I walked into the main ballroom at this year's AA-ISP Leadership summit and was completely blown away. I stood in the back of the room just staring at a sea of people. Whoa! What's happening here? Just 3 years ago, there were about 60 people attending this conference; and now we've hit over 400 people.
I give full credit to our founders, Larry Reeves and Bob Perkins. These two guys have been plugging along the past few years, growing this professional association way beyond just membership - into a movement and an industry. And because Larry and Bob have such solid leadership values, high integrity, and a strong work ethics - and because they are so nice - the people it attracts are full-bodied, amazing professionals.
I feel right at home with this group - we share my favorite topic, inside sales. And we are all doing so much work towards elevating the visibility and viability of this profession - it is spectacular.
Best of all, we support each other. Yesterday's annual awards ceremony announced some winners - thank you, thank you, thank you! I am so honored and humbled to be recognized for the THIRD year in a row as one of the TOP 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals. Congrats to all the other winners in all categories - especially Art Sobczak for winning the Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the godfather of inside sales in my world (even though he's younger than me.
Stay tuned for more highlights and a few out-takes.