Greyt Big Talk w/ Baiju Shah

<p><strong>GREYT BIG TALK</strong> is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community taking place in pop-up locations on the third Friday of every month in Cleveland. </p> <p></p> <p>Each event features:</p> <ul><li>local culinary artisan breakfast and coffee, </li><li>live music performances</li><li>original art by local designers</li><li>startup pitches for anything our community is making</li><li>a short talk from a successful creative person</li><li>all filmed to share with our community online. </li></ul> <p><em>(interested in a feature, artisan maker space, company recruiting tabletop space, or other placement within the program? email us at </em><a rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://mailto:omg&#64;thatsgreyt.com/"><em>omg&#64;thatsgreyt.com</em></a><em>) </em></p> <p></p> <p>Since our founding in January of 2015, we’ve hosted nearly 10,000 attendees in pop-up locations all over the city of Cleveland. This month&#39;s talk will take place in <strong>Cleveland Public Square</strong> and Feature <strong>Baiju Shah</strong>.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>ABOUT THE SPEAKER:</strong></p> <p></p> <p>Baiju R. Shah is the President &amp; CEO of <a rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="http://greatercle.com/">Greater Cleveland Partnership</a>, the region’s leading economic development organization. With nearly 12,000 members, GCP is the largest metro chamber of commerce in the nation. Guided by a board of corporate and entrepreneurial CEOs, the organization focuses on accelerating growth and inclusive prosperity through strategic initiatives, business services, real estate, and advocacy.</p> <p></p> <p>Prior to GCP, Shah served as the Senior Fellow for Innovation at The Cleveland Foundation—the world’s first community foundation with assets of $2.8 billion—CEO of BioMotiv and co-leader of The Harrington Project, and CEO of BioEnterprise. Shah serves as a Senior Advisor to FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, a Trustee of Destination Cleveland, Global Cleveland, and Ohio Excels, and a Director of Athersys.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>(Event Photo Credit: <a rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/bigdaftorangedog/">&#64;BigDaftOrangeDog</a>)</p>