credTen: Top 10 Conferences in the Cannabis Industry 2020
Did you know marijuana has become the fastest growing industry in the U.S. and, if marijuana becomes legal in all 50 states, the industry will become larger than the organic food market?
In this edition of our credTen series, we’re highlighting 10 events dedicated to the cannabis industry and how users and entrepreneurs are benefiting from this powerful plant.
Speaking 101: Tips to Jumpstart Your Morning
As we turn the page on a new decade and reflect on our successes, failures, and lessons learned, we seek new ways to improve ourselves. With the start of a new year comes resolutions, and here at cred we’re striving to improve our morning routines to get the most out of every day.
So how can you create a morning routine that instills positive habits and a feeling of accomplishment before your morning cup of joe? Here are a few tips inspired by leading entrepreneurs squeezing the most out of every morning.
10 Event Industry Predictions for 2020
Speaking 101: How Design Thinking Can Spark Creativity
Year in Review: Gratitude in 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the journey cred has traveled along this year. We maintain our focus on helping companies build thought leadership through events, and this past year we made considerable progress in our efforts to do just that.
Our journey is filled with different milestones—from those about learning, losses, and growth, to perseverance, partnerships, and successes. 2019 has taught us so much and we are full of gratitude.
Hustle Con: It’s More Than Just "Fake It Until You Make It"
Whether you’re a techie, side hustler, marketer, or investor there is no greater event to mix and mingle with the brightest individuals across industries than Hustle Con. Speakers and attendees alike shared an overwhelming wave of hard-work, dedication, and belonging.
Wrapping Up 2019 Events with Bowery Capital
Our event management team wrapped up a busy fall event season after concluding three events for the Bowery Capital Leadership Series. The Leadership Series— composed of the Sales Summit, People & Talent Summit, and Finance & Ops Summit—was built to generate opportunities and insights for thought leaders at early-stage SaaS and marketplace companies. Each of these events is a half-day filled with in-depth dialogue, networking opportunities, and knowledge-sharing about challenges faced, lessons learned, and best practices to implement.
Kicking off the fall events in September, the People & Talent Summit boasted speakers from Betterment, Bowery Farming, and a keynote presentation from Bree Groff of SYPartners. The next event was the Sales Summit, which gathered more than 100 attendees to see our lineup of speakers from companies including AWS, Resy, and TripActions. The Finance & Ops Summit rounded out the event series with 20 speakers from companies such as EY, Sage Intacct, Nasdaq Private Market, and CLEAR.
As the focus of the Leadership Series is to facilitate tactical, actionable dialogue for attendees and an engaged audience from speakers, topics across the three events ranged from Lessons Learned as a CFO, Investor Relations, How to Successfully Move Upmarket, and Developing a Highly-Personalized and Data-Driven Recruiting Process.
Key takeaways:
Create an inclusive environment and diversity will follow. You can’t support diverse candidates and employees if your organization isn’t ALREADY a supportive and inclusive environment.
If you’re going to move upmarket, then you have to invest in upskilling. One of the most common reasons organizations fail during their upmarket move is because their reps and supporting functions have not been upskilled to make an effective move.
Raise your next round of funding when you DON’T need it. If you’re needing funding, you’re too late. Raise while your numbers look great and you have the time to dedicate to a successful round of funding.
Fire early and fire fast. Early-stage companies are too susceptible to the mistakes that a bad employee can make.
Find the employees that are passionate about your company. Create the job that best utilizes the skills of your passionate employees. Their contributions are too valuable to lose.
Continuing the conversations that started onstage, each event rounded out the day with a happy hour and networking reception.
cred is looking ahead to four more Bowery Capital events in San Francisco and New York as we head into 2020!
