I got to Sao Paulo, Brazil this morning. It is a long trip from Los Angeles but not as long had I taken another airline.
I flew LAN this time and it was very pleasant, but for a couple of inconveniences.
LAN has a direct flight from Los Angeles to Lima, Peru to Sao Paulo. There is a one hour layover in Lima. It is the same flight number; you just get off and then get back on the plane.
The service on LAN is superb, particularity in the business class, where they offer matching wines with every course. Additionally, LAN is putting in 180-degree lie flat seats for sleeping purposes, which is very comfortable and makes a big difference on a long trip like this.
The flight from Los Angeles to Lima is eight hours and from Lima to Sao Paulo is four hours and fifteen minutes, which makes the entire trip 13 hours and 15 minutes.
Here is my beef, as a business class passenger, we are called first to board the plane, yet, once we get on the bus to be taken to the airplane, since there was no jet way either in Los Angeles or in Lima, we had to wait another 15 minutes for the buses to fill up with all the passengers in the heat of Los Angeles and the heat and humidity of Lima. I would think that once the business class passengers are called and board the bus, they should be taken to the airport and the second bus should bring the rest of the passengers.
I am here in Brazil to meet with our winemakers and taste the new wines. I am very excited about this. As you know Brazil is producing world class wines and our highly rated and award winning PIZZATO Wines are superb and gaining exceptional reputation both in Brazil and in the United States.
I am also here to meet with our master distiller for our award winning Rio Joe’s Cachaça.
Stay tuned for new and exciting news about our Rio Joe’s Silver Cachaça and PIZZATO Wines.
It is getting late now and I will be meeting some friends for dinner. They eat dinner very late hear, no earlier that 10:00 p.m.
Stay tuned…
Stepan
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Rio Joe’s Carnaval Ball was a great success!
The 2008 Rio Joe’s Carnaval Ball was a great success. Everything fell into place very nicely. David, Dolores and Valeria did a great job. Congratulations and thank you for a fantastic Carnaval.
Of course when things happen as they are supposed to happen means that it took a lot of hard work and preparation, and this was no different.
The music was true Carnaval, the food was true Carnaval, and the drinks were true Carnaval, of course serving authentic Caipirinhas with the award winning Rio Joe’s Silver Cachaça and equally delicious PIZZATO Wines. Thank you, thank you.
I had never been at the Vault in Long Beach before but I was impressed. Great venue and the management did a great job in working with us to make sure that the event was a great success and everyone had a great time.
Pictures from the event will be coming soon. They are being developed (“LOL”).
Of course when things happen as they are supposed to happen means that it took a lot of hard work and preparation, and this was no different.
The music was true Carnaval, the food was true Carnaval, and the drinks were true Carnaval, of course serving authentic Caipirinhas with the award winning Rio Joe’s Silver Cachaça and equally delicious PIZZATO Wines. Thank you, thank you.
I had never been at the Vault in Long Beach before but I was impressed. Great venue and the management did a great job in working with us to make sure that the event was a great success and everyone had a great time.
Pictures from the event will be coming soon. They are being developed (“LOL”).
Overall it was a fantastic party where everyone had a great time and enjoyed the evening. It was a true Carnaval experience.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Rio Joe's Carnaval Ball 2008
Hello Brazilians,
(Everyone is Brazilian during Carnaval.)
Come and celebrate Carnaval at the Rio Joe's Carnaval Ball at the beautiful Vault 350 on Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach on Saturday, February 2, 2008 from 9 pm - 2 am.
Headlining the 2008 Rio Joe's Carnaval Ball are:
Katia Moraes, Pure Samba, SambaLeza dancers, Carlinhos do Pandeiro, Renni Flores, Bira Martins, and Kleber Jorge.
Of course no Carnaval will be complete without Caipirinhas made with the award winning Rio Joe's Silver Cachaça and delicious PIZZATO Wines from Brazil.
During the PARTY we will be give away Rio Joe's and PIZZATO hats, t-shirts, muddlers...
A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to help children's charities in Mexico and Brazil through the work of the LA-based non-profit group the Self-Enlightenment Institute.
All ages are welcome! Tickets for adults are $35 prior / $40 at the door, for tables $50 prior / $60 at the door, and for children ages 4-12, $20 / $25 at the door. For additional information on the Rio Joe's Carnaval Ball, visit http://www.carnaval.org/, email contact@carnaval.org, or telephone 562-508-4504.
It's the BIGGEST PARTY in town. Don't MISS it!
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Rio Joe's Brands, Inc.
is the leading importer, wholesaler and online retailer (http://www.riojoes.com/) of Brazilian wines and cachaças.
Look for Rio Joe's Silver Cachaça and PIZZATO Wines at your local wine stores and restaurants, including Brazilian restaurants.
