Never Party Alone

Posted on November 2nd, 2007 by Keith Ferrazzi

From Daniela Bermann, Director, Business Development, 02138 Magazine:

I had the pleasure of meeting Keith Ferrazzi on September 28th, 2007 in Cambridge at our one year anniversary party honoring the Harvard 100 for 02138 Magazine in conjunction with the HBS reunion weekend. (02138 Magazine is a lifestyle magazine featuring Harvard alumni and the interesting roles they play in life today.) We got to speaking on a whole host of topics and also learned we had some mutual friends in common. I was fascinated by his background and success and was most bowled over by his generosity in humoring me and going out of his way to help me to create a unique follow-up for my Polo client whose Polo Pony shirt he was wearing at our event. Ferrazzi_in_polo_at_02138_party_2_5 In addition to joining the 02138 festivities, Ferrazzi also served as keynote speaker the following day at the 25th reunion for Harvard Business School class of ’82. As the keynote speaker, Ferrazzi interviewed Jamie Dimon (CEO of JP Morgan Chase and #17 on 02138’s 2007 Harvard 100 List). Keith invited me to attend and he was PHENOMENAL!!!! I have to say, I cannot remember seeing such a quiet, captive audience (400 strong) in a long time… barely anyone got up or looked at their Blackberries (phones did not ring/buzz) for 2 hours! He was captivating, engaging, sincere, vulnerable… all of the qualities he preaches and had us interact and role play to apply his advice and his tips made remarkable differences immediately!  Though he graciously gave me a signed copy of Never Eat Alone, I bought 30 of his books to send to my Polo clients and to other clients, family and friends…and I signed up for his “Tips of the Week” as they are great reinforcements of what we should all be doing in every aspect of business and life.

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  1. Great photo!

    Once again Keith demonstrates how valuable good relationship building is and how to do it. I too bought several copies of his book as gifts to those in my company. Thanks for sharing your story and reality of how this wonderful man has impacted your life.

  2. Great story and thanks for sharing. Will have to pick up a copy of the book as soon as I get a chance.

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