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My Visit to beBee Headquarters in Madrid

My Visit to beBee Headquarters in Madrid

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I've been to Europe but never to Spain. And so I was very excited to see Madrid and so many of the folks @beBee I have been interacting with from here in New York on a regular basis. I'm going to keep this cup of "honey" light by using few words and lots of pictures and a video or two. So I share my journey with you and hopefully you will enjoy it.

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A Timely Approach - My First Sunrise Over Madrid

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When I got to Madrid,  I was honored to have co-Founder Javier Camara pick me up from the airport and we headed right to the office where I was greeted by the staff. It was an enormously warm moment as every single person greeted me and shook my hand (and a few pecks on the cheek ;-). I brought with me a whole bunch of NYC baseball caps and this is the frenzy that followed:

Of course got to explore Madrid and mostly that involved eating... And eating and eating and eating...

I went out to lunch with Javier and our other co-founder Juan Imaz (who is hilariously funny, btw) several times. And each time they would eat this kind of Gazpacho, which quite frankly, I thought it was a bit foul. 

Considering, that Javier is like a foot taller than me and Juan is 6 inches taller, there must be something in that soup. Despite the soup issues, we had loads of fun and food:

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533cfabd.jpgJavier and I did get to spend a nice evening touring Madrid


Buzz On!

@MSweetwood

Comments

Preston 🐝 Vander Ven

2 years ago #22

You put this place on my bucket list to visit

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #21

#45
Oh how sexy you'll look Paul \! I will even do you a favor and order one for you LOL!

Fran 🐝 Brizzolis

7 years ago #20

BeBee en estado puro. Genial chicos!

Belen Robles

7 years ago #19

Happy to know you had a good time in my city Matt Sweetwood. Madrid is one of the most cosmopolitan, welcoming and interesting cities to visit&enjoy. I recommend all of you to visit Madrid at least once...here nobody feels foreign!

Belen Robles

7 years ago #18

Happy to know you had a good time in my city. Madrid is one of the most cosmopolitan, welcoming and interesting cities to visit&enjoy. I recommend all of you to visit Madrid at least once...here nobody feels foreign!

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #17

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Will you bring something to Madrid other than swimming trunks Paul \, not that I care, just asking LOL!

Mohammed Abdul Jawad

7 years ago #16

Aha...Matt Sweetwood You have made an essential trip to beBee headquarters. You will relish your memorable experience, with all that face-to-face meetings, fun gatherings, exploration around the office and sharing enthusiasm with the great beBee team members. :)

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #15

This was great to watch Matt Sweetwood and his son, priceless photo. Thanks for this!! Live video, should be a lot of fun!

Matt Sweetwood

7 years ago #14

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I agree. Madrid Does Rock.

David B. Grinberg

7 years ago #13

Wow, Matt Sweetwood rolled out the "red carpet" for your visit. Kudos to you, Matt, for all of the incredible work you are doing to put this wonderful social startup "on the map" in the USA. Your efforts are admirable and impressive, indeed. Good luck with SEC2SV, which sounds very exciting and promising. Wishing you all the best and much continued success!
Madrid rocks !
Great to have you in Spain Matt Sweetwood .Thanks for sharing.

Mamen 🐝 Delgado

7 years ago #10

Great report Matt Sweetwood!!! Glad you had a good time in Madrid. Next time we'll meet and we'll go to have "bocadillo de calamares" and the best "torreznos" in the world!! Show must go on!!! ✨

Pascal Derrien

7 years ago #9

Great field report , great city been there numerous times had staff based there for a while :-)

Wayne Yoshida

7 years ago #8

Thanks for the virtual tour Matt Sweetwood - I'd like to see more beBee Hq staff profiles. It would be great to meet the folks who are working hard in the background for all of us.

Michael D. Davis

7 years ago #7

Thanks for sharing Matt Sweetwood ! Looks like you had a great time and the office staff appears to be very happy. That's a great sign for any company. I'm looking forward to hearing more about all the new features of beBee. By the way Matt, on that long trip back home you can catch up on the articles you've missed on #thedailychalkboard! [ : > { ) } (Yes, I've decided it's time to grow a beard again after seeing all those guys in the Madrid beBee office. I want to be able to fit in if I ever have an opportunity to visit!)

Larry Boyer

7 years ago #6

Thanks for the the tour and look at beBee HQ. I guess all I can say now is they need more Red Sox hats! :)

Dean Owen

7 years ago #5

Great call on the hats! I had to chuckle on the Gaspacho. It is so refreshing, the perfect summer soup. Gave me an idea for a future post, Gazpacho vs Vichyssoise, The battle of the cold soups! I already did "A European Showdown - Jamón Ibérico vs Prosciutto di Parma". I love the office atmosphere. Great buzz! Glad you enjoyed the social media capital of Europe.

Milos Djukic

7 years ago #4

Fractals forever :)

Matt Sweetwood

7 years ago #3

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Selfie Mood on a Cell Phone

John White, MBA

7 years ago #2

Enjoyed the ride, Matt Sweetwood! Looks like it was a great trip!

Matt Sweetwood

7 years ago #1

Javier beBee

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