Writing
Notes on rooms, relationships and building.
Mostly one argument, approached from different directions: the more digital everything gets, the more the real room is worth. Written for people who have to make that case to a budget.
From LinkedIn
What I’m saying out loud.
My most-engaged posts and my latest articles.
LinkedIn post · Nov 12, 2025
Atlanta showed up for the 2025 Siggie Awards at Emory University. Being in the room was the real value.
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LinkedIn post · Jun 19, 2023
🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 I am thrilled to announce the launch of Cortazzo Consulting Company…
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LinkedIn post · Sep 3, 2026
“It’s not networking. It’s the network.”
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LinkedIn post · Sep 26, 2025
9/24/2025 Atlanta Digital Mixer 🔥 Still energized by the professionalism and quality of the room this week.
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LinkedIn post · Sep 7, 2026
Labor Day. Grateful for the work, the vision, and the opportunity to keep building. ⚒️
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LinkedIn post · Feb 25, 2024
🌟 What an incredible night it was in Atlanta!
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Articles
LinkedIn article · Oct 24, 2026
How to Host a Networking Event Where Connections Last Past the Night
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LinkedIn article · Oct 23, 2026
How to Host a Networking Event People Actually Come Back To
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Essays
August 12, 2026 · 3 min
The room is not the product. The introduction is.
We spend enormous amounts of money getting people into the same building, and then leave the most valuable part of the evening to chance.
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July 1, 2026 · 2 min
Return on relationships
Every other line in the budget gets measured. Somehow the one that produces most of the pipeline is filed under "brand awareness" and left alone.
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June 3, 2026 · 2 min
AI made the room more valuable, not less
When the cost of producing plausible output falls to nothing, the scarce things are trust, judgment and access. All three are built in person.
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May 6, 2026 · 2 min
Founder-led sales is mostly preparation
Founders who think they are bad at sales are usually just walking in unprepared and calling the result a personality trait.
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