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.
It is with great sadness that we share with the Southwestern alumni family the passing away of John Liederbach on September 27. John was from Rockville, Maryland, but was a West Virginia Mountaineer through and through. Countless WVU students stayed and played over the years in his house off campus, the “Red Relaxer,” including many [...]
Southwestern Company’s own Kate Walker Raidt was interviewed for the September 2011 Parents magazine issue. Kate and her husband Daniel were interviewed about their relationship and the lessons learned through knowing each others “love languages.” Kate is the author and inspiration behind the SWparents site on Southwestern Advantage Online. Kate sold with Southwestern for 10 [...]
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 Great Recruiters Seminar Southwestern Company‘s Great Recruiters Seminar 2011 was highlighted by several alumni guest appearances. Our new product Dream Team provided a lot of knowledge and excitement for the attendees. The new online product, named Southwestern Advantage, consists of several elements, each under the development of a separate expert. Ethan Shen (4 [...]
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.
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 [...]
