A
TONETIME,
beforeLinkedInandTheLadders
— indeed,beforetheInternettooknetworking
digital—meetingawell-curatedcrowdofpoten-
tialnewbusinessassociatesandcolleaguesmost
oftenmeantattendingconferencesorsymposiums.
Butthiswashardlytheonlyway:More impromptu
interactionsamongexecutiveswouldcommonlyoccur
overroundsofgolfonthe linksatthe localcountry
cluboroverroundsofmartinisatthebarafterward.
Thesespur-of-the-momentmeetingscouldbe justas
productiveastheirmoreprearrangedcorollaries,and
maybeevenmoreso,astherelaxedatmosphere ledto
opendialogueandout-of-the-boxthinking.
Today, thehometowncountryclubstillserves
somethingof thesamepurpose,but inour increas-
inglyglobalizedworld,whereyournexttrip isas likely
totakeyoutoShanghaias it istoDallas,anewsetof
members-onlyclubsarerapidlytakingoverasawayto
helppeoplemakesimilarlyserendipitous—andoften
surprising—connections.
They’retop-enddestinationclubs,andhigh-flying
folksaroundthecountry, ifnottheworld,arefinding
SOCIALNETWORKING
In today’sglobalizedworldofbusiness,
EXCLUSIVEMEMBERS-ONLYCLUBS
are rapidly taking
over as theway tomakenewbusinessconnections. Thinkof it asNetworking2.0.
CLUBBENEFITS:
Inaddition tohaving
access toaportfolio
of 100 residences
around theworld,
Quintess’ 600
members canalso
participate in the club’s
adventureprogram,
whichoffers expertly
curatedexperien-
tial trips toexotic
destinations suchas
Myanmar, home to
the2,500-year-old
ShwedagonPagoda.
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