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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: How to Get Where You Want to Go
Join us for an evening of networking, tips, tricks, and stories from five inspiring entrepreneurs and creatives about pursuing what you love.
Jon Amar
Principal Consultant, onword
Denver
With nearly a decade of strategic communications experience across multiple industries and sectors, Jon is an expert at boiling down complex ideas and packaging them up for targeted media audiences.
From product launches and grand openings to financing deals, corporate announcements, and the occasional crisis, Jon articulates messages straight from the soul of the company and brings them to life through traditional and digital communication strategies.
Jon and his consultancy have represented national and international real estate developers, technology startups, restaurants, hotels, architects, advocacy groups, local political campaigns, national politicians, institutional investors, and nonprofits.
He has been a speechwriter and advisor to Members of Congress; a spokesman and reputation manager for billion-dollar companies; a co-founder of a home remodeling technology startup; and, an emcee for underground concerts.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jon graduated cum laude from California State University, Long Beach. He has been featured and quoted in Fast Company, The Washington Post, Forbes, and Technical.ly.
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