A PERSONAL NOTE FROM ROSS GIBSON
I have too much wine
and nowhere to put it.
This is not a promotion. This is an honest explanation of a situation I need help with, and an offer I think a few YPO chapters might actually enjoy.
IMAGE — WINE COLLECTION / CELLAR — NANO BANANA
Over the years I built a wine collection in the United States. Reds mostly. Many of them 10 to 20 years old. Some older. Rhone, Chilean, Australian, Oregon Pinot, California Cab, a few South African bottles I forgot I had.
The problem is I live in Toronto. Canadian import rules make bringing them home more complicated than it is worth. So they sit in storage. I keep paying for it. The wine keeps getting older.
"I can sell them (tedious), cellar them indefinitely (pointless), or open them with people who will actually appreciate them."
I chose the third option. I have around 30 cases I am willing to move through this way. Two cases gets a room of 20 to 30 people well into an evening. Many of these bottles are valued at $30 to $75. A meaningful number are $200 to $400. A few go higher than that.
I am not selling them. I am sharing them with YPO chapters who want to host an evening around them.
THE ARRANGEMENT
Your chapter hosts me for two nights.
I bring the wine.
YOU PROVIDE
Two nights accommodation
A room of 20 to 30 members
An evening together
I BRING
Two cases of aged wine
Stories about what is in the bottles
Honest conversation about AI if the group wants it
A number of chapters have already asked whether I would do an AI workshop or informal session while I am there. I am happy to do that at no charge. It is not the point of the visit, but if the group is curious about what we are building at Aspiro and how we are implementing AI with leadership teams, I am an open book.
IMAGE — WORKSHOP / GROUP SETTING — NANO BANANA
FOR CONTEXT
I am Ross Gibson. I run Aspiro AI Studio, which helps C-suite executives and leadership teams implement AI in five days. I am a YPO member and have run AI workshops for chapters globally, including JS Bank Pakistan, multiple Canadian chapters, and others across North America.
The wine situation is real. The offer is genuine. If your chapter is interested, get in touch below.
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Interested in hosting?
Four fields. No commitment. Tell me about your chapter and what you have in mind.
I respond within one business day. Expect a personal note from Ross, not a sales call.