PMPA 2014 Leadership Conference Update – Las Vegas, February 21-23
By Barry Butters
The PMPA leadership conference (formally, the PMPA’s 2014 Management Update Conference) which took place in Las Vegas, NV on
February 21-23, 2014 was a huge success.
As a first-time attendee, I can speak first-hand to the welcoming atmosphere, as everyone went out of their way to greet and engage with all of us who attended the conference for the first time. This year, the conference had a record number of attendees, and the featured speakers had a plethora of great messages.
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At every session, the energy was so high, it could almost be felt. The opening session, was delivered by Dan Thurmon, a dynamic speaker who proposes embracing the “unbalanced life.” Dan put his words to the test as he actually juggled—even pedaling on a unicycle—as he talked to us frankly about how everything is possible. We were impressed not only with his talent, but also with his clear message.
On Saturday, John Guzik and Omar Nashashibi of The Franklin Partnership, updated the PMPA members on the political state of affairs that affect the business climate for PMPA members. They took us through the day in the life of many of the politicians they call on, in order to give members a better understanding of what they do for the PMPA.
Ryan Millar, a former Olympic USA Volleyball Team player, who competed in three Olympic Games and helped the team win the first gold in twenty years at the Beijing Games, shared talked about accountability at work and in our personal lives.
All in all, it was an extraordinary and thoroughly inspiring event, which I look forward to attending next year.
