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Samin Nosrat: Cook, Teacher, Writer, Accidental Activist

Have Fun - Do Good

She's known for the Pop-Up General Store , Tartine Afterhours dinners , Home Ec Cooking Classes , and the nationwide Bakesale for Japan that raised $140,000. August 5: I'll be at BlogHer '11 in San Diego and co-presenting The Write Brain – Essential Blog Content Development Workshop. workshop at the Writing Salon in Berkeley, CA.

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What is your 15SecondPitch? An Interview with Laura Allen

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I met Laura at Boston Podcamp very briefly and grabbed her card so I could catch up with her for an interview for Blogher. We sat down at a local Starbuck???s I am great at what I do because I have toured and performed in Europe and Japan and have shared the spotlight with Stevie Wonder. Why did you launch your company?

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Jennifer Lee, Right-Brain Business Plan: How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Jennifer Lee, Right-Brain Business Plan: How I Have Fun, Do Good Since 2005 I’ve volunteered off and on at a local non-profit called C.E.O. I’ve coached a massage therapist from Japan and a jewelry designer from Peru. Women here in Oakland.

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