This past weekend, I headed down to Orlando to speak at Izeafest.  I was speaking entitled “What Advertisers Want” with John Andrews of Collective Bias, Zena Weist of Embarq, and Joseph Jaffe of Crayon.  When we arrived, we got together and we instantly had some great chemistry – which is important for a panel.  Every event I go to John seems to be there and Zena is someone I wish I saw more frequently.  Jaffe was someone I had never met but it instantly felt I was in the company of an old friend.  We spent time talking about a myriad of things – both professional and recreational – and it would not have been the same event without him there.  I’ll try to find video of our panel as Izea was livestreaming the event so hopefully they have archived it.

I also had a chance to connect with Sarah Evans (Aka PR SarahEvans) and her funny-as-all-hell husband Trey.  Had some great conversations with Julia Roy, David Binkowski, and Aaron Brazell.  Saw friends like Barb Likos, Lucretia Pruitt, Jenn Fowler, Jayson Flint, and Wayne Sutton.  I’m probably forgetting a million people but it was such a whirlwind and I’m fried – so I apologize ahead of time.
Thanks again to Ted Murphy and the great staff at Izea – especially Ashley Edwards who totally rocked getting things prepped for the event.