Fuse Duluth

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🌊🐙Project Party at the Steve O'Neil Apartments was a splash! Over 30 residents joined us for an unforgettable "Under the Sea" celebration. The highlight? A live turtle from the Great Lakes Aquarium that everyone got to pet!🐢

Thank you Great Lakes Aquarium, Lauralloons, greatharvestduluth, our party leads Aubrey & Kassidy, and our party sponsor maurices for supporting this party.

What is Project Party?
Project Party is an initiative by Fuse Duluth celebrating the birthdays of children in need. Our Volunteer Focus Committee hosts bi-monthly birthday parties at the Steve O’Neil apartments for their tenants and children who would otherwise not receive one. We believe that all children deserve a day to be celebrated surrounded by games, cake, decorations, and people who care.

At our Ignite Your Fuse Experiential Luncheon with the Duluth Harbor Monsters - Arena League Football, attendees had a fantastic time learning about arena league football, meeting the players, touring the field, enjoying a delicious lunch, and networking with fellow enthusiasts. Several lucky attendees went home with complimentary tickets to Saturday's home game against the Ozarks Lunkers. It was a memorable event that brought the community together and ignited excitement for the upcoming season!

Thank you to Marshall School for sponsoring today’s event!

Registration is now open for the second annual Women in Leadership Conference—a signature event designed to motivate, inspire, and advance female leaders at any stage in their careers. Rooted in storytelling, empowerment, and connection, this innovative conference will offer attendees the opportunity to hear from trailblazing local women leaders as they tell the story of their personal journeys and the key lessons they learned along the way. Featuring Jebeh Edmunds and Gaelynn Lea as this year’s inspiring keynotes, this signature event will also offer personalized career development workshops, pioneering leadership panels, relevant breakout sessions for any career level, and an engaging after-party and women’s expo highlighting women-owned and female-led organizations. This one-of-a-kind conference is an event that you and your team will not want to miss. All event proceeds benefit the Fuse Duluth young professionals program.

Early Bird Pricing available now through August 16.
Register at https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/2024Women%20in%20Leadership%20Conference-4383/details

Kick off your summer with Fuse Duluth and the exciting debut of the Duluth Harbor Monsters - Arena League Football! Join us on July 18th to meet the team, have a delicious lunch, and get pumped for an action-packed season of Arena League football. Don't miss your chance to score big with a drawing to win complementary tickets to Saturday's game. Register at https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/IgniteYour%20Fuse%20Experiential%20Luncheon%20%20Duluth%20Harbor%20Monsters-4379/details

Thank you to our friends at Marshall School for sponsoring this luncheon.

Get ready to ignite your passion for football with Fuse Duluth! Join us on July 18th for a meet & greet and lunch with Duluth's new team, the Duluth Harbor Monsters - Arena League Football. Experience the thrill of Arena League football like never before at the DECC Arena. Don't miss out on a chance to win complimentary tickets to Saturday's game, register now at https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/IgniteYour%20Fuse%20Experiential%20Luncheon%20%20Duluth%20Harbor%20Monsters-4379/details

Thank you to our friends at Marshall School for sponsoring this luncheon.

Check out our 2024 Great Duluth Race mission photos!

Thank you to all of the racers and sponsors who joined us today for our 2024 Great Duluth Race. Fuse Duluth had a blast looking through all of the summited missions that our teams entered in (more photos to come)! This year's winning team was J3 Insurance, 2nd place went to Duluth YMCA, Cirrus Aircraft was our Small Business Champion, and the LHB CAD Crusaders brought home our Team Spirit Award. Way to go racers!

The Fuse Duluth team would like to take a moment to recognize and thank the Great Duluth Race sponsors who help make this event possible with their support and creativity! Check out our mandatory mission map that features the stops that each of our teams must make during the 2024 Great Duluth Race. During these stops, they will perform team building challenges that have been crafted by each mandatory mission sponsor.

Cirrus Aircraft, Visit Duluth, ShelDon, Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth YMCA, POP & DOT, The Garden, Duluth Screen Printing Co., Kern and Kompany, North Shore Federal Credit Union, Duluth Tap Exchange, LUMstudio, LUKS Photo Booth, Norway Hall Event Center

🛩️New in 2024, the winning team will also receive a complimentary VIP tour experience courtesy of Cirrus Aircraft!

There is still time to register for the 2024 Great Duluth Race! Sign up your team of 5 at https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/TheGreat%20Duluth%20Race%20Presented%20by%20Cirrus%20Aircraft-4378/details

Why participate in this year's race? Check out what the 2022 Great Duluth Race winning team, "Sherlock Solutions", loves about this special team building event that keeps them coming back year after year!

📣 There's still time to register! Sign your team of 5 up today at https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/TheGreat%20Duluth%20Race%20Presented%20by%20Cirrus%20Aircraft-4378/details

Happy Juneteenth week from Fuse!

