Mr. KEITH FERRAZZI: Best-selling author of NEVER EAT ALONE and Other Secrets to Success, One Rel...

Networking is the key to success in business; and successful networking is all about building intimate, sincere relationships based on mutual generosity, not duplicity.

Keith Ferrazzi, author of the nationally bestselling book, “NEVER EAT ALONE And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time” will discuss how to build trust and intimacy in your working relationships; how to ‘make business personal’; and how to enhance and enrich both your career and your life because of it.

Keith Ferrazzi discovered the essential formula for making his way to the top through a powerful, balanced combination of marketing acumen and networking savvy. Both Forbes and Inc. Magazines have designated him one of the world's most "connected" individuals. Now, as Founder & CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, he provides market leaders with advanced strategic consulting and training services to increase company sales and enhance personal careers.

Widely recognized as a thought leader by his peers, Keith is a frequent contributor to CNN and CNBC, and has authored numerous articles for leading business publications, including Forbes, Inc., the Wall Street Journal and the Harvard Business Review. Keith's extraordinary rise to prominence has even inspired a Stanford Business School case study.

Most recently, Keith served as Chief Executive Officer for YaYa Media, a leading interactive entertainment consultancy. Prior to that, while at Starwood Hotels, he oversaw all marketing activities for global brands such as Sheraton, Westin, The Luxury Collection, St. Regis, and W Hotels. Previously, Keith was Chief Marketing Officer of Deloitte Consulting, a leading global management consulting firm, where he developed and managed the industry's first globally integrated marketing organization. His creative marketing strategy drove the ascent of Deloitte's "Consulting" brand recognition from the lowest in the industry to a primary position, and spurred the highest featured growth rate in the industry.

Join us on Thursday, September 18 at the MARRIOTT La Jolla to hear Keith's insightful, inspiring advice on how to constantly improve your business, yourself, and your relationships!