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NATALIE ZFAT

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Mar 22, 2018

Freelancing with Fiverr

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Fiverr. The opinions and text are all my own. It’s not everyday I get to be on a panel with people I’m lucky to call friends. Thanks Fiverr for powering last night’s candid discussion about building a business… And thanks L.A. for coming through! Joining me on the panel at General Assembly were tech journalist Jessica Naziri Sabet, financial advisor Winnie Sun, career expert Lauren Berger, music artist Shanee Pink, and music

Jul 3, 2017

Outsmarting Smart Devices

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Samsung. The opinions and text are all my own. Some devices are smart, but not all are intelligent and certainly not all are secure. Back in May, I traveled with Samsung to the Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit, where I spoke with Erik Bjontegard, founder of Spark Compass, about how the company is maximizing the capability of smart devices with new information-based technology. See the full interview here. I also had the

Jun 12, 2017

Talking AR, VR with Samsung

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Samsung. The opinions and text are all my own. Last month, I traveled with Samsung to San Diego for the Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit, where I had the opportunity to chat with a dozen technology experts to discuss the impact of virtual reality, augmented reality and wearables in business. The future of VR is bright, from improving public safety to training employees and everything in between. Check out my full interv

May 16, 2017

Shifting Gears with Samsung

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Samsung. The opinions and text are all my own. Very excited to announce that as of this week, I am Samsung’s new video correspondent, creating enterprise content for their blog and social channels! We kicked off our partnership at the Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit in San Diego last week, where I interviewed several wearable experts and also asked them: What’s something you can’t do on today’s smartwatch that you wish

Feb 24, 2017

Alienware Miami

Don’t hate the player. Thanks to Alienware and Dell for inviting me to Miami this week to talk about the power of influencer marketing on my home turf. I spoke about everything from the importance of influencers for small businesses to recognizing influencers are paid for their time, not their opinions. See you again soon! #SmallBusiness #digitalmedia #techentrepreneur #gaming #Alienware #Dell #digitaltrends #tech #Miami #SocialMedia #NatalieZfat #SocialMediaTrends #SocialMed

Jan 13, 2017

Best of CES 2017

Happy new year! I started 2017 off – as many internet entrepreneurs do – in Las Vegas at CES. Partnering with Dell, I hosted a music/tech dinner with Intel and The Glitch Mob, a brunch with Dell/Microsoft/Alienware – and I even took over Dell’s Instagram for the week to share live moments from all! Shout-out to some other clients and friends I got to hang out with, including Scripps Network, HGTV, Food Network, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Refinery29, Medialink, Jaguar, Altec L

Oct 21, 2016

Dell EMC World

The women in Fifth Harmony aren’t the only ones working from home. This week, I traveled to Austin for Dell EMC World to chat about the millennial workforce and how this generation is re-defining how and where work gets done. Huge thanks to Dell for having me and to Jordan Howard and Brian Fanzo for a great chat! If you missed it, you can catch my live interview on YouTube. #DellEMCWorld #SmallBusiness #smallbusinesstrends #smallbusinesstips #digitalmedia #DellEMCWorld #Texas

Aug 8, 2016

E-School for Girls: The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

As a small business owner, there are few things I’m more passionate about than helping the next generation of female entrepreneurs. (I even give them a plug in my latest for Forbes.) Over the last year, I’ve had the honor of working with the E-School for Girls pre-college program, which gives young women the opportunity to learn how to innovate and create their own businesses. (Learn more about our February launch event with Microsoft and NYU.) This summer, I mentored the gir

Jul 1, 2016

Palm Springs Film Festival Tech Day

Don’t hate the player – or the game. This week, I sat down for a panel discussion with three video game producers at the Palm Springs Film Festival‘s ShortFest to talk about the creative process – and how the internet is revamping the video game industry. Alongside me were filmmaker and creator of Kismet David Chontos, Senior Producer of Narrative Content at Cloud Imperium Games John Schimmel and chairman of the Writers Guild of America Videogame Writers Caucus Micah Wright.

May 6, 2016

Northside Festival 2016: Innovation Meetup

How’s this for a fun fact? By 2020, 50% of all workers will be self-employed. On Monday, I joined Dell and Microsoft at the 2016 Northside Festival Innovation Meetup to share my founder story – from fired to hired (as my own boss). I shared my tips, insights and challenges as a small business owner and social media entrepreneur – what I’ve experienced forging an industry that’s so uncharted. The space has changed a lot in these five years, but I’ve figured out some constants: