Turning conversation into action. Create his own aspirational event that people he admired would attend. But by fostering an atmosphere for ambitious ideas about both personal and global enlightenment, momentum grew. Bisnow and the team charged another event in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico on credit cards, and a circle of rising stars in the startup world began to coalesce.
Shantell Martin illustrates the elevators on Summit At Sea. That set Summit on an audacious path to being more than a vacation company. Her notebook doodle-style illustrations would later turn the chintzy Summit At Sea cruise ship elevators into immersive daydreams. While attendance had grown to , Summit was meticulous about curating its core clientele. Most were either personally invited, or had passed screening interviews after being referred by an existing member.
Image Credit: Amy Harris. People living their passions, doing good work in the world. That creates an extremely unique ambiance at Summit events where people genuinely want to meet each other.
Yet talk usually focuses on excitement and impact rather than job titles and name-dropping. There I huddled under the stars discussing gay rights activism through song with one of the playwrites of Avenue Q before he sang his new tune over an instrumental saved on his phone. When a stray ad exec bro mechanically asked who people worked for, they were chided for making the moment transactional.
No internet meant few distractions for a notoriously wired set who traded boardrooms for paintball and horseback riding in the wilderness. The band Poolside played poolside as Summitters swayed to the lazy dance rock, before night fell to the sounds of OutKast rapper Big Boi. Attendees were told they were the change-makers, responsible for delivering the empowerment vibration back to society.
Cynicism was at a minimum. This Summit rule became more and more critical as the community tried to scale. The disparity between speakers and attendees widened, and some big-wigs would get mobbed between sessions while snubbing those without fame. Summit had become a known spectacle and status symbol, akin to a private Coachella. An oversubscribed wellness panel packs in attendees at Summit At Sea. Image Credit: Daniel Fox. There is a limitation to that. Local Pop-up events in major cities.
View Upcoming Events. Leading Lineups. Our events are host to timely, diverse lineups. Past presenters include:. John Legend. Jeff Bezos. Shonda Rhimes. Jessica Alba. Malcolm Gladwell. Beth Comstock. Kendrick Lamar. Bill Clinton. Christiana Figueres. Jane Fonda. Brene Brown. Gary Clark Jr. America Ferrera. Quincy Jones. Marie Kondo. Eric Schmidt. Andre Agassi.
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