Brewed Fresh Daily

I just want to thank you all for making an effort to attend this first Ryze Cleveland Mixer. If this is the turnout for an event with very little promotion, I can't wait to see how many people get involved as time goes by! Some of the other cities have 150+ attending mixers, so that's what my sights are set on. I appreciate those of you who've already started telling your friends about Ryze. Viral marketing on the grassroots level will make these mixers interesting. Jack Ricchiuto will be leading the discussion around 7PM. Thank you Jack for agreeing to speak, and setting the stage for social networking and helping us all master the skill of strategic serendipity. I also want to thank Valdis Krebs. Valdis has agreed to speak at the next mixer, which I've scheduled at the same time on 1/8/04. The place is yet to be determined and I'd appreciate your input - http://www.fastcompany.com/poll/?x=1065 - on which part of town we should have it in. I've gotten good feedback so far, please keep up the participation. Also, be thinking ahead to the Feburary mixer. If you'd like to lead a discussion, let me know. We'll be gathering in the upper stairs room at the Market Ave Wine Bar. Please stop at the bar before you come up. In order to keep cost at a minimum for this event, I've opted not to have a server working the upstairs bar. I'll also be collecting $10 at the door. Make sure you bring plenty of business cards to hand out, and practice your elevator speeches. This is a business networking event. Make the most of it!