Pichada Rajavechpisal (left),
the customer relations manager from Asian Tigers Mobility, joins the other
sponsors (left to right) MRI Network MD Mark Hamill-Stewart, Kevin Fisher
from Legacy of Legends, John Collingbourne from Pattaya Property Auctions
and the chairman for the Eastern Seaboard of the BCCT Joe Barker Bennet.
Paul Strachan
Networking is alive and kicking in Pattaya and is an integral part of
expanding local businesses.
On Friday the 10th of May, the Soul Lounge of the Hard Rock Hotel was the
venue for the combined chambers of commerce monthly networking event.
The chambers that are represented are the British (BCCT), the Australian
(AustCham) and the Americans (AmCham).
The soul lounge is a pretty good venue for networking, as it is easy to move
around in, or to find a place to sit and let the networkers come to you. As
ever, soft drinks, wine and beer were in constant circulation and outside on
the terrace a variety of finger foods were on offer.
The Joint Chambers event
combined networking with a splash of socializing for the many attendees - a
perfect way to round off the week.
The chairman of the Eastern Seaboard for the BCCT
introduced key representatives from the numerous sponsors for the event, and
started with John Collingbourne.
John addressed the audience in his familiar Welsh brogue that he runs a
highly successful weekly auction in Pattaya, selling everything from watches
to antiques, motorbikes, cars and speedboats, but was here at the joint
chambers to promote his new venture, which is Pattaya Property Auctions.
He explained that there was a niche in the real estate
market for developers wanting to offload some prime but forgotten units, and
that the first auction scheduled for June the 16th at the Holiday Inn has
condos from the likes of Matrix, Nova Group, Global Top Group and
Powerhouse. John went on to say that this would give buyers a great choice
of condos, in different areas, and that the auction also had a number of
private sales listing townhouses, houses, condos and even land. More details
can be found at
www.pattayapropertyauctions.com.
Next to be introduced was Mark Hamill-Stewart who is the
managing director of MRI Network. Mark explained that MRI is a worldwide
recruitment company that acts as a resource for finding and placing
top-level and mid-level management within companies. Currently MRI has their
office in Bangkok, and decided to sponsor the joint chambers as they have
seen the significant changes in the Eastern Seaboard over the last few years
and are keen to raise their company profile within the business community
and beyond. To find out more about MRI go to their website:
www.mrinetwork.com
From property and employment, Joe next introduced Pichada Rajavechpisal, the
customer relations manager from Asian Tigers Mobility. This company has been
in business for over forty years and deals with the business of moving
people and their possessions around the globe. They pack and ship personal
items, source accommodation for their clients and assist with the settling
in for families which would also include introducing them to local schools.
Their website is
www.asiantigers-thailand.com.
Next to take the microphone was Kevin Fisher, the CEO of
CEA Logistics, but he was here under the guise of Legacy of the Legends.
This is a new company whose aim is to create high class events utilizing
famous names from the world of sport.
The first of these events will bring former Manchester United players
Clayton Blackmore, Denis Irwin, Lee Sharpe and Andy Cole to Bangkok &
Pattaya.
This will feature gala dinners at the Plaza Athanee in Bangkok and the
Centara Grande Mirage & Spa in Pattaya, where guests will be treated to a
five course meal, world class entertainment and of course a chance to meet
these four sporting heroes.
Golf days followed by dinner will also take place at Riverdale Golf course
in Bangkok and Phoenix golf course in Pattaya. For more details go to:
www.legacyoflegends.org.
The last sponsor was the venue and unfortunately no one was on hand from the
Hard Rock to make a short speech.
The event was not as well attended as some may have hoped, but this meant
that those who were there were able to have in depth conversations learning
about other businesses and in the meantime promoting their own.
Details of the next joint chambers event will be published in the Pattaya
Mail.
