360Flex preso - Jesse Warden's Super Deluxe Edition

Jesse Warden was one of the presenters people were looking forward to seeing at 360|Flex Atlanta.  As an organizer, it's very rare to actually catch any sessions.  The last and, to be honest, only 360|Flex session I've ever seen in totality was Jesse's session at the very first show in San Jose. Jesse is a great presenter.  His personality comes through in his presention style, which is not an easy thing to do...especially for a programmer.

During Atlanta, Jesse Warden came down with some health issues.  You can read about the details on his blog.  Everyone at the conference was majorly bummed.  We kept the audience up to date with info during the keynotes.  You can see one of our slides below.  Doug and Juan picked up Jesse's session along with participation from others in the audience, so the session still transpired.  However, people were still very excited about hearing how JesterXL came to be and how Jesse built his brand.

The great thing about the Flex community is how classy people are. Jesse didn't have to do anything since needing an operation is more than a valid reason to bail on a conference presentation. However, he took time on his own to record the presentation for you. Now, I'll be the first to admit, it's not the high energy treatment you get from Jesse in person. I think that's because he feeds off the audience and a camera doesn't make for much energy to feed off of. However, it still has Jesse's mannerisms and sweet quotables such as "That's lame sauce!"

Before starting at Workday, I thought about going independent and John made the leap to being an Indie long ago.  For those of you aspiring for the rock star status of folks like Doug or Jesse, this preso is a great eye opener and chalk full of great advice.  It's a bit long as Jesse doesn't skimp on the details, but it's well worth the time to watch.

Bravo, Jesse for still delivering your ATL preso even if a bit late.

One thing Jesse's mentions as being important is your network.  There's no better place in the world to build your Flex network than 360Flex.  Register now before it's too late.