Last night, I was overwhelmed. I took in the speakers only schmooze event and it was buzzing. I met a variety of interesting people and discovered some interesting news, so here’s a quick summary.
- The Business Podcasting Bible - Finally met Paul Colligan who has a big personality and is so in the know. He whipped out a copy of his book that he co-authored and flipped to page 245 that features my podcast monetization case study about Cubicle Divas. I practically bragged about it the entire night to anyone I met. Paul should hire me for sales.
- Robert Scoble - A simple guy with big ideas. He was wearing a black t-shirt and looked relaxed. His hair - which is blond - reminded me of a surfer dude. I liked the way he introduced himself, “Hi, I’m Robert Scoble.” That’s it. Love it.
- The Canadians - We’re such a posh group. Everytime I go to these types of conferences, the Canadians seem to gravitate towards each other, find a corner and camp there all night. The Canadians include Bruce Murray, Julien Smith, myself and (oh I forget his name) a chap from Calgary.
- Ben Williams - I think this guy’s on something because his enthusiasm was up there all night, although it’s just that he loves podcasting so much. I liked him for a couple of reasons, 1) He’s one of the few Black folks podcasting and 2) He’s actually making money helping others podcast.
- David Jackson - School of Podcasting, I met him online through Ryze and the International Podcasting Expo. Way taller in person than I thought and such an enthusiastic guy.
- Doug Kaye - Another man very excited about podcasting, he told me about a new product that Gigavox is coming out with called the Levelizer. I get a chance to play with this today when the exhibiting floor opens up.
- James Pearson - The PR guy for Audible.com. He’s married to a Canadian actress (I don’t remember her name). She starred in Show Me Yours and I remember a long time ago, she starred on this show called Dear Aunt Agnes (this is going way back). In any case, I liked James because he understands how to create a buzz using the media and he gave me a ton of ideas.
I’m off to polish up my presentation before meeting John C. Havens for breakfast. I’ll be blogging from the conference floor, so check in with me in a few hours.