2024
January 2024 | Board Vice Chair, Minneapolis Parks Foundation
June 2024 | Moderator | Panel: Scaling Success: Strategies for Entrepreneurial Growth” | Women Venture “2024 Get Funded Summit”
September 2024 | Sunrise Welcoming Remarks | Sunrise on the Mississippi Fundraiser 2024 | Minneapolis Parks Foundation
October 2024 | MN Cohort Business Scholar | Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
October 2024 | Co-Starters CEO Start | Building Blocks: Pricing Fireside Chat
November 2024 | ConnectUp! Mini Summit | Business Growth with A.I. (panelist)
November 2024 | AdFed Women’s Leadership Panel | Topic “More Space, Less Sorry”
2023
Board Member - Minneapolis Parks Foundation | Committee Chair: People for Parks
April 2023 | She Talks Data | Women in Analytics Minnesota Based | Keynote “Leading a Data Start-up - The Journey”
June 2023 | Data Tech 2023 | Start-up Showcase Presentation | MinneAnalytics
September 2023 | Growth Conference 2023 | "Innovation and Future Trends: Navigating a Changing Landscape"
September 2023 | Fearless Commerce | “The Watering” Exhibit Highlighting Black Women Entrepreneurs
2022
January 2022 | Panelist on Shayla Reaves TV | “Embracing the Journey: Authenticity”
January 2022 | New Member 2022 | Minnesota Women’s Economic Roundtable
March 2022 | U of M | Women in Entrepreneurship Series
2nd Term | Board Member | Minneapolis Parks Foundation
May 2022 | Brevity Pitch Competition | 2nd Place Awardee | Sunsett.io by Monicat Data
September 2022 | Twin Cities Startup Week | Moderator | Impact Measurement: A 360 View on Concept and Importance
September 2022 | MinneDemo 37 Presentation | Demo of Sunsett.io by Monicat Data
October 2022 | Minnesota Council of Non-Profits | Panel Presenter “The Great Resignation: Outsourcing for expertise and impact”
December 2022 | Black Data Processing Association - BDPA "Building a Readable Data Platform: The Journey"
2021
February 2021 | Monicat Data (monicatdata.com) Feature - Twin Cities Business Innovative “Tech 20” | Article
Spring 2021 | Adjunct Professor | Minneapolis College of Art and Design
June 2021 | Launch of Sunsett.io by Monicat Data “Growth, the right way.”
October 2021 | Data Platform Release | Sunsett.io by Monicat Data
October 2021 | Pitch Competition | iFundWomen | Entrepreneur of the Year 2021
October 2021 | Entrepreneur Fashion Show | Humans Get Together
November 2021 | The Coven | Grow A Business Video Series - Instructor | Product Development
2020
January 14, 2020 | The Tech.MN Podcast: Technology for the Creative Economy with Jasmine Russell | Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify
January - May 2020 | Adjunct Professor Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) - Project Management | Minneapolis, MN
March 3, 2020 | Fundraising co-host | for multi-disciplinary artist Vie Boheme | CENTERPLAY at the Guthrie | at ICEHOUSE
March 6, 2020 | Data & Tech Community Mentor | FeMNist Day 2020
May 21, 2020 | Data Able Podcast “Creativity Deserves A Better Track Record” | Podcast Interview
August - December 2020 | Adjunct Professor Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) - Creating and Running a Business | Minneapolis, MN
American Express x iFundWomen 100 for 100 Grant and Program Recipient (Announced November 2020) January 2021 - March 2021 Reel Video
2019
Feb 20, 2019 | 1 Million Cups Presentation | Presentation on Monicat Data “The Business Behind Creativity” | Fargo, ND
February 2019 | Minneapolis Parks Foundation | Board Member | Minneapolis, MN
February 21, 2019 | Graveti MN | Fireside Chat on experience starting up Monicat Data & Fourth Wall
March 4, 2019 | (MEDIA VIDEO) Make IT MSP Tech - Meet Jasmine | Developments of Monicat Data
March, 7, 2019 | AIM: A Women’s Leadership Conference | Panel Speaker “Young Professionals” | Minneapolis, MN
April 16, 2019 | International Conference of Business Incubation | Panel Speaker “Equity and Inclusion” | Minneapolis, MN
April 16, 2019 | Doing Stuff | Panel Speaker “Sacrifice” | Fifth Element | Minneapolis, MN
May 8-10 | Adobe 99u Conference | Volunteer & Speaker Support | New York, NY
June 23, 2019 | Connect Up! Conference | Panel Speaker “REV/ACTION Investing in the Creative Economy” | Saint Paul, MN
August - December 2019 | Adjunct Professor Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) - Project Management | Minneapolis, MN
September 19, 2019 | MPR: Interview with Angela Davis | “Leaving Money on The Table”: Why Its Important to Support Women and POC Owned Businesses | St. Paul
September 30, 2019 | Lunar Startups - UnDemo Day | Monicat Data co-founding team (Jasmine Russell, Cassie Utt & Kurt Blomberg) | St. Paul, MN
October 11, 2019 | Twin Cities Startup Week | Panel Discussion - Female Founders Who Kick Analytics A** | St. Paul, MN
October 21, 2019 | Twin Cities Film Fest | Post Film Screening Discussion Panelist | “Do I Trust This Computer?” | Minneapolis, MN
November 13, 2019 | The Coven | Entrepreneur Spirit, Community Roots: A Conversation about Passion & Purpose in Business | Saint Paul, MN
November 14, 2019 | Panel Discussion | NAWBO MN | NAWBO Technology Industry: Women You Need to Know
December 9, 2019 | So Fail So Good - Podcast, Episode 4 - Jasmine Russell | When Personal Trauma Effects Your Business
2018
January 24, 2018 | Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD) Data Visualization Class Discussion: "Technology Measurement Arenas for the Creative Economy"
February 21, 2018 | Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) "Women in Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion" (Live Recording) Recording Link: Listen Here
March 2, 2018 | University of WI Madison, WI School of Business | Bolz Center for Arts Administration | Monicat Data for Art Workshop Facilitator
March 27, 2018 | Bumble Bizz Minneapolis, MN Event | Be the CEO
April 5, 2018 | Macalester College | Entrepreneurship Journey Talk
April 12, 2018 | Google Women Techmakers | Facts Not Feelings "A Panel Discussion on Diversity & Inclusiveness"
May 7, 2018 | Twin Cities Product Conference 2018 | Actionable Evaluation Approaches for Artists and Creative Supporting Organizations
June 3, 2018 | Girls on the Run Twin Cities | "Dream Team" Speaker, 5k Event at Mall of America 6K+ runners.
