On Thursday, May 11, HanaHaus and Orka are excited to welcome renowned authors, Alex Soojung-Kim Pang and Chris Yeh, on stage for a fireside chat to explore the intersection of work-life balance and the future of work, with a focus on the 4 day work week. This event is in-person at HanaHaus Palo Alto (456 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301).
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is director of research and programs at 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit promoting the 4-day workweek. His trilogy of books— SHORTER: Work Better, Smarter and Less— Here’s How (Public Affairs, 2020); REST: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less (Basic Books, 2016), and THE DISTRACTION ADDICTION (Little Brown , 2013)— shows how companies and individuals can better integrate rest, creativity, and focus into digital-age lives and work. Alex has been a senior consultant at Institute for the Future and Strategic Business Insights, and during his academic career was affiliated with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Microsoft Research Cambridge, and Oxford University. Alex received a Ph.D. in history and sociology of science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, Ph.D. alex@strategy.rest
Founder of Strategy and Rest: https://www.strategy.rest
Author of SHORTER, REST and THE DISTRACTION ADDICTION
Skype, Twitter, Insta, etc.: askpang
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Chris Yeh
Chris Yeh is the co-founder of the Blitzscaling Academy, which teaches individuals and organizations how to plan for and execute on hypergrowth, and of Blitzscaling Ventures, which invests in the world's fastest-growing startups. Chris has founded, advised, or invested in over 100 high-tech startups since 1995, including companies like Ustream (investor, advisor, CEO) and UserTesting.com (NYSE: USER; advisor).
He is the co-author, along with Reid Hoffman, of Blitzscaling: The Lighting-fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies, and the co-author, along with Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha, of the New York Times bestseller, The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age. Chris earned two degrees from Stanford University, with distinction in both, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar.
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HanaHaus is a community workspace that combines the best aspects of café and coworking culture and cultivates a dynamic atmosphere for innovation. The concept of HanaHaus is rooted in the philosophy that great ideas spring from anywhere, and more often when people come together. HanaHaus brings people together and offers a space where they can connect, explore new ideas, and bring them to life.
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Orka is a Venture Studio dedicated to empowering changemakers with the ability to create digital products and business for a better tomorrow. Orka is led by a seasoned team of designers and developers with over 15 years of experience in the online and mobile industry. We help make your business ideas shine by turning them into a flawless software product.
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