DISQUS

Mark Harrison · 2 years ago

Chris,

Looks a fun role. Sounds like you'll:

1: Enjoy it

2: Do it well.

Good luck - we'll keep in touch!

M.

doughaslam · 2 years ago

Wow-- congratulations Chris! sounds like a great gig. I look forward to hearing more about it.

susanreynolds · 2 years ago

Congrats Chris. Whatever you're doing, I know you'll keep sharing. That counts big time.

Mark Harrison · 2 years ago

> One, I am a partner in the business

... oh, and:

3: Hopefully make some real money.

M.

Yvette · 2 years ago

Congratulations! May you have very many interesting times ahead, and much love and luck in your new position.

drew olanoff · 2 years ago

congrats chris, this sounds awesome!!

Jim "Genuine" Turner · 2 years ago

Yes, one question...got a job for me? ;) Congrats Chris!

Aaron Brazell · 2 years ago

This is awesome, Chris. I really wish you the best. It's great to see people with ideas spread their wings and move into zones that best fit who they have become (as opposed to traditional think which says a person should go into a job based on experience).

Good job.

Jeff Glasson · 2 years ago

Congrats Chris!! - It sounds like a perfect fit for you! - Rock On!

Jennifer Navarrete · 2 years ago

Wow, what a soft landing! You've got, what sounds like, a dream opportunity. Congratulations!

Luke Armour · 2 years ago

Glad to see you landed among your own kind, congrats. Er, ah, as close as anyone can be to your kind.
We expect great things now.

TRQ · 2 years ago

Sounds ideal - Chris! Places you where you can use your strengths.

Rick Mahn · 2 years ago

Congrats Chris! Sounds like a fun opportunity for you!
~Rick

Douglas Cootey · 2 years ago

Congratulations, Chris. Well done.

Glad to hear you'll still be able to work the Podcamp scene. You've really got something going there. I'm excited to hear about your new developments.

~Douglas

☆ The Splintered Mind - Overcoming Neurological Disabilities With Lots Of Humor And Attitude

Clintus McGintus · 2 years ago

wait, what was the big announcement? :) Congrats Chris, sounds like a perfect place for you. Look forward to hearing more about your experiences with them.

Pete Gilbert · 2 years ago

Congratulations. Hope you enjoy your new role. Sounds like a great opportunity.

shashib · 2 years ago

Just noticed that ITEC has a COnference in Washington DC next year. Great move - Happy for you. Thrilled that nothing changes as far as blogging and PodCamp. Saw some great resources at http://home.crosstechmedia.com/crosstechmedia/d....

Keep us posted.

Congratulations,

Shashi

Jim Kukral · 2 years ago

Congrats Chris, sounds pretty darn cool.

Justin Rasmussen · 2 years ago

Congratulations Chris! You'll be amazing as always, I wish you the best! Go kick some ass!

Dave Delaney · 2 years ago

Congrats buddy. It's always good to hear about people in awesome positions where they're happy. I'm one of those lucky ones too.

Cheers,
Dave

Len Devanna · 2 years ago

Congrats, CB... Good stuff

Connie Reece · 2 years ago

Great news, Chris. I'm excited to see you have an opportunity -- using one of your metaphors -- to jump out of the fishbowl and take social media ideas into the enterprise. I look forward to great things from you and CrossTechMedia.

Jeffrey Taylor · 2 years ago

Nice one, Chris. Very happy to hear this. Well done you.

Merlene · 2 years ago

Excellent news & good job on figuring out what you needed to do next and taking the steps to get there :)

Chris Cree · 2 years ago

Congrats Chris!

Gotta love it when you write out the job description for what you want to do and then you find a place to do it. Sounds like you'll get to do some fun and exciting stuff.

Ann Handley · 2 years ago

Hey CB! What an awesome gig for you -- tailor-made. Nice... and congrats.

See you soon.

Larissa Fair · 2 years ago

That's great and sounds like a good opportunity. It always feels good when things just fall into place and seem right, doesn't it?

Jeremy Vaught · 2 years ago

Chris!
Sounds perfect for you. Congratulations!

Sarah Atwood · 2 years ago

I'm so glad to hear that you are happy and have a new adventure ahead of you. Best wishes!

