Podcast appearances and mentions of anna mason

A conversation on disrupting the status quo of early-stage Investing with Ali Jackson-Jolley, Assistant Managing Editor, Forbes and panelists: Anna Mason, Managing Partner, Ingeborg Investments, Beth Ferreira, General Partner, Serena Ventures, and Anjula Acharia, CEO & Founder, A-Series Management & Investments.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sophie and Raymond are rejoined by special guest Anna Mason as they tackle the topic of surrealism through the lens of Salvador Dali's famous painting "The Persistence of Memory." Was Dali actually a surrealist? Why do all the clerks and navvies in the railway trains look so sad and tired? And is not being sick really the most poetical thing in the world? All this and more in this episode! Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/UnreliableNarratorsPodcast Questions? Comments? E-mail us at unreliablenarratorsstoa@gmail.com, visit our website at unreliablenarratorspodcast.wordpress.com, or say hi on Instagram @unreliablenarratorspodcast. Theme music is "New Moon" by Caleb Klomparens. Check out his music athttps://soundcloud.com/kappamuse Access the 2023-2024 Stoa Mars Hill list here:https://stoausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mars-Hill-Topics-2023-2024-1.pdf

This story of sibling rivalries, suicides, arson, missing heiresses, and murder was originally presented at a members-only event at the Chicago History Museum.Thanks to my co-writer and co-host for this episode, Anna Mason (@annadotmason). Anna's piece on the Medinah Temple for WBEZ's Curious City can be found here.Show your support of the show for the cost of a coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLeave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here: https://www.chicagohistorypod.comUp your cocktail or Sodastream game with Portland craft syrups!https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1kAffiliate Links (anything you buy - not just this stuff - through these links helps benefit the show at no additional cost to you):Unbridled Rage: A True Story of Organized Crime, Corruption, and Murder in Chicago by Gene O'Sheahttps://amzn.to/3ryg96ESuspect Identities: A History of Fingerprinting and Criminal Identification by Simon A. Colehttps://amzn.to/43Edju7Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holeshttps://amzn.to/3Nb8q6EThinking about outdoor movies? Here's the gear I use:Epson 1080p Projector:https://amzn.to/3qfGvcI120" Projector Screenhttps://amzn.to/3BWDmRpChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks  AT gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/Gear used in the recording of this podcast:Shure SM-58 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3uDmji9Zoom H6 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3y0wWh0Support the show

TechCrunch Live took a virtual trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota for this week's event. And it was a great trip!This event is extra long, and includes conversations with some of the best founders and investors from the region. Following the panels and interviews, three Minneapolis startups competed for free tickets to TechCrunch Disrupt.I love the first panel. It's a conversation with Andrew Leone, CEO and Founder of Dispatch, a last mile delivery platform that started with a couple guys and some box trucks. Since then the company shifted to a SaaS model and is now in 60 markets throughout the United States. You'll hear from Andrew and investor Anna Mason, Managing Partner at the Rise of the Rest fund, on how the company made the significant transition and continues to reinvent itself.The next two conversations involve other local startups and investors from the Minneapolis region.The final panel was hosted by TechCrunch's Haje Kamps where he speaks with Mary Grove, managing partner of Bread & Butter Ventures, and Justin Kaufenberg, managing director of Rally Ventures, about their investment strategies. Both are based in Minneapolis, and they are using the city as a lookout tower for what's happening across the US. Those not familiar with the Minneapolis ecosystem might scratch their heads, and wonder why not be based in the more traditional epicenters of investing -- Bay Area, New York, or Boston. It may have been true in the past that that's where the bulk of the opportunities are, but in our interview, Grove and Kaufenberg explain that a lot has changed in the last 10-15 years.Finally, TechCrunch's Anita Ramaswamy spoke with Atif Siddiqi a Southern California transplant who first relocated to the Twin Cities to participate in the Target Techstars accelerator program. He hasn't looked back since. Siddiqi has spent the past seven years building up Branch from its roots as a Midwestern upstart focused on earned wage access into a formidable Series C-stage business with $75 million in funding from investors such as Addition and General Atlantic and clients including Uber and Walmart. Siddiqi and early Branch investor Ryan Broshar of Minneapolis-based Matchstick ventures explain how the city's venture ecosystem has evolved over the years and share their tips for founders outside coastal tech hubs looking to raise capital, bring in customers and make an impact on their industries far beyond their immediate locales. 

Japanese-American artist Makoto Fujimura says, "We have a language for waywardness, but not a language for coming back home.” What does this mean? Anna Mason, art major at Hillsdale College, joins us to explore Fujimura's art series The Four Gospel Frontispieces, confirming for us once and for all that God approves of abstract art! What is "slow art" and why is it so important in modern times? What does Fujumura mean by "generative reality"? We talk about the history of Christian art going all the way back to medieval illuminated manuscripts from Iona, but wait till the end of the episode where Trinity brings us back home at the last possible second! Check out "The Four Gospel Frontispieces" on Fujimura's website: https://makotofujimura.com/art/the-four-gospels-frontispieces In our next episode, we will be discussing Billy Joel's 1977 hit song "Vienna." Questions? Comments? E-mail us at unreliablenarratorsstoa@gmail.com, visit our website atunreliablenarratorspodcast.wordpress.com, or say hi on Instagram @unreliablenarratorspodcast. Theme music is "No New Words" by Caleb Klomparens. Check out his music at https://soundcloud.com/kappamuse Access the 2022-2023 Stoa Mars Hill list here: https://stoausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mars-Hill-Topics-2022-2023-1.pdf)

Parallels from Previous Downturns and the Paradigm Shifts They Bring Why Rise of the Rest Continues to Meet Founders Where They Are The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our Website. Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Founders, are you frustrated by trying to find the ideal VC's for your stage, sector, and geography? Answer five questions with VC Rank and generate your customized list now.

