Congratulations to Marilyn for being a featured member on Ladies Who Launch!
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To learn more about Ladies Who Launch visit their Facebook page and take a look at Marilyn’s profile on Ladies Who Launch as well!
You’ve seen them all, Sh*t People Say, Sh*t Nobody Says, etc., well, we’ve created our own! Here are a few phrases job candidates say. Enjoy!
This past weekend, Vivo was able to participate in the annual Capture the Dream- Adopt a Family program for the 2nd time. We were given a few weeks to shop for the necessities that the family needed and delivered the gifts to them in San Leandro. Even though only the mother of the family could attend yesterday’s gift giving, it was still an amazing experience to see the warm smile on her face as she opened a few gifts. Here are just a few photos to share.
This was such a wonderful experience and we can’t wait to help again next year. If you’d like to participate in Capture the Dream’s Adopt a Family, visit their website and “like” their Facebook Page to stay updated on the most recent events that you can get involved in!
Join the many who will be participating in this year’s Turkey Trot race 2011.
Our very own employee, Judy Tang just completed her first half marathon, the Big Sur in Monterey Bay. However, if you are looking to start small, try out a Turkey Trot that has the option of a 10k or 5k run this Thanksgiving!
Some staff will be participating in Silicon Valley’s 2011 Turkey Trot in San Jose, but you can get involved yourself by signing up today at a local Turkey Trot near you by visiting www.active.com. Search: Turkey Trot.
We spent a great morning welcoming School of Imagination to its amazing new home in Dublin, California. CEO Marilyn Weinstein’s children attended SOI and she keeps this school near and dear to our hearts. Congratulations SOI!
On September 10th, 2011, Vivo employees participated and sponsored the 2011 Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle with team SVB. A fun event, where Vivo took part in the 5k run/walk with the 10-time Olympic Medalist Carl Lewis and other celebrities like Kelly Hu.
Thanks to Audi for letting us partake in such an exciting, amazing event where 1,600 participants, together raised more than $4.5 Million for Best Buddies Programs; creating friendships, job opportunities and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Vivo’s Business Development Manager, Sandra Brown knew her son-in-law was impressive, but the rest of us (mere humans) struggled to understand exactly what Jesse Anderson’s greatness entailed– until now.
So, perhaps (and if you’re a Vivo fan, this may be more likely than not?) you are actually familiar with the age-old adage, “give 1 million monkeys 1 million typewriters and they’ll eventually type the entire works of William Shakespeare”. Well, if you’re like us (pre-Sandra), you heard it, but assumed since you didn’t know 1 million monkeys, there was little reason to argue against this important supposition in the world of probabilities. Until now.
It seems, our very own Sandra has been hiding her genius son-in-law and hadoop programmer, who has used Hadoop to (virutally) recreate the Infinite Monkey Theorem. And, none of us would have understood our (grasping here) fifteen minutes of fame, if not for the publicity Jesse has been generating.
International news organizations like CNN and others, have been covering those darned monkeys — and Jesse — around the clock.
Now, it’s important to note Jesse’s humble roots, so that each of us can find our own source of inspiration, should the moment hit us. Jesse found his inspiration from a random “The Simpsons” episode, in which Mr. Burns chains up 1,000 monkeys, giving them the task of writing a great novel and berating one of them for typing, “It was the best of times. It was the blurst of times.”
Jesse’s monkeys have already penned far better than Burns’ monkeys, and are on their way to completing many more impressive works before they’re done. Until his monkeys are done, we’d like to raise a glass — or a banana – to toast to Jesse, his monkeys, and to Sandra who is enjoying her family’s time in the spot light. Well-done!
California-based Vivo announces its expansion to Chicago
Pleasanton, Calif–September 13, 2011—Vivo, the premier IT consulting and staffing firm for Silicon Valley companies, today announced the official expansion to the Midwest, with the recent opening of its Chicago, Illinois office. “This is something our clients asked us for”, answered CEO Marilyn Weinstein when asked what prompted the new office. “We serve many of our clients virtually, but our Chicago business has really been heating up over the last few quarters.” Weinstein also announced today that Vivo Business Development Manager, John Zink, will oversee local Chicago operations in their new downtown space located on 500 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60611.
About Vivo
Vivo is the Silicon Valley-based IT consulting and staffing firm that solves complex technology challenges efficiently, effectively and with gracious simplicity. The firm specializes in successfully aligning the business and technical needs of IT with the expectations and cost requirements of the CFO. Regardless of a company’s market focus and unique business challenges, Vivo’s IT specialists optimize processes to accelerate business results. Client-focused, nimble and precise—Vivo’s commitment is to constantly and consistently deliver the most responsive, highest-quality results possible. For more information, please visit www.vivoinc.com.
Contact:
Kathy Ho
Vivo
Kathy.ho@vivoinc.com
925-271-6797
