<div dir="ltr">Lovely to be back in The Club. <div>AbFab to be with walking-talking-squawking Gothamites.</div><div>When I figure out my professional "Pivot" I will certainly tell you all.</div><div>And never forget that MetroNorth travels in more than one direction!</div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><i>Tessa Marquis <br></i>New Standard Institute, Inc (Rebranding coming soonish)<br></font></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">84 Broad St / Milford, CT / 06460<br></span><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><a href="mailto:tmarquis@newstandardinstitute.com" target="_blank">tmarquis@newstandardinstitute.com</a><br>203-887-1950 - <i>text is best!</i></font></b><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 4:35 PM Shelley Simpson, JD; Entrepreneur <<a href="mailto:simpson.shelley@gmail.com">simpson.shelley@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div>Gotham was unleashed - living outside our Zoom boxes and there was plenty of fun to be had at the first Gotham luncheon at the Friars Club since a Pandemic ago. </div><div><br></div><div>Creating screen shots at Zoom meetings is easy, it was impossible to capture an image of the entire collection of characters in attendance. Unconstrained by Zoom technology it was a jumble of conversations with everyone moving around from start to finish. Hence the jumble of photos. </div><div><br></div><div>As with all Gotham meetings, there was plenty of laughter and myriad expressions of gratitude. Nancy Schess, curated the meeting, interspersing some Gotham history. </div><div><br></div><div>We had new members, seasoned members, \u201cfirst time at the Friars Club members, Friars Club Member members, and even a rapping member. Bruce Swicker did a great job with name-tagging us - note that the tags stay on better when on Zoom. </div><div><br></div><div>The food was absolutely delish! The \u201ccommercials\u201d were reminders of the breadth and depth of professional experience we have as a community and the shared memories served as a reminder of the power of Gotham networking. </div><div><br></div><div>It is true that \u201cthe more things change, the more they stay the same.\u201d Zingers, side-eye glances - yes, there were those. There were moments some were clearly left a bit farklempt. There was old news and soon-to-be-announced news. The Rap was new, the desire to help each other was not. As always many of us lingered, savoring every moment of camaraderie. </div><div><br></div><div>Members came from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and CT. More than 10 Gotham groups were represented. Fred was missed. Norman did a quick visit and shared a joke - I don\u2019t remember it but I can tell you Paula Oleska laughed. Corey Bearak was not multitasking. And Raj Goel actually thought he could control the elevator. Every seat was a power seat - it was a room of \u201cbrain candy\u201d according to Kelly Wells. </div><div><br></div><div>Of course, there will be more opportunities to meet at the Friars and plenty of other Gotham activities are scheduled in the interim. Don\u2019t miss out \u2026 </div><div><br></div><div>shelleygram\u2122\ufe0f </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img id="gmail-m_37212725595160612094618E14-203C-4C45-94C1-1FD05E051AA8" src="cid:18025213dcca581d5641"></div><div><br></div><div>Onward \u2026 </div><br><div>
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