Headliner at Club E On December 1

The evening started off with the logistics of a military campaign. Chairs were imported for the expected overflow crowd, the caterer arrived with extra tables and enough food to fuel a small army. The sound equipment was being tested, sponsor tables were being organized. That night, we were having one of Arizona's most well known and successful entrepreneurs, Robert Sarver, the SUNS owner and banking magnate with a $59B empire. We were also hosting LeAnn Hull, our very own Club E member that was throwing her hat into the political arena for the Mayor's Office of Phoenix.

We hoped for a crowd over 200 and exceeded that by over 50%, with a solid 300 plus business owners, entrepreneurs and friends crowding our downtown Phoenix headquarters at 300 W Osborn. It was a magical night...

I introduced Club E and it's mission to the many newcomers in the audience and then had each of our 6 or 8 sponsors share what their companies did with the crowd. Robert Sarver had requested an earlier start than usual (5 PM vs. 5:30 PM) to accommodate his schedule, which we gladly complied with. I introduced him and for a solid 45 minutes, he regaled us with his history and observations, all with great humor and ease. The audience loved him and there were a many questions and answers directed to him after his talk. He had to leave right away to head to a family function and I'm looking forward to getting together with him one-on-one myself sometime. He's my type of entrepreneur.

LeAnn Hull, our Club E favorite for political office, stepped up to the mike and in a very well presented speech, shared her sweeping vision of turning the City of Phoenix around as the next Mayor. Her ideas were solid and very executable...if there were cooperation in the City government. She asked us to help put certain Council members into office along with her to make this all come together. LeAnn is a champion and we need entrepreneurs like her in political office. I aim to do whatever I can with Club E to make that happen because we will all win with her at the helm of America's 5th largest city.

The rest of the evening was filled with significant connections being made between the attendees and a universal delight with the event. As always, everyone enjoyed the spectacular feast put together by Club E's own caterer, Janet Williams of JW Productions.

We were so fortunate to have one of our Club E members, Rick Allen, who kindly recorded the whole event and a link is offered here below for those that missed it or for attendees that wanted to see the great evening again.

https://www.onlinefilefolder.com/4fYTVPZJti8p5K

I am very proud of Club Entrepreneur and the organization it has become these past (nearly) four years. Our members are the backbone of this State and together, we will drive Phoenix to rise from it's own ashes and become the "Small Business Capital" of this country and as a beacon of Free Enterprise to others across our great country.

Best regards,

Peter J. Burns, III
Founder