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01/13/2021

Neighbor Brings Airbnb-Style Marketplace to Self-Storage

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the demand for storage. With many workers moving out of large urban areas, and others clearing space to create home offices, Neighbor allows people to find storage spaces at reasonably lower prices or make extra income by renting out their unused space. Read more on CO- by U.S. Chamber of Commerce https://www.uschamber.com/co/good-company/the-leap/neighbor-self-storage-platform

The peer-to-peer space-sharing platform accelerates growth during pandemic, backed by new investors and veteran expertise.

10/01/2020

Visit Augusta

Neighbor recently shared data that measured which American cities are the "most neighborly" and Augusta, GA claimed the top spot! Read more: https://t.co/2DIKZcyrNC?amp=1 via AJC

You already know we made the TOP SPOT, but want to see where additional cities ranked? 🌟 Check out the list of ranked cities.

06/09/2020

Support local news by subscribing, donating and advertising

From #COVID19 to #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd, local media has been on the front lines ready to inform their readers. Today, the Local Media Consortium and the Local Media Foundation, in partnership with Google News Initiative, announced the launch of the "Support Local News" ad campaign.

Backed by $15 million in funding from Google, the campaign aims to raise awareness of the need and importance of funding newsrooms through subscriptions, donations and advertising. According to Poynter, 30+ local newsrooms have closed since the beginning of the pandemic.

Some of the newsrooms getting an ad buy include major metros like The Dallas Morning News, the Star Tribune, the Tampa Bay Times and the Los Angeles Times. As well as local radio, digital, TV & Spanish-language newspapers including La Raza Chicago,Mundo Hispánico and Hola News Charlotte.

Two leading local media associations partner with Google on a “Support Local News” campaign in the midst of the coronavirus.

06/03/2020

From our CEO: George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. We honor their memories. #BlackLivesMatter. What happened to them and others can never happen again. We add our voice to the many condemning injustice, racism and violence. We need more peaceful protests, reform, education and dialogue.

05/21/2020

Ephesoft Recognized as Alfresco Software’s Global Technology Partner of the Year | Ephesoft

Congratulations to our client Ephesoft on being selected by Alfresco as its FY2020 Global Technology Partner of the Year! The prestigious partner award is based on Ephesoft’s achievements in digital #innovation, future vision and customer alignment.

Alfresco selected Ephesoft as its FY2020 Global Technology Partner of the Year based on achievements in digital innovation, future vision and customer alignment.

05/14/2020

How much work does it take to do the most important things on your site? Local Media Consortium's #LMCVConf2020 session “Global Lessons for Growing Reader Revenue from Facebook’s Local News Accelerator” with David Grant, Project Manager at Facebook Journalism Project shared that “ruthless” simplification is key to receiving compelling results.

For past session recordings, and to register for upcoming ones, visit: https://www.localmediaconsortium.com/agenda-lmc-vconf-2020

05/14/2020

Yesterday's #LMCVConf2020 session: “Global Lessons for Growing Reader Revenue from Facebook’s Local News Accelerator” with David Grant, Project Manager Facebook Journalism Project had great case studies distilled from the best of what 120+ publishers from around the world have put to work in the Facebook Local News Accelerator program.

David Grant shared strategy examples from:
- Paris-Normandie's approach for covering large environmental disaster with a go big, long-term strategy.
- Bridge Magazine's smart funnel utilization
- Estado de Minas' optimized expansion to target large uncovered swaths of territory with small team of reporters

To register for upcoming Local Media Consortium sessions, visit: https://www.localmediaconsortium.com/agenda-lmc-vconf-2020

02/11/2020

Ephesoft Launches Context Driven Productivity at Enterprise Productivity Summit | Ephesoft

"This day has been a long time in the making," says Ike Kavas, CEO and founder of Ephesoft, which today announced Context Driven Productivity: a discipline, vision and roadmap for the next phase in contextual data and enterprise automation. Read more about this new solutions category: https://ephesoft.com/press/context-driven-productivity/

Ephesoft unveiled Context Driven Productivity, a discipline designed to cultivate the contextual data needed to optimize process automation initiatives.

01/06/2020

We had an incredible Friday morning touring all the hidden glory of the Theater District with our guide, Tim Dolan. We learned that one of Frank Sinatra's first live performances (Dec. 30, 1942) was in the the basement of the Paramount Building, where we work (then called the Paramount Theater). Thanks so much for the enlightening and invigorating stroll. Truly fascinating!

The staff from Thatcher+Co. joined Green Team Owner Tim on Friday for a private Shubert Brothers & Beyond Tour! This smart, inquisitive, and fun team work in the Paramount Building in Times Square and wanted to know a little bit more about their neighborhood - mission accomplished!

01/03/2020

Times Square Ball Drop 2020

What the final seconds of the decade looked like from our office balcony in Times Square's Paramount Building.

01/03/2020

The final night of 2019 was an incredibly special one, thanks to our great clients, colleagues, friends and family, who traveled near and far to enjoy the ball drop from our office in Times Square, New York City. Thanks also to Carmine's Italian Restaurant - Times Square for the delicious food and Junior's Restaurant & Cheesecake for the decadent cakes. On to the 20s!

