50K Member Celebration: A Big Party for a Big Thanks {Sponsored by Fastly}

The Tech in Motion community across North America has been growing fast and is about to reach 50,000 members! To celebrate this incredible milestone, we will be holding simultaneous celebration events across 10 cities on December 3rd at 6pm. So mark your calendar! Please join us in Chicago at the Microsoft Center.

It is only because of you and the rest of our 50,000 member strong community that we are celebrating this achievement. We are thrilled to bring you—all 50,000 of you—together on December 3rd to meet, to learn, to innovate, and to thank you for helping our event series grow. Over the past three years, you have helped build an incredible community, listened to some amazing thought leaders from companies like Box, Pandora, and Siri, and even honored the best employers and tech managers (including Litha Ramirez with Breakthrough Technologies) at the Timmy Awards.

Drinks will be served, companies will demo, and for the first time, we will be simulcasting our events so that our members can network across state, and even country lines.

We'll be streaming this event across all 10 of our chapters using Periscope. Keep an eye on this link (https://www.periscope.tv/tech_in_motion) to stay up-to-date on this event and the awesome events taking place in our other cities.

Speakers

Heather Baker (https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=ADEAAAAmRL0B7BGyNdRDfQwVeAIYkcVQqsyb-d0&authType=OPENLINK&authToken=Hp3a&locale=en_US&srchid=1148309471447961871571&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A1148309471447961871571%2CVSRPtargetId%3A2507965%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary%2CVSRPnm%3Atrue%2CauthType%3AOPENLINK), VP of Talent Management at InContext Solutions

Maintaining Company Culture at a Growth Stage Company

InContext Solutions was founded in 2009, and since then we’ve grown from a three-person start-up to an established growth stage company nearing 100 employees. We’ve come a long way and have made a name for ourselves in the tech and CPG space in those 6 years, but with lots of growth also comes lots of change.

Managing an influx of new employees, preserving our company values and making sure we create a space that encourages passionate and creative ideas can be a challenge at this dynamic stage. We’ll explain how we maintain the core values and mission of our growing company, while simultaneously adapting to meet the ever-changing needs of our team members.

Litha Ramirez (https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAkAAABwxUgBbHUo7LxH5dbLljp_44pJJIsdqnI&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=rXX8&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2CclickedEntityId%3A7390536%2CauthType%3ANAME_SEARCH%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1447962015457%2Ctas%3ALitha%20Ram), Director of Experience, Strategy, & Design at Breakthrough Technologies

Lessons I’ve Learned as a Manager.

Panel

Digital Disruption: The Age of Engagement by Innovation

Join Joseph de Castelnau and Francois Toubol as they share their visions on digital disruption, its effect on business strategy, and technology itself. Discover how upcoming changes to Cloud, mobile, analytics and software development frameworks will impact the future of our work experience. Understand and analyze how UX and engagement have become the cornerstones of innovation and success, and how agile culture and SOA have become catalysts for change in tech and business.

Francois Toubol (https://www.linkedin.com/in/toubol) currently serves as VP of Technology at SIM Partners, where he founded the technology team 5 years ago. He brings 16 years of experience as an Entrepreneur, Tech Team Lead and Software Engineer. Prior to joining SIM Partners, Francois founded and operated Epsilon Force Technology as CTO, an offshore Agile software development shop.

Joseph de Castelnau (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-de-castelnau-8200341)currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Software Engineering for Nielsen - MROI Solutions. He joined Nielsen following their acquisition of Marketing Analytics where he previously worked as VP - Engineering. He specializes in hands-on, product-oriented agile software and technology management andis actively involved in the Big Data and Predictive Analytic's communities in Chicago. This year, he was nominated as best technology manager in the Chicago area by his peers.

Demoing Companies

InContext Solutions (http://www.incontextsolutions.com/) is the global leader in scalable, web-based virtual reality shopper and retail solutions, dedicated to providing decision-critical insights powered by 3D virtual shopping simulations. In a time when brick-and-mortar stores are being challenged by the rapidly evolving world of e-commerce, we have revolutionized the way companies understand shopper behavior.

ShipBob (https://www.shipbob.com/) is a Y-Combinator startup that works with small businesses, crowdfunding campaigns, and fellow startups to provide a scalable fulfillment solution for businesses both locally and all over the world. Currently based in Chicago, New York, and soon to be another city on the west coast, ShipBob plans on providing a hyper-local fulfillment option for small businesses in every major US city within the next five years. ShipBob is doing this by providing a tech friendly, high-touch, and hyper-local fulfillment option to small businesses, a severely under served market segment in an even more outdated logistics industry.

AMPY (http://www.getampy.com/) has created the world's smallest wearable motion charger so you can charge your smartphone and other devices from the power of your daily motion. One hour of exercise can generate up to five hours of smartphone battery life. The more you move, the more power you get.

AMPY was invented by three PhD candidates in Material Science and Engineering at Northwestern University.

Synap (https://getsynap.com/) : Customer relationships are at the center of Synap's product and business. The company is creating delightful and empowering experiences for its customers by taking full advantage of the recent advancements in the API ecosystem, mobile platforms and data analysis.

Formed in early 2015, the company is focused on building its product, working with its charter customers and growing a fantastic team and working culture.

ParqEx (http://www.parqex.com/) :

A technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, ParqEx is the private parking marketplace that connects owners of parking spots to people in need of a place to store their vehicle. In urban areas where parking demand is high but commercial lots and structures are scarce or expensive, ParqEx makes additional supply available to the driving public by listing exclusive inventory owned by local residents and businesses. Using ParqEx, parking owners are able to make some supplemental income from an underutilized asset while renters find more convenient and often less expensive parking options in hard-to-park locations. The ParqEx support team ensures that the entire process of listing, reserving, parking, and paying is as smooth as possible for all involved. Learn more at http://parqex.com or download the app for free at the Apple iTunes and Google Play stores.

As always, this event is free to our members thanks to the continued support from our sponsors, Jobspring Partners, Workbridge Associates, Bai, and our headline sponsor, Fastly. We are grateful that you continue to support Tech in Motion, and we are excited to see you there.

If your company is interested in sponsoring this incredible event and supporting our community, please email Claire LaCanne at claire.lacanne@workbridgeassociates.com .

About our headline sponsor, Fastly (https://www.fastly.com/):

Founded in 2011, Fastly is the only content delivery network that gives businesses complete control over how they serve content, unprecedented access to real-time performance analytics, and the ability to cache frequently changing content at the edge. Our secure, global network allows enterprises to increase revenue and improve customer experiences across their websites and mobile applications while maintaining fast, consistent, and reliable performance. Fastly is funded by Amplify Partners, August Capital, Battery Ventures, Iconiq Capital, IDG Ventures, and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. With offices in San Francisco, New York, London and Tokyo, Fastly powers popular online destinations including Twitter, the Guardian, http://GOV.UK , Imgur, Fast Company, GitHub, Wayfair, Pinterest, and Shazam. Learn more at Fastly.com and follow us at @fastly (https://twitter.com/fastly/).

Drink Bai (http://drinkbai.com/)

Bai creates exotic fruit flavored beverages infused with coffee fruit, our “secret super fruit.” Sweetened with stevia, Bai beverages are the antioxidant-powered, low-sugar and five-calorie way to bring healthy, bold flavors into your life. Whether you’re enjoying Bai Bubbles, our fizzy new phenom, or one of our delicious Bai5 classics, your tastebuds will be all smiles. At Bai, our core values guide us in our quest to create good drinks that are good for you, made from the very best flavors nature has to offer. We’re declaring a Bevolution, and with every sip you take we’re all one step closer to a delicious future.

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