Auto Body lessons

Here are my lessons from a networking event last night:

• Socializing in an auto body shop is hip


• Business owners who hold such parties at their own auto body shop think outside (or inside really) the box


• Said auto repair business owner clearly gets that business isn't just about WHAT YOU DO, its much more - like building brand awareness, reaching out to people with common interests (entrepreneurship), making it more than just selling business...all of this can go much further than an add in the proverbial "yellow pages"


• Providing a creative and open environment in an uncommon place makes for creative and uncommon interactions (which is good)


• If an auto body shop owner can teach me these lessons, who/what else is out there for me to learn about business and myself (for that matter)?

Note to self - say yes more often and more cool experiences will come!