MAY 11TH PUBTALK TO FEATURE JUDY MACDONALD JOHNSTON CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF BLUE LAKE PUBLISHING
The next Central Oregon PubTalk will be Thursday, May 11th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at McMenamin’s Old St. Francis School in Father Luke’s Foundation Room (Parrish Center, 720 Bond Street, Bend). The event is open to both Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) and OEF members (cost is $15) and non-members (cost is $25). To register for the event, please visit www.edcoinfo.com or contact pubtalk@edcoinfo.com. Presented by Economic Development for Central Oregon in partnership with OEF, PubTalks are sponsored by Ball Janik LLP and the Bend Venture Conference.
Due to a scheduling conflict, Junki Yoshida will not be able to join us.
We are excited to announce that PubTalk will feature Judy MacDonald Johnston, CEO and Co-founder of Blue Lake Publishing (www.bluelakepublishing.com) who will speak on "From Plan A to Plan Z: The Secret to Successful Entrepreneurship - Just Keep Going".
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he veteran entrepreneurial team of Judy MacDonald Johnston and Rosie Welch launched Blue Lake Children’s Publishing (www.bluelakepublishing.com) in 2002 to develop children’s magazines starting with the pre-reading ages of 2-4.
Prior to Blue Lake, Judy was the CEO and cofounder of Kibu Inc. – an online integrated marketing company servicing the teen girl demographic. The company raised $22M in 2/00 and in analyzing the post-crash outlook, the team decided to shut down the company and return the capital to the investors in 10/00. Before Kibu, Judy was the cofounder (with Irit Hillel and Rosie Welch) and CEO of PrintPaks Inc. – a developer of multimedia craft kits for kids. The company was launched in May 1995, VC backed, profitable in Year 2 and sold to Mattel Inc. in January 1998. Judy worked for Hewlett Packard from 1988-1995 in DeskJet marketing. She has an MBA from UCLA and a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill.
PubTalk will also feature an early stage company presentation by Quicksilver Interactive (www.quicksilverweb.com), a new media company that specializes in highly interactive web sites and internet marketing. Early stage presentations, which follow the keynote speaker, provide new or start-up businesses a venue to receive feedback on products, services, marketing strategy or other integral components of the business. Presenters share ideas, experiences and strategies for success with other businesses, angel investors, and EDCO/OEF members.
Central Oregon PubTalk is a monthly event celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship in Central Oregon and strives to provide a unique forum where leaders of growing businesses can network with qualified funding sources, fellow entrepreneurs, key advisors, and business professionals.
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) is a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to building a strong and secure economic future for Central Oregon. EDCO has been co-sponsoring the popular PubTalk events for the last year and a half as part of its mission to cultivate a strong entrepreneurial community in Central Oregon. To learn more about the Central Oregon PubTalk and EDCO visit www.edcoinfo.com.
