Saw this on youtube and got a chuckle out of it
While working at the 2014 Partnerships in Clinical Trials conference in Las Vegas, it was deemed that David Fairbrother, VP of Business Development at Kellman Pharmaceutical Services (KPS) was worthy of induction into FOCM. Please note that I am not yawning in the picture, but am shouting with excitement at this momentous occasion. All gambling in the Mirage casino came to a stop to watch this event.

A friend of mine in the UK, Daniel Chapple will be running in the 2015 London Marathon to raise money for his step-dad who recently passed away. Daniel’s Mom and step-dad have been long term supporters of Guide Dogs and a memorial fund has been established. If you are interested, you can donate at the link below. Note – the amounts are in British currency: 20 pounds = $34.00
The next set of quotes out of context from business meetings is shown below:
I have been on this horse for a couple weeks.
– Adrian Pencak
We want to get them pregnant.
– Adrian Pencak
Scott is a slave driver.
– Michele Mitchell
Paul, can I grab you outside for a second.
– Jim Ashby
If Kuhner was here, I’d light him up.
– Paul Colombo
Let’s leave it the way it is.
– Paul Colombo
Control freak.
– Pete Nieto
Run a salesforce report and compare.
– Paul Colombo
Don’t run it tomorrow.
– Pete Nieto
Just having an aneurysm.
– Stuart Roeves
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Background: This all started at a US Sales meeting and in order to stay focused on what was being said, I started writing down the business cliches, like “let’s circle the wagons”, “let’s table that”, “always be closing” and then count how many times they were said. As I began paying attention, I would hear a phrase that was appropriate for the context in which it was said, but wow, it sure was amusing to see the phrase just sitting there by itself. That lead me to put them into a slide show show so the phrase was seen in its purest form along with the person who said it. AS this became known, the slide set became the unofficial and humorous wrap-up presentation, kind of a summary of the things stated over the course of the meeting.
Press Release re: a Networking Workshop I am co-presenting at the annual Drug Information Association convention in San Diego on June 17.
The next installment of quotes taken out of context during business meetings. This one meeting was particularly rich in good material, so I will break it into 5 installments.
You just can’t stop Scott Nodolf.
– unidentified
Maybe strategic partnerships aren’t the way to go.
– unidentified
Before I was married, I was happily single for 33 years.
Good video.
She looked like a deer in the headlights.
– Pete Nieto
Holy toledo, that was good.
– Deb Williams
I’d better not see any pants coming off.
– Andrew Smith
Good thing we didn’t do this at happy hour.
– Adrian Pencak
I’m picturing Stuart writhing.
For a while, it’s going to be a bit of a mess.
I’ve eaten into your lunch time.
I’m not saying I will take someone from a construction site and make them a PM.
– Ali O’Neil
submitted by FOCM member last name of Neurath, not sure which one of them submitted it:
One of the questions from the career placement test given applicants for a Navy technical school as reported by one of the applicants:
“Rearrange the letters ‘P N E S I’ to spell out an important part of human body that is more useful when erect!”
Those who spelled ‘spine’ got the school of their choice … the rest of us went to submarine school.
FOCM member Alicia Kelley has 3 tickets to the US Open in Pinehurst. She is asking face value but will consider other offers. You can contact me at chris@focmnetworking.com or reply to this post and i can put you in touch with Alicia.
Hi,
FOCM Member Sheryle Browne has 4 tickets to see Styx and Foreigner in Charlotte on Saturday, May 31 and she can no longer use them.
They are in Section 1, Row V, seats 23-26. She is asking face value of $55/ticket. The tickets have not yet been printed so if someone lives in Charlotte, they could be printed by themselves with Sheryle’s info.
Please contact me via: chris@focmnetworking.com or call/text to: 919-625-7731