Indy Confluence Delivers Big

Last Tuesday brought the arrival of the third official Confluence networking event.  Having attended the September event, I knew that I should expect a great speaker, some fantistic networking, and food and drink, but when I found out that Scott Abbott was the keynote speaker, I was especially excited.  Scott is one of those rare visionary entrepreneurs who seems to make success appear out of thin air.  He’s worked with some of the largest and most powerful companies in the world (IBM, Apple, GE, and Harley Davidson, just to name a few), and he’s recently released the book ‘Pocket Porchlights.’

The evening began with the always entertaining Ron Sukenick providing an exceptionally enthusiastic introduction for Mr. Abbott.  I’ve been impressed by Ron’s commanding presence at each of the two Confluence events that I’ve attended.  Ron is an excellent addition to any networking event due to his energy, personality, and networking skills.

Scott Abbott’s presentation was in interesting mix of business and life lessons syncopated with with video clips from popular movies and some of his own creation.  His lessons of positive pragmatism are ones I’m not soon to forget.  His presentation culminated with a request for input on his new book ‘Thrive Defined.’  Special thanks to Scott for an awesome presentation and for providing everyone in attendance with a copy of his book ‘Pocket Porchlights.’

The evening continued with hors d’œuvres, drinks and some great networking.  Confluence is primarily designed for individuals wishing to network with medium to large sized businesses.  There was an excellent mix of salespeople, business owners, and job seekers.  I’d like to extend a special thanks to Erik Deckers for inviting me to write about my experience and to Brett Healey for organizing a fantastic new networking organization.