This past week-end I had the honor of being invited to what I believed was going to be a decent yet regular gathering of professionals. I’ve learned not to set my expectations high in situations beyond my immediate control thus I was expecting a relaxing week-end with a few fellow like-minded people.

I’m glad that I did so because my expectations were exceeded sky-high. What a lovely group of people, most of them all under thirty and already key professionals in some heavy corporations! Not to mention fun & open minded. Twenty-six amazing ladies and gentlemen that managed to change my entire perception regarding the industry they are working in and the environment they are coming from; changed it in a very positive way.

I’ve had the opportunity to meet in person a few people I’ve worked with in the past and quite a few that I will surely be working with in the near future. We talked business and we discussed trends and projects, the informal setting was ideal for this.

The location was also amazing, too bad for the nasty weather, but we made up for it quite easily. What exactly happened there is a tale to be remembered by those who attended and my sincere hope is that this sort of gathering will happen again very soon. Kudos to the organizers and a big thank you to all the exceptional people that kept us company during the past week-end.

This was an informal team-building. And these were the great folks of IAA – YP.