“I was really impressed with the quality of the people involved and the process. The whole concept is something I really get behind. It was a terrific group and they were all engaged.”
“[Sponsoring a network] helped me to see the challenges of [our clients] on a more granular level. [Thanks to the network] we got a deeper, broader view of all of the challenges that they have. That was really refreshing and something that we bear in mind now. It added more depth to [our understanding].”
“I have continually let our firm know that this was one of the better investments of our money and time, more than anything I’ve been involved with in the past 8½ years.”
“The meeting was very informative, as well as well-organized and well-run. It is valuable to me to have this network. It is a forum to interact with peers who are energized by the same issues I am, and who face many of the same challenges as I do; it makes me feel less like I am on an island!”
“You have to go thru one of their sessions to appreciate how different it is.”
“SkyBridge and [sponsoring firm] did a great job of putting together the agenda. The discussion was wide ranging and informative and was, perhaps, my favorite time at the conference. The venue, and the food and wine were also wonderful.”
“I think the diversity of your work makes you more valuable. You have a very unique perspective and can better ‘connect the dots’ in new ways. And corporate innovation is really combining existing things in new ways for new purposes.”
“I have enjoyed every meeting I attended and must tell you that the quality and professionalism of those meetings were exceptional.”
“Great job with a potentially difficult group. Good networking during and after for sure. … l continue to think of opportunities to leverage your considerable skills!”
“I came into today with a fair amount of skepticism and low expectations. Well I hope I am a better lawyer than a predictor of meetings. I thought today was terrific. I personally got a lot out of it. Really enjoyed meeting so many people from other firms, made some new friends and had a lot of fun doing it. I certainly feel differently about some things and enlightened about some others. My only regret is that I didn’t take more notes so I could take what I heard and learned back to my team without butchering it in translation.”
“It has been amazing to be able to share without holding back and know that you would be supportive, but also not let the parts I have a skewed perception on go by un-analyzed (read as ‘call me on my [BS]’), and have the benefit of your insight, experience and life’s work studying organizational working relationships to help me find a path.”
“Once again, this forum got me thinking about different ways to approach my job and I think most others find it helpful in the same way.”
“Thanks a lot for managing a great event. I was surprised just how skeptical so many of the attendees were that it would be a success. Together we proved them wrong, and boy would I have had a problem without you! Thanks for your partnership.”
“Thank you for the insightful questions and discussion leadership in our meetings. I am always able to learn new perspectives and come away from the meetings with new ideas to try out in real world situations.”
“I continue to learn and improve from the well-orchestrated meetings you create.”
“There is a huge unmet demand for the types of networks you manage.”
“You put a lot of thought into [the work you do]. … You have a lot of energy and the courage to try something different.”
“This is a really important group for me and the discussions are always enjoyable regardless of the topic.”
“I have found [the network to be] quite helpful, not only to discuss issues of common interest but also to develop personal friendships which enable me to call my counterparts at various firms.”
“Quite frankly a week doesn’t go by that I don’t make some reference either implicit or explicit about this [network] and the value it brings.”
“I was on a call with someone at [a sponsoring firm] the other day and I had to say, ‘Listen, I have to jump off and get on this [network] call, it’s most useful thing I will join all week. Thank you for sponsoring it, it’s been very valuable.'”
“I was a member of [a corporate director network] and must say that it was one of the most interesting, thought-provoking and supportive organizations with which I have ever been involved.”
“[SkyBridge] are fearless leaders of thought-provoking conversations and master networkers in our industry. I often feel they know much better than we all do how to do this job!!”
“The group in which I participate is undoubtedly the most beneficial and relevant professional development thing I do.”