In her last Sunday with KXC before embarking on a church planting adventure in North Cornwall, Anna Mason encourages us to live a life of sacrificial love and devotion to Jesus for the sake of King's Cross and beyond.

Anna Mason explores what it looks like to grow in faith and walk closely with Jesus.

On this episode of the Somewhat Frank Podcast, Frank Gruber (@FrankGruber), John Guidos (@JohnGuidos) chat about … 1.) Mushrooms Communicate - Apparently, they use up to 50 words to communicate among themselves. Makes me wonder the same about trees. (https://twitter.com/frankgruber/status/1513690113968070664?s=21&t=gtQR6J3MYyOudT0Hr0eqy) 2.) Microplastics are found in human blood for the first time - Well, this is disrupting. What can we do about it? (https://twitter.com/frankgruber/status/1507007332600848384?s=21&t=i5jozVp7_dN0ldD5ipC6Ug) 3.) Elon Buying Twitter? Elon Musk made big moves a week ago buying a majority share of Twitter and then proposing to buy the whole company for $43B. Since then there has been a movement by the other largest investor Vanguard Group to buy just a little more of the company to take back over as the largest owner of Twitter. Of course, Twitter exploded with conversations about the situation and I polled on what should be done. Looks like most people voted for Elon to take over Twitter. I see it a lot like how media companies like newspapers were run by the wealthy in the past and you have seen that pattern return with Jeff Bezos owning the Washington Post for example. It also reminds me of the wealthy owning sports franchises. But all that aside, will Elon be good for Twitter or would his full ownership have negative impacts? (https://twitter.com/frankgruber/status/1514953746274566150?s=21&t=gtQR6J3MYyOudT0Hr0eqyg) 4.) NFT Discussion & A NFT Predictions - The NFT sales peaked in September 2021 but there are lots of new projects picking up steam and there are new ways people are using NFTs to fund projects.  The big ones that you hear a lot about are Bored Ape Yacht Club, Doodles, and Crypto Punks, but projects like Moonbirds and VeeFriends are picking up steam as they've been rolling out.  For example, there is a company dropping NFTs to mine meteors. (https://twitter.com/frankgruber/status/1508556287071633412?s=21&t=2GvKmsVQZ19r96wcBViDhg) I just heard of a couple of political candidates dropping NFTs to support their efforts which led me to a prediction that every major political campaign will have an NFT. (https://twitter.com/frankgruber/status/1514969414474608648?s=21&t=gtQR6J3MYyOudT0Hr0eqyg) Is there a web3 or NFT project you are working on? I'd love to hear about it.  5.) Work & Culture trend: The Two-Shift Workday - We have adopted the two-shift juggle in 2020 as soon as the pandemic hit. It went on pretty regularly until school was back in session and things got back to normal but it's not going away. We all are connected to our phones 24x7 so if we don't make a conscious effort to unplug then you may see ourselves falling into this routine and it can't be healthy long term. (https://twitter.com/frankgruber/status/1511093005012320269?s=21&t=gtQR6J3MYyOudT0Hr0eq) 6.) Rise of the Rest has a tour, fund & now a book - Steve Case announced a new book, titled Rise of the Rest after the tour and fund that he kicked off in 2015 through three or four dozen cities since. I have been a partner and bus rider on a bunch of the stops on the tour and either interviewed Steve or hosted the startup pitch competition on those various stops along the way so it's in much anticipation I await the launch of the book. You can preorder it here. (https://twitter.com/frankgruber/status/1512145798129143811?s=21&t=i5jozVp7_dN0ldD5ipC6Ug) Also, you might want to check out my interview with Anna Mason of the Rise of the Rest Fund that we dropped recently over on the Startup of the Year Podcast. (https://podcast.startupofyear.com/0081-anna-mason-from-the-rise-of-the-rest-fund-is-passionate-about-investing-between-the-coasts) 7.) New Safe tool for startups by AngelList - For all the startup founders raising funding from VCs or angels, you will need a SAFE term sheet and this new free tool can help you generate it. Y Combinator introduced the safe (simple agreement for future equity) in late 2013, and since then, it has been used by lots of startups as the main instrument for early-stage fundraising. (https://twitter.com/frankgruber/status/1514927687541927937?s=21&t=gtQR6J3MYyOudT0Hr0eqyg) Bonus: Finally, my latest guilty pleasure was binge-watching 1883 on Paramount+. I have to say, I am so thankful that we have modern medicine these days. It was only 139 years ago but life back then was pretty hard compared to today. And the Oregon Trail was brutal. It's a great series, and I loved it. The actors all did an amazing job making me care for them. That said, it's also super sad and violent so it's not for the faint of heart. It took me two days to shake the series finale and I would bet I am not alone. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13991232/) As always, thank you for listening and feel free to reach out and let us know what you think at: somewhatfrank@est.us Get updates like this in your inbox before they hit the web by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://frankgruber.me/newsletter/

Anna Mason interviews Karis Carson and Zach Gain as we conclude our teaching series, The House of God, by exploring what it means to be a people of mercy and justice.

