Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids “The Movie” from Cycle Studios
A few weeks back, our pals over at Cycle Studios released their short film documenting this Winter’s first ever Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids. I can say from firsthand experience, Will Lenzen Jr. and his team were all over the event, start to finish, recording all elements of the happenings. I have no idea how they […]
Take the Leap, a Step-by-Step Process Wrapup
On March 26, 2014, I presented to a room full of entrepreneurial souls interested in my story from my corporate position to self-employment. The event was part of Vault Co-working's Startup School. This was a great chance for me take a moment, consider how and why I had come to my current place in life, and [...]Join me for Taking The Leap & WordPress Security talks this Wednesday!
On March 26, 2014 I'll be presenting two - yes count them two - free talks sharing a bit of my knowledge on entrepreneurialism and web development. You still have time to join me and my fellow Creative Corridorians at the events (see signups/info below). Vault Startup School: Lunch w/ Joshua McNary [Beta]: Take the Leap, [...]Follow The Creative Corridor Twitter List
Last week David Tominsky cornered Sarah Binder and I at Vault Co-working asking about who in the Eastern Iowa business community were the movers and shakers to watch on Twitter. We made a list on a whiteboard and it started to balloon. I noted I'd make a Twitter List version for us all to gain [...]Join me at Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids this weekend!
Have you heard about Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids this weekend? I am participating and you should as well! Startup Weekend is a grassroots movement of entrepreneurs learning the basics of founding startups & launching ventures. Come to the Cedar Rapids edition on February to March 2 to share ideas, form teams, & launch startups. Be part of […]
My New Direction & Dream: Your Marketing Technologist
"All our dreams can come true — if we have the courage to pursue them." — Walt Disney I'm excited to tell you that I’m following a new dream. I've changed my role at Aerial Services and am moving on to expand my own business — McNary Marketing & Design LLC. While I will continue working with Aerial Services [...]Technology, Marketing, & Solutions
My work in recent years has been based on helping small businesses utilize technology along with marketing ideas to better their experience/clients. It has looked like taking “tools” and enacting them (website, systems, and services). What the client may not even know is they are paying me for is my ability to “converge” the issues […]
Why We Create Here – Iowa’s Creative Corridor
Today I attended the launch luncheon for Iowa’s Creative Corridor’s “Why We Create Here” campaign. This initiative’s goal is to expose the stories, ideas, talent, and passion in east central Iowa’s business, entrepreneurs, and cultural communities. I appreciate these efforts, as a proud professional, creative, midwesterner, and Iowan. The longterm success of this project will depend on it bringing out our latent perceptions, […]