You're Invited: Volunteer at the Green Line Launch!

The brand new Green Line launch and celebration takes place this weekend and you can be a part of making history! See below for more information on how you can volunteer to make the event a success. Contact Cat Beltmann at Cat[at]SoGoodConsulting.org for more details!

This Saturday, June 14 the brand new Green Line will launch connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul via Light Rail. The Metropolitan Council has partnered with the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative, and communities and businesses surrounding the line to host a series of events on launch day. Following 9 a.m. speeches and ceremonial ribbon cutting at Union Depot, festivities and events for all ages are planned from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Union Depot Station, Central Station, Western Ave Station, Victoria Street Station, Hamline Ave Station, Raymond Ave Station, Stadium Village Station, and West Bank Stations.

You have the chance to help make the launch a great success by volunteering! We are looking for volunteers for the Western, Victoria, Hamline, Raymond, Stadium Village, and West Bank Stations. Shifts are available all day, in the morning, and in the afternoon. Volunteers will help to great station visitors and staff activity areas. This is a great opportunity to get involved in the community and celebrate the launch of the new Green Line. Contact Cat Beltmann at Cat[at]SoGoodConsulting.org if you are interested in volunteering.

You're Invited: GenYWCA Professional Development Event

Looking to garner some advice about and practice your networking skills? GenYWCA invites you to their Professional Development: Networking and Beyond panel next week. Hear from three inspiring panelists about their tools and tips, and put your new learning to use right away by networking with other emerging leaders involved with GenYWCA!

GenYWCA Young Professionals Group presents...Professional Development: Networking and Beyond

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
5:00-7:30pm
Honey Lounge, 205 E. Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55414

Event Contact: genYWCA@ywcampls.org

www.stayclassy.org/ProfDevPanel18June2014

Please join the GenYWCA Young Professionals Group in partnership with the Twin Cities Alumni Network, as we present a valuable program designed to provide helpful tips and tactics to young professionals. This event will provide opportunities to network with other young professionals, meet and learn from three influential and inspiring panelists, and identify new ways to approach your professional development plan. Our panelists will share the journeys they took to reach their current positions, reveal tips to their success, and answer your burning questions about how to best position yourself in your career. You will have a chance to ask the panelists thoughtful questions about how to reach your career goals.

Panelists include: Julie Owen, COO, Innovative Office Solutions; Penny Meier, Vice President - Lean Deployment, Ameriprise Financial; Kris Petersen, President - Product Development and Marketing, think2perform.

• 5:00-6:30pm - Networking and registration
• 6:30-7:30pm - Program and panel discussion

Appetizers will be provided; cash bar available.  Limited spaces available; register early to ensure your spot.

A big thanks to Honey (http://www.honeympls.com) for providing space.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Parking: You can find metered street parking or park in the ramp directly behind Honey; $3.00 for the first hour and $1.00 for each hour after that. 

You're Invited | FREE FORUM: Renew DACA || FORO GRATIS: Renovación de Acción Diferida

On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that certain people who came to the United States as children and meet several key guidelines may request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and would then be eligible for work authorization. Join NAVIGATE MN and other sponsoring organizations at one of two upcoming free forums  for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Details below.

You Are Invited - Te Invitamos! DHS has released the process & application to renew or apply for the first time for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DHS ha lanzado el proceso y solicitud para renovar o solicitar por primera vez Acción Diferida para Llegados en la Infancia (DACA). FOROS GRATIS: Renovacion de DACA No Registro Necesario Para Venir AL Foro June/Junio 14, 10am - Roosevelt High School (Gym Door/Puerta #7, by parking lot/junto estacionamiento), 4029 28th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406 June/Junio 22, 2:3opm - Harding High School (gym), 1540 E 6th St, St Paul, MN 55106 Info here/aqui: bit.ly/UhLtSb STAY CONNECTED:

You're Invited: | SMBMSP #67: Personal Branding Balancing Act with Paul DeBettignies on 6/23

Join SMBMSP for Personal Branding Balancing Act: A Look Behind the Curtain to hear from "Minnesota Headhunter," Paul DeBettignies, about how he developed and leverages his personal brand. You'll get the inside scoop on the strengths and challenges encountered on his journey, as well as insights and tips on working as a solo practitioner, business development strategies, and balancing a personal brand with having a life. Find more details and a link to register after the jump!

Register now for: SMBMSP #67 - Personal Branding Balancing Act: A Look Behind The Curtain Monday*, June 23, 2014 from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM If you want to get an inside look at one of the strongest "personal brands" in our area, what it took to create and now maintain and grow it, then this is a breakfast you will not want to miss. Paul DeBettignies, aka "Minnesota Headhunter", is going to show us how starting his blog in 2005 started him down a path of being one of the most recognized recruiters in the Midwest and how he has used his personal brand to strengthen his position in the Recruiter, HR and tech communities. While Paul gets a media appearance, TV or print, about once a month and rarely has to make a "cold call" there have been speed bumps along the way. He is going to openly share successes and failures, how at times he has felt lost and how being a "regional" player is a blessing and a curse. Topics will include: Career management  Business development, building a client pipeline Metrics and tools Time management Doing "all of this" as a solo practitioner Balancing the personal brand with having a life Hopefully we can get Paul to talk a bit about how he is able to do all of this while being a self-described "passive-aggressive introvert". This is Paul's 5th time speaking at SMBMSP and like his previous talks he promise to be highly interactive, casual and a lot of fun. * Please note: this event is on a Monday. Featured Speaker  Paul DeBettignies (@MNHeadhunter) Paul DeBettignies, better known online as Minnesota Headhunter, is a Minnesota IT Recruiter who builds IT teams with startups and tech companies, creates recruiting strategies for Fortune 500 clients and is the author of the Minnesota Headhunter blog, the longest running regional recruiter blog. He is a frequent local and national speaker, trainer and subject matter expert on recruiter, HR, career, networking and social media topics. Recent activities include presentations at the University of St Thomas, Capella University, MinneBar and ERE and interviews with WCCO AM (CBS) Radio, FOX 9, MSP Business Journal, St Paul Pioneer Press, Dice.com and TechTarget. Paul is involved in the Minneapolis and St Paul technology, marketing and social media communities as a sponsor, volunteer and mentor and was the co-founder, coordinator and advisory board member of Minnesota Recruiters, the largest regional recruiter group in the country Annual & In-Kind Sponsors   514 Studios 514 N 3rd St #101 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Register Now Events powered by EventBrite Copyright © 2014 Social Media Breakfast - Minneapolis/St. Paul, All rights reserved.

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"Only when we see ourselves in our true human context, as members of a race which is intended to be one organism and “one body,” will we begin to understand the positive importance not only of the successes but of the failures and accidents in our lives. My successes are not my own. The way to them was prepared by others. The fruit of my labors is not my own: for I am preparing the way for the achievements of another…. Therefore the meaning of my life is not to be looked for merely in the sum total of my achievements. It is seen only in the complete integration of my achievements and failures with the achievements and failures of my own generation, and society, and time."

- Thomas Merton