiveness, and gratitude in ourselves. Two women, frustrated with their attempts to practice yoga more often with their favorite teachers, have …
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Mobicip

In Who's Doing Cool Stuff? by Mark Sylvester

Mobicip (pronounced mo-be-sip), based in Newbury Park, is named after mobile CIPA. CIPA stands for Children’s Internet Protection Act, a regulation by the US government that mandates secure Internet access when provided by public schools or libraries. In the dark days before smartphones and tablets, the founders had a vision that education is going to be transformed by ubiquitous always-on …
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Hidden gems in the 805

In Things to Think About by Mark Sylvester

Who’s doing what with whom? Over a year ago, Jan Campbell of the Santa Barbara Foundation asked this question. Now almost a year later, we have an answer. 805connect is capturing the wealth of talent, the depth of skills and the rich diversity of industry experience in our region. For the past 12 weeks this newsletter has focused on highlighting …
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Saving Searches

In Two Minute Tips by Mark Sylvester

In this 805connect tutorial video, Ambassador Mark Sylvester shows how to use Advanced Search to set up a Search and Save the results to use later. As this is a dynamic network, you will find that these saved searches will help you cut down the amount of time and increase the utility of the network.  
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Local Edition – Time Warner Interview

In As Seen on TV by Mark Sylvester

805connect Ambassador Mark Sylvester was interviewed for the second time by Bella Shaw of Time-Warner’s Local Edition which plays in Ventura County next to Headline News. This was an update and announcement of reaching the 1,000 member milestone.  
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Nasif, Hicks, Harris and Co

In Partners by Mark Sylvester

Nasif, Hicks, Harris and Co, specializes in serving a wide range of closely held businesses, including the high technology, construction, real estate, and professional service industries. Services include preparation of individual, business, estate, and trust tax returns, financial statement audits, reviews, and compilations, business consulting, trust and court accounting, general bookkeeping and software consulting.