In this episode you're going to hear a conversation that I had with Anna Mason from the Rise of the Rest Fund and Revolution about investing between the coasts and investment themes. The conversation took place during our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit presented by ReliaQuest, hosted by Embarc Collective, and powered by Established. We also want to again mention that we live streamed the event, so if you were not able to attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.

Anna Mason continues our teaching series, Name Above All Names.

On this special episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, our team provides a preview of what will be going on during our 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, which will take place in-person down in warm Tampa, Florida, from January 25th - 27th with our local host and partner Embrac Collective and our title sponsor, ReliaQuest, who is also sponsoring the People's Choice Award. Listeners can find more information about the Summit at: https://summit.startupofyear.com We also thank all of our Sponsors for their help with the event, including: - Title Sponsor - ReliaQuest - Pendo - Strategic Property Partners + Water Street Tampa - UBS Financial Services - The Florida High Tech Corridor and the University of South Florida - Chase - Cherry Bekaert, LLP - Enterprise Florida - Drift - Florida Funders - Hillsborough County EDi2 - Hill Ward Henderson - Holmes & Brakel - Hutchison, PLLC - Lowth Entrepreneurship Center, Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa - Metro Development Group / Metro Places - Omni Public - Ballard Partners - Accenture - Visit Tampa Bay Additionally, we thank our Table Host Sponsors: - Catapult Lakeland - St. Petersburg EDC - Synapse - Tampa Bay Tech - Tampa Bay Wave - TampaBay.Ventures Lastly, we are grateful for our Prize Sponsors: Carta, CDW, Cherry Bekaert, LLP, Hutchison PLLC, Pilea, Republic, and StickerGiant Attendees can expect to spend some time with some of the most amazing notable characters in the startup world, including Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Jeff Vinink of owner of the back to back Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning, Mac Conwell of RareBreed VC, Blake Hall, ID.me, Jenn Lim, Delivering Happiness, Erica Duignan Minnihan from Reign Ventures, Jesse Middleton from The Community Fund / Flybridge, Paul Sohl from the Florida High Tech Corridor, Anna Mason of Rise of the Rest Fund, and many more. During the Summit, 100 startups that are changing their industries will be pitching to a group of investors and mentors, and expanding their global recognition. The startups will compete for up to $50K in potential investment, the championship title, the People's Choice Award presented by ReliaQuest, and more. We also want to mention that we will be livestreaming the event, so if you cannot attend in-person, make sure to watch it on our Youtube channel at: soty.link/ESTYouTube Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Brian Murphy, who is the Founder and CEO of ReliaQuest. ReliaQuest is the leader in Open XDR-as-a-Service and they are known for being the force multiplier for security operations teams. Frank also again talks about the upcoming Startup of the Year Summit, which will take place in-person down in warm Tampa Florida from January 25th - 27, 2022 with our partner Embarc Collective and title sponsor, ReliaQuest. Find more information at: https://summit.startupofyear.com Attendees can expect to spend some time with some of the most amazing notable characters in the startup world. We just announced our first group of keynote speakers which include Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Jeff Vinink of owner of the back to back Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning, Mac Conwell of RareBreed VC, Blake Hall, ID.me, Jenn Lim, Delivering Happiness, Erica Duignan Minnihan from Reign Ventures, Jesse Middleton from The Community Fund / Flybridge, Shila Nieves Burney from Zane Venture Fund, Paul Sohl from the Florida High Tech Corridor, Anna Mason of Rise of the Rest Fund, Howard Tullman from G2T3V, many more. During the Summit, 100 startups that are changing their industries, pitching a group of investors and mentors, and expanding their global recognition. The startups will compete for up to $50K in potential investment, the championship title, the People's Choice Award presented by ReliaQuest, and more. Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.

How the Pandemic Changed Real Estate & Entrepreneurship with Steve Glickman, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Develop. Anna Mason, Managing Partner, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. Garett Bjorkman, Managing Director, Portfolio Oversight, CIM Group.Moderated by Nicholas Millikan, Managing Director, CAIS IQ, CAIS.—————————————————————— Watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/videosFor podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://salt.org/salt-ny-librarySALT New York is a global thought leadership and networking forum at the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. Over the course of three days, leading investors, creators and thinkers will take the stage in support of SALT's mission: empowering big ideas. #SALTNY

“The story you live in is the story you live out” is a classic KXC idiom. Anna Mason flips it on its head and asks, ‘if the story we are living out is killing the planet, what exactly is the story we are living in?'. This sermon delivers a challenge to engage with climate change … Continue reading Climate Change is a Discipleship Issue →

Rob Weber talks with Anna Mason, Managing Partner of Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund about her journey to venture. She also provides key insight for founders and discusses the nuance of high volume, early stage investment. 

Anna Mason shares with us about who we know Jesus to be, and how there is certainty in Jesus because of his nature and acts, in life and death.

