Information & Cultural Exchange - Pt 1

Information & Cultural Exchange. I’ve blogged about them earlier. Here.

Our Geeks Give Back program invited participants of their urban music program into the house and we spent an afternoon swapping stories of struggle and success, workshopping helpful social media tools and creating an online presence for these budding filmmakers and hip hop artists, playing wii, foozball and pool, eating sandwiches, chips and muffins. And they performed a freestyle rap session! Pictures to follow….

We hope they walked away with a bag of useful tools and knowledge that one can succeed under any circumstances. I know I was personally inspired by the journey of our VP, Commercial.

In a personal capacity, I have been working with MC Trey for about 3 years. I’ve been involved in (and honoured to be) shaping her urban music program and giving strategic advice on its mission, strategies, values and structures. Trey is an exciting individual to know, an ARIA award winning artist who commits herself to ICE’s urban music program whilst the roles as a musician and mother.

Over the years I’ve also gotten to know Lena, the CEO of ICE with a never-say-die attitude. About a year ago she invited me onto the board of ICE and it is an extremely privileged position to be in knowing your considerations and decisions can create positive opportunities for the disadvantaged communities in the greater Western suburbs of Sydney.