01/01/2020

Happy New Year! Cheers to 2020 and a new decade of intrigue and opportunity! #ThatcherNYE #TimesSquare #balldrop

12/31/2019

The view of the ball raising from our office balcony! 6 hours to go until 2020! #TimesSquare #ThatcherNYE

12/31/2019

We’re here in our office in #TimesSquare for the final hours of the decade, getting ready to host colleagues, friends and family as we ring in 2020! Just over 30 minutes until the ball raising! #ThatcherNYE #balldrop

12/04/2019

Charitable Vending Machines Pop Up for ‘Giving Tuesday'

We had a wonderful #GivingTuesday at the Giving Machines NYC launch with UNICEF USA, WaterAid America, CWS, Art Start, West Side Campaign Against Hunger, Catholic Charities of New York, and Come Unto Christ. Thanks to all who came to donate and spread the word. NBC New York was on scene to document the day. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Charitable-Vending-Machines-Pop-Up-in-NYC-in-Time-for-Giving-Tuesday--565743982.html #LightTheWorld

The holiday spirit is coming to the streets of New York City in a unique way once more thanks to charitable vending machines.

11/04/2019

We were happy to host Broadway star Kelli O'Hara at our office along with Ron Gunnell, Mack Wilberg and David Warner from The Tabernacle Choir as they planned this year’s Christmas concert. Kelli was recently announced as the special musical guest for the annual event which will be broadcast next December 2020 on BYUtv and PBS. The full details, including how you can score tickets to the live taping with Kelli, are in this article in The Salt Lake Tribune. http://bit.ly/2PxrG0B

11/01/2019

Straight Up Conversation: A Community College and a University Rolled Into One

In conversation with EducationWeek's Rick Hess, UVU President Astrid Tuminez discusses UVU 's dual mission and the advantages of integrating a community college and university. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2019/10/straight_up_conversation_a_community_college_and_a_university_rolled_into_one.html

Utah Valley University offers career and technical education, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees under one roof, all for the average out-of-pocket tuition of $1,700.

10/24/2019

It was great hosting Jason F. Wright - Author, Creator, Speaker, best-selling author of "Christmas Jars," and Jeni Ross, star of the upcoming film Christmas Jars - The Movie, in our office yesterday as they completed a media tour in New York City. Christmas Jars will make its one-night-only debut on Nov. 4, as part of a nationwide Fathom Events showing presented by BYUtv. Tickets are available: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/christmas-jars?fbclid=IwAR15cUJr3TpWwSC7HZAyaMGYleliBlxDvenuHXGn4SQYKyH0i0g-Q1W5xHo

10/14/2019

Ephesoft

Check out Ephesoft, Inc. CEO Ike Kavas' latest dispatch for the Forbes Technology Council below.

Consistently ranked as one of the hottest jobs, data scientists have evolved immensely in the 21st Century. Our founder and CEO Ike Kavas takes a look at the past, present and future of #DataScience in his latest article for Forbes Tech Council. https://bit.ly/2OSUdNE

10/11/2019

Looking back at scenes from this week's National Cyber Security Alliance Summit at Nasdaq. It was a day full of timely and insightful discussion on the pressing issues and opportunities for the #cybersecurity community. Thanks to speakers and partners from ESET, Lenovo, Bank of America, UCLA, Wells Fargo, Uber, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Maryland, and more for helping to make the highlight of the 16th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month. #NCSANasdaqSummit

09/27/2019

Get Your Sneak Peek of the Newest Dwight in Shining Armor and See Kids Overcoming Bad Luck-Induced Disasters

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PARADE Magazine's KL Connie Wang takes a sneak peek at the newest Dwight in Shining Armor from BYUtv, in which kids overcome bad luck-induced disasters.https://parade.com/929019/klconniewang/dwight-in-shining-armor-sneak-peek/

Parents, if you’re looking for a kid-friendly show to watch with your kids, then look no further. The second season of Dwight in Shining Armor premiered last week on BYUtv. And Parade.com has your first look at this week’s episode entitled, “Unlucky in Love.”The show follows Dwight (Sloane M...

09/13/2019

Big congrats to Ike Kavas of Ephesoft, Inc. who was named OCTANe's best small tech company CEO last night! Another great honor for Ike and Ephesoft, who continue to be leaders in the #OrangeCounty tech community.

09/07/2019

The audience loved Joey Fatone singing, acting and tumbling in a live improv show with the cast of Show Offs on BYUtv at #FanX!

09/05/2019

What Business Leaders Should Know About Democratized Data

What's the latest on #DemocratizedData in the enterprise? Ephesoft, Inc. CEO Ike Kavas offers his perspective in his latest article for Forbes Technology Council. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/09/05/what-business-leaders-should-know-about-democratized-data/#5922e0ea6deb

Soon everyone will have data analytics tools at their fingertips. Here's what it means for businesses.

