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SOBCon08 Ramblings

By Brad Shorr | May 3, 2008


SOBCon08 is my first (abbreviated) blog conference. Lots of fun! I like talking to Chris Cree through blog comments, but talking to him and his wife Lisa on Lake Michigan looking out on the Chicago skyline at night — even better. Phil Gerbyshak makes everyone feel welcome … a finer social director you could not find. For impressive hats, look no further than Bob Hruzek, Steve Sherlock, and Director Tom. It was a thrill finally meeting Bob, and we had plenty of time to get really acquainted in the Friday afternoon rush hour traffic from O’Hare. I enjoyed listening to Steve and Director Tom share their insights on social media, a pretty hard topic to get your arms around at times. Enjoyed getting to know Karen Hanrahan — turns out we have a lot in common and should be talking more. Also need to continue getting to know (oh yeah, another great hat) Susan Quandt - she’s amazing. Yesterday I joined Twitter and Rick Mahn quickly reached out to me … a few hours later we’re having a drink on The Summer of George. I was happy to learn one of my blogging idols, Wendy Piersall, is practically a neighbor. Enjoyed meeting Erik Potter, a blogger I’ve known pretty much since he started blogging and is always so much fun to read. Didn’t meet Christine Kane, but wow, did I enjoy her music.

Lots of other folks I wish I had met and talked to more … Liz Strauss, Terry Starbucker, and company have done a great job of pulling this together. Unfortunately, I have to miss the rest of the convo, but today my daughter is graduating from college and truthfully, there’s no place I’d rather be than that. I hope everyone has a wonderful time and unlocks all the secrets of business blogging.

Picture courtesy of Joanna Young. Joanna, Bob, and I have been blogging buddies for a long, long time. Can’t tell you how much fun it was to meet LIVE, but I guess you can figure it out from the picture!

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    • 12 Responses to “SOBCon08 Ramblings”

    1. J. Erik Potter Says:
      May 3rd, 2008 at 7:46 am

      Brad - it was great meeting you “in the flesh” last night. Hope to see you again soon.

    2. SOBCon08 Ramblings | Inc News Says:
      May 3rd, 2008 at 8:11 am

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    3. Terry Starbucker Says:
      May 3rd, 2008 at 8:26 am

      Hey Brad, thanks for coming - and much congratulations to a proud father! See you next year.

      All the best,
      Terry

    4. Joanna Young Says:
      May 4th, 2008 at 12:13 am

      Brad, hope your day went well. Don’t we all look as happy as anything to have met at last?

      Joanna

    5. Brad Shorr Says:
      May 4th, 2008 at 5:48 am

      Terry - thanks. Proud indeed! Was a wonderful day. Joanna, every picture tells a story. (Rod Stewart?) :) Have a safe and speedy voyage home.

    6. Jeanne Dininni Says:
      May 4th, 2008 at 11:30 am

      Brad,

      So glad you enjoyed the conference and had so much fun meeting Joanna, Robert and your other blogging colleagues!

      Congrats to your daughter on her college graduation!

      Jeanne

    7. Robert Hruzek Says:
      May 4th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

      What a blast to finally get the Three Bloggerteers together in one place - and what a fantastic time we had! Sorry you couldn’t join us for long, but I truly appreciate the time we managed to spend together, Brad.

      Be seein’ ya!

      Speakin’ of hats, who’s that weird guy behind you and Joanna? :-D

    8. Andrew Says:
      May 4th, 2008 at 7:27 pm

      Wow,

      It certainly looks like you all had a wonderful time.

      Congratulations, to your daughter, Brad. I hope this is the start of a wonderful life for her.

      Cheers

      Andrew

    9. Brad Shorr Says:
      May 5th, 2008 at 5:43 am

      Jeanne, hopefully you can make next year’s SOBCon. It’d be great to meet up. Robert, LOL on the stranger … Andrew, thanks for the good wishes. I know it’s a long way to go, but I hope someday you can visit Chicago.

    10. Lorelle Says:
      May 7th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

      It was great to meet you and this was an amazing experience. Can’t what for next year to really rock even more!

    11. Brad Shorr Says:
      May 7th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

      Hi Lorelle, thanks for stopping by Word Sell and for everything you did to put the event together.

    12. Andrew Says:
      May 9th, 2008 at 5:48 am

      Thanks Brad.

      I would love to go to Chicargo some time. Moreover, I would love to visit the United States at at least some point in my life.

      Unfortunately, I don’t see it happening anytime in the immediate future, but I would love to go at some stage.

      I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a few Americans during my time in Korea, and most American folks that I’ve met appear to be warm and friendly, so it would be great to go to the States at some point.

      I guess I’ll have to set it as a dream to work toward.

      Cheers

      Andrew

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