Mega - WOW: JT Foxx's Mega Partnering VI Tops the Charts

I just got back this morning from Los Angeles,  California where I spent invested most of the last week (Wednesday through Monday) getting my head crammed full of the most powerful business building information while rubbing elbows with about 650 of the most successful entrepreneurs in the US and with some of the most amazing celebrities who you never knew were business geniuses (genii) when out of the public eye.

You may recall a tiny little entertainment company named Disney?  Well, we were party to the most amazing conversation with the man who took Disney from $1.3B to $60B (yes, that is Billion, with a "B"), Michael Eisner.

International Entrepreneur JT Foxx, Top One Coaching Chairman Tom Sheppard and Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner on the red carpet and Mega Partnering VI in Los Angeles, December 2012

JT didn't do a "Mickey Mouse Job" in the interview. An experienced and talented talk-radio host, he did a fantastic job of drawing out the usually staid Mr. Eisner into a wonderful and revealing interview about how he achieved such amazing results at Disney, his rock-solid long term marriage, and his personal and working relationship with Apple and Pixar founder, Steve Jobs.

After the speech, Mr, Eisner attended a gala dinner with select attendees from the Mega Partnering event.  One of the ladies at the table with Mr. and Mrs. Eisner told us that Mrs. Eisner said she had NEVER seen her husband so relaxed and having so much fun in an interview. 

Rumor has it that Mr. Eisner has indicated to JT that he would like to attend the next Mega Partnering in June of 2013.  I can't wait!

As if having one of the most successful CEO's in the world come to teach us, JT had to bring one of the most beautiful and successful businesswomen in the world to teach us also.  Former Sports Illustrated Swim Suit Model turned business tycoon Kathy Ireland regaled us with her story and business savvy.

She is both beautiful and charming.  But, don't let the good looks fool you guys!  This woman has a real head for business.  Take a minute to check our her main website http://kathyireland.com/.  After she decided she had enough of striking stunning poses in bikinis in front of the camera, Kathy moved act to the board room where she has been quietly building a business empire that is her real legacy.  

She started her empire by selling socks!  Now, she has lines of apparel, flooring, linens, wedding dresses, jewelry, and the list seems to go on and on and on.

International Entrepreneur JT Foxx, Business Mogul Kathy Ireland, Top One Coaching Chairman Tom Sheppard on the red carpet at Mega Partnering VI in Los Angeles, December 2012

What was this fabulous event with a cornucopia of celebrities, entrepreneurs, millionaires, billionaires, and business moguls?  This was the sixth semi-annual Mega Partnering (www.MegaPartnering.com).

As a veteran attendee of Mega Partnering (I have been at all six events), I knew I was in for a week that would be jammed packed full of powerful insider business information designed to help me move my business forward by leaps and bounds.  And, I knew from experience that JT Foxx (JTFoxx.com) excels at bringing in some of the sharpest business minds in the world today.  But, I was still blown away by this conference.  WOW seems like too small a reaction by orders of magnitude.

Just to give you a glimpse of what we got (I am including links so if you don't know who these folks are, you can go check them out yourself).

Dr. Ivan Misner (http://ivanmisner.com/) taught us about how to unleash the true power of networking (done the right way) to create sustainable business growth based on giving value first and then monetizing our relational capital.  Yes, it sounds kind of mercenary, but it is anything but that.

I was introduced to the conference by "The Voice of Champions" Michael Buffer (http://www.letsrumble.com/main.html).  I was also able to renew my friendship with Michael's younger brother, Bruce Buffer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IxJxyGXAdo) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8IrFQ-U8rY).  

Top One Coaching Chairman Tom Sheppard and Eric Trump

Eric Trump, son of the world-famous Donald Trump.

Tom Sheppard, Author of "Fire Yourself: Get the Job You Want" with millionaire businessman and the current President of High Point University, Dr. Nido Qubein

Dr. Nido Qubein, who is on the board of BB&T, Lazy Boy, Dots, and is Chairman and majority owner of Great Harvest Bread Company.

And the marketing genius, Jay Abraham (http://abraham.com/) ...

The Chairman of the Board of Top One Coaching, Tom Sheppard with marketing genius Jay Abraham

Gretchen Rossi from Real Housewives of Orange County, and many others who I will tell you about in the days to come.

Before I close out (or pass out... I came in from Mega Partnering on a red-eye from LA just this morning and I haven't been to bed since 7AM yesterday), I wanted to put a plug in for a friend of mine who spoke at Mega Partnering, Chris Van Cleemput.  I just bought his Kindle book after hearing him speak about this to the crowd and Mega Partnering.  If you have ever been in a relationship where you felt taken-advantage-of, you need to read this and apply it.  When I heard him talk about it, I realized why some of my business relationships have been dysfunctional and what I can do about it.

Tom Sheppard is the author of "Fire Yourself: Get the Job You Want" available from XLibris Press, Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Tom has been successfully investing in real estate since 2001 while working part time. In 2008 he left a six-figure job as an enterprise project manager with a major national bank to manage his real estate business full-time. His goal is to help 100,000 people find peace of mind by finding quality, affordable homes. He is currently looking to expand his network of funding partners who are helping him achieve this goal. If you would like to know more about how you can Do Well By Doing Good (TM), go to www.CharlotteWealthPartners.com

In addition to his own businesses  Tom Sheppard is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Top One Coaching, the company that hosts Mega Partnering.

