Expo West isn't about the booths, it's about who you break bread with. Last year
By Daniel Tejada 🚀 · February 21, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
Expo West isn't about the booths, it's about who you break bread with.
Last year, we stuffed over 100 people into Ruth's Chris right next to the convention center.
Brands. Retailers. Investors. All crammed into one room.
It was chaos. It was loud. It was exactly what networking should be.
We called it the Straight Up Growth Expo Happy Hour.
And the craziest part? Some of my best relationships came out of that room.
Not from a scheduled meeting or a pitch deck. From sharing a chat + drink.
This year we're switching it up.
Partnering with Chad Rogers and Lemonlight and Bobby Dietz at ATTN Agency to bring together CPG marketers, retail leaders, and ecommerce operators in a more relaxed setting.
Same energy. Better vibes.
People get networking wrong:
You don't build real relationships at booths. You build them over food and drinks when the walls come down.
My boys Dan and Tyler? We were some of the first Amazon marketers at Quiverr together.
Now we all run our own businesses.
But every year at Expo West, we still break bread.
That's how you know the relationships are real.
The deals that changed my business didn't happen in conference rooms.
They happened at events like this.
📍 JW Marriott Anaheim — Pool Bar Area
🗓️ Thursday, March 3rd @ 5:30 PM
Message me for the partiful link!
If you're going to be at Expo West and want to pull up, hit me up. Let's break bread. 🚀
Dan, Tyler, Lemonlight, ATTN Agency — see y'all there.
#expowest #cpg #networking