FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
[SAN FRANCISCO, CA] February 21, 2012 – San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. and FASHION+TECHSF present: Mentors & Apprentices, a career workshop and a networking event for the fashion, technology and creative industries in the SF Bay Area, from 5:30pm to 8:30 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at (FIDM) Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, 55 Stockton Street, 5th Floor, Conference Room, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Mentors and Apprentices is a career workshop and a networking event for the fashion, technology and creative industries in the SF Bay Area. Business owners who work in fashion, marketing, technology, art and design-related professions will introduce their businesses and/or products, explain what they do, discuss their industry challenges and the nature of their internship opportunity, followed by a Q&A session. Mentors will then be available to meet and interact with participants and for additional informational interviewing.
Students, entrepreneurs and those interested in additional career options are highly encouraged to attend. Internship opportunity and requirements are determined by each mentor and will vary. Resumes recommended.
- What: MENTORS & APPRENTICES
- Where: FIDMSF, 55 Stockton Street, 5th Floor, Conference Room
- When: February 21, 2012, Tues, 5:30-8:30pm, please arrive early
- RSVP: $10 General Admission, Free Admission with Current Student ID (All Schools)
- Tickets Available @ http://fashiontechsf02212012.eventbrite.com/
Mentor Speakers include: BETH BLECHERMAN, Techmamas Founder/Editor & Chief Technology Mom; JOANNA RILEY WEIDENMILLER, The One Page Company/CEO/Founder & 360 Fashion Network/Partner; NEELU JAIN, Soulstice/Founder & Growthink/Strategy Consultant; and LILI BALFOUR, Atelier Advisors/ Founder. Product Presentations by Intern Sushi and The One Page Company. BRAD CARRICK, Solz Shoes/CEO, and OWEN GERONIMO, San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. & San Francisco Fashion Week ™/CEO/FOUNDER, will co-moderate this event.
FASHION+TECHSF is the longest running monthly workshop and event series in the San Francisco Bay Area focused synergistically on building, promoting and educating the vibrant community of fashion and technology entrepreneurs, designers, developers, bloggers, business professionals, students, investors and numerous enthusiastic companies, schools, groups and individuals who share our vision of a world-class fashion and technology industry that is innovative, disruptive and uniquely San Francisco.
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