If you've been to a Chicago event and approached by a man who demands your business card, there is a good chance that this gentleman is Ron May.
Famous for the May Report, Chicago's early version of Valleywag, Ron's seen start ups and buy outs - and always there with his tape recorder to capture it all. I've gotten to know Ron well over the years and decided to put together this montage of his recent appearance at last week's Tech Cocktail conference. I, along with another gal weren't too impressed with Ron's lewd comments at the mixer later that night. Ron's since formally apologized via his May Report, but that doesn't give anyone the excuse to mention the size of a woman's breast at various stages of a day.
Ron asked Gary Vaynerchuk a few questions, and in eloquent @GaryVee fashion, Gary taught Ron a lesson or two about marketing. This, in turn, converted Ron into a Gary fan...and convincing Ron to be a fan of anyone is difficult:).
At the evening event, Ron told me 'You're a tough cookie.' I suppose so. I sense a hint of Don Rickles in Ron...the way he makes fun of folks is reminiscent of old vaudevillian shtick. I see it, I get it.
By the way, there's nothing wrong with giving people the chance to pronounce your name correctly, at least one time, before they continue talking to you:) If the bottom video doesn't load, use this link
See you soon, Ron!
Wow. This is a great video to show Ron at his work.
Plus sounds like it was a good debate as well. I wish I could have been there, but the video makes me feel as if I already am.. Thanks!!
Posted by: Nick Schmidt | June 03, 2008 at 04:04 PM
I remember speaking in Chicago at Social Media 2007 and one of my business cards ended up with Ron. We talked for a while about the emerging industry and I walked away after about 15 minutes, even if the conversation was not officially over.
A big fan of Gary's it is nice to see that he was able to handle the conversation much better then I did.
Posted by: Mike Germano | October 14, 2008 at 05:10 PM