This past Saturday, Fuse Duluth Program Director Aubrey Hagen volunteered at the Twin Ports Juneteenth celebration put on by Family Rise Together. It's one of her favorite volunteering gigs of the year! Hundreds of attendees filled Harrison Park to join in the merriment - Thank you ChaQuana, Brittni, and the many staff, volunteers, sponsors, and vendors who make this event possible.

On the holiday this Wednesday, make sure to also check out the Duluth Branch NAACP's 50th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree: https://www.facebook.com/share/CDtFhi79TwPr3Rry/

The Fuse Duluth team would like to take a moment to recognize and thank our presenting sponsor of this year's race, Cirrus Aircraft!

Cirrus Aircraft is proud to sponsor the race because "team-building and collaboration are at the core of the innovation we at Cirrus create." Cirrus will be providing a welcome to the racers, sponsoring a race mission, tabling at the networking happy hour, and will take a celebratory photo with the winners.

It's not too late to sponsor! If you are interested in sponsoring a booth or a mission, please reach out to Fuse Duluth Program Director Aubrey Hagen at [email protected] to secure your sponsorship.

🏁Register your team today: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/TheGreat%20Duluth%20Race%20Presented%20by%20Cirrus%20Aircraft-4378/details

📣 The Great Duluth Race is officially two weeks away! Register your team today for a chance to win our 2024 grand prize.

The winning team will receive:
✅ A special article in the award-winning Duluthian Magazine
✅ A complimentary team dinner at a fabulous local restaurant to celebrate their victory together
✅ And last but not least, the champions will proudly take possession of a traveling Aerial Lift Bridge trophy crafted by POP & DOT Design and Fabrication, a symbol of their victory and a stunning centerpiece to be displayed prominently in their office. This trophy serves as a testament to their accomplishment and a constant reminder of their triumph in The Great Duluth Race.

If you think your team has what it takes to win it all, register today at https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/TheGreat%20Duluth%20Race%20Presented%20by%20Cirrus%20Aircraft-4378/details

We'll see you at the Race!

🏁⌛️The countdown is on for The Great Duluth Race, and team slots are filling fast! Still undecided about signing up? Trust us, once you discover what awaits the winning team, you'll be eager to join the competition! Keep an eye on our social media for the unveiling of this years amazing grand prize package - See you at the race.

Register your team today: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/TheGreat%20Duluth%20Race-4378/details

How it works:
The event will kick off with team instructions followed by a shotgun start. Then, teams will venture around Lincoln Park, Canal Park, and Downtown Duluth to fulfill any of our creative missions. Each mission is worth points. A mission could be stepping inside a specific business, visiting a landmark, taking a photo, solving riddles - the sky is the limit. Teams rack up points by completing as many missions as possible during the allotted time.

The quest will conclude at The Garden Event Center where we will award the winners and enjoy a fun-filled networking happy hour featuring booths from local organizations.

We had an incredible time at our Ignite Your Fuse Experiential Luncheon at Ursa Minor Brewing! Over 50 attendees gathered to learn about their exciting taproom expansion and tour this Lincoln Park staple. The pizza was delicious, and the networking was top-notch. Cheers to new connections and great experiences!

A special thank you to Ursa Minor Brewing for hosting us and providing a delicious lunch and to our attendees who joined us for today's event!

🏁Get a head start and register today for The Great Duluth Race! This exciting challenge provides a unique opportunity for team bonding with an afternoon of healthy movement, competition, and discovery of Duluth businesses and history.

How it works:
The event will kick off with team instructions followed by a shotgun start. Then, teams will venture around Lincoln Park, Canal Park, and Downtown Duluth to fulfill any of our creative missions. Each mission is worth points. A mission could be stepping inside a specific business, visiting a landmark, taking a photo, solving riddles - the sky is the limit. Teams rack up points by completing as many missions as possible during the allotted time. The quest will conclude at The Garden Event Center where we will award the winners and enjoy a fun-filled networking happy hour featuring booths from local organizations.

Register your team of 5 here: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/TheGreat%20Duluth%20Race-4378/details

Come join Fuse Duluth on May 30th for an engaging luncheon featuring the story behind Ursa Minor, along with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of their newly expanded tap room! Duluth's professionals thrive on experiential learning, which is why the Ignite Your Fuse series stands apart from ordinary luncheon events.

Ursa Minor Brewing, nestled in the vibrant Lincoln Park Craft District, is more than just a local craft brewery. With wood-fired pizza, live music, and inviting outdoor seating, it offers an immersive experience like no other.

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/IgniteYour%20Fuse%20Experiential%20Luncheon%20%20Ursa%20Minor%20Brewing-4376/details

Tonight, Project Party celebrated the magical birthdays in May and June! We had a blast with our amazing magician, Kelvin Saline, who wowed us with entertaining tricks that kept everyone laughing. Thank you to all the residents who came and made it an unforgettable party!

Thank you to Kelvin Saline from Magic Village Shows, Lauralloons, Bridgeman's Restaurant - Duluth, our party leads Erin & Niki, and our party sponsor maurices for supporting this magical party.

