TEDxChemungRiver - Gabriel Ankamafio-Adjei - Patents, Market Share, and Niches
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I was born and raised in the Atlantic coastal town of Labadi in the capital city of Ghana. By the age of 15, I was farming organic vegetables on our family home back yard, and selling the produce to restaurants along the coast. I managed the farm all through my high school. I wanted to expand into poultry and I partnered with a childhood frien... Read more
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Gabriel Ankamafio-Adjei - Patents, Market Share, and Niches
December 24, 2011 (over 1 year ago)I was born and raised in the Atlantic coastal town of Labadi in the capital city of Ghana. By the age of 15, I was farming organic vegetables on our family home back yard, and selling the produce to restaurants along the coast. I managed the farm all through my high school. I wanted to expand i...
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Susan Amisano - Reaching Great Potential
December 23, 2011 (over 1 year ago)Susan Amisano is well known in New York state's Southern Tier as a soloist and teacher. Ms. Amisano completed her Master's degree in Vocal Performance from SUNY Binghamton at Harpur College in December of 2009 and is a 1999 graduate of the Resident Artist Training Program at Tri Cities Opera in B...
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Lina Echeverria - Creative Talent
December 23, 2011 (over 1 year ago)A childhood spent surrounded by creative artists and literati, an education as an engineer, a doctorate as a geologist, a talented textile artist and nearly 20 years of managing creative talent and delivering technology in the storied Corning Incorporated, have enabled Lina Echeverria to develop ...
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Lee Welles - Gaia Theory
December 23, 2011 (over 1 year ago)Lee Welles is the founder/creative director of The Daisyworld Project and the author of the award-winning Gaia Girls book series (Cheslea Green Publishing). Her school presentation aimed for ages 8-24, focus on reading, writing the hero's journey and living sustainably. Ms. Welles is currently te...
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Vickie Mike - Education in the Digital Age
December 23, 2011 (over 1 year ago)In this talk the 2009 New York State Teacher of the Year, Vickie Mike, discusses education in the modern digital age. Vickie Mike graduated from Horseheads High School in 1971; received an Associate's degree from Corning Community College in 1973; a Bachelor's degree from Brockport State in 197...
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Colleen Parsons - Choices Change Us
December 23, 2011 (over 1 year ago)Colleen Parsons says, "TED has changed my life in so many incredible ways. Four years ago, I watched a documentary about TED and applied to attend what is now known as TEDActive. Who would have thought I would be accepted?! That is where I learned that TED event attendees are not just an audience...
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Rhonda Morton - Empathy Embassador
December 23, 2011 (over 1 year ago)Rhonda Morton is an artist-entrepreneur with a passion for making ideas manifest. She has created businesses, engineered solutions to societal problems, directed performance ensembles, published three books, and raised a son and daughter into adulthood. Currently, through her business, Savanna...
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Brad Treat - Entrepreneurial Communities
December 23, 2011 (over 1 year ago)Brad Treat is the co-founder and CEO of Mezmeriz, an innovative MEMS company making projectors to embed into mobile phones. Previously, he was the Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Cornell University. Brad was also the co-founder and CEO of SightSpeed, an innovative video and voice communications com...
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Morris Samit - Entrepreneurship
December 18, 2011 (over 1 year ago)Morris Samit has had the fortune to have two careers. After working for both a large company and a start-up, he saw that the latter was much more fun. So, Mr. Samit has been successful as an entrepreneur and business executive guiding one start-up (Summagraphics Corporation) to rapid revenue grow...
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- -: TEDxChemungRiver - Morris Samit - Entrepreneurs Hate Me
December 18, 2011 (over 1 year ago)Morris Samit has had the fortune to have two careers. After working for both a large company and a start-up, he saw that the latter was much more fun. So, Mr. Samit has been successful as an entrepreneur and business executive guiding one start-up (Summagraphics Corporation) to rapid revenue grow...
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