Sarah

Seth E · 2 years ago

After reading that 'moving on' post, I took the plunge and applied for a new job, one that will..well, if it happens I'll tell everyone. I hope it works out well for you, hope the commute's not too bad and thanks for the continued inspiration.

Nik ( loudmouthman ) Butler · 2 years ago

Chris,
When you glide , your freaking Soar !!!!

You continue to inspire me sir , you continue to improve upon the moment and the opportunity with a deftness and understanding that can only be intuited and not planned.

Thank you for sharing and including us in this.

Now go have a weekend of fun !!!

Nik

Todd Jordan · 2 years ago

Exciting times! Glad for you and looking forward to seeing more cool stuff from your neck of the woods.

amit shafrir · 2 years ago

Very happy for you!!!

Julia Roy · 2 years ago

Did you get the job by making that scarry "I am going to attack you" face. :) Congrats. We love you.

Annie Boccio · 2 years ago

Congrats, Chris, it sounds exciting and a great fit for you.

Dean W · 2 years ago

"I am incented" - do you mean, "incentivized" ? If so, blimey, you mean, you weren't incentivized before? And you still did all that stuff?

;-)

Good luck mate!

Dave LaMorte · 2 years ago

...and the villagers rejoiced!

communicatrix · 2 years ago

Haha! What Dave LaMorte said!

Jesse Chenard · 2 years ago

Awesome! Sounds like its right up your alley and interesting to boot. Let me know if I can ever be of assistance, in your new job or whatever project you may be working.

Cheers!

David Cutler · 2 years ago

Congratulations Chris...

Is Collaboration Camp as cool as Band Camp!?

Dad Brogan · 2 years ago

Chris,

That is exciting news. I did not have my cell today but I hoped that your day was successful and from the above posts I can see it was.

You are truly amazing son.

Love,

Dad

Niamh Kiernan · 2 years ago

Congratulations. Your an inspiration.

Mom Brogan · 2 years ago

Congratulations son! We are proud of you.

Don't forget to tell Kat you got a new job :-)

John R. Carman · 2 years ago

There's a Mom Brogan? Are all of the ChrisBrogans switching jobs?

LaurenMarie - Creative Curio · 2 years ago

This new job sounds like it will be all kinds of exciting!! I hope you'll share some of your findings and the upcoming shows with us here.

Justin Kownacki · 2 years ago

I think seeing Mr. and Mrs. Brogan sending their love here really puts Chris's impact on the community into perspective: we're all one big (sometimes) happy family.

And, anyone who can teach his parents to comment on blogs is the kind of guy people should be overjoyed to be employing.

Best wishes, Chris.

mike mcallen · 2 years ago

Slushies on me my friend. Good luck and god speed.


Your friend,
mike

Eve Glenn · 2 years ago

Yeah! Congratulations! Sounds like a fabulous job (and perfect for you!)!!

Scott Monty · 2 years ago

See? Nice things do truly happen to nice people. I'm very happy for you - and particularly warmed by the story you told me recently about how your community came out of the woodwork to rally behind you and offer up an embarrassment of riches in the job field.

It's by taking the time to build relationships and help others that you've come out ahead. I hope this stands as a shining example to others. You're really an asset to our community, Chris Brogan.

Keith Troup · 2 years ago

Congrats. Chris. Its great when you can find an environment to bloom in. I am confident you'll be an incredible asset to CrossTech in many ways. Your knowledge and ability to share it with us here on your blog is a small sample of it. Look forward to what you'll impart to the small business enterprises that need people like you. God Bless.

Mom Brogan · 2 years ago

Hello again,

I thought you may be interested in knowing the story behind the story. The Brogan's are a very close family. We are privileged to be on the receiving end of lots of love.

During the summer of 2006, I left corporate America to start my own business called Brogan-Arts.com. It started as a jewelry making business, but it continues to grow into more of a custom made personal gifts business.

Steve and I have learned many things by reading the Chris Brogan blog. We recently went to a weekend boot camp for doing business on the internet. It was a high powered dynamic weekend. The interesting thing was that much of the weekend was a repeat of what we had heard from Chris.

I started a blog, but that is just not working for me. I don't type as fast or as accurately as Chris. I have trouble showing my excitement through written words... and then I learned about Utterz. Chris doesn't know it yet, but I will ask him to help me get signed on to Utterz this weekend.

We love hearing about the communities that are out there and how everyone is helping each other grow through sharing.

