A Taste of Luxury and Success at a VIP Event

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Jun 8, 2008

About a week ago, I received a private invitation from Dave Howlett to attend his VIP Knocking Down Silos keynote. Only about 75 high-profile executives and managers were invited to the keynote, so I was a bit taken back when I was invited. He took a liking to my online advertising startup, Influenza Media and asked me if I needed any help with my business. Now, what a nice guy. He has no obligations to help me as a stranger but he did anyways. And so you know, I need tons of help in finding clients for my business.

So I went, and got a taste of what being rich and powerful felt like:

1) Open bar with all kinds of drinks you can think of, plus top-notch wine.

2) Free food – free ridiculously good food that I can’t even try to pronounce (except for crab salads…mmm).

3) Mingling in a sea of poker/business-faces with equally eluding laughs and chatter.

4) Forming of cliques, categorized by level of influence, fame and job position.

What a world eh?

Me and Dave Howlett

Me and Dave Howlett at the VIP Knocking Down Silos Keynote

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Peter Kao

Peter Kao

Thanks Dave!

I really enjoyed the event. The class and quality of the event was something foreign to me and it really gave me a different perspective on the way businessmen/businesswomen interactive during these social events.
Dave Howlett

Hi Peter, It was great to meet you in person last week at my Knocking down Silos event. Westin Bayshore really puts on a good show; many people commented on the quality of the food and people. I forwarded Influenza and your contact information to a few contacts re your target companies.

I have found that cliques will form as we naturally congregate with people who look and sound like us. What you saw on Thursday night was some extraordinary: people reaching across business and demographic lines and making real connections.

Keep in touch!