Mega Partnering is an elite conference of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world.  Since 2012 admission is by invitation only.

My Mega Partners

In October of this year I was privileged to attend JT Foxx's premier partnering event Mega Partners IV in Chicago.  It was unquestionably the highlight event of the year and well worth the time and money I spent to be there.  JT pioneered this unique event for business people.  The three days (four for VIP ticket buyers) were packed from 7 or 8 am each day to 7 or 8 pm or later.

He brought in entrepreneurs from as far away as Germany and Australia and gave us an unrelenting barrage of extremely valuable information on ways to build our business, without subjecting us to an onslaught of pitchmen offering us a get rich quick solution along with a set of ginzu knives if we buy right now.

He succeeded in getting Jay Abraham, a renown marketing genius and partner of JT, to spend a total of about four hours over two days educating us on the power of relational capital and strategic alliances.  Because of my work with JT and Jay in launching their AbrahamFoxx brand, I was among a small group of people who got to meet privately with Jay and JT.

While at the event, I realized I had not taken good care of my relational capital.  I resolved to mend my ways.  So, you will see in this post a window where you can put yourself on my list.  I am sending out emails to everyone on my private email list and directing them to this blog post.

I don't believe in using private emails to do business.  So, I am giving all of my friends, family, and associates the opportunity to add themselves to my business mailing list.  Once on the main list, I will give them a chance to get periodic email updates from me or to get on smaller lists that are focused on specific businesses I am engaged in.

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For instance, I have published several ebooks recently and am about to publish a hardcopy book with XLibris Press called "Fire Yourself: Get the Job You Want."  Those who want to keep tabs on what I am doing to help people manage their careers toward stable employment can get on a list where they will be notified of my work in that area.

I am also in the midst of doing a real estate for 18 houses valued at $1.2mm.  Those who would like to learn about investing in real estate and learn how to get their money working for them instead of spending all their time working for their money can opt to participate in that smaller list.

I hope you will take the time to add your name to my list of friends, family and associates.  I promise I won't abuse your trust in putting your name on my list.

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While at Mega Partnering, I met Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City, the man who was foremost in leadership when the World Trade Center was destroyed by terrorists on 9/11.  He shared with us his secrets of leadership.  For those of us in the VIP dinner we got a second, more informal, dose of his wonderful spirit during the VIP dinner.

Another headliner at the event is a man I have had the honor and pleasure of meeting on several occassions, Dr. Nido Qubein (http://www.nidoqubein.com/).  Nido is currently the President of High Point University (http://www2.highpoint.edu/) in High Point, North Carolina, he is the Chairman of Great Harvest Bread Company and sits on the Board of Directors of BB&T, La-Z-Boy, and other companies.  He wrote a very kind remark for the cover of my book "Fire Yourself: Get the Job You Want."

Nido is always a compelling and entertaining speaker.  In the VIP Dinner everyone got to see a side of him that most audiences miss as he and JT verbally sparred.  In Nido, JT has more than met his match when it comes to exchanging witticisms.

Of course, aside from instruction by some of the most successful people in business today, the biggest benefit of Mega Partnering was all the wonderful people I met and either renewed connections or made new connections with.  I am certain that I will be doing business with many of these people over the course of the next year and beyond.  This is the real power of Mega Partnering, learning how to network with people and then networking with them and collaborating to lift each other to new heights of success and abundance.  If I didn't do a single deal as a result of Mega Partnering, I would still be a much richer man from all the relationships I established with high quality people at this event.

I was so much in awe of the power of the event that I signed up for the next one without waiting to hear who would be attending or where it will be held or even how much it cost. I know it will be worth the investment.

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One of the things JT learned from Nido and which he prides himself on doing is WOWing people.  You know what a WOW is?  That is when something unexpectedly nice happens and you automatically say "Wow!"  JT literally got a "Wow" from me at Mega Partnering when Joe Gnapp, his VP of Mentoring slipped me a piece of paper announcing that we would soon have a visit from Stedman Graham (http://stedmangraham.com/) and I was invited to have my picture taken with him after he was done speaking (actually it was to be done before, but Chicago traffic delayed his arrival and we did the photos after he spoke).

His talk was very powerful as he taught us not to be captives to the past, but rather to live in the future we create.  I had heard of Stedman before because of his association with Oprah Winfrey, but I really didn't know much about him.  After hearing him speak, I am impressed and want to learn more about what he has to say and what he is doing.  I know JT worked really hard to make a connection with Mr. Graham and Nido helped make it happen for him.  I guess that is what friends are for.

And to Leasha and Torrance who I met for the first time at Mega Partnering and to Oz who I met again - Semper Fidelis.

And if you want to know how you can attend the next Mega Partnering for free, contact me.  Because of my insider status, I can often get free General Admission for a limited number of people.  But act quickly, this opportunity will likely go away soon.

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Tom Sheppard has been successfully investing in real estate since 2001 while working part time. In 2008 he left a six-figure job as an enterprise project manager with a major national bank to manage his real estate business full-time. His goal is to help 100,000 people find peace of mind by finding quality, affordable homes.   He is currently looking to expand his network of funding partners who are helping him achieve this goal. If you would like to know more about how you can Do Well By Doing Good (TM), contact Tom at TSheppard@CharlotteWealthPartners.com