Last night we went to Ignite Phoenix for the first time. I first heard about it from Kim over at Terralever several months ago. I applied and although I was in consideration I wasn’t invited to be one of 20 presenters. Then earlier this week Perri told our AZ Women in Media group about the event and we decided to show up early and get a free ticket to attend at the Tempe Center for the Arts.

Creator Jeff Moriarty (pictured below) and his friends put on this amazing community event where people can get up and talk for five minutes with slides. This was their 5th event.

We got in with no problem. It was great seeing Shawn V., Scott H., Joe R., and of course Dan S. was there, the Creative Connector himself chatting with Francine H. who promised to attend a future CC. Later we saw the guys from Gangplank and Forty and then we ran into Bill. S.

The event was a great showcase of Phoenix talent and personalities. We listened to everything from a presentation on bat poop to Bluetooth douchebags. I probably could have done without the lecture on public restroom cleanliness – TMI.

We shot a video of the first presentation, called “Use what you got to get what you want” by Nicholas DiBiase. See below.

I highly recommend you come out for the next Ignite and better yet, fill out an application to come present on something you are passionate about. I haven’t decided if I’ll reapply. My topic – Six Million for Six Million is a little heavy and not condusive to audience clapping and participation. But I might come up with something else..