For many people, creating art was a beloved pastime of childhood, and it may be a source of creative relaxation as an adult. But some people follow their natural gifting and develop the skill to turn art into a vocation. Today, Meg talks to Awesome artist Jordan Leigh Tellis about what that path has looked like for her, and how an unexpected portrait subject has allowed her to be part of the lives of customers in a meaningful way.Find Jordan Leigh Tellis' Etsy shop here, and follow her on Instagram at @j.leigh.tellis.artResources for getting started with watercolor:Anna Mason online art schoolEmily Lex online art classesGet started with gouacheGouache setFollow Sorta Awesome on Instagram or join our community on Facebook!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anna Mason continues our series Unseen Reality, by exploring the letter to the church in Sardis, written in the book of Revelation.

This week's interview featured Anna Mason, Partner at Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. JB and Anna discussed startup ecosystems, the startup community across the Capital Region, and the value of investing in inclusion/diversity.Hosted by JB Holston.  Produced by Jenna Klym, Justin Matheson-Turner, Christian Rodriguez, and Nina Sharma. Edited by Christian Rodriguez. Learn from leaders doing the work across the Capital Region and beyond. These conversations will showcase innovation, as well as history and culture across our region, to bridge the gap between how we got here and where we are going.About our guest:Anna Mason is a Partner on Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. In this capacity, she leads the investment process for select deals in the fund across a variety of industries. Anna also leads strategy and execution for the Rise of the Rest Network and Platform, including the annual Rise of the Rest Road Trip and annual Network Summit. Her passion for this work is centered around two core beliefs: investing in startups sits at the intersection of realism and optimism; Rise of the Rest is a platform that helps us see the country through the eyes of the entrepreneurs who are reimagining its future.Given her passion for helping early stage startups, since November 2015 Anna has volunteered as the Co-Director of the Washington Chapter of The Vinetta Project, a North-American organization that helps early-stage female founders in tech access capital and network connections. She is also on the advisory board of BEACON DC, a community-led campaign to make Washington, D.C. one of the most influential and supportive cities in the country for women entrepreneurs.Anna received her BA in Government from Harvard College and her MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business. Anna is also a certified health coach. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Children's Museum in Washington, D.C.

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear an interview from our 2020 Summit, when our Director of Strategic Operations, John Guidos, talked with Natasha Mascarenhas, a reporter at TechCrunch. Natasha covers seed and early stage founders, as well as the networks they take to get their first check. She also focuses on education amid COVID-19. Before TechCrunch, she was at the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Crunchbase News. We also hear segments from Rich Maloy, our VP of Engagement, and our co-CEO, Jen Consalvo, who both have advice for startup founders. We want to invite all startups to become part of an amazing community and make sure to apply today for our Startup of the Year program at: soty.link/apply. The top 100 startups will come together for additional opportunities to connect, showcase, and potentially take home the title of Startup of the Year at our annual Summit. We also want to let everyone know that we have been working with Powderkeg on their 2021 Unvalley event which will take place on May 19 - 20th. Gary Vee is a keynote and there will be a lot more amazing speakers from our community like Anna Mason, Mary Grove, Mac Conwell and more -- register today at: est.us/UVPK We also discuss Finmark, which is one of our partners and portfolio companies. Finmark is financial planning software for startups for revenue forecasting, cash projections, and runway. It is one of those few products that we truly believe in and I think that it will help a lot of our community members, so please go check out Finmark and signing up for 30-day free trial at est.us/finmark. Lastly, if you’re listening to this podcast, you’ve somehow found us and we appreciate it and we’d like to invite you to be a part of our community around this very podcast by going to: est.us/join. Join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to to elevate your startup. Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment. Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals. Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.

Today we are joined by Anna Mason, Managing Partner at Rise of the Rest. Revolution's Rise of the Rest® Road Trip with Steve Case is a nationwide effort to work closely with entrepreneurs in emerging startup ecosystems. She shares her unique perspective on how the most compelling investment opportunities in the next decade will emerge from startups in cities based outside the coasts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/endeavornorthamerica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/endeavornorthamerica/support

Anna Mason shares with us on Easter Sunday of the goodness and power of Jesus’ resurrection, claiming victory over sin and death.

Drawing our Saving Faith teaching series to a close, Anna Mason shares from James 5, exploring the theme of patience in the face of injustice, and what it looks like to live our lives believing that Jesus rose from the dead.

Anna Mason's distinct, feminine designs (to quote The Times) ‘slyly modest, slyly sexy’ are known to attract the ‘where did you get that from‘ question. Yes seriously. Her talent was spotted by Karl Lagerfeld when she was at the RCA and suffice to say she ended up working for him in Paris and with her style influenced one of his collections. She went on to work for Max Mara, Valentino in Italy before returning back to London and working for Amanda Wakeley. Anna Mason London's ready-to-wear collections can be found at Net-A-Porter and Moda Operandi. With rave reviews from the fashion press, she has been hailed as ‘the best kept secret in London’ by The Vendeur and ‘the quietly chic fashion label made for life’ by The Telegraph. Join Anna and I chatting about her ambition to be a fashion designer, how it nearly didn't happen, what makes her tick, how they are adapting to make sure they address sustainability, her thoughts on success and failure and so much more. Anna is candid. She shares valuable insights.My website recommendation: The How To AcademyChocolate: Ritter Sport MarzipanQuote: 'Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street. Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening' Coco Chanelhttps://www.annamasonlondon.co.uk/ insta:@annamasonlondonSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER WITH A CHANCE TO WIN OUR H&P CHOCOLATE BAR.Don’t forgot to hit subscribe to catch the latest episode and if you are feeling super generous I would treasure a rate and review (Apple). Do share away with any mates, neighbours, colleagues, family if you think they may gain a nugget or two of inspiration or insight. To keep up to speed with me and life with Hope & Patience join us on insta/twitter @amelia_rope, facebook @hopeandpatience Worry less. Smile more. Until the next time … keep your sparkle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anna Mason continues with the next part in our series ‘Saving Faith’, exploring God’s kindness in the merciful refining work he does to purify our hearts, leading us to repentance and divisive walls coming down.

