Wow.. I have been in Utah for a week, and have spent the last 2 days in meetings with the Advisory Board, the Corporate Team and Stampin' Up! owner, Shelli Gardner at the headquarters in Riverton. I am just overflowing with emotion and appreciation for this wonderful company and its leaders. What a neat experience to hear from each Corporate Team member and learn about what their departments do at Stampin' Up!, and what an honor to be able to give our feedback and input!
On the fun side…. here I am with UPS Ken (from Convention)… Brent brought UPS Ken into the meeting and we all cracked up! I don't think I ever blogged about UPS Ken after Convention.. so a quick recap: There was a fun "commercial" shown on the big screens at Convention with Stampin' Up! Barbies and a UPS Ken, "advertising" to come to Convention next year! Then a UPS man came on stage at Convention with a box, and said he had a delivery, then hundreds of UPS workers circulated throughout the audience and handed out FREE STAMP SETS to everyone! We each got the Ronald McDonald House stamp set, as a gift from UPS for all the business Stampin' Up! gives them! Anyway.. it was a hoot!
So.. it was really fun to see the real UPS Ken yesterday!
One of the highlights of the last 2 days for me was going through Brent's department and seeing the fabulously creative artists who design all our stamp sets, and seeing the mega-talented design artists who stamp the samples that go in our publications! We also got to see how they decide what goes into the catalog on which page, etc., but if I told you any more than that, you'd have to shoot me… so…. my lips are sealed!
On the first day of meetings, we had lunch with Shelli and she gave us our Advisory Board rings.
L to R: Shelli, me, Aly, Joann, Tammie, Lynsay, Kim, Jen, Anna-Marie with Ronan.
Here is the box she gave us with the ring inside:
and the ring:
Here I am at the entrance to SU! next to our welcome sign:
After the first night of meetings, the AB had dinner with Shelli and a get together to get to know each other better.. it was a PJ party… here we are with Shelli in our matching PJ's:
Last night we had dinner at The Roof restaurant overlooking the Temple. We ate with Shelli and the Corporate Team and were able to give them more feedback, as well as visit and get to know them better. We took a group photo after dinner:
L to R: Shelli, Kim, me, Tammie, Anna-Marie, Aly, Joann, Lynsay, Jen
The view of the temple was stunning at dusk from the restaurant:
I am headed home later today… I have a downline meeting this weekend.. so you may not see me on my blog too much in the next day or 2.. but I'll try to post some of the great Christmas cards from our swap at the Founder's Circle Retreat last week.
Have a great day!
Patty-wow! How exciting it must be? Thanks again for taking the time to share your experiences with us! We are all truely grateful!
Thank you for sharing your pictures Patty! You have a wonderful blog and your work inspires me as a newer demonstrator.
Wow, Patty, I am so proud of you! I really appreciate that your share your journey with us!
Wow, so many amazing things you shared in this post!
Look at the gorgeous blue eyes on that UPS Ken! Does your husband know you’ve been hanging out with Ken while in Utah? ;P That Convention Barbie commercial was one of my favorite moment at Convention. I couldn’t get over all of the tiny details they had put in it, including the green shirt that matched the one sold at Convention!
I love the ring, too – and the box it came in!
Congrats again on making the AB – you’re going to have such a fabulous year, I’m sure!
Cindy
Congratulations Patty! Please keep telling us what happens, I’m living through you… and don’t forget us, the hobbyists, when you take so many important decisions 🙂
Have fun!
Ilse
Oh my gosh, Patty !!!! What an absolutely BEAUTIFUL ring !!!!! Congratulations my friend….enjoy every moment !!!
This is just so great! I am glad that you are having so much fun along with all the work. thanks for sharing with us. I have only been to the Roof one time and that was a couple of weeks ago. I have lived here all for 25 years and Let me tell you I was stuned. Lucky you!!!