Keep up the good work :-)

Kristie Wells · 2 years ago

So very happy for you Chris! This opportunity sounds like it brings all the things you love to do under one roof so I can't wait to see what comes out of it.

Raising a virtual beer in your honor.

Connie Bensen · 2 years ago

Congratulations Chris! Over the past few weeks your tweets have given some hints... Working remotely is interesting, but not so bad to adjust to. ;) I hope your commute isn't too bad. Enjoy your new adventure! It sounds perfect for you!

Dr.Mani · 2 years ago

"Know what you want, and get it" - Sushmita Sen, former Miss.Universe

"'Take what you want, and pay for it', says God" - Old Spanish proverb

Good for you, Chris :)

All success
Dr.Mani

P.S. - One question: Can you confirm for readers that going after a dream is worth it... from the practical and pragmatic viewpoint of making a better living or lifestyle?

Beth Kanter · 2 years ago

Congratulations!!!

Kim Haynes · 2 years ago

Chris,

That's great. I took a look at their site after reading your post and it looks like a great fit. Big Congrats, boy!

Kim

Peter O'Connell · 2 years ago

Chris:

Like I said...happy landings!

Best always,
- Peter

whatsnext · 2 years ago

Wow! who knew there could even be such a job! and they're lucky to have you to fill it.
Congrats,
BL

Glenda Watson Hyatt · 2 years ago

Congratulations Chris, on landing your dream job! Sounds exciting that you'll have the support and space to be creative and to do what you do best! To your success!

Jim Spencer · 2 years ago

Thanks for allowing us all to join in celebrating your success. Let your light shine!

Scott Schablow · 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your thoughts openly. You know you've got many fans and followers (me among them). Well deserved congratulations and well wishes. Was that really your Mom that said: "congratulations son! We are proud of you."? That's really awesome.

Awais Sultan · 2 years ago

Wow, congratulations! Sounds exciting :)

Christopher Robin Baker · 2 years ago

I was reading all the comments and just wanted to share my excitement for your new adventure. I went to PodcampAZ and it far exceeded my expectations. I connected with some new and old faces and had a blast! Chris I'll echo an earlier statement - Good things happen to good people :) Keep it up!
CrB

christinagreene · 2 years ago

Congrats!!!! You know you'll rock them!!! Watch out CrossTech you've got fire under the hood now.

TedC · 2 years ago

Excellent!

bre · 2 years ago

RAWK~!

compassioninpolitics · 2 years ago

Congrats! Glad to hear it! They couldn't have picked a nicer, more qualified guy.

Dale Cruse · 2 years ago

Congratulations, Chris! Did you wear the red rubber ball nose during the interview?

Jennifer Eastman · 2 years ago

Congrats on your new moves! Sounds very exciting!

Ian · 2 years ago

Congrats Chris! I've learned so much about you about the power of the community. Looking forward to whenever you come to New York.

Marcel LeBrun · 2 years ago

Congrats Chris... a great catch for CrossTechMedia & glad to see you are staying focused on the Social Media space.

charlene · 2 years ago

Wow Chris! Congratulations!

Mark · 2 years ago

Way to go, Chris!

Grayson · 2 years ago

Chris, as long as you're happy, then the social media world will be happy alongside you! Keep in touch, just like you always do.

jonnygoldstein · 2 years ago

Par-tay!

Steve Woolf · 2 years ago

Belated congrats, Chris! Sounds like a good setup for you. One thing I know you'll bring is breaking that bubble that seems to surround us in the online media world. I really like how you always find ways to introduce me to new people and new ideas through your blog, because the echo chamber has become deafening lately. I expect that you will be able to bring all of this to CrossTechMedia, lucky for them!

NEENZ: "InfintyPro" · 2 years ago

Mr. Brogan:

Congratulations on your new venture.

My continued support and encourage.

ALOHA.
NEENZ.

Mark Brage · 2 years ago

Your small business focus sounds exactly like what I found missing at Blog World Expo. I wish you well and am very glad to have connected with you.

Betsy Weber · 2 years ago

Congrats, Chris! I'm very happy for you!

Do they know how lucky they are to have you at their company?!

