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, the Downtown Council (JAX Chamber) meeting will be at the coolest location of all twelve Councils… The Old St. Andrews Church, literally next to the baseball grounds, is the new home of our twice-monthly breakfasts: 317 A.P.Randolph St Jacksonville,…
The World Affairs Council of Jacksonville met on Tuesday, with Jerry Mallot (of JAX Chamber and JAXUSA Partnership fame) moderating a panel of business leaders and a great conversation. I stopped by the River Club (always nice) to hear their…
I stopped by the JAX Chamber Transportation & Logistics Council (T&L Council) luncheon on Thursday. It has been mentioned to me several times that this is the ‘best’ council… Of course, President Scott Lane of Beaver Street Fisheries also made…
The Economic Roundtable of Jacksonville hosted a talk on Tuesday about the state of the Housing Market. Chris Butler, managing partner of DF Capital Management LLC, (associated with Dreamfinders Homes) spoke about the housing market in general, and Jacksonville, specifically.…
Tim Rogers, from the Jacksonville Public Library, spoke today at the JAX Chamber West Council Lunch today. I’m not sure how I’ve managed to NOT attend a West Council meeting until today as they meet at one of my favorite…
Yesterday’s ISC2 of Northeast Florida chapter meeting featured a talk with Henry Frith, CISSP, from McAfee. Henry had some interesting things to say about cloud security and he pointed out that as we move a greater portion of our data…
From the PCC breakfast this morning: “We are all just prisoners here, of our own device” I am pretty sure that the Eagles were NOT talking about mobile phones back in the 1970s, but the point that Wayne Hogan made…
We missed you on Friday at the JAX Chamber’s Downtown Council breakfast! JAXUSA Partnership President Aundra Wallace spoke about his travels abroad, learning how other great cities have leveraged their resources. He also talked about some of the great things…
Wednesday’s luncheon at the Southside Business Men’s Club was another example of the great networking opportunity the club offers… Jeanne Maron led an entertaining and informative round of trivia that gave some of us more than a few humbling moments……
We had a large crowd at the JITC meeting this morning! I don’t know if it’s because of the upgraded breakfast provided by Uniti Fiber or something else, but I’ll just say: the bacon was delicious and plentiful, and there…
