The Hired Guns Blog

Check it out—here’s a complete list of the 25 panels that Hired Guns are proposing for the next SXSW. Last year, seven of the eleven proposals that Guns floated ended up being presented at the actual event. Given the cool ideas below, we’re hoping to manage to even improve on that ratio this time around.

Please have a look, and vote for all those that you’d like to see become a reality at SXSWi next spring—SXSW weights public voting at 30% for the purposes of deciding which panels are accepted. You have to register and sign in to vote (you can do so using your Facebook or Twitter login); the voting deadline is the Friday before Labor Day, September 2.

For more about SXSW and the best ways to get picked, see our recent interview with Hugh Forrest, SXSW Interactive’s event director.

SXSW Guns

David Alexander
Let the film find you

Jordan Burchette
Eat Shit Sleep: Enlightenment Through Unemployment
@jordanburchette

Tom Chernaik
Marketing Responsibly In 140 Characters or Less
@CMPLY

Meryl Cooper
Jessica Kleiman
The Fame Game: Get Recognized & Rewarded at Work
@bestpublicist

Lisa Dickens
Sheryl Victor
8 Tips To Help Explain Digital to Normals
@lisadickens
@MktgMavn

Phil Gilman
Leading Strategy & Creative in a 365 World
@philmang

Jeff Gothelf
Demystifying design: fewer secrets, bigger impacts
@jboogie

Allison Hemming
Manage With Care: Employees Are Your New Clients 
@thehiredguns

Todd Henry
How To Be Brilliant At a Moment’s Notice
@toddhenry

Jim Hopkinson
How To Become A Salary Negotiation Rock Star
@SalaryTutor

Laurie Kalmanson
UX Leadership – See, Speak, Share
@lauriekalmanson

Rachel Kramer Bussell
Dating and Privacy Online Post-Weinergate

Inna Kurbatsky
Four Simple Steps to Launching An Online Movement
@innakurbatsky

Brandon Lee
Social Networking: Giving Cancer Patients a Voice
@TSOScancer

Bryce Longton
Panel: DIY Flashsale (Create & Concept One)
@brycelongton

Jenine Lurie
Urban Intelligence: Messages from a Smart City
@JenineUX

Judy McGuire
Allison Hemming
Get Engaged: Job Hunt Better Than You Date
@HitOrMissJudy
@thehiredguns

Ramona Pringle
Avatar Relationships & Real Life Success
@ramonapringle

Jen Pugh
If you’re creative, why does your portfolio suck?

Erica Reitman
Brooklyn the Brand: How The Internet Made BK Famous
@effedparkslope

Noah Scalin
Get Unstuck: Creative Inspiration from Skull-A-Day
@noahscalin

Larry Smith
Marshalling Your Army of Interns
@smithmag

Matt Smith
Panel: Complicating Products Is Easy, Simpliflying is Hard
@mjordonsmith

Nichelle Stephens
Major Laser Focus: From Dilettantes To Polymaths
@Cupcakeblog

Beth Temple
How to Thrive in the Attention Deficit Economy
@bethtemple4u