03-10-09 Burbank DES Sales Meeting

Well... It was going to be an open week but Scott Sheenhan who is the new director of our division was having a sales meeting in our offices right next to the Burbank Airport.

I was rather flattered that he would want me to come as I am not really in sales other than supporting the actual salesmen that are out there.

I only needed to be there for the Wednesday meeting but Scott asked me at the last minute if I could join them in the afternoon on Tuesday.

I was supposed to fly out of Salt Lake at 1:45PM but I took a chance and went to the Airport at 5:30am to try and fly standby on the 7:15am flight so I could get into Burbank around noon.

Now this is not as bad as it sounds. I fly USAirways almost every time and because I fly so much I have reached Chairman status. There are a few perks that come with this status such as:

1. Seven days before the flight I automatically get upgraded to first class for free if there are seats open... and there are ALWAYS seats open :)

2. If I try to Fly standby I am moved to first on the list unless there is another Charmian with more miles on the list.

3. If I by a ticket that is full price I am guaranteed a seat on the plane even if it is oversold.

So I knew there was a few seats open and therefore knew I would get on the flight.

The meetings were very interesting and I believe we got a great deal done. This means the traveling really begins! :)

I was asked my opinion several times by Scott and the other sales guys and it meant a lot to me that they would think my input was important.


This is the room where we spent both days... the second day we went for 11.5 hours!








We ate a BJ's Brewery and Restaurant and it was very good. From left to right it was Scott Sheehan, Chuck Davidson, Kendall Eckman, Shannon Woolgar, Rich Threadgill, and Jerry Lewis (to the left of Jerry Lewis is Chris Piscatteli (SP).








This Chuck Davidson and Kendall Eckman. Chuck is the Salesman over the Eastern United States and Canada and Kendall is over the Western United States and Canada. I spend most of my time with them and they are a blast to work with!!






Scott made a valiant effort to draw the United States







OK... Not that Valiant!








We ate lunch both days at the little cafe that they had in the business park. Surprisingly it was not that bad!



Ray Brooksby and Richard Threadgill. Ray is in the Stake Presidency where he lives.







Scott and Chris... Scott is seeming to have a little problem with his Pizza!









Chuck and Shannon... Shannon seems to be having an interesting time navigating the sprite bottle







The only sad part of the whole trip is that this is the first time in years I have gone to the LA area and not eaten a Tommy Burger. I have been asked what this is and I will just give the URL... Tommy Burger Just click on the Blue text