Anna Mason draws our series, Isaiah 61: The Announcement of Good News, to a close by sharing the promise of a prophecy being fulfilled, exploring what it means to be anointed and commissioned to be like Jesus.

On this episode of the Startup of the Year podcast, we included a recap of highlights from the 2020 Startup of the Year Summit.   During the episode, we also hear commentary from some of our Established Team members. Rich Maloy from Established Ventures pitches in with the “VC Minute.” Our Director of Partnerships, Jacqui Dietrich, also provides an update about our partner programs and specifically discusses the following items:    IFundWomen, https://ifundwomen.com/ AMSE Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs https://www.amse.co/ Boomtown Sports Tech Accelerator  https://boomtownaccelerators.com/accelerators-startups/sports-tech/   Feel free to nominate a Startup Ambassador or Investment Partner by emailing partnership@est.us. We also invite all of our listeners to get involved with our program by visiting: www.established.us/programs    For those of you who did not attend the Summit, we again congratulate our big Startup of the Year winner SoloFunds! Travis Holoway and his team are really building a fantastic company on a mission to provide affordable access to loans for those in need by connecting borrowers to lenders through our convenient mobile Marketplace. As part of being named the Startup of the Year winner, they are also candidates for an investment from Established Ventures.   During the Summit, we had to narrow down thousands of applicant down to the Top 100 companies -- an amazing group of judges helped us narrow it down to the Top 15 companies which included: Freeman Capital YellowCard Andonix Mi Terro Cherry Blossom Intimates Inclusology Grifin MITO Material Solutions SweetBio Otolith Labs Finmark Jeenie Hoy Health GLASS SoLo Funds   The judges then narrowed the group down to the Top 5 Finalists which included: Finmark - Who eliminates the need for complex spreadsheets with a simple to use platform, so founders can easily create, update, and share their financial plans. GLASS - A software ecosystem powering high-performance governments to aid the procurement process Jeenie - On-Demand Interpreters for Better Communication Hoy Health - Whose vision is to provide access to bilingual English and Spanish speaking healthcare professionals that include Doctors, Nurses, Psychologist and a variety of other health care related professionals. And of course our winner - SoLo Funds.   At this year’s Summit we also highlighted the special .US Veteran Startup of the Year category thanks to our partnership with the .US domain, and I am proud to announce that Jeenie, who won a $10k non-dilutive cash prize, which was given to a startup founded by a US Veteran - Spouse - or Dependent.    We also had the Startup of the Year World Impact Award winners: Leda Health Leaf Global Vonzella 70 Million Jobs CRPWrap Perimeter Youth Enrichments   There were also the Startup of the Year Honorable Mentions, which included: Spira CloudCampaign Otrafy At Ease Rentals Corporation Calendar Refactr TiLT TipTags Rosy TruGenomix, Inc. Beagle Learning Lineus Medical Target Arm Fulcrum Gardenio   We also had our People’s Choice Award, for which we were tallying votes up until the end of the Summit and we are happy to announce the winner of People’s Choice award is Grifin!  Grifin is a really interesting app/product that allows you to invest in all of the companies that you buy things from, making it easier to invest in the places you purchase things from.    We also want to congratulate the winners of a few other People’s Choice categories:  Fintech & Security Category Winner - Just Protect Health, Wellness, MedTech & Biotech Category Winner  - Clear Child Psychology Platform Technology, AR/VR, AI Robotics Category Winner - Airgility Social Impact, Lifestyle & Culture, EdTech, Smart Cities Category Winner - Neolth.   Also, at the Summit, in addition to the pitch competition we had a lot of other activities including some amazing “Ask Me Anything Sessions, Alumni Spotlight sessions (where we caught up with some startups that previously participated in our events). To see a full list of all of the experts, judges, AMA panelists, please go to: summit.startupofyear.com/summit-experts   We also had Curated Office hours (where we paired startup founders with mentors), and networking hallways where attendees could get to know one another and discuss synergies between their companies.   We also featured a number of exciting speakers including: Tim Draper, venture capitalist and founder of Draper Associates and entrepreneur.  Author Kara Goldin will discuss her journey in starting Hint Water and her new book Undaunted. Entrepreneur Mike Evans will share his candid story behind starting and taking GrubHub to IPO plus his new startup Fixer.com, and forthcoming book Hangry. Author and entrepreneur Rohit Bhargava will share learnings from his latest book Non Obvious Mega Trends. Author Meredith Fineman will teach us tips from her new book Brag Better. Author Whitney Johnson will teach you how to Disrupt Yourself. Zvi BandCo-Founder & CEO, Contactually and GM, Compass, and Author, Success is in Your Sphere. Lo Toney, Founding Managing Partner, Plexo Capital. Dr. Ximena Hartsock, the Co-Founder, Phone2Action Suneel Gupta, who is a Professor, Harvard University and Author of the upcoming book, Backable.    We had a lot of sponsors that we would love to thank. You can check them out at: summit.startupofyear.com/sponsors-and-partners   We also had incredible judges throughout the competition and we share some words from our finals judges who included:  Anna Mason is a Partner on Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.  Karen Kerr is the founder and Managing Director of Exposition Ventures.  Lo Toney is the Founding Managing Partner of Plexo Capital, which he incubated and spun out from GV. Mary Grove is a Managing Partner of Bread and Butter Ventures.  Dan Mindus is the Founder and Managing Partner of NextGen Venture Partners, a seed-stage venture fund that works with more than 1400 Venture Partners.    Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at www.est.us   Checkout Startup of the Year at www.startupofyear.com/   Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow   Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: http://startupoftheyear.libsyn.com/   Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: https://soty.link/ESTYouTube   *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource.     Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year.    The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment.   Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year.  Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals.  Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us/.

