Innovation in Life with Innovation Broker Amber Allen

Amber Allen, CEO/Chief Strategist, Double A Events, leading the break-out session “Fostering and Innovative Mindset” at Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of NY 2016. Photo by Kait Ebinger (www.kaitebingerphotography.com)

Amber Allen, CEO/Chief Strategist, Double A Events, leading the break-out session “Fostering an Innovative Mindset” at Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of NY 2016. Photo by Kait Ebinger (www.kaitebingerphotography.com)

Attendees of Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of NY last month were treated to fantastic insights from Amber Allen, CEO/Chief Strategist, Double A, a featured panelist on the “Investment, Incubation and Innovation” session and our leader of the break-out session “Fostering an Innovative Mindset.” She shared a few more thoughts and resources on incorporating innovation into her life after the event. They follow below.

FAVORITE BOOK right now is Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. She also recommends:

The Go-Giver (Bob Burg)

Give and Take (Adam Grant)

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive (Patrick Lencioni)

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Patrick Lencioni)

HER NEW MANTRA What got me here…Won’t get me there

WHEEL OF LIFE is a checks and balance sheet (download pdf here: WHEEL OF LIFE CREATE_f_pdf). She uses this to check in with herself every two weeks. It’s a reminder of what is important to her and how she’s tending to those things.

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF

–>What does “If it was easy everyone would be doing it” mean to you?

–>What do you want to go big on?

–>What are you doing that is $50/$25/$10 hour work? Which of those things can you hire someone else to do?

DEFININING SUCCESS The stress will always be there… Figuring out what fits for us, not others, and giving credit to our little victories…that is SUCCESS.

ABOUT AMBER ALLEN

After nearly 15 years working with marketing leaders at Disney, Warner Bros., and Riot Games, Amber Allen founded Double A in 2012 to create experiential marketing partnerships alongside innovative companies in the gaming, entertainment, and technology industries. Since the company’s formation, Amber and her team have worked with clients like HTC Vive, Alienware, Twitch, and Disney, earning the #264 spot on Inc’s list of fastest growing companies in 2016. Amber is an innovation broker, she is passionate about new technology and the opportunities it creates for people to connect with each other in new and exciting ways.

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Women of New York 2016 Press Release

2016 KEYNOTES & COCKTAILS: WOMEN OF NEW YORK CONFERENCE UNVEILS COMPLETE SPEAKER LINEUP INCLUDING A CLOSING CONVERSATION WITH ASTRONAUTS WANTED FOUNDER JUDY MCGRATH, MODERATED BY NOWTHIS MEDIA’S TINA EXARHOS

CO-HOSTED BY CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT MICHELLE MILLER, THE PREMIER, OFF-THE-RECORD EVENT FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECH WILL ALSO FEATURE A WELCOME SESSION WITH CHRISTINA MILLER, PRESIDENT, TURNER’S CARTOON NETWORK, ADULT SWIM AND BOOMERANG

THREE EXECUTIVE “SUPER SESSIONS”: REINVENT YOURSELF, BRAND YOURSELF AND INVESTMENT, INCUBATION AND INNOVATION

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES INCLUDE ABC NEWS, A&E NETWORKS, AMC NETWORKS, ASSEMBLY ENTERTAINMENT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ASTRONAUTS WANTED, CBS NEWS, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, GOOGLE, BRAVE MEDIA VENTURES, GO90, HBO, NBCUNIVERSAL, NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE OF MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT, PBS, SCRIPPS NETWORKS, TRIBUNE CO., TURNER, UNITED TALENT AGENCY + MORE

LOS ANGELES, CA., November 30, 2016Keynotes & Cocktails: Women New York, the New York edition of the premier, off-the-record conference for women in media, entertainment and tech, today unveiled the complete speaker lineup for the Tuesday, December 6 (7:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.) event being held at The Paley Center for Media*. This year will feature a CLOSING CONVERSATION with Judy McGrath, Founder and President, Astronauts Wanted that will be moderated by Tina Exarhos, NowThisMedia. The event will start with a candid STEAM primer and Q&A with Turner’s Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang President, Christina Miller. Miller will also lead one of the break-out sessions entitled HOW TO FIND WHAT’S MISSING IN THE MARKETPLACE.

NY Post: Women’s Media Conference Aims to Reveal Secrets to Success

FULL ARTICLE HERE caryn-mandabach

Want to know what women media executives really talk about behind closed doors?

“The Cosby Show” and “Nurse Jackie” producer Caryn Mandabach and former MTV Networks boss Judy McGrath are scheduled to speak at a new conference, “Keynotes and Cocktails: Women of New York.”

While women’s networking events are everywhere, this one bills itself as getting beyond the typical platitudes from the podium to reveal the secrets of getting to the top as a woman.

Huffington Post: Keynotes and Cocktails: Championing And Empowering Women In Media

583776e11700001900e7c409FULL ARTICLE HERE 

As a longtime journalist and commentator on media issues, and as former editor-in-chief of respected media magazine Broadcasting and Cable, Melissa Grego has achieved enormous professional success in the entertainment industry. At the same time, she has also seen how difficult it continues to be for women to reach equal status on the creative and executive levels in the male-dominated world of entertainment.

With that in mind, Grego founded Melinc, a company devoted to bringing together talented women in all aspects of the entertainment industry through regularly scheduled conferences, media content, and a soon to be launched professional networking service, The Melinc Membership Network. (More on that ahead).

Women of the West 2016 News Release

2016 KEYNOTES & COCKTAILS: WOMEN OF THE WEST CONFERENCE UNVEILS COMPLETE SPEAKER LINEUP INCLUDING “REINVENT YOURSELF SESSION” WITH CHRISTINA NORMAN, NINA TASSLER, NANCY TELLEM, VIVI ZIGLER, JACKIE HERNÁNDEZ AND EMCEE SHAUN ROBINSON

PREMIER, OFF-THE-RECORD EVENT FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECH TO FEATURE COMPANIES SUCH AS CBS, NBCU, HBO, HULU, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, OTTER MEDIA AND ENDEMOL SHINE TO NAME A FEW

LOS ANGELES, CA., June 20, 2016Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of the West, the Los Angeles edition of the premier, off-the-record conference for women in media, entertainment and tech, today unveiled the complete speaker lineup for the Wednesday, June 29 (1-7 pm) event being held at the recently opened Television Academy’s Saban Media Center. This year will feature a Super Session entitled REINVENT YOURSELF, moderated by Jacqueline Hernández, Chief Marketing Officer, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and featuring panelists Christina Norman, CEO, Media Storm; Nina Tassler, Advisor and former Chairman, CBS Entertainment; Nancy Tellem, Executive Chairman and Chief Media Officer, Interlude; and Vivi Zigler, President, Digital, Brand & Audience Development, Endemol Shine North America.

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