I had lunch yesterday with a fascinating entrepreneur named John Ingrisano — turns out, we have a lot in common. The way we connected is pretty humorous, too…

Those of you who live in big cities probably bump into kindred spirits all the time — the thing that makes this encounter so interesting is that John and I live on the Door Peninsula in a small town called Algoma with a population of 3,500. Not exactly Silicon Valley! So, finding another blogger in our community who is also addressing the needs of small business owners is a pretty amazing find…

Even more funny is the fact that John and I serve on some of the same community boards, but never bothered to check one another out. I’ve known of him, and the fact that he was a freelance writer, for months — never bothered to check out his site. Maybe the funniest thing of all is that I’ve been meaning to ask John if he’s heard about blogging and come to find out the The Freestyle Entrepreneur is one of the top rated blogs for entrepreneurs in the country! LOL. Joke’s on me…

It will be interesting to see if John and I are able to collaborate at all on any areas of mutual interest as there is some overlap in what we do. In the meantime, what are the takeaways from this post? First of all, check out The Freestyle Entrepreneur and subscribe — John’s perspective on the entrepreneurial life is refreshing and entertaining. Second — great networking opportunities are all around you. Wake up! ;-)