Our 2008 New York Convention show for the Promotional Products Industry proved extremely educational as well as entertaining.  Each year, the show brings in impressive Keynote speakers such as Donald Trump and Rudy Guiliani just to name a few, but in 2008 the keynote speaker was a woman I wasn’t familiar with at the time.  She was and is described as New York real estate queen Barbara Corcoran.  She revealed how she built her multi-billion dollar brand in New York City, starting as a waitress with no money in her pocket.  She gave personal advice, insights and humorous anecdotes of which I thoroughly enjoyed.  Meeting her personally was a hoot.  Currently, it’s fun to see her on the reality show “Shark Tank” that airs on Monday nights.

Written by: Barb Watson