As both the Be Atento Podcast and Atento Capital approach celebrating their first year, we at the Be Atento Podcast wanted to share with you some of the highlights of the amazing interviews we have done. In this episode you will hear from:Anna Mason, Partner at Revolution CapitalAdrianne Court, AlkamiMichael Cardamone, AccelepriseRodney Sampson, Opportunity HubMarlon Nichols, MaC Venture CapitalDor Abuhasira, PerceptoErika Lucas, StitchCrewMercedes Bent, Lightspeed Venture PartnersRyan Lupberger, CleancultDylan Gambardella, NextGen HQTo hear the full interviews that made up this episode you can download the episodes on Spotify on anywhere podcasts can be found.To learn more about Atento Capital, check out our website: https://www.atentocapital.com/Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywhere podcasts can be found, if you need help, check us out on Podfollow: https://podfollow.com/1499376646 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to another 'Style Natters' - thank you for listening...We thought it is worth mentioning that everything we natter about in this podcast are things we love or inspire us, they are not gifted.Here's what we're nattering about in this episode:We are hoping to be more sustainable with our wardrobe and love the idea of breathing new life and restoring our shoes and bags with the help of a service provided by The Restory which provides luxury aftercare for shoes, bags and leather goods: https://the-restory.comWe had a wonderful morning last week at a glorious pop-up curated by Isobel Spearman called the Daily Dress Edit. We headed to much loved Elizabeth Street for an inspiring morning which we have documented on our Style Natters instagram. Head over to see Camilla in a gorgeous O Pioneers dress www.opioneers.co.uk There were so many designers featured including Kemi Telford, And Daughter, Anna Mason, Cabbage & Roses and Seraphina London (amongst others). We are loving Selfridges - 'Project Earth' initiative, lots to thought provoking initiatives in store for sustainability and ethical shopping in mind. Do check out their website for more information including online interviews/events.We are missing attending evening talks in person at the V&A, but we're thrilled to see they are hosting talks online to feel informed and inspired.We are longing to visit the new beauty destination by Harrods, H Beauty in-store at Intu Lakeside, Essex www.harrods.com/en-gb/h-beautyWe chatted about 'Maskne' (that's acne or spots caused by wearing face masks!). We have been taking much more care of our skin recently and using some great new products. Emma is a big fan of Trinny London, https://trinnylondon.com specially BFF cream and Miracle Blur. Camilla loves Charlotte Tilbury www.charlottetilbury.com Magic Cream Moisturiser.If you're looking for a new book, we are longing to settle down and indulge ourselves in Designer Tabitha Webbs new book 'No Regrets'. It has had some brilliant write ups... we can't wait to read it!Camilla is longing to get a new pair of boots and has her eye on a pair from https://ivyleecopenhagen.com And for something more relaxing, she also has her recommendations for somewhere to enjoy a spot of afternoon tea, new new Connaught Patisserie...Thank you so much for listening, and do please DM us on our instagram 'Stylenatters' with any feedback or comments, we'd love to hear from you.Love, Camilla & Emma x

Continuing our series Rebuilders, Anna Mason shares from Nehemiah, asking us what we see when we begin to inspect the rubble, and emphasising the importance of reflecting on our personal lives and how we live together in community before beginning to rebuild.

Kicking off our new teaching series, Rebuilders, Anna Mason begins exploring the story of Nehemiah, sharing of pouring out our grief and prayer in the longing for hopeful rebuilding.

Anna Mason continues our series, Reconciled: The Way of Jesus and the Way of the Cross, asking the question Jesus asked his disciples, ‘Who do you say I am?’, exploring what it might look like to give Jesus unique authority over our lives.

Anna Mason continues our series, The Face of God, by sharing from Mark 11, asking us what it would look like to invite the Holy Spirit in to turn over the tables in our hearts and in the world around us, disrupting the areas that don’t represent God.

Anna Mason continues our series, The Face of God, by exploring the offensive and dignifying nature of Jesus’ interaction with Zacchaeus the tax collector.

