Mentor Luncheons...good?

[tedsingingfox]

Since I've just gotten a "dispatch" email about the limited seating for the Mentor Lunches (and REALLY am thinking it's a good idea), I was wondering about previous experiences of some of you Old-bees...Thanks for any feedback you can throw us newbies.Ted

[davewalton]

Quote:Since I've just gotten a "dispatch" email about the limited seating for the Mentor Lunches (and REALLY am thinking it's a good idea), I was wondering about previous experiences of some of you Old-bees...Thanks for any feedback you can throw us newbies.TedThey are really good and I don't miss them. Any tangible results you get may vary but generally you get to meet a fairly wide variety of industry professionals, ask questions and receive prudent advice. I've never gotten a deal from one of these but some of the best advice I've ever received through Taxi came through one of the mentor lunches.

[hummingbird]

Quote:Since I've just gotten a "dispatch" email about the limited seating for the Mentor Lunches (and REALLY am thinking it's a good idea), I was wondering about previous experiences of some of you Old-bees...Thanks for any feedback you can throw us newbies.TedI went to my first mentor lunch last year. I met several other Taxi members who I didn't know, chatted to them about who they are and what they do.... and got close up and personal with Michael Anderson, Pat Pattison, a A&R rep from a country label, and a manager. We all asked specific questions about the industry or advice for our own careers. On top of that, the lunch was excellent and probably would have cost $30 or more at a restaurant. H

[anne]

I went to both lunches last year and found them to be helpfull as well, and the lunches themselves were really yummy. Excellent food - It could have been better for me if I'd had more questions in mind on different topics, but it was worth it. At least go to one if you can.

[gitarrero]

hi,..I don't want to hijack this thread, but if you don't mind please have a look in this thread:http://taxi.proboards27.com/index.cgi?b ... ers,martin

[tedsingingfox]

Thanks for the link, Martin. That cleared things up ... for me, anyway. So I'm now on the list for both. I figure, hell, if I'm needing to eat anyway, might as well feed myself a "yummy" meal (Anne said so ) AND get the chance to meet more mentors/make more connections/meet more TAXI members...Makes simple sense to me.Ted