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Rick Caruso, Boxed Lunches and a Process Server Party Crasher: Inside the Curious Case of TEDx Beverly Grove

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A recent event meant to gather top minds in Los Angeles turned out to be a flop – one that industry insiders and social types can’t stop gossiping about, Variety has learned.

TEDx Beverly Grove was held on March 14, billed by organizers as a “rare L.A. moment when a room full of strangers agrees to do the hardest thing: pay attention. Because attention is where change begins.”