Join Atento Capital in the first episode of our podcast, the Be Atento Podcast. In our inaugural episode we talk with Anna Mason, Partner at Revolution Capital and the Rise of the Rest seed fund. Revolution's Rise of the Rest is a nationwide effort to invest in and work closely with entrepreneurs in emerging startup ecosystems. Since 2014, they have traveled 11,500 miles to 43 cities and invested in local startups across the country. During each stop on the Rise of the Rest Road Trip, their team meets with and visits entrepreneurs, local business and government leaders, and ecosystem builders. The Road Trip also hosts daily fireside discussions and a startup pitch competition in which $500,000 will be invested from the Rise of the Rest Seed Fund ($100,000 will be invested in a local startup at each stop). All events are free and open to the public. They will be in Tulsa on April 21st, and the deadline to submit an application is no later than 11:59 PM ET Monday, February 24, 2020. You can apply at their website here: https://www.events.revolution.com/To learn more about Atento Capital, check out our website: https://www.atentocapital.com/Subscribe to the Be Atento Podcast anywhere podcasts can be found, if you need help, check us out on Podfollow: https://podfollow.com/1499376646Produced by Rant9 Productions See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“When you invest in start-ups you are at the intersection of realism and optimism.”  Anna Mason, an entrepreneur herself, (named by @BusinessInsider as one of the top 100 people transforming business in 2019) is leading another road trip for the Rise of the Rest seed fund that will take them to Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Northwest Arkansas and St. Louis that gives startups an opportunity to earn a $100,000 investment from the seed fund.  And the first stop on the tour, Wichita, KS, where our culture of entrepreneurial talent will be front and center.  Anna tells the ictpodcast how this came about and how important visiting communities all over the country is to the economy.  This is the Revolution. 

You’ve heard us talk about the daunting statistic that almost 80% of all venture capital is spent on three coastal states. And while there are plenty of investors arguing why this trend will continue, there are contrarian investors looking beyond the coasts for their next homerun.Steve Case, Co-founder of AOL, is one of those investors. Steve co-founded Revolution, an investment firm that houses multiple funds. One of those funds is the Rise of the Rest seed fund which made its debut in 2014 to invest in startups located outside traditional tech hubs. Since, Steve has raised a second fund backed by high profile individuals like Jeff Bezos, Sara Blakely, and Ray Dalio.As part of their efforts, the Rise of the Rest Team hosts other investors, and first-tier national media on a bus tour every year making one-day stops in five different cities. The goal of the tour is to highlight the innovation happening across the nation. The team also invests in at least one startup per stop. This year, as part of their tour, they will be making a stop in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa.Although it will be their first bus tour through Oklahoma, the Rise of the Rest Team is already familiar with the startup community in the state. Last year, the fund made their first investment in Oklahoma when they participated in Zero Card’s Series A round which closed at $7 million. Join us as we talk to Anna Mason, Partner of the Rise of the Rest and find out more about their investment thesis and get a behind the scenes breakdown of the tour and pitch competition.

On this episode of the Somewhat Frank Podcast, Frank Gruber and John “Johnny Goodtimes” Guidos discuss the Washington Nationals historic World Series victory and a brief recap of the 2019 Startup of the Year Summit which was held in Memphis, Tennessee. The discussion was loosely based on the latest newsletter which is shared below. This past week I was in Washington, D.C. to take in their first World Series since 1933 and to attend the NextGen VP conference. What an electric week to be in the capital city! Congratulations to the Washington Nationals on bringing home the first World Series championship in franchise history as they “finished the fight” with their Game 7 victory last night. Also, congratulations to my regular sleep schedule as I will no longer need to burn the midnight oil to watch these intense games. More sleep is in my future! We also wrapped the 2019 Startup of the Year program a couple of weeks ago in Memphis by hosting our annual Summit (check out the sizzle reel) where we narrowed thousands of startups to 100 and then to five and then named re:3D the Startup of the Year. Re:3D offers a 3D printer solution that recycles plastics to turn them into 3D printed products large and small. If this company sounds interesting to you, and you’d like to get involved in supporting startups like this one, please let me know. Celebrating (Friends In My Network) —Sarah Lacy on selling Pando to Todd Garland of BuySellAds. —Steve Case, Anna Mason, David Hall, Mary Grove, and the rest of the Rise of the Rest team for their second $150M Rise of the Rest Fund. —Amanda Slavin on the launch of her book, The Seventh Level: Transform Your Business Through Meaningful Engagement with Your Customers and Employees. —Chris Cunningham on raising his $10 fund for investing in startups. Inviting I’m headed back to Chicago in a couple of weeks to speak at NASA iTech’s Ignite the Night CHICAGO event on November 14th. These events are to connect NASA with cutting edge startups and innovators who may have technologies that NASA could leverage in their missions. If you know of any, encourage them to apply by November 4th. And for everyone else, attendance is free. Reading We live in public. —How Photos of Your Kids Are Powering Surveillance Technology Kids these days are incredible! —15-Year-Old Scientist Invents Gadget That Detects Pancreatic Cancer In Early Stages Hugs and cuddles matter. —Babies Who Are Cuddled More Seem To Have Their Genetics Altered For Years Afterwards A case for rural communities. —Why Life Is Better In Countries Economists Hate Oh my… —Banks Are Not Able to Handle A Downturn It’s happening. —Wing, A Google Affiliated Project Is Starting to Make Drone Deliveries Historic computations. —Google Claims A Quantum Computer Breakthrough That Could Change The World Keep moving! —Study: A surprisingly short period of inactivity can damage your health Walkability. —What Happened When Oslo Decided To Make It’s Downtown Basically Car Free Seventy degrees every day could help. —A Year-Long Roadtrip for 70-Degree Weather These are delicious. —What’s in an Impossible Burger? This is inspiring. —Female Architect Invents Refugee Tents That Collect Rainwater and Store Solar Energy Fascinating projection maps show what will be underwater in 2050. —Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows Happy 50th birthday, Internet! —The internet was supposed to be a utopia. 50 years on, what happened? And… Russia is signing off. —Russia Is About To Disconnect From The Internet: What That Means We are ALL African!!! —The ancestral home of all human beings discovered by scientists Watching I finally got a chance to watch the film Long Shot with Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, which premiered at SXSW this past year. I was on a flight somewhere when I saw it, and I laughed out loud to my row neighbors’ dissatisfaction. Get updates like this right in your inbox before they hit the web by subscribing to the newsletter here.

