[OSList] Nashville Real Estate Consortium might not be “over” yet . . .

[Barry Owen]

Just thought I would share with the list . . .

I tried something new and different . . . Invited a bunch of Independent
REALTORS and @ 30 Local Business Owners (as a tradeshow and as participants)
into Open Space around the Theme "Leveraging REALTOR and Local Business
Realtionships to Fortify Nashville's Economy"

Following is a "brief" :-)

Best,

b

Posted on May 6,
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by Barry Owen <http://paretorealty.wordpress.com/author/barryo06/>

The first annual Nashville Real Estate Consortium
<http://nashvillerec.com/>happened
yesterday May 5, 2011 at 5th & Main <http://5andm.com/>.

We woke up to a cool, crisp morning here in Nashville . . . PERFECT weather
for an event in a non-air-conditioned space with less than optimal break-out
spaces. Most of the sessions happened in the courtyard sun. I consider this
a stroke of luck because we here in TN are right smack in the middle of our
“Severe Weather Season” which is often filled with torrential rain, high
winds, and tornado warnings.

We had prepared the event space the day before, and many of the sponsors
were able to set up their tables then . . . Others arrived early and got set
up before the doors opened.

The music was lively and the coffee was flowing from the Noteable Blends
Coffee Cart <http://noteableblends.com/> . . . Serving Pareto Realty’s
<http://paretorealty.co/>custom blend.

As time passed, no-one hesitated doing what they came to do . . . make
contact with PEOPLE and build relationships. It was as if everyone present
was thirsty for human interaction and this conference served as veritable
“bottomless well”.

The opening was scheduled to start @ 9 AM . . . but holding true to
“Whenever it starts is the right time” I couldn’t bring myself to interrupt
the natural flow of engagement that was happening . . . until @ 9:45 when I
sensed a lull and rang the bell [image: :-)]

We had no shortage of topics (35) and were heading to the first sessions
just 35 minutes after I began the opening . . . From No agenda to FULL
agenda in 35 minutes with @ 100 folks.

The day flowed beautifully . . . Everyone was FULL of energy and dynamic.

At lunch, we had the Nashville Hayriders
<http://nashvillehayriders.com/> playing
Bluegrass (with some surprise guest singers) in the courtyard and a caravan
of food trucks The Grilled
Cheeserie<http://www.thegrilledcheeserietruck.com/The_Grilled_Cheeserie/Welcome_To_The_Grilled_Cheeserie.html>,
The Latin Wagon<http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Latin-Wagon/161166600579962>,
and Pizza Buds <http://twitter.com/#!/pizzabuds>

Following lunch . . . I think the “sessions” multiplied as groups seemed to
splinter off in all directions . . . There were little clusters of people
EVERYWHERE . . . Seemingly just a field of bumblebees and butterflies, and
space in the courtyard provided lots of little nooks and crannies.

As the day neared the end, I walked about checking the pulses of the
participants . . . Excitement was high . . . Many were SURPRISED by what
happened in that short period of @ 6 hours . . . New connection were made
and much was learned by all.

Let’s chalk this event up on the board as a SUCCESS!

I think this is a good start towards fortification of Nashville, TN’s
economy.

We’re already starting to think about the “2nd Annual Nashville Real Estate
Consortium”

[image: :-)]

PS – $500 will go to each of the 3 charities we designated – Habitat For
Humanity Nashville <http://www.habitatnashville.org/>, The REALTOR Political
Action Committee <http://www.realtor.org/government_affairs/rpac>, and
the Rising
Hope Disaster Relief Fund <http://disasterrelief.realtracs.com/>

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