What is Project Party?
Project Party is an initiative by Fuse Duluth celebrating the birthdays of children in need. Our Volunteer Focus Committee hosts bi-monthly birthday parties at the Steve O’Neil apartments for their tenants and children who would otherwise not receive one. We believe that all children deserve a day to be celebrated surrounded by games, cake, decorations, and people who care.

Join Fuse Duluth on May 30th to hear the story and get a behind-the-scenes tour of Ursa Minor Brewing after their exciting taproom expansion!

Ursa Minor is a local craft brewery with wood-fired pizza, live music, and great outdoor seating, located in the Lincoln Park Craft District.

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/IgniteYour%20Fuse%20Experiential%20Luncheon%20%20Ursa%20Minor%20Brewing-4376/details

One last thank you to all of our sponsors and speakers at the 2024 Zenith Digital Marketing Conference! Your support makes this event possible. The speaker sessions were amazing and filled with ideas that will shape the future of digital marketing.

Greysolon by Black Woods, Zeitgeist Duluth, Sheraton Duluth Hotel, Audio Visual Resources Inc., footprint promotional advertising, Yellow Bike Coffee, Frost River, MnSearch, Lake and Company, BBB of MN & ND

Diving into the highlights of the 2024 Zenith Digital Marketing Conference - With over 200 attendees, two inspiring keynotes, and a lineup of local marketing experts leading insightful breakout sessions, it was a day filled with growth, connection, and endless learning. Huge thank you to our sponsors, speakers, and attendees for making it an unforgettable day!

Thank you for your support, sponsors!

A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors - Your support makes the Zenith Digital Marketing Conference possible and truly spectacular. Special shoutout to our partner AIMCLEAR for curating this exceptional event!

Greysolon by Black Woods, Zeitgeist Duluth, Sheraton Duluth Hotel, Audio Visual Resources Inc., footprint promotional advertising, Yellow Bike Coffee, Frost River, MnSearch, Lake and Company, BBB of MN & ND

Check out the full agenda! Only 2 days until we dive into a full day of marketing insights.

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/2024Zenith%20Digital%20Marketing%20Conference-4372/details

Just 2 days until the Zenith Digital Marketing Conference! Check out our full agenda below and secure your spot today! There's still time to register, and we're thrilled to have everyone joining us for this exciting event!

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/2024Zenith%20Digital%20Marketing%20Conference-4372/details

Learn from Andrew Shotland about the importance of SEO next week at !

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/2024Zenith%20Digital%20Marketing%20Conference-4372/details

I got fired because we redesigned our start-up's website, screwed up the SEO, and lost about 5 million visitors from Google overnight. The good news is it led me to start an SEO consultancy where over the past 20 years I have helped marketers NOT lose their jobs when their redesigns go wrong. This session will walk you through all the common SEO pitfalls businesses often stumble on with redesigns, and how to avoid them. Attendees will leave the session with insights into SEO process for redesigns, how to troubleshoot common SEO problems, how to monitor and report on performance, and ultimately how to launch that redesign without killing your SEO. I'll even provide a handy checklist for you to share with your team!

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/2024Zenith%20Digital%20Marketing%20Conference-4372/details

We hope to see you next week at the Zenith Digital Marketing Conference happy hour at Black Water Lounge for delicious apps & cocktails!

Cap off a busy day at the Zenith Digital Marketing Conference with us at Black Water Lounge for Happy Hour! Starting at 4:30, it's the perfect opportunity to celebrate the day, network, and toast to new connections. See you there!

This session is a must-attend for anyone looking to navigate the complexities of modern search engines and AI to boost their business's online visibility and engagement!

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/2024Zenith%20Digital%20Marketing%20Conference-4372/details

In this insightful keynote, Michael King of iPullRank will explore dynamic shifts in how information is sought and found, addressing critical challenges faced by businesses today: the decreasing traffic to their websites. He'll provide a nuanced understanding of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be strategically integrated into this new environment to enhance effectiveness and reach.

A central focus of the talk will regard Google, offering practical insights on Google's capabilities and business strategy. This includes adapting to the latest AI-driven advancements and ensuring that your digital presence remains significant amidst these shifts.

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/2024Zenith%20Digital%20Marketing%20Conference-4372/details

Lily Ray is one of the most groundbreaking experts in SEO - Join us at Zenith next week to learn from the best!

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/2024Zenith%20Digital%20Marketing%20Conference-4372/details

The SEO industry has seen tremendous volatility in the past year, with ongoing Google updates, dramatically different search results, and the growing existential threat of AI on search as a whole. Learn the tactics and skills needed to adapt to these changes and stay on top of your SEO strategy, while future-proofing your site as search continues to evolve.

RSVP: https://duluthmncoc.weblinkconnect.com/events/2024Zenith%20Digital%20Marketing%20Conference-4372/details

The Fuse council had an amazing time hosting its monthly meeting at the new Chilly Billy's today! Did you know that Fuse chair Andrew Weisz is a co-owner? Come check out their breakfast from 7-3 and frozen yogurt from 3-9:30!