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Patty Azzarello: Finding Success Through Unstructured Conversations

By Gabrielle GarofaloNot too many executives start their tenure by speaking one-on-one with the 100 employees they’ll lead. But that’s what Patty Azzarello did before entering a leadership role at...

Kory Stamper: Communicating Identity, Influencing Perception with Words

By Katalin Gyurian TothWe are taught Standard English in school, but that doesn’t mean we all speak English the same way.“How we speak is one of the markers of our identity,” says Kory Stamper. A...

Heather Berlin: Learning from Disorders of the Self

By Tommy ChungMillions of people are affected by psychiatric illness, yet despite its prevalence, many people are uninformed and misinformed about these illnesses and their impact. Dr. Heather...

More Than One Life to Live: David Orban on ‘Parallel Lives’

By Vera BoatengWho are we? How do we evolve? David Orban posits these questions from his perspective as an investor, entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, and thought leader of the global...

Leading Thinkers to Share Ideas on Identity at TEDxNavesink

Asbury Park, N.J. (March 1, 2017)- Leading thinkers in technology, science, gender, business and art, along with a former governor who now helps rehabilitate ex-convicts, will share how identity...

Sir George Martin and the Beatles had a Backbeat, Ken Womack has the Backstory

By Katharine EatonIconic, innovative and hugely influential to this day, the Beatles remain one of the—if not the—greatest music groups of all time.Ken Womack says that the story behind the Fab...

Envisioning a New Life: Former NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey Helps Ex-Inmates Start Fresh

By Lindsey Konkel Sometimes it’s the darkest moments that help us understand who we are and what we want to become, says Jim McGreevey. The former New Jersey governor knows a few things about the...

TEDxNavesink Speaker Jean Malpas Featured in National Geographic’s Gender Revolution

By Jane LaiThere is no doubt gender has been a hot topic of discussion—in the media, politics, and education—which has inevitably infiltrated everyday conversations. But what actually is gender? And...

Permaculture: More Than Growing a Sustainable Future

Nature is thought to be one of life's greatest teachers and a bedrock tenet of our existence as human beings. This certainly is true with Sean Walsh, principal and lead designer at AppleSeed...

Four Open Mic Contestants Selected to Give Talks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAsbury Park, N.J. (January 31, 2017) -- TEDxNavesink, one of the largest TEDx conferences on the East Coast, has selected four winners from its Open Mic auditions to give talks...

Garden State Takes its Farms Indoors

New Jersey has the second-highest urban population percentage in the U.S with 94.7% of residents living in an urban area. Despite being the Garden State, New Jersey's mostly urban environment limits...

One Stage, Many Ideas: Local Talent Inspires Crowd at Open Mic

By Jane LaiMore than 20 speakers took the stage declaring their takes on “Identity” as TEDxNavesink hosted its first Open Mic Night on Jan. 20.Held at the Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park...