David Jobe - President, Leadership Conferences
It is with grateful appreciation and recognition to write you a brief note of recommendation.
Restaurant Leadership Conference, as you know, is an annual premier leadership event within the Restaurant industry. It is unique because it is…
It is with grateful appreciation and recognition to write you a brief note of recommendation.
Restaurant Leadership Conference, as you know, is an annual premier leadership event within the Restaurant industry. It is unique because it is a limited, exclusive and by-invitation-only event.
This year’s event had a record 1753 attendees representing almost half of the entire Restaurant industry at the CEO level. In addition, the leading suppliers to the industry at the CEO level were also in attendance.
No question, President George W. Bush as the closing keynote speaker in General Session on Tuesday, April 23rd exceeded everyone’s high expectations. The success of President Bush’s keynote address was matched only by the follow up that evening at the RLC Nightclub, where you were the star entertainment.
John, we were aware of your skills and talents, given your background. We also had several members of our Advisory Council who had hired you directly, including Steve Caldeira, CEO & President of International Franchise Association. Needless to say, our expectations were quite high.
Am very pleased to say that your presentation exceeded everyone’s expectations and was an absolute homerun. Not only were you funny, engaging and attention getting, but most importantly, as you had even mentioned before, you did this in an exceptionally tasteful and appropriate manner.
The audience of RLC is by nature, conservative and being able to hear President Bush for most, including myself, was a once in a lifetime opportunity to see a hero. Your ability to strike the balance between humor, respect and tastefulness was absolutely outstanding.
Our Leadership Conferences differential advantage is our keynote speakers. It is the foundational success of our events. To have you as the star presenter on Tuesday evening has set a new bar for us. The only negative to your presentation is I have no idea how we will possibly top it next year or in the years to come.
On behalf of all of the attendees and the Leadership Conference division of CSP Business Media, a heartfelt thank you.
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