Brad

Brad Inman on LinkedIn yesterday…

“After decades on stage, I’m hanging up my public speaking spurs.

It started badly. On a panel in my 20s, I was a nervous California journalist completely outshone by a Sacramento Bee reporter who owned the room.
So I spent the years that followed studying how to do it better — determined never to feel that way again.
I didn’t and I had a lot of fun doing it and teaching others to do it well.

But this cowboy is done.”

The “Latte Vision.” Interviewing Rupert Murdoch, sparring with Gary Keller, and trading quips with Barbara Corcoran. Brad taking the stage to a roar of applause the year a snowstorm (2015?) almost cancelled ICNY.

We made it to New York because, Mother Nature or not, that’s where we wanted to be!

There are certain songs that have been the soundtrack of my life. Brad’s keynotes, interviews, and articles have been the soundtrack of my career. The optimism, the vision, the insights, the prodding for all of us to aim high, try harder, and be good to each other. That’s the soundtrack that keeps rolling in my head.

I started in this industry in the mid-nineties, and I had a front-row seat to watch Brad build one of the most inclusive and incredible communities any business has ever seen. His friendship and mentorship won’t be forgotten, and they continue.

It’s strange he won’t be up on that stage this July. But here’s the thing about a great soundtrack, once it’s in your head, it never really stops playing. Love you pal!