Smart Simple Marketing

CBE Connect- Supplier Diversity Fair
2020-02-20 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Twitter HQ, 875 Stevenson Street, San Francisco, 14903
CBE is teaming up with WRMSDC to connect Black suppliers with supplier diversity representatives to learn about contract opportunities!
Who is it for?
This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in learning how to get business from companies. There will be representatives from Twitter, Kaiser Permanente, PayPal, Facebook, Google LLC, and HP Inc. discussing how their supplier diversity programs work, how to get your small business certified, and how to win the contract.

Prime Time 2020: MBE2MBE Connections
2020-02-20 10:00 - 17:00 | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 94105
Join us for the 2nd annual Prime Time: MBE2MBE Connections event!
Matchmaking * Development

CBE Summit - '20 & The 3rd Annual Code Black Gala
2020-02-20 08:00 - 2020-02-21 17:00 | Hyatt Regency San Francisco, CA
Thursday, February 20 – 2:30pm – 8:00pm
Day 1 is CBE Connect, the Summit’s focus on business development. This day will consist of a Pitch Competition with cash prizes for winners and Supplier Diversity Fair where local Black businesses are promoted and corporations have the opportunity to meet their supplier diversity goals.
Friday, February 21 – 9:00am – 7:00pm
The CBE Summit brings together Black professionals across a variety of industries for a unique, well-rounded educational and networking experience. It is the one-stop-shop of Black Excellence. The Summit is for all ages!

NAWBO Connects Oakland: Happy Hour
2020-02-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Slainte Oakland, 131 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
You’re invited to connect with women business owners for support, wisdom and insight.
Oakland Happy Hour

Networking, Appetizers and No-Host Bar

Come join us for an entertaining evening with fellow business women!

Women in Consulting
2020-01-23 13:30 | Stella Nonna, 1407 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA, 94702
Join the Women In Consulting East Bay Satellite for a valuable discussion focused on helping you to increase your visibility online and in-person.

Women Leaders in Sales and Marketing
2020-01-21 18:00 - 20:30 | Google Launchpad, 543 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103
Join us for a fabulous evening of networking and a panel discussion with an incredible group of women leaders with diverse backgrounds in sales and marketing. They will share their expertise, keys to their success and how they became leaders in the industry, advice on transitioning into a career in this field, challenges that women in this industry face and practical ways to overcome them.
Open to all genders and professional backgrounds.

Dreamforce
2019-11-19 08:00 - 2019-11-22 17:00 | San Francisco
four days that will change
the way you
think about
business.

LEARN MORE

NMSDC Conference
2019-10-13 08:00 - 2019-10-16 17:00 | Atlanta, Ga

Latinas in Tech Summit
2019-10-09 08:00 - 17:00 | The Hibernia Bank Building

Launch Scale 2019
2019-10-07 08:00 - 2019-10-08 17:00 | Bespoke, San Francisco

SaaStock North America
2019-09-10 08:00 - 2019-09-12 17:00 | San Francisco

Content Marketing World 2019
2019-09-03 08:00 - 2019-09-05 17:00 | Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Content Marketing World is the one event where you can learn and network with the best and the brightest in the content marketing industry.
You will leave with all the materials you need to take a content marketing strategy back to your team – and – to implement a content marketing plan that will grow your business and inspire your audience.
Breakout Session (Tues) Sydni
Breakout Session (Thurs) Sydni and Wil

WBENC National Conference & Business Fair
2019-06-25 08:00 - 2019-06-27 17:00
The National Conference & Business Fair is the largest conference of its kind for women business owners in the U.S. The WBENC National Conference & Business Fair is attended by Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs); senior executives and procurement representatives from the Fortune 500 and the U.S. Government; and select partner organizations whose missions align with WBENC’s vision of expanding women’s business opportunities in the marketplace. With three days of robust programming, the conference features lectures and presentations from today’s thought leaders, engaging panel discussions, 1:1 MatchMaker sessions, networking receptions, and a notable Business Fair.

2019 California Water AssociationMeet the Primes Summit & Showcase
2019-06-05 09:30 - 15:00

ENGAGE: SaaS/SMB Day #2
2019-06-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Valo Park, Washington, D.C.
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Bridging the Divide: What Enterprises don’t Get about SMBs

Enterprise sales tactics and product development often proceed without considering the true needs and interests of the SMB customer. This session will explore that disconnect, identify key mistakes SaaS companies are making and offer a set of recommended solutions which will deepen loyalty, drive engagement and grow market share.
Sydni Craig-Hart, Smart Simple Marketing

ENGAGE: SaaS/SMB Day #1
2019-06-03 08:00 - 17:00
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM
Key Lessons for Local Entrepreneurs