Rio Joe's Brands, Inc.
800-200-1919
info@RioJoes.com
(Everyone is Brazilian during Carnaval.)
Come and celebrate Carnaval at the Rio Joe's Carnaval Ball at the beautiful Vault 350 on Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach on Saturday, February 2, 2008 from 9 pm - 2 am.
Headlining the 2008 Rio Joe's Carnaval Ball are:
Katia Moraes, Pure Samba, SambaLeza dancers, Carlinhos do Pandeiro, Renni Flores, Bira Martins, and Kleber Jorge.
Of course no Carnaval will be complete without Caipirinhas made with the award winning Rio Joe's Silver Cachaça and delicious PIZZATO Wines from Brazil.
During the PARTY we will be give away Rio Joe's and PIZZATO hats, t-shirts, muddlers...
A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to help children's charities in Mexico and Brazil through the work of the LA-based non-profit group the Self-Enlightenment Institute.
All ages are welcome! Tickets for adults are $35 prior / $40 at the door, for tables $50 prior / $60 at the door, and for children ages 4-12, $20 / $25 at the door. For additional information on the Rio Joe's Carnaval Ball, visit http://www.carnaval.org/, email contact@carnaval.org, or telephone 562-508-4504.
It's the BIGGEST PARTY in town. Don't MISS it!
===============================================
Rio Joe's Brands, Inc.
is the leading importer, wholesaler and online retailer (http://www.riojoes.com/) of Brazilian wines and cachaças.
Look for Rio Joe's Silver Cachaça and PIZZATO Wines at your local wine stores and restaurants, including Brazilian restaurants.
Rio Joe's Brands, Inc.
800-200-1919
info@RioJoes.com
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Insights on...Bob Parson's 16 Rules for Success
Bob Parson’s (of GoDaddy.com fame) 16 Rules for Success and my comments.
By: Stepan W. Baghdassarian, November 26, 2006
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone. Challenge yourself. Columbus would not have discovered America had he stayed in Italy, and Lindbergh would not have flown the Atlantic non-stop had he been content in flying only in the U.S.
2. Never give up. As Winston Churchill said “Never, never, never give up.”
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think. Take a deep breath and try again. Push yourself, you’ll be surprised what you’ll be able to accomplish.
4. With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be. At the same time, as long as you’re not dead, things are never as bad as they seem to be.
5. Focus on what you want to have happen. Don’t distract yourself with the negatives. Always keep a positive attitude and surround yourself with positive people. It is contagious.
6. Take things a day at a time. Do your best today. Tomorrow, improve on it.
7. Always be moving forward. If you stand still, you’re falling behind.
8. Be quick to decide. Indecision is worst than a bad decision.
9. Measure everything of significance. Just so that you see the fruits of your hard work and motivate yourself further.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate. You have to keep things under control.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing. Focus, Focus, Focus.
12. Never let anybody push you around. Do what you believe in and Focus, Focus, Focus. Don’t listen to naysayers and dream killers.
13. Never expect life to be fair. Success is the exception to the rule.
14. Solve your own problems. You created your own problems, solve them, learn from them and don’t repeat them.
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously. At a minimum you’ll feel better.
16. There’s always a reason to smile. Definitely J
Special Quote: “When you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true." Paulo Coelho from the Alchemist - a great book, one that I highly recommend.
I hope you enjoyed reading this blurb. I will send out similar blurbs from time to time. Send me your thoughts and comments.
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Thanks
Stepan W. Baghdassarian
By: Stepan W. Baghdassarian, November 26, 2006
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone. Challenge yourself. Columbus would not have discovered America had he stayed in Italy, and Lindbergh would not have flown the Atlantic non-stop had he been content in flying only in the U.S.
2. Never give up. As Winston Churchill said “Never, never, never give up.”
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think. Take a deep breath and try again. Push yourself, you’ll be surprised what you’ll be able to accomplish.
4. With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be. At the same time, as long as you’re not dead, things are never as bad as they seem to be.
5. Focus on what you want to have happen. Don’t distract yourself with the negatives. Always keep a positive attitude and surround yourself with positive people. It is contagious.
6. Take things a day at a time. Do your best today. Tomorrow, improve on it.
7. Always be moving forward. If you stand still, you’re falling behind.
8. Be quick to decide. Indecision is worst than a bad decision.
9. Measure everything of significance. Just so that you see the fruits of your hard work and motivate yourself further.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate. You have to keep things under control.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing. Focus, Focus, Focus.
12. Never let anybody push you around. Do what you believe in and Focus, Focus, Focus. Don’t listen to naysayers and dream killers.
13. Never expect life to be fair. Success is the exception to the rule.
14. Solve your own problems. You created your own problems, solve them, learn from them and don’t repeat them.
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously. At a minimum you’ll feel better.
