Members of our Southwestern family Patrick and Julie (Cate) Kelly need our prayers this Christmas. We ask for your prayers as Patrick is battling his 2nd brain tumor in the past 7 years.
Southwestern Company alumnus Governor Rick Perry made time for current Southwestern Advantage dealers at a chance encounter last week in Iowa. I am sure it will not surprise you that he did quite well as a bookman.
After much thoughtful dialogue throughout this year, Joni Bicknese is hanging up the career counseling shoes she has worn for 13 years to carry her unique abilities to another opportunity, as yet unnamed. It’s a bittersweet time as we experience a combination of uncomfortable, yet exciting renaissance for Joni and Southwestern Career Services. Joni [...]
Southwestern Company alumni Peter & Whitney (Gilbert) Ferré have been named as honorees for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s 11th Annual Promise Gala to take place on Saturday, April 16, 2011.
Southwestern Company Host Family I always loved how my summers selling with Southwestern Company renewed my faith in the goodness of people. My summers are filled with stories of kind-hearted people that extended their generosity to a stranger. No one is a better example of this than a Southwestern host family. While there is a [...]
Southwestern Company alumnus Haley Price was a keynote speaker at the 2011 Great Recruiter’s Seminar in Nashville. After her summers in the Southwestern internship, Haley worked in global advertising sales for Microsoft in New York for over 4 years. She also is the author of “Today is the Best Day of My Life”, and has [...]
Ella and Steve are involved with a wonderful ministry that brings hope and healing to families with a child stricken with cancer. Blue Skies, is a a ministry that takes families who are facing life-threatening childhood illnesses for a week-long beach retreat in Florida.
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Taking calls from Southwestern alumni is one of my favorite responsibilities as the Southwestern Company Alumni Specialist. (weird title – I know) Almost five years into my role working with Southwestern alumni I have heard a ton of great bookfield stories, can list Southwestern sales managers back into the 1960′s, know almost all of Southwestern’s [...]
Earlier this week, we conducted our first webinar for Southwestern Company alumni. We received great response from our alumni. I enjoyed hearing from alumni excited to hear Dan Moore’s pearls of wisdom on Southwestern success principles. Three minutes before the webinar started, I was taken back to my first day on the bookfield. Despite having trained [...]
