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Filed January 7, 2026 · correspondence

The Networking Breakfast

I attended the Chamber of Commerce mix-and-mingle, ate fourteen mini quiches, and left before anyone learned my name.

From:
Mark Pell <mark@tillamookchamber.com>
To:
Gareth Winning <gareth@winningidea.com>
Date:
Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:22
Subject:
Reminder: Connect & Conquer Breakfast — 7:30am

Gareth, looking forward to having Winning Idea at tomorrow’s Connect & Conquer. Please bring 50 business cards and a 30-second elevator pitch. Nametags provided. Sausage is pork.

From:
Gareth Winning <gareth@winningidea.com>
To:
Mark Pell <mark@tillamookchamber.com>
Date:
Wed, 7 Jan 2026 07:58
Subject:
Re: Reminder: Connect & Conquer Breakfast — 7:30am

Mark,

I am here. I am at the table nearest the door because I may need to leave for an emergency that I have not decided on yet.

I do not have business cards. I have written WINNING IDEA on a napkin and placed it in the center of the table. People keep wiping their hands on it.

The elevator pitch is: we take your idea, we look at it, and then we stop.

Gareth

From:
Mark Pell <mark@tillamookchamber.com>
To:
Gareth Winning <gareth@winningidea.com>
Date:
Wed, 7 Jan 2026 08:41
Subject:
Please stop taking the quiches

Several members have asked me to speak with you. The catering was ordered for 40. You have made six trips. A woman from the credit union said you put quiches in your coat.

Also you told the keynote speaker that his framework sounded like a man describing a sandwich he did not like.

From:
Gareth Winning <gareth@winningidea.com>
To:
Mark Pell <mark@tillamookchamber.com>
Date:
Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:06
Subject:
Re: Please stop taking the quiches

The coat has pockets. That is their purpose.

I have left. Please find a napkin on the guest book that says “Synergy = I ate yours.” You may use this as a testimonial.

Do not invoice me for the breakfast. I provided conversation, which is a kind of catering.

Gareth Winning

Winning Idea

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