Microsoft’s Abid Chaudhry interviews seasoned entrepreneur Sydni Craig-Hart, CEO & Co-Founder of Smart Simple Marketing. They’ll discuss how SMBs can identify their ideal client, validate core messages, simplify marketing, and create referral relationships while developing a sales process that supports a steady stream of paying clients.
Abid Chaudhry , Microsoft
Sydni Craig-Hart, Smart Simple Marketing

2019 California American Water Diverse Supplier Showcase
2019-05-21 08:00 - 17:00
California American Water is connecting qualified, certified diverse suppliers to internal decision makers, American Water executives and prime suppliers in an invite-only event.
California American Water’s Supplier Diversity program is hosting a one-day event focused on connecting diverse suppliers to California American Water and American Waterkey decision makers and their prime suppliers. The showcase will provide selected diverse businesses the opportunity to conduct short capabilities presentations, learn from successful California American Water vendors, and participate in one-on-one meetings.

How to Grow Your Small Business Using Instagram, LinkedIn and Yelp (NAWBO)
2019-05-09 08:00 - 17:00 | San Francisco
Learn how to grow your business and meet your goals using FREE tools you (likely) already have.

Do you want to get more from your Instagram, LinkedIn and Yelp profiles?
Are your profiles on these platforms helping you to:

Create visibility for the great work you’re doing
Attract prospective customers
Engage with existing customers
Generate consistent referrals
Increase your revenue?

Many small business owners find it difficult to get amazing business results on these popular platforms.
We’ve invited our friends from Instagram, LinkedIn and Yelp to join us for a hands-on workshop, featuring insider secrets, on how to use the online profiles you already have to meet your goals for 2019.
During this session we will:

Review the basics of optimizing your profile so you can be found easily online
Introduce you to FREE features and tools you may have overlooked
Explain how to use the profiles consistently to create the results you’re looking for

Plan now to join us on Thursday, May 9, 2019, for breakfast and a fun hands-on WORKshop!
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn directly from experts from Instagram, LinkedIn and Yelp! Their experience and insider tips will give you insights that will uplevel your marketing efforts.

The Focused Leader
2019-05-02 08:00 - 17:00 | The Factory, Liberty Hall, Franklin, TN, Franklin, Tennessee

Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo 2019
2019-04-29 08:00 - 2019-05-01 17:00

Google Cloud Next '19
2019-04-09 08:00 - 2019-04-11 17:00 | Moscone Center, SF

Webinar World 2019: Engage for Action
2019-03-11 08:00 - 2019-03-13 17:00 | Hyatt Regency San Francisco, CA
Webinar World 2019 centers on the theme, “Engage for Action,” calling on companies to redefine digital engagement as personalized, data-rich, and audience-centric. The three-day conference brings together digital engagement experts, marketing, training and communications leaders, and webinar practitioners to accomplish this goal by sharing strategies, best practices and tactics for audience engagement and business growth.

SaaStr Annual 2019
2019-02-05 08:00 - 2019-02-07 17:00

Creating Leaders For a World of Change - NAWBO Leadership Development Training
2019-01-25 | The Saguaro Scottsdale

The New Method - A Fresh Perspective on Business Growth
2018-12-12 09:00 - 17:30 | Microsoft HQ Redmond, WA

Digital Program Book NAWBO CA Propel
2018-04-22 - 2018-04-24 | Citizens Hotel, Sacramento, CA
The Business Conference of Small Change for Extraordinary Gains

6th Annual Insurance Diversity Summit
2017-11-28

Astra WBE Northern California Economic Development Summit
2017-11-13 09:00 - 17:00

Supplier Diversity In Tech - Quarterly Cocktail Reception
2017-11-07 17:30 - 19:30
BY INVITATION ONLY
Are you a minority-owned and/or women-owned business interested in selling your products or services to tech companies and/or the federal government?
If so, this is an event you don’t want to miss.
Join us on Tuesday, November 7th for our Quarterly Cocktail Reception exclusively for MWBEs seeking to generate new leads and close more business in the tech industry.
The invitation-only event is hosted by Wil Hart and Sydni Craig-Hart, Co-Founders of Smart Simple Marketing and winner of the WRMSDC 2015 Diverse Supplier of the Year Award (Class 1).
This dynamic duo will be putting their combined decades of experience to good use, providing exclusive insight, and facilitating valuable network connections that will help MWBEs globalize and grow their businesses.
This is an opportunity to meet prospective referral partners, gain insights on the latest trends and receive expert advice on how to generate more revenue in your business.
Don’t miss your chance to get the inside scoop on how to tap into profitable supplier diversity opportunities for your business.

2017 NMSDC Conference + Business Opportunity Exchange
2017-10-22 - 2017-10-25
The NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Exchange is the nation’s premier forum on minority supplier development. For four days, more than 6,000 corporate CEOs, procurement executives and supplier diversity professionals from the top multinational companies, as well as leading Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American business owners and international organizations will convene in Detroit, Michigan to re-energize their collective efforts to Certify > Develop > Connect > and Advocate for solid minority firms in the global corporate supply chain.
