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Andreas Weigend — Amazon
Inspiration Awards 2010 Technology Leader: Dr. Andreas Weigend. “Hi there, I am Andreas Weigend. My expertise is the future of big data, social-mobile technologies, and consumer behavior: I study...
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Donald Tamaki — Attorney
Inspiration Awards 2010 Community Leader: Donald Tamaki. “For over thirty-four years, Don Tamaki has specialized in representing entrepreneurs, privately held companies and non-profit corporations...
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Joe Kennedy — Pandora
Inspiration Awards 2010 Business Leader: Joe Kennedy. Joe Kennedy joined Pandora in 2004 following a five-year stint at E-LOAN, where he was President and Chief Operating Officer. From 1995 to 1999,...
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Alex Bernstein — North Social
Inspiration Awards 2011 Technology Leader: Alex Bernstein. “Whether wearing a jersey for a garage-sized start up venture, a billion dollar mega-corporation, or an NFL team, Alex Bernstein has...
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Goapele — Songwriter
Inspiration Awards 2011 Community / Artistic Creativity Leader: Goapele. “Singer/songwriter Goapele broke out of Bay Area at the beginning of the last decade determined to make a difference in the...
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MC Hammer — Entrepreneur
Inspiration Awards 2012 Business Leader: MC Hammer. “Webpreneur Stanley K. Burrell, better known as former rapper MC Hammer, is working on a new search engine called WireDoo. His plan to enter the...
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Doug Leeds — Ask.com
Inspiration Awards 2012 Business Leader: Doug Leeds. Doug Leeds is chief executive officer of Ask.com. Under Doug’s leadership, assumed in 2009, Ask returned its focus to Q&A, launching an...
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Mary Grove — Google
Inspiration Awards 2012 Technology Leader: Mary Grove. Mary Grove is Google’s Head of Global Entrepreneurship Outreach where she leads the company’s programs and partnerships to support startups and...
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Bre’ly Evans — Actress
Inspiration Awards 2012 Community / Artistic Creativity Leader: Brely Evans. Actress, Vocalist, Comedienne and Voice Over Talent, Oakland native Bre’ly Evans is the epitome of what the industry dubs...
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Gene Wade — UniversityNow
Inspiration Awards 2013 Business Leader: Gene Wade. Gene is the Founder and CEO of UniversityNow, a social venture that operates two online, self-paced universities serving working adults: Patten...
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Mary O’Connell — Clorox
Inspiration Awards 2013 Technology Leader: Mary O’Connell. Mary O’Connell is managing director of Global Digital Marketing and Public Relations for The Clorox Company where she oversees campaign...
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Zendaya — Actress & Singer
Inspiration Awards 2013 Community / Artistic Creativity Leader: Zendaya. Multi-talented actress and Hollywood Records Recording Artist, Zendaya, recently released her self-titled 2013 debut...
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Ahmed Rahim — Numi Organic Tea
Inspiration Awards 2014 Business Leader: Ahmed Rahim (Co-Founder, CEO, Chief Alchemist at Numi Organic Tea) Ahmed Rahim is the Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Alchemist behind Numi Organic Tea, the largest...
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Founders — Cal Blueprint
Inspiration Awards 2014 Technology Leaders: Cal Blueprint Founders. Honoring Blueprint founders Jae Young Ryoo (Salesforce), Kenneth Gao (Intertek), Shirley Liu (Salesforce), Kevin Gong, Noel Moldvai...
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Jeff Goodby — Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Inspiration Awards 2014 Community / Artistic Creativity Leader: Jeff Goodby. Jeff grew up in Rhode Island and graduated from Harvard, where he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon. He worked as a newspaper...
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