There were easily 300 people at the beautiful Birch Aquarium at Scrippts on August 1st. Fabulous wine, gourmet food and light jazz made for a spectacular evening. The event was co-sponsored by Connect (formerly UCSD Connect) and MIT Enterprise Forum. The attendees were top companies from the biotech industries and related service vendors. Watch for Connect’s Autumn Social September 27th.
Here is Payam Lavi, president of Convenience Enterprises, Keith McKenzie of Bernstein Global Wealth Management, along with Karen Winston, Program Manager, for SD MIT Enterprise Forum.
Enjoying the festivities are Jeff Barr of Idalica and Laura Darius of Darius Communications. You may have seen the article about her company in the Aug. 6th issue of The San Diego Business Journal. I have been her client, working with her to hone my presentation skills. The video can be brutal but crucial to the learning process. But aren’t we our own worst critic?
A challenge for all who attend networking events is to keep the names, faces and business cards straight in your mind the next day when you go through the stack you collected. I always suggest that you write notes on their card to help you recall your conversation and if you plan to reconnect for a specific reason.
I have found that some people strive to stand out from the crowd and to cause someone to remember a chance encounter. That was the reasoning given to me by Eric Busboom, founder of Clarinova Software, when I commented on his cool fedora. He figured that he would be the only man in the room sporting a hat and he knew that he would be remembered as “the guy with the hat”. Sure enough, when I looked him up in my Palm just now, it said “Hat Guy.”
Ok….back to the party.
This was my third Connect Social. They have all been first class events that were attended by professionals from San Diego’s leading firms.
