Robin Raskin, Founder, The Virtual Events Group
The Brand Called You welcomes Robin Raskin on the podcast today. Robin is an American Writer, Author, Publisher and a TV personality.She is also a conference and events creator and it’s best known for ability to simplify technology for non-technologists.
Podcast
Overview
The Brand Called You welcomes Robin Raskin on the podcast today. Robin is an American Writer, Author, Publisher and a TV personality.She is also a conference and events creator and it’s best known for ability to simplify technology for non-technologists. Robin was also a columnist for Yahoo Tech and editor of PC Magazine which at its height has 700,000 readers. As a writer she has published various books and magazines. Very interestingly, she calls
herself a ‘digital mom’.
Robin is an ultra talented woman with years of experience at hand. She belongs to the time when the global digital evolution was just starting to take shape. In this very interesting conversation with our host Frits, Robin shares her professional journey with us. As an individual who was always interested in understanding the nitty gritties of technology, Robin’s curiosity led her to learning about computers and technology in detail.
After an at-home experience of learning UNIX, she wrote a very interesting book. This resulted in Robin getting calls from some very big names of the digital and tech world including Bill Gates! Robin has worked with some prominent tech companies and has written comprehensively about her experiences. She talks about the upcoming augmented reality and the power of the metaverse.
Robin believes that with the right usage of technology, the world can become a much better place. She is optimistic about the future and believes in making positive and present changes in society.
Profile
As the world began to close Robin Raskin saw that virtual events would fill the gap but also become an ongoing presence in the events scene. She founded The Virtual Events Group, a network of solutions and providers and solution-seekers to raise the bar for virtual events. Former lives? Raskin founded Living in Digital Times (LIDT), a conferences and events company that was acquired by CTA (parent company of CES). The company’s trademark events include The Last Gadget Standing, Digital Health Summit, FashionWare, Fitness Tech Summit, Kids@Play Summit, The Digital Money Forum, and others.
