Contact me…
by calling 402.968.9048
by hiring me for your projects
by emailing jeff@siliconprairienews.com
or come find me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jjsnyc
My Passions…
I love and live for enthusiastic individuals! Omaha is a gem of a city and I’m attracted to young entrepreneurs and innovative people in our great community.
I work as the Director of Innovation & New Media for an amazing organization, the AIM Institute.
I consider myself an innovator, connector and entrepreneur (not always in that order)!
What exactly is an innovator, connector and entrepreneur?
I enjoy connecting with dynamic people—taking the skills and talents they have and in a sense promoting the work they are involved in.
I believe that we work best as a community, rather in silos each doing or own thing.
I was inspired by a friend from Austin, John Erik and I enjoy his inspiration and passion:
Mission #1: Mercilessly beating and outsmarting life; forcing it to bend into the reality I choose.
How I’m doing this:
- I’m constantly on the hunt for people with gusto. When I find them, we stick together.
- I compete, in a friendly rivalry, with these people each day to see who’s created the most value or done something ridiculous.
- To keep up, follow me on twitter or via my blog.
Mission #2: Making sure Omaha is technologically progressive and competitive city for years to come.
How I’m doing this:
- Meeting with people in the city who share this desire/vision.
- I run Silicon Prairie News, along with Dusty Davidson from BrightMix, which highlights our city’s young entrepreneurs.
50,000ft Mission: Eliminate inequality with empathy and technology…hmm…might take some deep thinking.
General Passions: promoting empathy (talking about why it’s important), critical thinking and awareness, spearheading conceptual ideas, building relationships and being a genuine friend to those I meet.
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August 25, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Stan Lessmann
Subject: Social Entrepreneurship – Omaha, Ne & Council Bluffs, IA
Jeff,
I really enjoyed reading about you this morning in the World Herald.
You may be just the person that will help me break out my concept for the common good of all. This is a non–profit endeavor I am undertaking.
Like Ben Stein said, in a talk he gave to the California Club in Jan ’08 “Today’s large corporations are good neighbors, but they need to be good friends!”
I hope we can get together for a visit.
Sincerely,
Stan
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Stan – You’ve done an awesome job putting this all together!! Thank you for your energy and perseverance – what a project you have taken on!
IR17;ve forwarded this to a number of people. Keep me informed.
Thank You Stan!
Jewel
Jewel Knapp
Director of Development and Public Relations
The Food Bank
6824 J St.
Omaha, NE 68117
402-331-1213
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CONTACT:
Stan Lessmann
402.556.9079
stan@lightthebridge.org
http://www.lightthebridge.org
TWO GREAT FORCES THAT “WON THE WEST” MAY COMBINE AGAIN TO “WIN OUR HEARTS”
Corporations and Non-Profits Partner for the People
The Omaha, NE based Light The Bridge organization is acting as a catalyst to unite the Union Pacific Railroad and the Las Vegas based casinos (Harrah’s, Harrah’s Horseshoe & Ameristar), to benefit our local communities. By supplementing the funding of the Food Bank’s 360 agencies, these extremely profitable corporations’ images are enhanced, the basic needs of the hungry are met and the host communities thrive.
This new effort, to bring the Union Pacific Railroad and local casinos together to benefit a worthy charity, is unprecedented. The lasting symbol of this donation will be the lit Union Pacific Railroad Bridge that spans the Missouri river next to Harrah’s Casino & Ameristar. Unlike the Salvation Army and their yearly “Tree of Lights”, which quickly leaves the public memory shortly after Christmas, this symbol will endure. It will remind people of the need to help the less fortunate and that the contributing corporations acted as good friends to the communities. Cities all across the country, using the Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA project as their prototype, could replicate this effort and benefit enormously.
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Go to http://www.lightthebridge.org to fully appreciate the potential and the power of such an important, cooperative endeavor.
· See the video on YouTube.com
· Read a letter to Jared Cohon, President of Carnegie Melon University – http://lightthebridge.org/jcletter.html
· Click here to see the other recipients of this news release. – http://lightthebridge.org/PressReleaseCC.html
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January 26, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Eric Brunt
Hey Jeff, don’t know if ya remember me, But I am pretty into what you’re selling.Specifically your emphasis on all things local and the community aspect. Anyways I would thoroughly enjoy meeting with ya sometime in the future.
-EB