Hollywood Boosters

Please join us for our second Think Hollywood event Thursday, September 22nd at the Hollywood Theatre. The event will be held from 6:00 to 8:30pm and will feature entertainment from Tony Starlight and we will hear from top-notch business insight. Food and drinks from Whole Foods Market and Columbia River Brewery are complimentary as well. This is our way of giving back to all our members who support this great neighborhood.

Details:

Think Hollywood

Where - The Historic Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd)

When - Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 from 6 to 8:30pm

Cost - FREE to all Hollywood Booster Business Association members and their employees ($10 to public)

Food & Drinks - Free with admission (one drink free, additional drinks may be purchased)

Speakers - Michael Harper (past Portland Trailblazer and current State Farm Insurance agency owner) & John Charles (President of Cascade Policy Institute)

Entertainment - Tony Starlight Please RSVP to hollywoodboosters@gmail.com.

Thank you for supporting the Hollywood Business District. We look forward to seeing you there.

This event is made possible by a grant from Venture Portland (previously Association of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations).

On Friday, January 7^th, The Hollywood Boosters Business Association hosted Think Hollywood 2011 presented by KeyBank at the Hollywood Theatre.  The event featured food and drinks from Columbia River Brewery and Whole Foods Market.  The evening gave local business people the opportunity to mingle and enjoy live music and great speakers.  The event was free to Hollywood Booster members and their employees and just $10 for all others; this was made possible by a generous grant from the Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations (APNBA) and a sponsorship from KeyBank.

The speakers were: Skip Newberry - Economic Development Policy Analyst for the City of Portland, Lisa Reed – Associate Dean of the Pamplin School of Business at the University of Portland, Harry Glickman – Founder and Past General Manager of the Portland Trailblazers, and Tom Mears – Chairman of The Holland Group/Burgerville.  The speakers shared tips and experiences that they have had during their years of business and leadership.  Attendees also had the opportunity to ask questions of each of the speakers both during and after the event.

Think Hollywood 2011 was emceed by Spencer May, President of the Hollywood Boosters and Manager of KeyBank’s Hollywood Branch.  May shared his vision for the Hollywood Boosters in 2011 and said it is his – and the Boosters – goal to provide local business owners and professionals with more opportunities for education and networking together than what has been available in the past.  He said “It is our goal to provide you with access to top-notch business insight to help you better run your respective businesses.” 

Think Hollywood was attended by 115 individuals who enjoyed an evening of good food, music and great speakers.  Those in attendance expressed their approval of the event and said that they are looking forward to more events like it in the future.