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| (l to r: ) Michele, Sabrina and Samantha |
Earlier this week, TV producer Roy Bank (C'94) launched his new NBC gameshow.
Now there's another show of his that got picked up for a second season and he's looking for small business owners. The show is sort of "Apprentice" minus the celebrities and minus the competition.
It's called "The Mentor" and it hooks up small business owners with top CEOs for "a crash-course mentorship on transforming business dreams into reality"(previous mentors have been executives from Jamba Juice, 1-800-Flowers, Seventh Generation and The Boston Beer Company, Inc.)
I've done a ton of stories on Penn alum and undergrad entrepreneurs, so I know there are some of you who are perfect for this.
After the jump, learn more about the show and how to apply!
Earlier today I posted about a Penn alum with his own beer blog.
Now, as I continue to celebrate St. Patty's day and everything alcohol-related, there's another Penn alum who has his own alcoholic drink you'll want to know about which is "like beer, but not beer".
After the jump, more about this alum ...and the sexy, bordering on NSFW marketing campaign that may make you gasp!
Merv Griffin president Roy Bank (C'94) is bringing the "world's biggest game of tag to television". That's right.. a Pac-Man sort of game show. Roy describes it as a "big, crazy "Wipeout"-type event with a lot of energy." (source)
Sounds like it could be fun. Can't wait for the Donkey Kong spin-off! |
| (l to r:) Sabrina and Samantha |
For our Earth Day contest last week, entrepreneurs Aakash Mathur (W'09) and Jay Parekh's (SEAS '09) donated 3 of their revolutionary new Hydros water bottles (retail value $29.99) to 3 creative DT readers who told us what they are doing and/or plan on doing to go green.
After the jump, find out who won and read their winning entries.
More about the Hydros Water bottle HERE
What happens when one Hollywood Exec has a spiritual awakening and decides to make a life change?
Ask Norman Golightly (C'94, Mask and Wig) who used to run Nicholas Cage's production company, Saturn Films...
This week the "The Mouse House" (ABC/Disney) is all about the red and the blue.
From news pertaining to studio heads, actors, producers, and writers, find out what sorts of waves Penn alumni are making this week!
"Barker, a former Hollywood screenwriter with an MBA, said his Facebook campaign has cost him little more than $100. He's targeted ads to Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, Youtube and IDEO -- basically companies that are in media. He's gotten contacts and interviews, ironically, with other companies who were impressed by the ad.More about Eric here:
He said he "went nuclear" with the Facebook approach because of the rough job market and he needed to get attention quickly. "My background is in Hollywood," he said. "Nothing in Hollywood gets done effectively through formal channels. Everything is done by friend of a friend and reputation. The real world is not that much different."
His dream job would be something in product marketing and/or development, he told me.
About his Facebook approach, he said: "We're all marketers now, like it or not. Getting access [through the Web and interactive social media tools] is easy. It's now all about marketing and branding yourself."
"When high-powered book editor Margaret faces deportation to her native Canada, the quick-thinking exec declares that she's actually engaged to her unsuspecting put-upon assistant Andrew, who she's tormented for years. He agrees to participate in the charade, but with a few conditions of his own. The unlikely couple heads to Alaska to meet his quirky family and the always-in-control city girl finds herself in one comedic fish-out-of-water situation after another. With an impromptu wedding in the works and an immigration official on their tails, Margaret and Andrew reluctantly vow to stick to the plan despite the precarious consequences."Now onto the afterparty...
David Katz (W'94, Varsity Basketball) just launched an innovative new site called, www.AthleteTweets.com, that aggregates all of the players and coaches Twitter feeds on one website. Plus, AthleteTweets has validated the Twitter feeds for all athletes and posts them all in real time. Per David, "for a sports fan this is the best reality show not on TV".Visit www.AthleteTweets.com
This week here are some tidbits of some upcoming films from some Mask and Wig alumni film producers:
"A book editor (Sandra Bullock) is forced to marry her male assistant (Ryan Reynolds) in order to stay in the country. When they travel to Alaska to meet his family, the new couple has to fake their way through a surprise wedding thrown by his parents. "
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