EVENTS THIS MONTH...

1. Tue 11/18 7:30-9:00am: MidPeninsula Professional Alliance "42 Rules for Cold Calling Execs"
2. Tue 11/18 5:30-8pm: Silicon Valley Business Meetup "Marketing to 100 Million Boomers and Seniors"
3. Wed 11/19 7:30-9:00: SDForum Business Book Breakfast Club "They Made It!"
4. Wed 11/19 11:30-1:30: BMA luncheon meeting "42 Rules for Driving Success With Books"
5. Wed 11/19 4:30-8pm: CXOnetworking meeting
6. Thur 11/20 6-9pm: 5th Annual Silicon Valley Mixer from WorkIt.com

WHAT: MidPeninsula Professional Alliance Breakfast
TOPIC: "42 Rules for Cold Calling Execs"
WHO: Mari Anne Vanella
WHEN: Tuesday, November 18th (7:30am-9:00pm)
WHERE: Scott's Seafood Restaurant, 1 Town and Country Village, Palo Alto, CA 94301

• COST: $32.95 if pre-registered (includes meeting, breakfast, and book)
  
• COST AT DOOR: $34.95 (cash or check) book NOT included
• Free copy of "42 Rules for Cold Calling Execs"
  
• REGISTER here

Learn tips and tricks to picking up the phone and being successful cold calling execs.

WHAT: Silicon Valley Business (Marketing/Sales/BizDev) Meetup
TOPIC: "Marketing to 100 Million Boomers and Seniors"
WHO: Jacky hood
WHEN: Tuesday, November 18th (5:30-8:30pm)
WHERE: Intero Real Estate, 10275 N De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014

• COST: $20 includes a copy of "Happy About Working to Stay Young"
  
• LEARN MORE here
  
• REGISTER here

Learn how boomers and seniors are flexing their power, how they react to non-traditional business models, what media moves them and which ones fail and how to profit from the new blended lifestyle.

WHAT: SDForum Business Book Breakfast Club
TOPIC: "They Made It!"
WHO: Dr. Angelika Blendstrup
WHEN: Wednesday, November 19th (5:30-8:30pm)
WHERE: Frank, Rimerman + Co., LLP, 1801 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA

• COST: SDForum Members: $25, Non-members: $30, Platinum Pass: $10
• Includes a free copy of They Made It!
  
• LEARN MORE here
  
• REGISTER here

The book, 'They Made It!', is the result of conversations with these foreign-born Silicon Valley entrepreneurs such as Eric Benhamou, Jean-Louis Gassee, Raj Singh, Wu Fu Chen, Suhas Patil, Omid Kordestani, Qi Lu, Dan Maydan and more, who tell it as it is. Each leader shares a unique, personal story of how s/he came to the US and ultimately made it.

WHAT: Business Marketing Association luncheon meeting
TOPIC: "42 Rules for Driving Success With Books"
WHO: Mitchell Levy
WHEN: Wednesday, November 19th (11:30am-1:30pm)
WHERE: David's Restaurant, 5151 Stars and Stripes Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95054

• COST: $40 members, $52 non members
  
• LEARN MORE here
  
• REGISTER here

Come hear Levy talk about how easy it is to create books and how they will help you close business and make money. This will be a fun an interactive talk. He's just finished interviewing 40 successful author on how they were able to drive business with books. Read more.

WHAT: CXOnetworking
TOPIC: Based on attendees
WHEN: Wednesday, November 19th (4:30-8pm)
Where: Please signup and I'll send the address (Cupertino)
COST: $150 for the meeting
Please confirm or signup for a meeting via e-mail, phone 408-257-3000 and

• Pay for a one-time test drive
  
• Pay for monthly meetings
  
• Pay for annual membership

If you've wanted to explore our group, this is the meeting to join us. Please let me know. Thanks.

WHAT: 5th Annual Silicon Valley Mixer from WorkIt.com
WHEN: Thursday, November 20th (6-9pm)
WHERE: The Network Meeting Center at Tech Mart, 5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara

• COST: $30
  
• LEARN MORE and Register here

Join your Silicon Valley peers from local technology startups on November 20th at WorkIt.com's 5th Annual Silicon Valley Mixer. Throughout the evening there will be networking opportunities that will expand your network and help you reach your goals. I've been to this mixer a number of times and always find it extremely worthwhile.

I hope to see you at one or more of these events.