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Welcome, The Internet Marketing Association will attempt to break the #GuinnessWorldRecord for Largest Virtual Event at this year's IMPACT 20. Join us on October 2 for a blended experience focused on the "Year of Reinvention" where we'll uncover new opportunities and next steps for what's needed as we approach 2021. 2020 has dramatically changed our lives and the way we do business, but it has also generated new ways of thinking. At IMPACT 20, we'll assess how organizations have been impacted this year, how to deal with adversity, and more importantly, what are we doing to identify new markets, businesses, and innovations. Register for FREE at IMPACT20.org and be part of this impressive new milestone led by the online marketing community! By registering, you'll also have the chance to win $100,000 in merchandise and a Tesla Model 3. We hope to see you on October 2. Register Today » Please take a moment to view our partner articles, below. Sincerely, Sinan Kanatsiz Chairman, IMA www.imanetwork.org

How to Give Back from Your Closet During Quarantine By Bree Jacoby Maybe you've been wondering what you can do while in quarantine to help others. Maybe you've been really considering (better put, procrastinating) reorganizing your closet for a couple of years. Read More + COVID 19 Exposes US Microelectronics Vulnerability By John Costello, Microsemi With the COVID -19 Pandemic wreaking havoc on the US, a major issues to emerge outside the actual pandemic is dependence on foreign sources in US supply chain, not only for pharmaceutical raw materials, but also critical microelectronics for DOD and DHS infrastructure applications. Read More +

Surprising Benefits of Virtual Team Building By Mark Samuel In the last three decades of facilitating high performance teams, I had never done a virtual training, and if you had asked me if it was possible to build a team with people located remotely in different parts of the city, country, or even world, I would have expressed my doubts. Read More + The Emerging Landscape of Virtual Engagement By Jeff Volpe In this new-found world of social distancing, organizations are faced with accelerating their planning and investment efforts. Long-term digital transformation and agile workforce roadmaps that were originally targeted over a five to 10-year window, have now been shrunk to a matter of months. Read More +

Boustead's Dan McClory Discusses AIIB's Annual Meeting on CGTN Boustead Securities, LLC's Dan McClory, Managing Director and Head of China & Equity Capital Markets talks with CGTN's Rachelle Akuffo about highlights from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's (AIIB) annual meeting. Watch Now + Tompkins International Releases Free Digital Resources to Help Companies Combat COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact companies and consumers alike. Read More +

Chef Bruno COVID-19 Guidelines Chef Bruno, Founder of Caterina's Club and the Anaheim White House, provides an insight on how his restaurant and staff are taking proper measures to follow COVID-19 guidelines. Watch Now + TikTok Arrives Stateside in a Gensler-Designed Los Angeles Headquarters By Edie Cohen It started out as a Chinese video dance app. Then kids picked it up for their 15-second bursts. Adults, of course, followed suit, and now the global phenomenon TikTok is in negotiations for a sale to Microsoft. Read More +

Automobile Club of Southern California Announces new feature, Roadside Assistance ChatBot Imagine your vehicle has a flat tire, dead battery, or needs a tow... and you could order a tow truck in as little as 35 seconds with just your smartphone. The eBusiness Innovation Team at the Automobile Club of Southern California, part of AAA, built a Roadside Assistance ChatBot that does just that, helping AAA members order faster service. Read More + Channel Bakers is Hiring Apply to the Channel Bakers #Advertising team today. Our Advertising Specialists and Account Managers work with the world's biggest brands and give our teams the insight they need to do their jobs. Our sights are set on the global team's Glasgow, EMEA office! Read More +

Joe Stapleton Named Newport Beach 2020 Citizen of the Year #SpinnInvest is proud to share that our President and Co-Founder, Joe Stapleton, has been named the Newport Beach 2020 Citizen of the Year by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce! Joe is a hard-working leader and has definitely made a difference in the 10+ years he has been part of the Newport Beach community. Join us in congratulating Joe and read more about this honor. Read More + Serve First Solutions, Inc. Recognized as one of the Fastest Growing Private Businesses So honored to be recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing private businesses in America! This marks our 5th consecutive year achieving this, and every year we are more humbled and excited than the last.

Jennifer Annes, Director of Development, Enterprise Data Solutions We've had a super busy week! We started with a backpack drive, then filling the backpacks, and finally passing them out with our favorite ladies from Sisters of Watts, Sean Lee and crew from the Purist Group (thanks for the backpacks and school supplies), and our amazing team #CaliforniaLoveDrop - Matthew Sipesand Jennifer Annes of Enterprise Data Solutions LLC, Wing Lam of Wahoo's Fish Taco, Eric Morley of Blue C Advertising, Melissa Luna of Yogurtland, Hint Inc., Bradley Appelgate of Coyle Reproductions, Inc., Charles Antis of Antis Roofing & Waterproofing, Monster Energy, & Wendy Ellis of KLOS. Good luck to all our kiddos going back to school. We hope you have a fantastic year! Becks Heyhoe Awarded the 2020 Assembly District 74 Woman of Distinction A year ago I was promoted to be the Director of United to End Homelessness for Orange County United Way and today I was honored to be given this award from Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris! The last year has been action packed and full of opportunities to learn and grow and I am so thankful. I am filled with gratitude for the incredible teams that I am a part of: the amazing U2EH team that I am privileged to lead, the wider OCUW team, the dedicated and thoughtful Continuum of Care Board members that I serve alongside and the inspiring non profit partners and colleagues who I am proud to call friends as together we all work to #EndHomelessnessOC.

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