I had the great pleasure to attend the first Steemit meet-up in Sarasota, Florida. The event was hosted by the man himself 
Jerry answered everyone's questions and talked one on one with everyone there. He has a wealth of information, especially of online marketing and crypto coins. This event was a great opportunity to meet other "Steeians" or "Steemers", not sure which one is correct. This was a very diverse group of people. There was a range of time on Steemit from a year to someone who has been doing it for only a few days, to another that is waiting to get approved. There were travel bloggers, public speakers, authors and a host of everything you can imagine. There was even a book editor, I hope she is not reading this, as my punctuation and spelling is my weak point. I sometimes spellll the same word wronng thre tiemes in the same snetance. Haha.
The conversations I had with many at the meet-up were enlightening, encouraging and helpful. I made a few new friends! I will be following everyone to see their journeys on Steemit!
Jerry with 
Here is a video of intros and questions Jerry did with us!
What a great time! A Red Letter Day! Thanks to Jerry and Co Create for providing the venue. Sarasota was lucky to have the first meet-up in Florida! I can't wait for the next one!
Below are some on the attendees. If you aren't on the list just comment below.
Thanks!
@johnnyray, @lindsayimwold, @livingwaters, @terrybrock, @lexiconical, @markvance, @ginacarr, @bcharles65, @josephmcconnell, @caveproject, @cheshire-wolf, @generation