We had a great dinner last night at Grand Rapids Brewing Company ... tried a few different beers and had fish and chips. Great visiting with Russ, Susan, Cathy, Matt and Linda. Jan went to a Mexican Restaurant.
We enjoyed our second day of the Mastermind and got some great ideas for the store. We ran into Dan Holman (our inventory planner) in the lobby and had a drink with Dan, Lynn, Lisa (Lynn's store manager) and Genevieve (Robyn met her at a Promotions Seminar last fall). Trudy and Julie (the Retail Success Summit self described mascots) were also in the lounge. Miranda, Kate and Shawna showed up late in the afternoon and we went for dinner at the Sports Pub in the hotel.
The Retail Success Summit started on Monday morning and we had a full day of learning. We went for dinner at San Chez. We stretched Shawna out of her comfort zone a little with tapas and the San Chez version of a Bellini ... the stretching would continue, but that is tomorrow's story.
The last day of the Summit was another full day ... and then off to The BOB - a restaurant/bar (what a great name!) - its actually stands for Big Old Building. Trudy organizes this after Summit event each year. It is great to visit with other retailers. We visited with Sharleen and Brendan from Elevate and Crystal, Pauline and Julie from Crystal Media, Deb from Mastermind and Bob, Susan, Sam and Joe Negen. Then, believe it or not, off to Karoake at Sharleen and Brendan's urging. Robyn, Kate, Miranda and shy Shawna got up and sang Shania Twain.
Early flight in the morning on July 1 and back home in the afternoon.
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