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May 04, 2005
On Target with a small world...
Flew into Orlando this thunderstorm-y afternoon, for a keynote speech tomorrow for SIA, and just got off a fun call with Bob Giampietro, a senior exec at Target (business development). Bob and I connected a short while ago at least virtually through Buzz Bruggerman (Activewords) and also Steve Leveen (Levenger). Bob and Buzz connect through PopTech; and Bob and Steve because Bob was the guy who got Levenger into Marshall Fields in Chicago - Levenger's first retail store.
Levenger in Marshall Fields
Turns out we're doing our first pilot seminar for Target this summer; Steve's new book, The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life is now being presented through Target's book club; I'm meeting with Steve with the launch of his book in Coral Gables tomorrow night... Whew.
Interesting that Bob clued me in on Target's interest in social software, blogging, etc.; and there's a conference going on right now in Minneapolis with my buddy the Scobleizer speaking. From my experience so far, Target indeed is a hip and happenin' place. (When Marian and I had meetings with them at HQ, we were blown away by the employee population there, most of whom looked not a day over twenty-one, and dressed as if they were going to a Tribeca party...!)
Anyway, I love it when the strands come together. As a mentor of mine told me years ago, "David, every great thing that will ever happen to you will come directly (or almost) from your willingness to take a risk and meet someone you didn't know before." So far, so good...
Posted by David at May 4, 2005 04:20 PM
Comments
Bob is awesome. I'm sitting in Target's offices right now. Great people.
Posted by: Robert Scoble at May 5, 2005 11:58 AM
But Robert, does he have a red couch?
David
Posted by: David Allen at May 5, 2005 09:30 PM
