Bristol Business Network February – Report from the event

February 12, 2015

“When we survey our lives and endeavors we soon observe that almost the whole of our actions and desires are bound up with the existence of other human beings” – Einstein (Quote from Super Cooperators – Martin Nowak)

The event began with a seminar on how to grow and build your network – hosted by Sean Humby (the reporter writing this post!).

Rather than talk endlessly about the seminar – you can view the slides shown here on Slideshare.

"Grow and build your network" from Sean Humby

You may have noticed in the slideshare presentation the “Introductions” and the question “The meal you most like to prepare” – well to give you an idea of the culinary delights that you could enjoy here’s a list of the dishes Apple Pie with homemade pastry, Chicken Vindaloo, Full English breakfast with the best bacon & sausage, spaghetti puttenesca, crab linguini, American style pancakes, Pork in a creamy, reduced cider sauce, fish, baked chicken curry (Hugh Fearnley Whittingsall) Jamie Oliver’s 10 minute mackeral, spaghetti bolognese and pancakes…..get’s the taste buds going and also the conversation!

What I will share here is the great work that those who attended did in explaining what networking is about and why we network. The pictures here are a collage of the flip charts that were created!

During the networking lunch there were numerous conversations and connections being made – and the potential opportunities that can develop – superbly summed up in the following email that was shared during the lunch

“You sat me at the same table as Huw Johns last month whom I had a brief chat to at the end of lunch which led to meeting one of his clients in Cardiff a couple of weeks later after which I sent him a proposal and have now had confirmation that they wish to commission a whiteboard animation that will explain his clients proposition for use on their website and other marketing activities.

Feel free to use

Kind regards,

Sam”

Among those at the event

“Thank you” to Mark Leveridge for the “Magic 10” ways to stay in contacted (connected even) with your customers. It is always enlightening to see how other businesses do things and what works for them and also to be reminded of some of the simple things we can do. “Lumpy mail” certainly made an impression!

As the “assistant magician” and being that close to Mark during the trick I can only say it was definitely magic! As you can see here in this mini gallery!

: The start of the trick

: The deck is wrapped

: The deck is shaken

: The deck is revealed

: The card that was chosen, put back in the deck, shuffled, the deck put in its box, covered with a pocket square, shaken and then unwrapped appeared outside the box – and in keeping with Marks’s “Magic 10” was the 10 of hearts!