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Spencer Cox Celebrates Birthday,
Raises Nearly $10,000 for Refugees
SALT LAKE CITY (July 15, 2019) – Instead of raising money for his gubernatorial campaign, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox used his 44th birthday to raise funds and awareness for refugees in Utah. In total, $9,332 was raised for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to invest in local refugee services.
“This is what makes Utah so unique and why our state continues to enjoy widespread success,” said Spencer Cox. “Government wasn’t designed to solve every problem; it was designed on the premise that business, non-profit and faith-based organizations would lead out to improve communities. Tonight, we did that.”
The event, held at Cotopaxi on Friday night, brought an estimated 200 Utahns together to support local refugee services. The Spice Kitchen, a business incubator that encourages refugee culinary entrepreneurs, catered the event. All proceeds will be used in Utah by the IRC to assist refugees with emergency housing, domestic violence services, female and child healthcare and economic empowerment training.
“I’ve never seen a political campaign seek to make a difference like Spencer Cox continues to do,” said Davis Smith, founder and CEO of Cotopaxi. “Rather than use this opportunity to raise money for his success, he’s actively finding ways to unite our state toward helping others. Our company’s motto is ‘Do Good’, and no one embodies this better than Spencer.”
Since launching his campaign for Governor in May, Lt. Gov. Cox has made service a priority. To date, Cox has participated in more than a dozen projects across the state during his tour of all 248 Utah cities and towns, including making phone calls to military veterans, restoring historic churches and even repairing potholes.
“Abby and I are doing this to make a difference. We’re tired of politics of old, and hope that we can set a new standard for how campaigns should be run,” said the Lt. Governor.
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Mobile Diaries: My Phone Is All I Need To Do My Job
How one entrepreneur relies on his mobile device for all of his on-the-go career demands.
To Andrew Ross Rowe, the world is his office. As the founder and owner of Mega Megapixel, a New York-based video production company, he specializes in making documentary pieces, news segments, and buzzy commercials for clients as diverse as Dell, BuzzFeed, and Walmart. But of all his gear, it’s his mobile device, he swears, that is the one piece of equipment that truly keeps his enterprise buzzing. From location scouting to mobile banking, he shares, in his own words, how he makes the most of his smartphone—so you can, too.
MASTER THE BASICS
“It sounds obvious, but text messaging and email are key communications tools for anyone running a small business, and especially for me when I’m needing to quickly connect with my staff across a large set. Using my phone’s timer and alarm settings when I’m in the middle of a production also helps keep everyone on track and makes sure we accomplish everything on the schedule for that day. For days where we have a shoot with multiple locations, I also rely heavily on my phone’s maps functions to make sure we don’t get stuck in any traffic and that everyone arrives on time.”
TALENT NEEDS
“Using my phone to sign talent releases and location agreements is great, especially because no one—least of all me!—wants to lug a stack of paper with them. I can also use my phone in conjunction with my tablet to set up an emergency teleprompter while I’m out in the field. It helps actors deliver their lines and the mobile setup keeps costs down and is always helpful to have on hand.”
BIG PICTURE THINKING
“One thing that may be somewhat unique to my business is using my phone in scouting and framing scenes before any crew even get there. I use the camera to take pictures of locations so I can visually explain to my director of photography the kind of movements I’d like to see in our video. I can send them constant updates from the road so they’ll know exactly what we need to make our shoots happen. That has saved my life a million times.”
SOUND OPINION
“I also love the voice recorder function, so that I can take notes during all our pre-production meetings. That way, I have all of my client’s requests in one place without needing to use a laptop or computer, and I can always meet their spec in full detail.”
PAYING IT FORWARD
“After shoots, I use my mobile banking apps to send invoices to all my clients. I also use them to see if I’ve been paid or not, and to send reminders to my clients that their payments are due. Once those come in, I can pay my vendors—and myself—through my phone. The quicker I can pay, the happier the people I work with are. That’s always a notification everyone loves to get!”
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