On the 22nd January 2008, my best friend, Chris Elson, got one of his birthday presents a day late. The present cannot be simply bought from a gift shop and nor can it be exchanged for an iPod. Instead it’s a newspaper article worthy of exposure and influence in the Mobile industry and future growth of consumer mobile.

The Australian IT has written about Chris in the Ambition section, where people appointed in market influencing businesses are talked about. In this case, the article described his recent position at Dialogue Communications where Chris was appointed as the New-Media Sales Head in the Sydney office.

Chris and I met in 2006, where he was a client at the company I used to work for (Wiliam). A few months after our initial meet, he was offered a role at Wiliam and at half past 6 on his first day you would have seen the two of us and the MD crack open a bottle of wine on the boardroom table. Next thing I knew, I was hypnotised by the magic of cocktails through Chris’ recommendation and suave taste for the combination of fruit and alcohol. Several bars near our office in the city were experimented with, and only a select few made a lasting impression.

Chris and I played fairly strong roles at Wiliam where his strong skill in sales and my technical jargon helped bringing in business and growing existing clients. Together we worked well, and of course generated revenue – but more importantly introduced most if not all of the people at Wiliam experience the ruthless force of the Miami Fist (a cocktail co-founded by Chris Elson and Miles Sowden). “Lead by example” - as we sometimes say.

In 2007, Chris and I departed Wiliam but the friendship never wore off. Today we cross paths when walking to work every morning. Though on most Tuesday evenings you can catch us at our mid way point from work for a cocktail evening at Pier26 - where I’m sure Chris won’t hesitate to sign your copy of the Austrlaian IT!

Read the Australian IT article by clicking here