{"id":85,"date":"2009-11-03T12:38:50","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T16:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bellwether-asicentral.com\/bellblog\/2009\/11\/03\/photos-from-this-years-asi-power-summit\/"},"modified":"2009-11-10T14:07:05","modified_gmt":"2009-11-10T18:07:05","slug":"photos-from-this-years-asi-power-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellwether-asicentral.com\/bellblog\/2009\/11\/03\/photos-from-this-years-asi-power-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos From This Year’s ASI Power Summit!"},"content":{"rendered":"

ASI’s third annual Power Summit is in full swing at La Costa Resort & Spa in sunny Carlsbad, CA. Two hundred of the industry’s most prominent professionals are here, taking part in panel discussions on topics like safety and legislation issues, new media for marketing and challenges for the industry for 2010 and enjoying many great networking events.<\/p>\n

I’m moderating a panel at 8:30 am, Cali time, on the topic of keeping employees motivated in a down economy with Lon McGowan, owner of iClick, my pal Eric Johnson (aka, “E”), executive vice president of Halls & Co., Tina Montgomery, president\/CEO of L.W. Barrett Co. Inc., Fred Albrecht, founder and co-owner of Proforma Albrecht Co. and Mark Ziskind, COO of Counselor<\/em> Top 40 distributor Caliendo-Savio Enterprises (CSE) — all of whom have been on Counselor’s<\/em> “Best Places to Work” list for the past two years. With this fabulous panelists, it should be awesome<\/p>\n

More later and enjoy the photos!
\nCheers!
\n— M<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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When last year’s Power Summit attendees said they wanted more networking time, we responded with our own version of “speed dating” for networkers, in which people sat at a circular table and rotated seats so they could meet 10 new people in 20 minutes. It was a hit!<\/em><\/font><\/td>\n(From left): Here’s my BFF Jim Hagan, president of Counselor Top 40 supplier Sweda and a member of Counselor’s Power 50 this year; Neal Harper, Logomark’s COO and owner Trevor Gnesin’s <\/em>consigliere; and the illustrious Trevor himself. LOVE these guys!!!<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Scott Pearson, vice president of merchandising for Sweda and the genius behind their “24”-themed YouTube videos touting the company’s 24-hour service, gets ready to show Trevor Gnesin, owner of Logomark and a member of Counselor’s Power 50, the love.<\/em><\/font><\/td>\nOn the second night of the Power Summit, I hosted a table of some of my industry favorites including, from the left, Scott Siegel, owner of R.S. Owens; Todd Singleton, owner of The Singleton Co. Inc. — who was on our “Marketing with New Media” panel and did an awesome job; and the lovely and talented Laura Holt, a Geiger MVP.<\/em><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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A view of La Costa’s spectacular golf course from view on the patio of the resort’s Legends Grille.<\/em><\/font><\/td>\nWhen we arrived on Friday and took a tour of the facility, ASI executive vice president\/publisher Rich Fairfield, Counselor editor Andy Cohen and education coordinator Dana Reaume and I came upon an Oktoberfest Party, complete with lederhosen-clad musicians playing polka.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Here’s Rich Fairfield, Dana Reaume and Andy Cohen, posing with the Oktoberfest mascot.<\/em><\/font><\/td>\nA view of the Resort Pool, where dinner will be held on Monday night and this year’s Counselor “Power 50” will be announced.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Because we were here on Halloween, the fun and festive staff at La Costa got into the spirit by donning costumes. “Medusa” was our cocktail waitress at the Blue Fire Grille.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\nASI Show director of operations Cheryl Childers, senior vice president\/editor-in-chief Melinda Ligos and Rich Fairfield at La Costa’s Blue Fire Grille the night before ASI’s third annual Power Summit began.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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ASI vice president of supplier sales Ron Ball and Dana Reaume at dinner on Saturday night.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\nJo-an Lantz, executive vice president of Counselor Top 40 distributor Geiger (left) and Vera Muzzillo, co-CEO of Counselor Top 40 distributor Proforma. LOVE my pal Jo-an’s butterscotch leather jacket!<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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A group shot of all industry attendees at ASI’s Power Summit, for an upcoming issue of Counselor.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\nSunday night’s dinner was held outdoors, on La Costa’s Terrace Lawn. It was chilly, but fun!<\/em><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Industry BFF’s Marc Simon, president of Counselor Top 40 distributor HALO\/Lee Wayne (left) and Jonathan Isaacson, president of Counselor Top 40 supplier Gemline.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\nSuzie Gunsauls, vice president of sales for Counselor Top 40 supplier Sweda (left) and Tina Montgomery, president\/CEO of distributor company L.W. Barrett.<\/em><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Barry Deutsch, vice president of sales for Counselor Top 40 distributor BDA (left) and Memo Kahan, owner of Counselor Top 40 distributor PromoShop.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\n(From left): Ira Neaman, president of Counselor Top 40 supplier Vantage; Kris Robinson, vice president of Counselor Top 40 distributor PromoShop, ASI’s Melinda Ligos and Andy Cohen.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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(From left): Shepenco’s Dan Townes, Todd Singleton, owner of distributor The Singleton Co. Inc., and PromoShop’s Memo Kahan.<\/em> <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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