Pete Davis [Livestream]
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About the speaker
Welcome Pete Davis to the CreativeMornings Stage!
Pete Davis is a writer and civic advocate from Falls Church, Virginia who works on civic projects aimed at deepening American democracy and solidarity. He is the author of Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in An Age of Infinite Browsing and the co-director of Join or Die, a documentary on community in America. He is the co-founder of the Democracy Policy Network, a state policy organization focused on raising up ideas that deepen democracy, and Getaway, a company that provides simple, unplugged escapes to tiny cabins outside of major cities. His Harvard Law School graduation speech, âA Counterculture of Commitment,â has been viewed more than 30 million times.
Local partners
Local Partner â MPB
MPB transforms the way that people buy, sell and trade photo and video gear. As the largest global platform for used photography and videography equipment, MPB is a destination for everyone, whether youâve just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or youâre already a pro.
Founded by Matt Barker in 2011, MPB has always been committed to making gear more accessible and affordable, and helping to visualize a more sustainable future. MPB recirculates more than 485,000 used products every year, extending the life and creative potential of photo and video equipment for creators around the world.
Headquartered in the creative communities of Brooklyn, Brighton and Berlin, the MPB team includes trained camera experts and seasoned photographers and videographers who bring their passion to work every day to deliver outstanding service.
Local Partner â Harvest
Harvest is a web-based time tracking and invoicing application relied on by thousands of people around the world, from freelancers to small businesses to departments of Fortune 500 companies. Harvest founders Danny Wen and Shawn Liu had searched for tools to help their agency scale with more efficient methods to track time and send invoices. Unable to find one, they invested their own time, energy, and money into creating what they knew was a better way to run the businessâand Harvest was born.
Venue Partner - Next Jump NextJump is one of two companies globally recognized by Harvard as a âDDOâ, a Deliberately Developmental Organization which places learning at the core of their corporate culture and strategy. Over the past 30 years, Next Jump has managed Perks at Work, the largest global employee e-commerce platform that services over 70% of the F1000 and has also pioneered programs, analytics and technology that train the foundational skills of human judgment through our Leadership Development & Decision-Making Training (LDDMT).
