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Full of Thankfulness My list of what I am grateful is long but I want to share a few of my favorites. First I am grateful for my three children’s health and happiness. I am grateful for my husband, my dad and all my family. I am grateful my home has a roof to provide …

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Nov 16

Guest Post from my BFF (about a Thanksgiving with my family)

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My favorite Thanksgiving memory is from two years ago when my BFF worked my ass off. Some background: I grew up in a small family so though the kitchen was important it wasn’t as important as most families. We didn’t have huge dinners, at Thanksgiving or any other times. I married into a family who …

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Nov 15

The end is really the beginning

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Want an opening to end user relationships? So, what do you do after the project is over? If you are asked for a maintenance package do you keep a copy? Do you make one even if it’s not required? An idea I had when I was a distributor was to follow up with the end …

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Nov 10

I Want YOU!

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To contact me so I can help you increase your business. Here are just a few ways I can. Did you know I can help you with quotes for Mesker hollow metal or Design Hardware? Just send me your take off and I can price up the material for you. Need a sample of any …

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Nov 08

ReCharging the Batteries

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Inspiration/Motivation

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I took time out this weekend to do something I love. On Saturday I woke up before the sun which also happened to be the first cold day of the season in central Florida, a chilly 37 degrees. I drove about 50 mins to spend 8 hours in the middle of the Osceola National Forest …

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Nov 03

NAWIC Image on Leadership

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I opened my mailbox and there was the NAWIC Image, the award winning publication of the National Associate of Women in Construction. It is always full of interesting articles highlighting the efforts, causes and issues of NAWIC members and the construction industry. The current issue is about leadership. What are the characteristics that you look …

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Nov 01

Fall Back…on the basics

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This coming weekend we gain an hour as we “fall back” ending daylight savings time. I, like a lot of folks, think about gaining an extra hour of sleep. I am also thinking how in just a few short months of a crazy work schedule I have already gotten away from the basics I set …

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Oct 29

Tweet Tweet

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Websites aren’t enough anymore, now the question is: Are you Tweeting? Are you on Facebook? What about LinkedIn? Do you have a blog? All very relevant questions in today’s society. Budgets are tight and social media offers a way to get your product in front of your customer for little to no money. Gone are …

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Oct 27

Cornerstones

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It has been an interesting time to become an independent representative in our current business climate. We have new ways of getting our product to the attention of customers: the internet and with that social media. But putting the product in front of a potential client only goes so far. If you don’t deliver …

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Oct 25

AIA Jacksonville Trade Show

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The AIA Jacksonville Trade Show was a rewarding event. It offered me an intimate environment to speak one on one with architects about the products I represent. Two architects specifically requested I contact them in the next few weeks. That is invaluable. I will definitely be back next year and look for other AIA events …

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Oct 20

Fooooooorrrreeeee!

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Mesker Door participated in the Dick Graf Memorial Golf Tournament for the DHI (Door & Hardware Institute) Sunshine State Chapter last Friday. It was held at the beautiful Falcon’s Fire Golf Club in Orlando on an incredible Florida Fall Day! John Kay and Mike Overton w/KBO Sales volunteered to head up the event this year …

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Oct 18

NAWIC Tour Construction Institute at Santa Fe College

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I had the pleasure of touring the Charles R. Perry Construction Institute’s pilot project at the Santa Fe College with my NAWIC group. It is a 1200 square foot modular home built in 2 sections put together at the home site. Funding was provided by a grant from Alachua County. The institute was named to …

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