Social Media Breakfast (SMB) was born out of the early days of social media when blogging reigned supreme, Facebook was one interesting social network of a dozen, and Twitter’s lifespan was measured in months. While interacting with SMB Founder Bryan Person, Rick Mahn (our founder), watched an interesting event take place… the first SMB.

When discussing the idea of bringing an SMB to the Twin Cities, Bryan suggested that Rick take the lead and organize one himself. That’s exactly what happened, and soon the 20 year Information Technology veteran became a community leader and event organizer. Talk about your career changes!

From its humble roots with only 18 people attending the initial SMBMSP meet up in February 2008 in Keys Cafe in downtown Minneapolis, we’ve grown to the largest SMB community in the world. With over 2300 members and a growing series of social media oriented events, SMBMSP brings knowledgeable local thought leaders and social media practitioners to every discussion.

SMBMSP is where you’ll find the top Twin Cities social technology experts in fields as wide ranging as technology, marketing, human resources, public relations, community development, customer service, web development, and many more! Each of these passionate professionals is ready to share honest experiences and learning’s with their fellow members, and that is what makes SMBMSP the professional social media association it is quickly becoming.

Past Events

SMBMSP 1 – Meet & Greet (Feb 13th 2008, Keys Cafe in Foshay Tower)
SMBMSP 2 – Coffee, Muffins & Ustream (Apr 11th, 2008, Caribou Coffee – Roseville)
SMBMSP 3 – Cullect Demo, Shared Feeds, SocMed Convo (May 16th, Concordia University – St. Paul)
SMBMSP 4 – General Discussion on Social Media (Jun 5th, 2008, Concordia University – St. Paul)
SMBMSP 5 – SocMed in Your Business & Career (Jul 25th, 2008, Minneapolis Central Library)
SMBMSP 6 – Social Media in Real Life (Aug 22nd, 2008, Best Buy HQ, more info)
SMBMSP 7 – Purists vs. Corporatists (Sept 19th, 2008, Best Buy HQ, more info)
SMBMSP 8 – PartnerUp, David Meerman Scott, Fallon (Oct 31st, 2008, Deluxe Corp HQ, more info)
SMBMSP 9 – Breakfast with Jeff Pulver (Nov 20th, 2008, Best Buy HQ)
SMBMP 10 – Holiday Edition 2008 (Dec 19th, 2008, Lake Elmo Inn, more info)
SMBMSP 11 – Social Media & Job Search (Jan 30th, 2009, Minneapolis Central Library, more info)
SMBMSP 12 – SMBMSP Birthday Party (Feb 12th, 2009, Aloft Hotel, more info)
SMBMSP 13 – Community Managers (Mar 18th, 2009, St. Paul Pool & Yacht Club, more info)
SMBMSP 14 – Personal Branding (Apr 29th, 2009, Allianz HQ)
SMBMSP 15 – Online Reputation Management (May 22nd, 2009, Concordia University – St. Paul, more info)
SMBMSP 16 – Big Top SMB (Jun 26th, 2009, Deluxe Corp)
SMBMSP 17 – Non-Profits & Social Media (Jul 31st, 2009, Vic’s on the Riverfront)
SMBMSP 18 – SMBMSP On A Stick (Aug 28th, 2009, Minnesota State Fair)
SMBMSP 19 – MixMobi, Behind The Firewall (Sept 25th, 2009, Brookdale Library)
SMBMSP 20 – Social Media & Journalism (Oct 30th, 2009, Summit Brewing Company)
SMBMSP 21 – Job Search, GoGirl Case Study (Nov 20th, 2009, Imation HQ)
SMBMSP 22 – Health Care & Social Media (Dec 18th, 2009, OpenBook)
SMBMSP 23 – Politics & Social Media (Feb 12th, 2010, Best Western Kelly Inn)
SMBMSP 24 – Social Media & Retail (Mar 5th, 2010, Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy)
SMBMSP 25 – Social Media & Real Estate (Apr 23rd, 2010, Concordia University – St. Paul)
SMBMSP 26 – Urban & Organic Gardening (May 21st, 2010, Minnesota State Fairgrounds)
SMBMSP 27 – Social Media in Sports (Jun 18th, 2010, Target Center)
SMBMSP 28 – Small Business Gets Social (Jul 23rd, 2010, Deluxe Corp HQ)
SMBMSP 29 – State Fair Social (Media) (Sept 3rd, 2010, Minnesota State Fair)
SMBMSP 30 – Travel & Tourism (Oct 29th, 2010, Carson Towers Rotunda)

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