This is the Life on MARS: 25 mag 2012

25 mag 2012

A few years ago, a coworker wrote me a thank you card and in it, he wrote the letter from Jordan to Angela in its entirety. His manager saw what was written (the entire team had to write thank you notes to the entire company but that’s a story for another day) and confiscated it, not realizing that it was a prank/civil disobedience and decided instead I’m sure, that we were having an affair (we weren’t). Two years later, the note surfaced and was finally (successfully) delivered. It’s among my most cherished thank you notes of all time because of course it is.

On Tuesday (while on a phone interview), myfav pinged me letting me know that~~Jordan Catalano~~ Jared Leto wanted to meet with our CEO to talk tech. As I spazzed, my knees hit the desk and my hands came down (hard) on my keyboard, rattling my entire team (we’re at one long table). Everyone (think The Lawyer, CFO, my boss, etc) immediately wanted to know what happened while I desperately tried to maintain composure and interview the poor soul on the other end of the phone who likely assumed I had a seizure.

Last night I got a text from myfav, asking me to breakfast at the Bowery Hotel at 9:30a. I knew what this meant. Sick or not (codeine or not), I was IN.

In the meantime, our CFO alerted our CEO to our plan slash ridiculous crushes so we aborted the mission and went to a bodega to get breakfast, letting our CEO know that we wouldn’t be stopping by (because we didn’t want to give him proof that we’re cray slash hoped to maintain some dignity).

Welp. Our CEO? He has my back. Turns out, ~~Jordan Catalano~~ Jared Leto wanted to talk about recruiting* and our CEO explained that “there is only one person in New York who can help you with that.” He then offered to set him up with a meeting with me and when he informed me of this was shocked that I didn’t cry/pee myself/pass out/squeal or otherwise erupt in emotion. I was cool as a cucumber (slash internalized it).

And then…we met. Rather than a handshake which I offered, he hugged me. And our CEO insisted on a photo. And ~~Jordan~~ Jared insisted on another. If you need me, I’ll be in the corner…dead.

*I am only 12% convinced he actually wanted to talk recruitment and am 87% positive our CEO asked for a favor but I care 0% because at the end of the day, I met my girlhood crush. (See also: what has YOUR CEO done for you lately?).

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Special ALEXANDER ♥

"ALEXANDER" Behind the Scenes

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Jared at Fast Company office

May 24th

Jared Leto stopped by the Fast Company office today to chat with readers about his approach to disrupting the music industry, overcoming challenges, and dealing with enemies. I sat off to the side tweeting the S#IT out of it for @FastComapny. Afterwords he graciously let me take a picture with him!

He also had some very smart and inspirational things to say. My favorite line:

“Being surrounded by dreamers and believers certainly helps make the impossible much more impossible.”

You should read the full transcript from today’s chat.

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Three amigos – Me, @Terry_World, and @DarrenAronofsky hanging in NYC

May 25th, 2012

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Jared in MakerBot Farm ♥

What Will Jared Leto Make With A MakerBot?

POSTED BY ANDREW ON FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012

We had a fun visit last night from actor/musician/artist/tech evangelist/cowboy hat evangelist Jared Leto, one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business.

People know Jared from movies (Requiem for a Dream, Prefontaine, Panic Room) and TV (My So-Called Life), and then more recently from his shift into music. His band 30 Seconds to Mars won an MTV Video Music Award for the song Kings & Queens.

But as Fast Company points out, Jared’s newest journey into the world of startups is turning heads. We got a chance to see why yesterday. He explained clearly what it is his company The Hive does for bands and the kind of innovations that excite and interest him. The Hive is a company Jared started to help his band connect with the real fans through social media. A more recent venture Vyrt lets fans login and watch a livestream of a concert, which is huge for anyone that doesn’t live in a city with a lot of show venues, and perfect for bands to reach their truly passionate fans around the world. This is a guy who completely understands community.

Jared has some really exciting ideas about the future of MakerBot and Thingiverse and it was nice to exchange ideas with him and his team. He’s somebody who connects people — and a genius at social media, by the way — so he totally understood the power to share ideas and things within a huge community.

And of course the creative aspect wasn’t lost on him either. We got a chance to show Jared and his team the R. Maker Adventures animation series and he was impressed.

We were genuinely excited to have an artist and entrepreneur like Jared in the house. We can’t wait to find out what he’ll do with MakerBot, and if you have any suggestions for Jared, email our tips line or shoot him a tweet @jaredleto.

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