Dan York · 2 years ago

Chris,

MANY congrats on landing the new role so quickly! It sounds like a perfect role for you and I wish you all the best with it. It was a month ago today that I started my own "dream job" that likewise came through my blogging about it and reaching out into the community. I'm incredibly pleased with how things are going and absolutely love what I'm doing. I hope that all goes as well for you and I'll look forward to continuing to read your great posts here and catching up with you at various events.

Congrats! You're an awesome guy and they are very lucky to have hired you!

Dan

Susan Smith · 1 year ago

Er - um - good luck with that. They don't have a great reputaion....I'm a silent reader of your stuff so I hope you can impact them. I've never posted until now.

Check this out:

http://www.whiteroseproductions.com/blog/seo/pa...

More where that came from...good luck!

Sue

John Schuler · 1 year ago

Chris,
Congratulations on your move. Seeing that you are a partner, wanted to send you a comment that might help in your new venture.

I recently attended the ITEC show in Portland, Oregon, then got a Looooong questionaire asking what I thought.

I would like to commend all of you on what I think was a fine job of organizing and marketing the recent ITEC show in Portland, Oregon.

As a business consultant who helps CEOs of small and medium companies to improve their sales and marketing, I am probably not wholly qualified to give you feedback in the specific format you requested in your email; in addition, I find so many questions to be a bit of a draconian challenge. ;-)

Here is a suggestion for which I usually charge a 3-hour minimum of $360 to present to client: ;-)

When you ask for feedback, consider a limit to your questions of 3 groups of 3 i.e. 9 questions total. With a space for comments.
This will dramatically improve your response. e.g.
What 3 things did you like best?
What 3 things did you think were a waste of time?
What 3 things would you do if it were your show?

That said, I would now like to encourage you by offering a few thoughts - also pro bono - that might help at the 10,000' level.

I feel you did a fine job of marketing by email. At least to previous attendees - of which I was one. Your monthly, then weekly, then daily reminders were VERY well done.

The IT world, as you might know better than I, is a difficult market in itself. Portland, Oregon is a unique (strange?) market which is itself a bit of a challenge. There are only 3M people in the entire State with some 1.5M within an hour's drive of Portland. But very few of those people could be classified as "high tech".

Prior to becoming a management consultant years ago, my forte was helping companies and selling and training teams to sell $M+ Electronic Test systems to manufacturing VPs and CEOs. If we had had to sell those same systems to IT managers, we would have starved to death. ;-)

I believe that one reason that selling to - or providing shows to - IT people is so tedious is that while the hardware and software involved in Information Technology is truly complex, very few people at high levels really understand or care. And conversely, the people doing the detail work seldom really understand the dyamics driving the future.

This means you wind up with - at least in Portland, OR - too many state workers and company IT technician types who are really there to just get some time off from work and perhaps "kick a few tires" - or take a shot at winning a Blackberry.

Most of the booth staffers with whom I spoke were:
* Bored
8 Unchallenged by the audience
* Knowledgeable only at the detail level of their own products;
they were not really up on the macro aspects of IT and its trends.
Many commented that they would not attend again if given a choice - and would tell their managers upon returning home.

Now, having probably thoroughly depressed you with my comments, let me offer some thoughts that might help.

1. Line up some truly high-level "events" like a 20-minute talk on "Cloud Computing" by IBM or Google. e.g. See: Google and the Wisdom of Clouds:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07...

This would hopefully draw more VPs and CEOs.
You might perhaps "close" the booths for an extended lunch hour to draw in customer-managers who are busy in the mornings and under pressure to return to the office later in the day. That way, the vendors could also attend the high-level talks and be educated.

2. Your concept of having the talks right on the floor is a good one. I would suggest better signage and "clocks" to show the name and time of the next session in that area - and have a master board at the entrance with the same info. A number of us were sitting in one area while the talk had already started after moving to another curtained area.

3. Let the CEOs of vendor companies continue to talk about their products and services, but have them first give an intro - perhaps with handouts - that will position their company and their talk so that attendees are able to internalize both the big picture and the minutae of what is being offered.

Remember that the only true money-maker is motivation. And the only true motivation is useful education.

Regards,

John C. Schuler, PhD
Founder & Principal Strategist
OEM Solutions Group - Portland, Oregon, USA
Optimizing the Customer Interface Lifts Margins
Email: johnschuler@comcast.net
Web Site: http://www.johncschuler.com/12001.html
Cell: 503-709-5017