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Team Empowered Ideas Gets Muddy for Charity in the 2013 Filthy Fun Mud Run
On Saturday, April 13, 2013, the Empowered Ideas Team (James Wong, Lauren Wong, Virginia Johnson, Corey Johnson, Brendan Johnson, Erin Ditta, Mike Ditta and Maxton Ditta), participated in the 2013 Filthy Fun Mud Run in Sanford, NC. The event raised awareness and funds for a charity called Cradles to Crayons. Photos from Empowered Ideas on...
Internet News: Multi-Day DDoS Attack Affects WordPress Sites
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE There is currently a brute-force login attack targeted at websites using WordPress. Due to the nature of the attack, memory consumption on targeted servers has increased. In some cases this has resulted in degradation of performance, and unresponsive...
Empowered Ideas Shares Social Media Tips on #PrevChat
Empowered Ideas Co-Founder, James Wong (@CommunityMGR), was invited to be a guest on #PrevChat, a bi-weekly discussion on Twitter which provides an opportunity to connect and share resources, ideas and possibilities with other individuals who are equally energized about prevention...
Empowered Ideas Presents at the 28th Annual EAHEC State of the Art Conference
Eastern AHEC's 28th Annual Sustance Abuse Services State of the Art Conference November 7-8, 2012 in Greenville, North Carolina Empowered Ideas Co-Founders, James Wong & Virginia Johnson (CSAPC), were honored to present a 3-hour session on Ethics and Professional Responsibility in the World of...
Empowered Ideas Presents at Digital East 2012
Empowered Ideas was invited by TechMedia to present at the 2012 Digital East Conference in Washington, D.C. In fact, co-founders James Wong and Virginia Johnson were asked to teach a pre-conference workshop on Nurturing Social Engagement Through Email — in addition...
Empowered Ideas Co-Founder, James Wong, Recognized by the RDU Chapter of the National Black MBA Association
On November 1, 2012, Empowered Ideas was invited to speak to the membership of the RDU Chapter of the National Black MBA Association — recently recognized as the NBMBAA Chapter of the Year. Empowered Ideas Co-Founder, James Wong, led an inspiring discussion about how following your passions in life, can ultimately unveil true professional success when integrated with a few simple core ideals, such as: Have several diversified passions in life, but always stay true to them Surround yourself with individuals smarter than...
Empowered Ideas Hosts Linkedin Live Raleigh at the Brier Creek Country Club
On Tuesday, October 9th, 2012, Empowered Ideas will be hosting the last Linkedin Live Raleigh Business Networking Social at the beautiful Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, NC. This no-cost networking event proudly supports Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina, through generous donations provided by our participants. RSVP Online For more information and to RSVP for this event, please visit www.LinkedinLiveRaleigh.com About Linkedin Live Raleigh Linkedin Live Raleigh (LLR) aims to help Linkedin members in the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill area, deepen the connections they have...
Empowered Ideas Attends #INBOUND12 – The World’s Largest Gathering of Inbound Marketers
INBOUND 2012 by HubSpot | August 27-30, 2012 | Boston, MA. Virginia Johnson and I recently attended HubSpot's Inbound 2012 Conference in Boston, MA. To properly explain in detail how inspiring and exciting this conference was to us, would take several...
Empowered Ideas Recognized by the North Carolina National Guard for FAPAC Diversity Event
On the 7th of June 2012, Empowered Ideas was one of several Triangle area organizations that we're recognized by the North Carolina National Guard for our efforts and contributions in assisting them plan, organize and execute their first ever Asian-American...
Raleigh Celebrates Independents Week | July 1-7
Join Shop Local Raleigh July 1-7 to Celebrate National Independents Week! WHY: Independent businesses help drive the local economy. They add character to our community, and they support sustainability. WHAT: National Independents Week – a nationwide effort to raise awareness of independent businesses –...
James Wong of Empowered Ideas Featured on UNC TV’s Black Issues Forum
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (Raleigh, NC) — Empowered Ideas Co-Founder & Managing Partner, James C. Wong, had the honor of being invited as a guest speaker on the topic of Social Media for UNC TV's Black Issues Forum. James Wong has...
Virginia Johnson to Represent NC at 2012 SALIS Conference
On Thursday, May 24, 2012, Virginia Johnson will be speaking at and representing the state of North Carolina at the 2012 Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists (SALIS) Conference in Reno, Nevada. In addition to being the co-founder and managing partner of Empowered Ideas, Virginia L. Johnson is a Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant. Working in the field of substance abuse since 1999, she currently coordinates a federal statewide capacity building grant and was previously the Strategic Prevention Framework-State Incentive Grant...
Meet the Media Panel at the Women’s Power Networking: Business Alliance Rally #WPNBAR
On Saturday, May 19th, the Women's Power Networking (WPN) group hosted the Business Alliance Rally (#WPNBAR) at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. "Women’s Power Networking is dedicated to enabling professional women to achieve their highest potential by fostering a stimulating environment where they can form relationships, build alliances, share knowledge and provide support to one another. WPN celebrates the concept of womanhood and its outpouring of compassion, goodwill and encouragement. — www.WomensPowerNetworking.com" Empowered Ideas' co-founder, James Wong, was invited to...
Linkedin Live Raleigh: April 10th, 2012
Linkedin Live Raleigh Business Networking Spy Raleigh | 330 West Davie Street | Downtown Raleigh, NC Tuesday, April 10, 2012 — 6:00 to 9pm Linkedin is one of the most powerful business networks online. With more than 100 million users worldwide, connecting...
Empowered Ideas Invited to Speak at NC PRSA’s Digital Marketing & Communications Panel
On March 21, 2012, James Wong, one of the Co-Founders of Empowered Ideas, was invited to serve as a panelist on the topic of digital marketing and communications, for the North Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America...