September 14, 2018 | Monicat Data Execution of “Yellow”: A Creative Technology Summit | Co-founder Emcee
October 3, 2018 | Synapse Symposium “Envisioning a Regional Festival | Presenter of Yellow Summit Success (Fellow Organization Presenters: Mayor Jacob Frey, Yellow Summit, Twin Cities Startup Week, Grow North, Future Good, Forge North (US Bank), Twin Cities Film Fest, Minneapolis Institute of Art)
October 17, 2018 | Activate Network | Dinner & Discussion “Story of Woman Entrepreneur”
October 22, 2018 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | African American Women Engineering Recruits, Keynote Speaker Presentation “How Did I Get Here?”
November 15, 2018 | WE Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Minnesota | Featured Speaker Presentation “Creativity & Technology”
2017
January 2017 | Board of Directors Term Start (3 Year Term) | GiveMN
February 2017 | (Feature Article) "Humans of Impact Hub" Jasmine Russell
February 2, 2017 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) | Class Presentation | Data for Art
February 22, 2017 | MinneAnalytics & PDMA Minnesota Event | "The Intersection of Product Management / Development & Analytics" | Panel Participant
February 28, 2017 | (Podcast Interview) Next in Non-Profits | Monicat Data
March 9, 2017 | Impact Hub "Werk It: Showcasing That Hustle" | Entrepreneur Runway Show Participant
April 2, 2017 | (Judge) 2017 Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytic Competition | Winona State University
April 4, 2017 | St. Mary's University of Minnesota | Data & Art | Class Presentation
April 2017 | Minnesota Business Magazine "The Real Power 50" | Award Recipient
April 20, 2017 | (Panel Participant) Minneapolis Institute of Art & The Nerdery Third Thursday Event | "Nerd Therapy" Art & Technology
May 2017 | Co-Founder "The Green Room" | A Developing capital building project that will provide a co-working space for artists to: Create, Rehearse, Collaborate and Spectate.
May 2017 | (Event Planning Team Member) Graveti Summit | Highlighting Minnesota People of Color (POCs) in Technology
June 7, 2017 | MinneAnalytics Big Data Tech Conference (Presentor) | Monicat Data "Data Management for the Creative Economy"
June 25, 2017 | (Parade Participation) Twin Cities Pride | Organization Participation | Monicat Data
July 2017 | (Podcast Interview) DataLeaders.io "Analytics for Art"
August 18, 2017 | Speaker Curator & Emcee TEDxMinneapolis 2017 Summer Event
August 24, 2017 | MinneAnalytics FARCON Conference (Panel Participant) | "Millennials and New Approaches to Data"
September 2017 | (Nominations) Twin Cities Start-up Week Awards | Monicat Data Nomination for "Make It Work" Category, Graveti Nomination for "New Kids on The Block"
September 21, 2017 | Social Enterprise Alliance Twin Cities (Presenter) "Research Discussion and Women Collaborations"
October 8, 2017 | MN Theater Alliance Conference (Presenter) | Monicat Data | "Data Management & Technology Solutions for the Creative Economy"
October 10, 2017 | Metropolitan Regional Art Council Presentation (MRAC) (Presenter) | "Data Applications for Artists & Creative Supporting Organizations"
October 17, 2017 | Minneapolis Mad Women Event (Presenter) | A Celebration of Female Creators
October 25, 2017 | (Feature Article: "Jasmine Russell") Fearless Commerce Magazine Launch
October 26, 2017 | (Panel Participant) James J.Hill "Taking The Lead Series" | Growth Strategies & Plateau Pains
October 30, 2017 | (Keynote Speaker) Mankato State University | "Girls Explore STEAM" Event
November 9, 2017 | (Panel Participant) Pollen & AARP "Life Reimagined" Check-up
2016
April 2016 | Speaker Curator | TEDxMinneapolis | "Reap & Sow"
May 2015 | Video Feature | Hack The Gap
May 2016 | (Judge) Hack The Gap 2016 | Hackathon Competition
July 20, 2016 | Devops Days Minneapolis 2016 | Ignite Talk | Title: "The Woes of Data"
July 2016 | "35 under 35" Minnesota Business Magazine Recognition
July 27, 2016 | (Feature Article) Minneapolis Business Magazine | Title: "Mind The Gap"
August 2016 | (Spotlight Article) | OTA Trailblazers "Jasmine Russell"
August 2016 | Speaker Curator & Event Emcee TEDxMinneapolis Summer Event
September 2016 | Monicat Data, LLC Launch | Founder, CEO of Monicat Data, LLC
September 20, 2016 | Twin Cities Start-up Week Talk | "Women in Tech and Startups, The Real Journey"
October 2016 | Speaker Curator | TEDxMinneapolis Music Event | Title: "Reverb"
November 2016 | Research Participant for Kim Herrema, PhD "Women in Entrepreneurship