We are getting the truck cleaned up so we can be in the line up in front of the Roberts Center in Wilmington OH. Once the truck is all shined and the tires lettered it rains! We end up wiping the truck down once again before we go inside to clean up for the reception. This year marks the 10 year anniversary of http://www.expeditersonline.com/ and was the brainchild of Lawrence and Debbie McCord. EO has been instrumental in getting many expediters into the business and then spreading the knowledge to keep their businesses afloat. This was our 6th year of attending the Expo and this one was one of our favorites with a lot of firsts. We had many impromptu meetings of forum members and below is pictured Dynamite 1, 1/2 of Team Caffee, Terry of TerryandRene', Jeannie, Piper1 who are all contributors to the forums.
This year I was the host of a workshop on Networking that lasted two hours. I had lots of help from other forum members and moderators and really felt as if we reached a lot of people. Our attendees included drivers who have been driving for many years to people just starting to research a career move. All seemed to enjoy the workshop with very few taking the time to leave their chair without hurrying back. I was also interviewed live on the Dave Nemo show on Friday morning. When I found out this was really going to happen I almost had a stroke and then went into general panic mode. Between the support of Bob and Henry Albert who got stuck practicing with me over and over again I made it through the interview and actually had a very good time. I have no clue what I said or what questions were asked but I know the time just flew by and I was not done talking! Good grief I think I have become a chatterbox.
I would really like to thank Henry Albert for all of his patience and the awesome job he did showing his Cascadia to the Expedite Crowd. If you have not read his blog here is the link: http://sliceoftruckerlife.com/blogs/henry-albert/ Eric of ebsprintin also was really instrumental in keeping me on track of what I wanted to get across in the workshop.
This Expo was the best one I have been to and the time just flew by. I know by the time we had our "liftgate" bbq the last night I was totally exhausted and brain dead! Cannot wait till next year so we can do it all over again.
congratulations on a job well done!...sounds like it was a good time and that your session went over great!...speaking in front of a group, even when you know your subject, isn't always easy. glad the expo went so well!
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