Subudhi Consulting Group

Subudhi Consulting Group (SCG) was proud to attend the “Women Who Mean Business” Summit on January 28, 2011, held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Sponsored by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the Metropolitan Business League, the Summit featured a panel of nationally recognized businesswomen, including the personal financial expert Suze Orman, who served as keynote speaker.

Aimed at advancing women’s economic opportunities by reducing barriers, providing entrepreneurial and skill-building training, and establishing networks, the summit drew some of the most powerful women in Virginia business. “It was an honor to be among so many successful women from so many different industries. Overall, this was a very inspiring event,” said Christine Carlson of SCG.

Subudhi Consulting Group (SCG) is excited to welcome Tumblr as a new neighbor. With headquarters in New York City, Tumblr recently opened up a secondary office at the Corrugated Box Building, here in Richmond, VA’s Manchester district. Attending Tumblr’s meet-up and press event on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Legend Brewing Company, SCG was able to meet the Tumblr folks, including company President John Maloney, and company founder David Karp.

Tumblr started in 2007 as a blogging site that allows users to effortlessly share content and communicate with one another. Users can post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from their browser, phone, desktop, email, which makes the site easy to access. Everything from colors to page theme can be customized to the user’s preferences. The company chose to add a Richmond office because their mobile app developers and community support team were already located in the area.

The Tumblr meet-up on January 13th saw a high turnout of local bloggers, and PR and advertising companies, a testament to Richmond’s thriving social media scene. By opening up a Richmond office, Tumblr positions Richmond as a key player in exploring new possibilities for communication, an important role considering that social media is the mode in which communication is beginning to manifest with increasing prevalence.

Subudhi Consulting Group (SCG) welcomes Jackie Strouse to the team. She will be participating in SCG’s three-month internship program, which provides students with the opportunity to gain practical, real-life work experience in the field of public relations.

Jackie is currently a senior at the University of Richmond. She will be graduating in May of 2011 with a B.A. in English and a minor in Rhetoric and Communication Studies. She became interested in media relations while studying abroad in Stockholm, Sweden, where she took a course on representations of America in the European media.

At the University of Richmond, Jackie serves as a writing fellow for the University’s Writing Center, where she consults with fellow students, helping them to strengthen their writing skills. She is also a student manager for the University’s Office of Annual Giving Fundraising Drive, where she helps to secure alumni support for the university’s annual fund by setting goals, implementing strategies, and organizing and leading calling sessions.

Recently, Jackie was an intern for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in Washington, D.C. Working in the NRSC’s social media department, she was involved in creating the online portion of senatorial election campaigns.

In her spare time, Jackie enjoys golf, yoga, running, reading, and spending time with friends and family.

Subudhi Consulting Group (SCG) has partnered with UBM TechWeb’s Light Reading, the leading research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace, to produce the IPv6 2011: The Time Is Now! conference. The conference will take place on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the Hilton New York in New York City. Serving as a platform for industry leaders to share their insights and first-hand experiences working with IPv6, the conference comes at a crucial juncture in the transition from IPv4 to IPv6.

“The timing of this event couldn’t be more critical,” explains Stan Hubbard, senior analyst for Heavy Reading and conference chairman. “With IPv4 addresses down to less than 2 percent, service providers who have been planning for this transition for almost a decade must implement their plans for dual-protocol strategies and for deployment of IPv6 in growth areas such as mobile networks.”

The conference will have wide-based support from various industry associations, including the IPv6 Forum, and will be heavily promoted to the service provider community via the Light Reading Communications Network and the enterprise community via InformationWeek. “It is imperative that content and service providers implement IPv6 as soon as possible to sustain Internet growth and drive future innovation,” said Joya Subudhi, SCG President, speaking to the significance of the IPv6 2011: The Time Is Now! conference.

For more information on SCG’s award-winning IPv6 Practice click here.