What an incredible experience! Thanks for sharing it on your blog!
wanda
Oh the temple is beautiful!!! It’s obvious why you are so successful – congrats again and thanks for taking the time to send us updates (and to answer my question! :))
Lydia
WOW Patty!! That is awesome!! I would love to be there someday!! BUT for now…. You are TAGGED!! Go see my blog.
Hugs
Patty, So excited about you and your journeys and the Advisory board. I am so glad you are a member. Your blog has inspired me so much this past year. I have grown and hope to one day hold that position as well. My goal is to at least grace the stage during the next convention. I will be trying my best to get some recruits and make the designated amount required to cruise. I would so much like to get to know you better. The report on the founder’s circle was so marvelous. You are such a dear for filling us all in on the adventures. Loved looking thorough the windows of your camera. It is nice to know that SU spared no expense in taking care of our bestest demonstrators. Again Thanks for all that you so unselfishly share with us, The ring is so beautiful and your smile tells us that all the work has paid off and you couldn’t be happier. God bless you this year as you make some important decisions for all of us. I know you will do very well.
Debi Pippin
Inverness Florida
This is awesome, Patty! Congratulations again and thanks for sharing with us!
I am so glad that you had a wonderful time. They way you describe everything, I feel like I am there with you. Thanks for taking me along. I really needed the break. HAHA.
Have a safe trip home. Blessing to you
WOW Patty – what a journey you will be on this year starting with this meeting. Sounds like you all had a great time. Thank you for taking us along for the ride. Your photos and descriptions are such fun to see and read. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Annette
Hi Patti,
Can I say how much I have enjoyed your adventures through your blog! Right now all of this is a dream for me (I have signed up to be a demo three months ago) and I am enjoying learning so much through people like yourself and my fabulous upline. Being on the advisory board with Stampin’ Up! is an honour and even more rewarding when you can go to work each day and have fun doing.
Patty! What a pleasure to meet you! You are a wonderful bunch. Shelli did a great job picking you all from thousands of demonstrators. See you at Leadership ! x
Patty, Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with Stampin’Up! It’s almost like being with you in Utah. Your photos are wonderful to see with beautiful scenery and smiling faces. The pizza looked soooo good and the pink blanket so soft and warm. I am sure that the blanket was a welcome gift while you watched the movie as the desert cools down big time at night. You and all of the other ladies deserve to be treated like royality as you all have worked so hard to get where you are. I am in awe of all of you. Now its time for you to get back to reality, which is going to be really hard after being on cloud nine. Welcome home….Marlene
Patty,
A big congratulations for all your hard work, especially this year. You must be on “Cloud 9” — first Founder’s Circle and then Advisory Board! I want to thank you so very much for keeping me “in the loop” on all that was happening on your combined trips. I’m Aly’s mom (and downline) and I was just dying to hear all about it. I even got to see her pictures on your blog! So a big thank you for all your posts and pictures, and congratulations on a fabulous Stampin’ Up! year!
Thank you Patty for sharing all of your wonderful memories with us. What a special week for you and the others!! It is so encouraging to see how wonderful SU! treated all of you. You could see Shelli’s heart in everything. I can’t wait for the new samples and ideas coming from your blog. You must really be inspired even more!!!
Wow, Hooray for you! What an awesome experience! I love how so spoiled you all are! LOL! The rings, the gifts, sounds amazing!
I jsut had to say- did you LOVE the Roof?! My husband took me there for my 20th birthday. In all my expereince (LOL!) I was sooo impressed! Thought it was fabulous!
Thanks for sharing, Patty! Since I was on AB last year, I have been thinking about you gals every minute while you were gone, fondly remembering my trip!
Congratulations, Catherine
WOW! Patty, looks like you guys had a ton of fun and were very pampered while there. It was exciting to hear about your trip and read all your posts about the whole thing. Congratulations on the Founders Circle!
I had a question and I wondered if you might share. I had not found anything online much about it but how do you achieve being chosen for the Founders Circle?
Thanks for sharing…it has been fun.