16. There’s always a reason to smile. Definitely J
Special Quote: “When you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true." Paulo Coelho from the Alchemist - a great book, one that I highly recommend.
I hope you enjoyed reading this blurb. I will send out similar blurbs from time to time. Send me your thoughts and comments.
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Thanks
Stepan W. Baghdassarian
Insights on...Missed Opportunity
Insights on…
By: Stepan W. Baghdassarian, December 10, 2006
My friend Deborah Shames wrote the following:
“MISSED OPPORTUNITY: The holiday season is typically a time for vacation travel and social functions – but don’t overlook it for generating new business. Corporate and networking parties offer an opportunity to stay in front of colleagues, cement existing business relationships, and nurture new ones. Approach people you haven’t seen in awhile. During the conversation, put your full attention on them. (Nothing is more frustrating than speaking to someone who is scanning the room!) Ask probing questions. Be a good listener. Offer to provide a resource or connection that would be beneficial to them. And share a client anecdote, especially if it reveals a new aspect of your business.”
What Deborah is saying is very true and equally applicable in our personal relationships as well. A missed opportunity is a missed opportunity and it is never coming back.
In the song “Missed Opportunities” Hall & Oates wrote
“Keep on missing each other Our world's out of orderAll I see is missed opportunity.
The story is that Hall & Oates wrote this song after they missed meeting Elvis. Soon afterwards Elvis died.
I don’t mean to be overly dramatic, but I am making a point. If there is someone you would like to meet, just to have that person as a friend, send a Charismas card, invite them to a party that you’re having or your business is having. For the next two weeks, I will be attending at least one or two Holiday functions every night. These are great opportunities for me and I love going to these events and seeing old friends and meeting new people and getting to know them.
As my friend Chien J. Wang says “It’s not who you know, but who knows you.” Get to be known by others for something you do, for your area of specialization, for the resource you can be not only for the people who know you, but for their friends, colleagues and clients. Here the concept of MySpace is right on point. We gather “friends” and get on their pages. Now not only we are “friends” with those people but we are also available and accessible to their friends’ friends and they are equally accessible to us which presents us with great opportunities that hopefully we will not miss.
Special Quote: “What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down” Mary Pickford (1893- 1979)
”Merry Christmas & Happy New Year”
I hope you enjoyed reading this blurb and please pass it on to others if you think they will enjoy reading it as well. I will send out similar blurbs from time to time. Send me your thoughts and comments.
Thanks
Stepan W. Baghdassarian
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By: Stepan W. Baghdassarian, December 10, 2006
My friend Deborah Shames wrote the following:
“MISSED OPPORTUNITY: The holiday season is typically a time for vacation travel and social functions – but don’t overlook it for generating new business. Corporate and networking parties offer an opportunity to stay in front of colleagues, cement existing business relationships, and nurture new ones. Approach people you haven’t seen in awhile. During the conversation, put your full attention on them. (Nothing is more frustrating than speaking to someone who is scanning the room!) Ask probing questions. Be a good listener. Offer to provide a resource or connection that would be beneficial to them. And share a client anecdote, especially if it reveals a new aspect of your business.”
What Deborah is saying is very true and equally applicable in our personal relationships as well. A missed opportunity is a missed opportunity and it is never coming back.
In the song “Missed Opportunities” Hall & Oates wrote
“Keep on missing each other Our world's out of orderAll I see is missed opportunity.
The story is that Hall & Oates wrote this song after they missed meeting Elvis. Soon afterwards Elvis died.
I don’t mean to be overly dramatic, but I am making a point. If there is someone you would like to meet, just to have that person as a friend, send a Charismas card, invite them to a party that you’re having or your business is having. For the next two weeks, I will be attending at least one or two Holiday functions every night. These are great opportunities for me and I love going to these events and seeing old friends and meeting new people and getting to know them.
As my friend Chien J. Wang says “It’s not who you know, but who knows you.” Get to be known by others for something you do, for your area of specialization, for the resource you can be not only for the people who know you, but for their friends, colleagues and clients. Here the concept of MySpace is right on point. We gather “friends” and get on their pages. Now not only we are “friends” with those people but we are also available and accessible to their friends’ friends and they are equally accessible to us which presents us with great opportunities that hopefully we will not miss.
Special Quote: “What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down” Mary Pickford (1893- 1979)
”Merry Christmas & Happy New Year”
I hope you enjoyed reading this blurb and please pass it on to others if you think they will enjoy reading it as well. I will send out similar blurbs from time to time. Send me your thoughts and comments.
Thanks
Stepan W. Baghdassarian
If you would like to discontinue receiving similar e-mails in the future, please reply to this email with “remove” as your subject heading.
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