It’s okay, we meet twice a month! But, if you weren’t there, you missed a great opportunity to meet some new people and learn a little about the good stuff happening in your Duval County Schools. Wayne Hogan, of Terrell…
Category: Jacksonville Networking
Jacksonville networking opportunities are plentiful, and I try to document, and meet interesting people at, many of them. I’m active in the JAX Chamber, the JITC, the Downtown Council, the Transportation & Logistics Council, SBRN, Southside Business Men’s Club, and the World Affairs Council. I am always looking for active groups of smart people.
Networking the right way is more than collecting business cards or LinkedIn connections- it’s meeting people and getting to know them, by participating consistently. It took me many years to realize that simply attending a chamber mixer a couple of times a year was (just about) a waste of time. It took consistency and dedication to the group before I was able to realize any sales success… Only after developing relationships with the people in the group was I able to get referrals, business, or any sales opportunity from the group.
Let me know if you’d like to visit any of the groups I write about. I am always happy to bring along a guest!
This Friday’s Downtown Council: Dr. Diana Greene, Superintendent, DCPS
This Friday! The Downtown Council is honored to hear from Dr. Diana Greene, Superintendent of Duval County Public Schools. She’ll be leading a discussion about the current state of the Duval school system and what we should anticipate, going forward.…
Southside Business Men’s Club this week: Jacksonville Networking
One thing I learned last week at the Southside Business Men’s Club: we all Profit just a little bit more when we have better Systems, less pests and at least a couple extra bottles of wine. Ken Maszy from Zenpura…
Great turnout at the My JAX Chamber Downtown Council
The My JAX Chamber Downtown Council hosted the second meeting of the year this past Friday… Not only was it the second breakfast of 2019, but it was the second meeting at our new home, the Old St Andrews Church.…
Downtown Council breakfast with the JAX Chamber
You’re right; 7:30am is pretty early, but: please join us anyway on Friday at the JAX Chamber Downtown Council breakfast. 2019 is going to be a special year, but we need your help to make it so. This is our…
JAX JITC this week: Michael Scott from Optiv
There was a great turnout at the first JITC meeting of the year! Optiv Inc’s Michael Scott led a talk about information security and how to effectively respond to a security breach. He spoke about, and gave examples of, recent…
JITC Meeting Next week: Michael Scott from Optiv
The JITC monthly meeting is right around the corner, on Tuesday the 29th. Our featured speaker is Mr. Michael Scott of Optiv. Optiv is “a security solutions integrator that enables clients to reduce risk by taking a strategic approach to…
JAX Chamber Lunch Ladder This Week- Join Us!
I’m hosting a Jax Chamber lunch ladder (Downtown Council) this week. It’s my first one (as the host / captain). I need three more people, so hurry up and sign up here. Last year, about this time, I made some…
Downtown Council: first meeting at Old St Andrews
The JAX Chamber Downtown Council’s first meeting of 2019 is complete! Karen Bowling, of the UNF Center for Entrepreneurship, gave an informative talk about the new center going into Downtown Jacksonville (in the old Barnett Bank building) We had several…
Southside Business Men’s Club: trivia with Aaron Bean
The Southside Business Men’s Club hosted Florida Senator Aaron Bean this week… If the whole politician thing ever gets old, Senator Bean definitely has a backup career opportunity in radio / trivia… He had the group laughing but at the…