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Hometown Hero 

A conversation with Santa Cruz Works’ founder Bob Cagle

“I love my town,” he began, and then told the story of the two episodes in his life when he took jobs that required him to commute to the valley. He described getting on the road before his son awoke and returning after his bedtime. “I think my wife felt like a single mom,” he said. “I want other people who live here to have the opportunity that I have. I love my town, I love my job, and I want them to have the opportunity to work where they live.”

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The Onewheel Pint is the Fun Machine From the Future that You Need to Experience

Five years ago, while working with another publication at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), I met up with Jack Mudd, then part of a small team at a new company called Onewheel, who wanted to demonstrate something that seemed impossible: A self-balancing skateboard-like device that had… one big wheel in the middle.

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Kate Roberts:
Joining Forces with
Santa Cruz Works

Kate Roberts, who joined the Santa Cruz Works board of directors in July, embodies the organization’s powerful new direction. At her day job as president of the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP), Roberts is working on some of the issues that lie at the core of
SCW’s mission.

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2019 Monterey Bay DART Symposium Highlights Reel

Highlights reel of the 2019 Monterey Bay Drone, Automation & Robotics Technology (DART) Symposium, held June 21 at the Monterey Hyatt Regency.

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NextTalk: Aug. 13
The Lean Planning Canvas

The Lean Planning Canvas is the go-to tool for getting your ideas out of your head and onto a document that will allow you to brainstorm and vet your business model at a single glance.

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The introductory pricing of $79 for Genius disappears at the end of August.  We love Members who jumped at the opportunity to attend all 36 events each year for free: truly Genius!  Beginning September 1, 2019, Genius will be replaced with a new Membership tier: Individual. At $79 year, Individual Members will pay $10 for monthly New Tech events ($20 for non-members), and free admission to monthly Company Spotlight Breakfast and Clinics ($10 for non-members). So what are you waiting for?  Be A Genius!
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August 21
Nextspace

Come join us at this informal breakfast to network, talk shop, collaborate, and engage with our growing Santa Cruz Works community. Meet your next employee, partner, collaborator or employer.

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September 4
Get Biotech 2019

Santa Cruz is a hot bed for Biotech companies and we want to show it off! This evening job fair will showcase 10 local and regional biotech companies who are innovators in the Santa Cruz regional community.

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Cruz Foam, a Santa Cruz startup that produces eco-friendly foam and green packaging solutions from naturally sourced materials is looking for a manufacturing technician. 

A successful candidate will be able to work in a fast-paced environment with a growth mindset and will have a deep passion for the environment and the ocean. Experience with commercial production of plastics and/or pulp and paper products desirable, but not required.


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Fullpower is growing rapidly, and we need a passionate, team-oriented, and self-motivated Vice President of Business Development. The ideal candidate will have experience in B2B sales, as well as skills related to strategic analysis and marketing. In this role you will be responsible for developing relationships with our customers, negotiating contracts, and closing deals.

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Maxine Bingham

  • Founder/CEO, Agora Marketing & PR
  • Years in Tech: 20
  • Skills: Brilliant PR strategist, delivers extensive global results for tech startups and enterprises, external communications, talented lecturer.
  • Superpower: Ancient Near Eastern art and history expert, curated Iranian Art for the Asian Art Museum in S.F.
  • Motivation: Passionate about delivering exceptional and innovative results for clients, including inventive solutions to tough PR problems.
  • SC Fav: Artistic, friendly people, great food, the ocean, wildlife and forests, of course!

Leah Metz

  • Senior Technical Recruiter
  • Years in Tech: 3+
  • Skills: Understanding people and making the right connections; flying - any seasoned pilots who want to fly, please be in touch!
  • Superpower: Baking pecan-shortbread cookies; helping people find their calm confidence in the midst of feeling vulnerable.
  • Motivation: Adrenaline rushes; flow states; the magic that can happen when you connect two people who should know each other.
  • SC Fav: The rugged, the refined, the freaky, the progressive. And walks in the Redwoods.

Douglas Harr

  • Partner, Stratafusion Group, Inc.
  • Years in Tech: 35 in IT or Consulting to IT.
  • Skills: Been CIO, VP Apps, Developer: focus on Business applications, business intelligence, cloud + big data.
  • Superpower: Avid concert goer, wrote book on best concerts of the 70's, now working on 80's.
  • Motivation: Learning about new technology and applying it while building teams to deliver.
  • SC Fav: The Court of Mysteries/Red Brick Castle on Fair Ave, which we own and are restoring.
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At Claret Bioscience, we build NGS library preparation and analysis tools that empower a deeper understanding of degraded DNA molecules with an emphasis on cell-free DNA.

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Santa Cruz Works
Santa Cruz Works was founded in 2012 as an umbrella organization for the entire local tech ecosystem. The mission: to make Santa Cruz County a great place to start, sustain, and grow businesses.

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