Joining in the discussion in Virgin America’s first class cabin was Fast Company’s Editor Chuck Salter who discussed connectivity with a handful of the conference panelists, including Nasty Gal founder and CEO Sophia Amoruso, StageIt founder and CEO Evan Lowenstein, film producer (House of Cards, The Social Network, Captain Phillips) and entrepreneur Dana Brunetti, plus founder and CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee, James Freeman.
Among the topics discussed: how do these innovators stay connected in their business and personal lives? What role does travel play in stimulating partnerships and creativity in business?
Evan Lowenstein, and Dana Brunetti.
Chuck and Evan discuss how they connected from two very different backgrounds to begin their company Stageit.
Evan, from a background in film production, and Dana from a background in business. Without this connectivity, Stageit would not be what it is today.
Watch their interview to see how they incorporated connectivity into the theory behind Stageit.
James Freeman, the CEO and founder of Blue Bottle Coffee.
James talks of the importance of maintaining the human touch to stay connected and how he believes technology cannot be a substitute for person to person contact.
This coupled with his belief about coffee being a very social activity has had a huge impact on his coffee shops.
Watch more about how he is taking the very digital climate of connectivity, and turning it on its head.
