San Francisco

I'm in SF today giving a speech at a Market Research Conference. Altougth the attendance was light, there was a good group of interesting folks in attendance. I really like these smaller events because they become more of a dialogue.

The highlight of the day was hanging out this morning with Evelyn Rodriguez. What fun. I love her blog and am in awe of her ability to synthesize the world! Check out the latest post on being real.

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I also went to the Niketown and picked up a pair of Considered boots that my friend Steve McDonald designed. You've got to check out these sustainable shoes. The rock! Great job, Steve!

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Comments

What was the event? I'm SF (or local to) and I don't think I knew about it...or did and have since forgot?

Posted by: Steve Portigal | March 31, 2005 at 11:27 AM

How are the shoes so far?

I'm saving my grickles for a pair. Can't wait!

Posted by: Diego | March 31, 2005 at 11:09 PM

Steve -

It was an IQPC event. Overall, it was pretty small but there were some good speakers. It seems that conference attendance is down these days.

Diego -

So far so good. I really dig them. Steve did a great job on the design, unfortunately, he got none of hte props.

Posted by: John Winsor | April 01, 2005 at 12:28 PM

Thanks John! It was great to meet you as well. I notice that I'm pruning down the blogs I read to just about two dozen in order to stay focused. When I look at which are left, it's the ones that are "real."

I felt that when I read "Beyond the Brand." Speaking with you, I already had a good inkling and had glimpsed into your life -- your passion for surfing, the Mexican village you love, the Russian boys you and your wife adopted -- in your book. That realness pervaded your book and now your blog and I think that allows face-to-face meetings to be so effortless...

Thanks!

Posted by: Evelyn Rodriguez | April 01, 2005 at 04:36 PM