Susan Scrupski
Social Impact Entrepreneur, Founder, Big Mountain Data, previously CEO and Founder, Change Agents Worldwide. Named as one of Fast Company’s “Most Influential Women in Technology” in 2010, Susan's insights have been featured in industry research, as well as mainstream media such as The New York Times, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC.
Faster, Further, Flashier, and more Fun– 5G: It’s Coming
This update is a follow up to our holiday greeting card. As promised, I alluded to a new direction we’re taking with SoCo Partners. Generally speaking, my partner and I are still focused on innovation and innovators in every tech sector. Yet, over the past few years, I’ve increasingly become fascinated with the massive step […]
Oh Hello 5G; I Didn’t Expect You So Soon
Well, I guess the future is already here. I saw a headline that announced 5G is even launching in Florida here too. For a couple years I’ve been reading about how 5G is going to transform connectivity and mobility as we know it, but I always felt it was somehow in the distant future. If you’ve […]
The Smart Infrastructure of the Future Hinges on Smart Partnerships
Last week I attended a Data Science Summit at the University of Central Florida (UCF). The day merged two of my favorite topics: Smart Cities and Data Science. It was the final event in a series held by the Southern Data Science Conference. The event opened with a partnership announcement by longtime partner Siemens. The […]
What’s Super Hot in Central Florida?
Answer: A Career for Women in Data Science Jennifer Odess, Appirio VP on the #WiDS2018 panel at UCF. This was the first year the University of Central Florida (UCF) joined the global Women in Data Science annual technology conference as an ambassador. As a board member on the Masters in Data Analytics program at the university, […]
You Have the Power to Write the Future
Now get the skills, make some friends, and create the world you want to live in. A couple weeks ago, I came across a Meetup for an organization launching its 2018 kickoff in Orlando for Girl Develop It (GDI). I had not heard of GDI, so I looked it up and kind of fell in […]
The struggle is surreal
After so many decades, where are we? My new friend Connie recently introduced me to Donna Ferrato. I was a little star-struck. I had discovered her early in my journey to understand the “market” surrounding domestic violence. Donna’s seminal work as a photojournalist, gave the public an inside view into the shameful, secret horror of […]
“Find a Daphne”
At this juncture, recognize I need someone to help me take Big Mountain Data to the next level. Someone who complements my skills, but has the expertise I lack in areas that are critical to our growth (technical prowess, for one).
Working out Loud for a Better World – Part I
It was about six years ago that the concept of “Working out Loud” started picking up traction in the blogosphere. It was an easy way to describe the contagious, fun way to work in a more transparent, generous, and authentic way. Of course, you needed a platform to work out loud on, but the tribe who was following […]
What is Your Network Telling You?
I caught up this week with Cai Kjaer whom I’ve known via the social web as one of the founders of Optimice. We used Optimice at Change Agents Worldwide to map our core competencies within the network. I’ve always been a big fan of Social Network Analysis (SNA), and feel we are leaving a lot of […]
Are Social Practitioners and Evangelists Truly Different?
By Susan Scrupski on March 23, 2016
My friend, Alan Lepofsky, has always made this point, “Social people are different. The rest of the world is not like us.” Ironically, Alan and I get into the most hair-splitting among our pro-social circle of friends, but I’ve come to understand he is absolutely right about this. “We” are a different breed. The online […]
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