Anna Mason continues our series on Truth and Life, sharing with us about the powerful narrative of the Bible. Anna encourages us to take our place in this story by surrendering our story to His.

Anna Mason continues our series on the Philippians, exploring chapter 2:12-3:11. She unpacks how the radically selfless way of Jesus shapes our lives. Philippians part 3

Anna Mason continues our prayer series, Uprising, by looking at what it means to contend in prayer for one another.

Listen as Jonathan and Anna discuss New York Times Best Seller Love Does by Bob Goff. You'll be enriched by hearing the amusing anecdotes of a man who loves to live life.

And now, for something completely different… Our show today was recorded live at American University, with Professor Jeff Sosland and the students in his International Business—Global Entrepreneurship class. And our guests today come from another side of the tech world: the Venture Capital on which entrepreneurs rely to turn their ideas into a successful business. We talk to Anna Mason and David Hall, partners at Revolution Ventures’ Rise of the Rest Fund.We talk about strategy, and what VCs look for as they try to identify the next big success story, the ideas worth funding among the many pitched to them every day. What makes a successful strategy? How do you build the right team starting with limited resources? Should you focus on perfecting your technology and protecting your IP, or on growing your market share as fast as possible? Anna and David will give us some enlightening examples of how some of their portfolio companies have evolved their strategy over time, identifying new opportunities and quickly adapting to capture them.Rise of the Rest seeks to fund startups outside the traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley and Boston. Anna and David explain why they believe the companies located in less tech-dominated areas might well have a better chance of disrupting some of the large traditional industries, from manufacturing to agriculture. And indeed some of the companies we have already hosted on M4Edge fit the description—can you spot them in our episodes list?Professor Sosland and his students get a chance to pepper Anna and David with questions at the end—and to decide whether all they’ve heard makes them more or less likely to test their mettle as entrepreneurs. What about you? After you hear from two experienced VCs the good bad and ugly of startup ventures, do you feel more or less tempted to give it a try? Drop us a note on info@m4Edge.com and let us know!

To have courage is to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart. Anna Mason continues our current teaching series, Imago Dei, by looking at what it would look like for us to become a courageous community. Download the slides for this talk here: Imago Dei – Courage Slides

Anna Mason continues our series on Acts, looking at how the early church was a community of grace.

Research shows female-run startups are more profitable than male-run startups, yet many investors are reluctant to fund them. The Vinetta Project is changing that.

From Wall Street to a successful startup exit to Rise of the Rest, Anna Mason shares her journey. In this episode we discuss productivity tips, overcoming entrepreneurial obstacles and how she's working to make an impact in the startup world as the Director of Investments for Rise of the Rest.

It's something many people face: You've got a great career –one you worked hard to get – and while you love what you do, you can't help but feel there's something missing. This was the case for Ben Reichert, a former European liaison officer turned founder and CEO of Game CoLab and professor at the University of Advancing Technology. Hear how Ben left the comforts of a steady job to level up and pursue a passion in gaming. Show references: Game CoLab University of Advancing Technology  Next week I'm in the lab with Anna Mason, Director of Investments for Rise of the Rest. We talk about taking massive action to make big things happen. Be sure to tune! Until then, have prosperous week! Music in this episode: "They Just Don't Know" by Gyft.

In this month’s programme, we discover how technology is turning mapping into a powerful tool for supporting development and tackling humanitarian crises. First, at the launch of the Missing Maps Project in London, United Kingdom, we join volunteers as they help to map two vulnerable areas in the Central African Republic and South Sudan, using satellite imagery to create basic maps to which local volunteers will add place names. Then we speak to Anna Mason from MapAction, a charity that provides mapping services after disasters, to learn more about the satellite technology underlying open mapping work. In Congo, we discover how mobile phones help researchers fight poaching. An icon-based phone application enables people — who may be unable to read and write — living in the forest to record and map areas at risk. Finally, we discover how a data repository is helping journalists and policymakers understand the complex water system of the Tibetan plateau, also known as ‘the Third Pole’, which provides water that more than a billion people rely on for drinking or to irrigate crops. http://www.scidev.net/global/technology/multimedia/podcast-open-mapping-development.html

Newly appointed Best Friend of the show, Anna returns for her 3rd appearance on This Much I Know to advise us on how to get bikini fabulous in time for the summer holidays. It’s all about ditching those demon refined carbs and concentrating on nutritious, low GI food (with the odd glass of champagne, perhaps?) and upping the exercise! We have a small detour to discuss a quote from Catherine Deneuve, but apart from that, it’s all about how to develop a healthy eating blueprint for life. Hear Jackie live every Saturday from 1pm only on www.myscr.co.uk