2014 Schedule
Interactive: March 7–11  •  Film: March 7–15  •  Music: March 11–16

Book Signing - The Official SXSW 2014 Interactive Cookbook

Get your copy of “The Official SXSW 2014 Interactive Cookbook” at the SX Bookstore. Created in partnership with Cookbook Create, check out all the delicious recipes by some of our most loved past and present SXSW Interactive speakers.

Recipe contributors Amy Millman and Baratunde Thurston will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign your copy.

Can’t make it to the SX Bookstore? Pre-order your copy at Cookbook Create:
https://www.cookbookcreate.com/sxsw?utf8=%E2%9C%93&commit=Learn+more

Presenters

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Amy Millman

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Springboard Enterprises

Amy Millman has established a successful career as an advocate working for and with business and government officials to develop and implement national business development and policy initiatives. In 2000, she co-founded non-profit venture Springboard Enterprises whose mission is to facilitate women entrepreneurs' access to the equity markets. The organization hosts educational programs and forums to provide women entrepreneurs with access to investors and information about sources and uses of equity capital.

Previously, Amy served as the Executive Director of a federal government commission focused on developing policy and initiatives concerning women's business ownership. Earlier in her career, she represented the interests of several corporate and industry groups before the legislative and executive branches of the federal government. Amy has served on the boards of many organizations including her current service on the boards of JumpStartInc and Enterprising Women magazine. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and holds a masters degree from The George Washington University. She and her family reside in the Washington, D.C. area.

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Baratunde Thurston

Co-Founder & CEO

Cultivated Wit

Baratunde is the co-founder of Cultivated Wit. He's also a comedian, author and former director of digital for The Onion. His responsibilities included producing the “War For The White House” 2008 election coverage, helping the company adapt its storytelling to new digital platforms such as smartphones and social media, and expanding The Onion’s public voice as well as relationships with the technology community. Baratunde is a best-selling New York Times author of How To Be Black. He regularly engages in “digital performance art” including being @The_Swine_Flu, running a real world campaign for his Foursquare mayorship and “live hate-tweeting” all Twilight movies. He’s been a standup comedian for more than 10 years and is a highly sought-after public speaker addressing topics related to the media, politics, technology and marketing. Also black people. He was named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company magazine and has worked with the White House Office of Public Engagement as a digital advisor.

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