Category: Doejo Stuff
Ain’t no party like a Snackpot Launch Party…
May 3rd, 2012 in Doejo Stuff, Clients, Events
Join us for the launch of The Snackpot, the ultimate source for snack reviews, on May 10th at Schuba’s, 3159 N. Southport Ave. (upstairs). Complementary snacks from Pop Chips, Pretzel Chips and a very special snack created by Top Chef’s Chuy Valencia will be provided at the party as well.
Attendees will enjoy free beer from 7pm-9pm and DJ sets by Pat Sission, Ed Anderson and Johnny Loftus. Snack related readings by key contributors including Shannon Cason (Chicago Moth Grandslam Champ), Keith Ecker (Essay Fiesta) and Johnny Loftus (Village Voice, PitchFork) will keep your appetite whet throughout the night.
Doejo is proud to have created The Snackpot’s flying Twinkie logo and, of course, the forthcoming site. The company, which launches on May 7th, will also provide commentary, testimonials, experimentation and observations on how snacking intersects with pop culture.
A $10 dollar suggested donation for the event covers all of your snacking needs and enters you in door prize raffle. Can’t get enough of The Snackpot? Check out their “The Snackpot Asks” segment where the interview artists and musicians about their favorite snacks here. Also, be sure to friend the Snackpot on Facebook and follow them on Twitter for updates!
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Monique Copy Intern |
Congratulations Dan Lyne, ITA CityLIGHTS winner
May 3rd, 2012 in Doejo Stuff, Events, Phil Tadros
(Image courtesy of ITA from the 2011 CityLIGHTS Award Gala)
Last week we found out that our fearless leader and CEO, Phil Tadros, was nominated for the Illinois Technology Association’s coveted CityLIGHTS Award—an award granted to a business or individual that continues to support growth of the Illinois tech community.
Past winners include Howard Tullman, Flashpoint Tribeca Media Arts Academy (2011); Eric Olson and Frank Gruber, founders, TECH cocktail (2008); David Weinstein, President, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (2006); and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley (1999). So to say this is a prestigious award is an understatement. And, of course, not everyone can claim such an honor.
So today we congratulate this year’s ITA CityLIGHTS Award winner, Dan Lyne of World Business Chicago. We are proud to say we were even nominated alongside him.
Dan Lyne, as many of you know, is the Technology Development Director of WBC, where he addresses local, national and international audiences representing Chicago-based public/private technology and digital media initiatives. Aside from convincing and facilitating global technology companies to make the move to Chicago, Lyne has been a dynamic tastemaker and ardent influence in the city’s tech/entrepreneurial ecosystem. A glance at his portfolio and accolades solidifies his win as a no-brainer: sitting on Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors, the Advisory Board for DePaul University’s College of Digital Media and DePaul's College of Communications. He also serves on the Midwest Executive Committee for the international FIRST Robotics program.
The 13th Annual ITA CityLIGHTS Awards Gala on May 10 with honor Dan Lyne and other 2012 ITA Award winners at the Grand Hall at Chicago’s Union Station, hailed as the largest gathering of technology execs in Illinois. You can purchase tickets here. (It’ll basically look like a runway show for Brooks Brothers, so choose your power tie wisely.)
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John Scribe |
A sneak peak at Uber Chefs, a new kind of cooking show
May 3rd, 2012 in Doejo Stuff, Web Design, Web Development, Clients
We’re excited to introduce one of our newest partner clients, Uber Chefs, launching next month! So for all you culinary aficionados, get your cutting boards ready.
Uber Chefs is a new online cooking show, with a subscription service opportunity, that will feature exceptional vegan, vegetarian and raw food recipes by top chefs. In an effort to demystify healthy eating, Uber Chefs will show how easy and accessible this type of cooking can be.
The site will launch before June 1st with a video featuring Chicago-based Chuy Valencia of Top Chef fame. He is the first of many mainstream chefs that Uber Chef will be targeting in the hopes that they will become a proponent of vegetarian eating and include it in their menus.
Chef-inspired recipes will be presented in an online cooking show format that will explain how chefs make appetizers, entrees and desserts in their personal kitchen.
For members, non-perishable ingredients including exotic spices and hard to find seasonings will be measured and distributed through a mail kit. Users have two options: buy food right away and in a short time it will be mailed to you or you can opt in for a subscription model which will allow you access to premium services such as a Q&A with dietician Carolyn Tampe. Tampe will also provide nutritional analysis for those inclined toward a vegan lifestyle but are unsure of the ingredients needed to obtain proper nutrients. Kind of like a how-to care package.
Dhara Mehta, a lifelong vegetarian with a passion for healthy eating dreamed up Uber Chefs after traveling to India and seeing how accessible a vegetarian lifestyle was there. Seth Kravitz, fellow vegetarian and CEO and Co-Founder of Technori, helped tweak the idea and introduced her to our CEO, Phil Tadros who has helped by sharing his connections throughout the city and helped fund the Uber Chefs startup.
Uber Chefs has not officially launched yet but you can still check out the Doejo-designed website and logo here. Check back on June 1st for the debut video featuring Chuy Valencia. For the latest on Uber Chefs, follow them on Twitter where they’ll be offering free promos at the launch!
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Monique Copy Intern |
We’re Finalists! Help us win a ‘Sweet New Office’ from Turnstone
April 30th, 2012 in Doejo Stuff
When guests enter your office, what’s their first impression?
For us, in our new space, it’s been bright-eyed and complimentary. We have this urban loft/ exposed brick/ stripped wood-feel, complimented by inspiring design chotskies. But, despite our arsenal of toy robots and Nerf guns, our office furniture can use some help—mismatched chairs and a lack of storage isn’t as endearing as it was when we were a young company.
That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that we’re finalists this year for Turnstone’s $25,000 office makeover contest. Until a winner is announced on May 31, Doejo joins 24 other offices vying for public votes at contest.myturnstone.com. It’s a good thing we have a video team.
Office supplier Turnstone is giving five small businesses this generous makeover to promote their dedication to smart office design and productivity-stirring workflows.
“The winning companies will receive not just $25,000 in renovations; they will have their workplaces transformed into environments that will facilitate growth," said Turnstone’s Ken Neil in a statement. Well then, color us excited!
Check out our video and vote for us below!
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John Scribe |
Are you signed up for the Doejo Digest?
April 27th, 2012 in Doejo Stuff
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John Scribe |