Playback - Spring 2008 - (Page 9)

27 {Learnivation{ lern-a-va-shen, noun 1: The act of learning, while gaining motivation to put the information to use 2: The state of being inspired by new ideas that can improve your life and business 3: Knowledge that increases one’s enthusiasm and drives his or her progress 4: See [NAMM University Sessions] “The industry leaders who were here all had a very interesting common theme … change. And so I’m here to learn from them about what they’ve learned and how they grew their businesses.” Peter Biltoft Wechter Guitars Paw Paw, Michigan 28 30 29 32 31 “I found the whole session pretty informative. As a business that’s been around for almost 30 years and as a smaller retailer, a lot of the issues hit close to home. It was good to hear some fresh perspectives on time management, [and] certain customer service practices that I thought were very informative.” 33 28. NAMM President/CEO Joe Lamond with panelists from the “Breakfast of Champions” session: Skip Maggiora, Bill Mendello, Ed Miller, Marty Albertson and Henry Juszkiewicz. Lindsay Petsch Maple Street Guitars Atlanta, Georgia 29. gretsch President and CEO Fred gretsch accepting the Milestone Award in celebration of his company’s 125th anniversary. 30. Myrna Sislen provides her spirited 34 perspective at a NAMM U Breakfast Session. 31. Danny Rocks gathering feedback from the audience. 32. Free breakfast and helpful business advice make NAMM U Breakfast Sessions the perfect way to start each day. Esther Daly Al’Bang’N’Strum’It Navan, Ireland 33. Talented musicians opened each morning session. 34. Liane Rockley shares her picks for “Best in Show.” “NAMM University is absolutely incredible—the wealth of talent that’s here giving advice for free. I spent many years in operational management in both England and Ireland and you could not buy the amount of information I’ve got from the last three days here. I got a massive amount of information to go back, digest and really use to put our business back on track.” SPRING 2008 9

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Playback - Spring 2008 Contents From the President NAMM Events Music in the News Bringing Recreational Music Making to Iraq Commercial Retail Reps in the Field New Domestic Members International Washington Watch NAMM Foundation Music Notes Resources Viewpoint

Playback - Spring 2008

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