National Sales Meeting–The Homestead in Virginia

I left January 11 to attend my National Sales meeting at The Homestead. This was the second NSM at The Homestead. Two years ago I did two different blogs: one here and one here.

This was a different meeting for a few reasons. First of all, my manager (Charlie) received word that his son-in-law passed away while at the meeting. Wheeler (Charlie’s son-in-law) had been battling cancer and while it was not a huge shock, it was quite sad. The whole team took it pretty hard.

Secondly, I found out one of my favorite leaders, Sharron Barnett, was retiring. Sharron is a very special lady and she happens to be the inventor/patent holder for lufenuron. Unless you work in Veterinary Medicine/Agriculture, you will probably not know what that is, but it is A BIG DEAL. It is one of the main ingredients in one of the products I represent.

I absolutely adore Sharron and was thrilled to find out they were having a retirement roast for her and another co-worker named Charlie.

Even Brad Pitt came to wish them well…

She had no idea what she was in for. There were many speakers on her and Charlie’s behalf. It was really sweet and touching. I might have cried a few times.

After the “roast”, both Sharron and Charlie had huge lines of fans to give hugs and special words.

Thirdly, I was awarded the 2013 District Rep of the Year for the Southern District. This is a huge honor and I have been working towards this award for the past 7 years. Sadly, Charlie could not be there to give me the award himself as I would have valued his words very much. Overall, I am quite honored and want to make my team stronger each day.

Finally, we launched a new product that is pretty freaking awesome so I have been quite busy.

I did not take many photos at this NSM (besides at the roast), but it was great to see some old friends and welcome back Katie T. I need to go work to make this year great.

Love and Hugs, Lizzie