Omaha Peter Kageyama closed the Feb. 29 Young Professionals Summit with his "For the Love of Cities" presentation, a keynote that provoked attendees to think about what creates points of pride in every city. In his talk, Kageyama provided examples of the love and emotional engagement that stem up organically in various … read more

Omaha Do something. The message Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker gave as the keynote speaker at the Omaha Young Professionals Summit on Thursday was the same message he got from a neighbor after one particularly difficult day early in his political career, when Booker was on the Newark city council. Feeling deflated because of political infighting and the perception that his efforts as a councilman weren't making a difference in his… read more

The week ahead might just be the busiest week of events we've seen in a long while, and moreover, it's filled with a handful of quality startup-focused events. We're, of course, very excited about the first event on this week's calendar, the Silicon Prairie News - Kansas City Launch Party, and we hope to see many familiar and new faces at McFadden's on Tuesday night. You'll find the listing…  read more

Omaha We're excited to pass along the announcement of next year's Young Professionals Summit keynote speaker: Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker (photo from twitter.com/corybooker). Earlier today, the Greater Omaha Young Professionals group, the section of the Greater Omaha Chamber responsible for the Summit, broke the news on their Twitter account, see: twitter.com/omahayp. Next year's Summit will take place Thursday… read more

Omaha We're digging through the archives this week to present a video we recorded March 4, 2010 at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce's Young Professionals Summit at Qwest Center Omaha. Joe Olsen, CEO of Omaha-based interactive brand experience agency Phenomblue, gave the presentation below in one of the day's breakout sessions. In it, he argues… read more

Omaha A big congratulations to the Greater Omaha Young Professionals for yet another outstanding Young Professionals Summit. Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes was the luncheon keynote speaker, and after his presentation he sat down with me to highlight some of his talk's key points as well as more of the story around when he launched TOMS in 2006. Take a look at our conversation below, and a very… read more

Omaha At last Thursday's Greater Omaha Young Professionals Summit I tracked down two of the individuals behind the two most common phrases of the event: the Twitter hashtag #YourSeat2010 and the blue signs and stickers touting I live in Omaha. First up, Mark Pohl, the chair of this year's Summit and an employee of the Omaha Public Power District. read more