2019 Austin Mosaic Awards

The second annual Austin Mosaic awards will honor business leaders who represent the very best of Austin’s fast-growing diversity and inclusion (D&I) space.

The event, brought to you by The Mentor Method, and BLNDED Media, will recognize companies in categories such as “Best Tech Company” and “Best Inclusive Workspace.” Nominations are now open.

Judges will choose the top 20 nominees who celebrate, advocate and embody a culture of diversity and inclusiveness. Then, your vote makes the difference. The top five companies with the most votes will win live during the event.

Missed last year's event? Here's the 2018 Austin Mosaic Awards recap

August

22

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2019

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6:00PM

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9:00PM

RSVPs Closed

Just announced

Austin Mosaic Awards Name Finalists for 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Honors

Read the full article and list of finalists via our press partner, Austin Inno. Congratulations to all of the finalists.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE

The rundown

6:00 PM

Networking reception

Sign in, grab a cocktail and snacks while networking with fellow attendees.

Special thanks to Tito's Vodka, Dulce Vida Tequila, and Richard's Rainwater for sponsoring!

7:00 PM

The Austin Mosaic Awards begin

Featuring an exclusive fireside chat with Arlan Hamilton

9:00 PM

Networking

Celebrate the winners and connect with the community

10:00 PM

End of the event

The Minimal NYC

Introducing The Minimal NYC. An app that connects you to people who are willing to trade lives. For real. Ever wonder what it’d be like to be a music teacher in Nashville? A children’s book illustrator in Brooklyn? A human rights activist in DC?

It’s a social network that facilitates real life swaps: you go to someone’s city, live in their home, hang with their friends and family, do their jobs, attend their events and activities. Yes, it’s totally intense… and it’s totally thrilling. Call us crazy, but we don’t think the best memories are made in the comfort zone.

Come check us out at the party (and sign up for The Minimal NYC account at one of our stations while you’re at it). Bottom line: it’s a startup launch. Good times will be had by all.

How It Works

01

Cast your vote

Nominations open Monday, June 3, 2019

02

Companies picked

Based on your nominations, a select committee of community influencers will select 20 companies showing significant commitment to diversity and inclusion in Austin.

03

Winners announced

Clear your calendar - It's going down! We'll celebrate the Top 20 on August 22,
and you're invited to take part in the festivities.

04

Post-event roundtables

This is about more than an event. We want to create a tidal wave of change in Austin, which includes the support of the companies nominated. We will host quarterly roundtables with influencers and nominees to implement strategies for making Austin more diverse and inclusive.

Your Organizers

Janice Omadeke

CEO and Founder,
The Mentor Method

Naji H. Kelley

CEO and Founder,
BLNDED Media

Keegan McClure

partnerships

the mentor method

Andrea Erving

Finance Manager

Sponsors

The Lineup

6:00 PM

Registration & Networking

7:00 PM

Opening Remarks + Keynote

7:35 PM

Winners announced

8:30 PM

More celebrating, photos, and networking

10:00 PM

Don't have to go home, but you can't stay here! Event closing.

Schedule

Block #4

Clear your calendar - It's going down! Schedule Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose.

12pm - 1pm

How to Build Schedule Blocks

C. Doe

1pm - 2pm

How to Build Text Blocks

R. Doesco

3pm - 4pm

How to Build Cover Blocks

R. Harrison

Agenda

Where to celebrate with us

Your Organizers

Paul M. Patterson

CEO

Earthworks Garden

Cassandra Bernstein

Vice President

Broker Garden

Katherine Moore

Marketing Specialist

City Paradigm

Anthony Blanchard

HR Officer

Furniture Control

Speakers

Faizaan Ghauri

Design Partner, The Minimal NYC

Faizaam Ghauri founded The Minimal NYC in late 2012 at the height of the mobile advertising boom. In just 3 years, the agency has emerged as the premier provider of unique mobile ad solutions and has won more creative awards than any agency in North America.

JESSICA ANNAS

Design Partner, Sparkwave Media

Jessica Annas has studied the art of complex data design for more than a decade. Data Designer at Sparkwave Media, Annas works with the company's roster of Fortune 500 brands to make data more beautiful, relatable, and accessible across every screen.

ASHTON AJAYI

VP Of Product Experience, Pixel Palace.

Ashton Ajayi leads sustainability initiatives at Pixel Palace, an agency founded on helping companies make good money while doing good things. He primarily focuses on inventing custom business models for companies who want a higher purpose without sacrificing profit.

Agenda

9:00am

Understand

Lightning Talks on Business Goals

Attend small group workshops about mobile ads, mobile responsive site and mobile app development. Learn about the rapid rise of mobile browsing (and what that means to us) in our interactive globe installation. And hear from Faizaam Ghauri , Founder of The Minimal NYC, about how to get caught up -- and then get ahead.

10:25am

Define

Jessica Annas Defines the User Journey

We’re capturing more data than ever before. And we’re doing it more precisely. But we’re still not using data to its full potential. Used well, numbers can teach us about each other, inspire our creativity and help us take risks and innovate in our work.

12:00pm

Diverge

Ashton Ajayi Discusses Diverge Methods

Ashton Ajayi of Pixel Palace will explain how marketers can use our insights and knowledge about the customer to influence and improve the bigger business strategy.

1:15pm

Decide

Chris Logan Reviews Decide Methods

Everyone’s focusing on it, but it’s not a focused word. What does it mean exactly? Why does it matter? And how do we do it right? Attend small group workshops about mobile ads, mobile responsive site and mobile app development.

“Design is not making beauty, beauty emerges from selection, affinities, integration, love.”

Louis Kahn

The Minimal NYC

Architect

Community Partners

2019 Austin Mosaic Awards

We look forward to celebrating with you.

For sponsorship and press inquiries, please contact: naji@blndedmedia.com

RSVPs Closed

Where to join us