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At the Table in Chicago: Sample Entry

At The Table In Chicago: Sample Entry

It’s been more than ten years now since I held an event that was very similar to an Oprah Book Club in its heyday. This event was a great success. We had dozens of the top leaders write their reasons why they would make good participants to gather together for a wonderful, free lunch at Catch 35, one of the best restaurants in Chicago. From the group of entries I received, I chose ten people I thought would benefit from meeting and connecting with one another.

When we gathered at Catch 35, we were presented with a six-course lunch complete with a luscious jumbo gulf shrimp cocktail, crab-stuffed flounder with Mornay sauce, and crisp green beans followed by fresh strawberry shortcake loaded with rich whip creme. Plenty of great conversation bubbled up during the lunch hour as participants shared their entries and found that they all shared a love for good food and new friends.

If you are interested in finding a way to mix business with pleasure, consider a more intimate gathering like a luncheon or even a breakfast where you bring fun people in business together and then break through to an even higher level of connection by creating an event like At the Table.

A sample contest entry:

My name is Leah Davis, and I am a VP in Business Development at Jones Lang LaSalle and also Founder of Women Sharing Wisdom (WSW). WSW is my true passion. Its mission is to share spiritual wisdom from around the world to help people be, have or do whatever they want! We are growing our website www.womensharingwisdom.com with links to recordings/writings of the some of the world’s foremost visionaries, which are broken down by the following categories: personal spiritual mastery, successful relationships, unlimited abundance, vibrant physical body and perfect purpose/self-expression. The ultimate vision for the site is to evolve into a giant interactive library of exercises and information that people can use to better themselves in whatever area they are working on at a given time.

We also host monthly Visionary Business Networking meetings at the Chicago Center for Spiritual Living that cater to entrepreneurs in the health, wellness and spiritual arenas. The purpose of these meetings is to help people create unique businesses based on their authentic selves by using visioning techniques. We also encourage connection and relationship building so that these people can achieve their goals in less time.

I believe I would be a great networking guest given my commitment to building meaningful and collaborative relationships to grow one’s business. I also bring my connections to the corporate world and the relationships I’ve cultivated at our monthly networking meetings. Best of luck with At The Table Chicago!

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