08/26/2019

“When you educate people, you give them the tools for a healthy and productive life.” - UVU President Astrid S. Tuminez in her opening remarks at the United Nations Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City. #UNCSC2019

08/20/2019

Neighbor.com: 'It's like Airbnb for your stuff'

Self-storage startup Neighbor has grown exponentially in the past two years, spreading by word-of-mouth. Learn more from Neighbor CEO Joseph Woodbury in this CNBC segment with reporter Diana Olick. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/08/20/neighborcom-its-like-airbnb-for-your-stuff.html

CNBC's Diana Olick reports on a new start-up focused on storing belongings with a neighbor. Neighbor.com says its service is like "Airbnb for your stuff."

08/16/2019

Pilgrim Baptist Teen Boosts Leadership Skills at BYU Law Camp - Los Angeles Sentinel

Fourteen high school students from Los Angeles were among the attendees of BYU Law School's Civics, Law and Leadership camp this year, where they learned civic engagement and honed public speaking skills. More from Cora Jackson-Fossett at Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper. https://lasentinel.net/pilgrim-baptist-teen-boosts-leadership-skills-at-byu-law-camp.html

Fourteen L.A. County youth enhanced their skills for the future by attending the Civics, Law and Leadership Camp at Brigham Young University. The week-long event, held July 29 through Aug.

08/14/2019

Handling Unstructured Data In Procure-to-Pay | PYMNTS.com

“Some of our customers receive thousands of invoices, checks or contracts a day. They cannot scale anymore by hiring more people. They need technology to grow their business.” - Ephesoft, Inc.'s Ike Kavas on the state of unstructured enterprise data today in this PYMNTS.com: What's Next in Payments feature story. https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2019/handling-unstructured-data-in-procure-to-pay/

Ephesoft discusses the opportunity of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to address unstructured data in the procure-to-pay process.

08/02/2019

What A Prism Can Teach Tech Leaders About Their Companies

Visionary #entrepreneur and Ephesoft, Inc. CEO, Ike Kavas was recently welcomed into the Forbes Technology Council. Ike's first post explores how a centuries-old scientific discovery helps us understand IT leadership today. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/08/02/what-a-prism-can-teach-tech-leaders-about-their-companies/#361076b23cf6

Dissect your organization to see what’s really at play.

07/22/2019

Debt relief: Companies experiment with new retention, advertising tools

The Daily Herald took a look into companies offering #debtrelief to their customers, including Neighbor and its new #mortgage relief program that pays one customer's monthly mortgage bill every month. Read more: https://www.heraldextra.com/business/local/debt-relief-companies-experiment-with-new-retention-advertising-tools/article_010e9b3f-d88d-5e5c-a97b-f5cee05bb5d6.html

Student loan debt is at an all-time high of $1.56 trillion, according to Forbes. The only thing that ranks higher is mortgage debt, which is why Forbes also reported that

07/19/2019

Breaking Down TV Walls

"I think everyone just expects BYUtv to be a religious channel, but we're not...It's just an environment where people feel good and feel motivated to give their families a hug and to be nice to their neighbor." - BYUtv's Andra Duke explains in this article by Emmys / Television Academy. https://www.emmys.com/news/online-originals/breaking-down-tv-walls

Breaking Down TV Walls

07/17/2019

The Potential of Artificial Intelligence

In this Insurance Journal piece by Ephesoft, Inc.'s Brandyn Campbell, we get an interesting look into how #AI is improving the customer experience for #insurance companies. https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/mag-features/2019/07/15/532102.htm

In a viral State Farm commercial, Oscar Nunez, playing the role of a friendly, helpful insurance agent, disparages any insurance company that utilizes

07/16/2019

Guest opinion: In building sustainable and inclusive communities, Utah’s youth will lead the way

"With the world watching, all Utahns can match the enthusiasm of our youth leaders and prove that we are committed to not just sustaining Utah, but the entire planet." - UVU President Astrid Tuminez & student co-author Andrew Jensen in a recent Deseret News Op-Ed previewing the upcoming UN Civil Society conference in Salt Lake City. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900079759/guest-opinion-in-building-sustainable-and-inclusive-communities-utahs-youth-will-lead-the-way.html

Next month in Salt Lake City, the youth of Utah will play a pivotal role in demonstrating our understanding of the many challenges facing our community and our planet in the coming decades.

07/05/2019

How Neighbor.com is making its mark in the peer-to-peer service industry

This morning, Neighbor CEO Joseph Woodbury chatted with Yahoo Finance about how Neighbor is creating #passiveincome streams from extra space in America's homes. Watch the segment here: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/neighbor-com-making-mark-peer-161954459.html

Neighbor.com- known as the Airnb of storage- pairs users looking for a place to store their items with local hosts providing the space to do so. Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro, Akiko Fujita, and Jared Blikre chat with Neighbor.com CEO Joseph Woodbury about the company.

07/03/2019

The Airbnb for America's Extra Crap Is Here

"At its best, storage-sharing represents a more passive manifestation of the gig economy, one that’s better suited for a broader subset of semi-entrepreneurs." Sarah Holder offers a look into Neighbor's storage marketplace in CityLab. https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/07/storage-unit-for-rent-shed-neighbor-app-side-hustle-airbnb/592630/
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Got room in your closet, or the trunk of your car? A startup called Neighbor will let you monetize that unused space.