Finish the sentence.

You have to pick a winner. This is for research purposes. You are, however, allowed to give shout-outs and honorable mentions to the others you liked.

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John Carlisle
Community Manager, Self-Storage Talk
Virgo Publishing LLC
jcarlisle at vpico dot com
312-623-9395

... was a toss-up between Mel's on expense management (and I only caught the latter part), Jeff Greenberger's on Lien sale screw-ups, and Anne Ballard's on Tenant screening, etc. It is a shame that so many good presenters speak concurrently, but alas- that's just the way it is in a show as full of great minds as this one!

Who's next??

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John Roser
"Adventures In Storage"
www.usastorageresource.com

Mine had to be Tom Litton - his sessions are always the best and so full of useful information!

The only problem is they are never long enough!

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Wayne
All American Self Storage
Palmdale, CA.


All arguments can be resolved ... with high explosives and Humor!!!

There are so many great options! But I almost wish there were fewer choices with some or most of the sessions being repeated at some point. There are always quite a few I miss that I really wanted to attend but had to make a decision.

This being my first convention/trade show and new to the industry, I would have to say Tom Litton (Community Events & Grassroots) hands down was the best presentation! Very informative and he was so enthusiastic. Kept my attention!

Eric, John, Derek, MisterJim444, Mel, and the sessions I couldn't attend due to concurrency... I can't/won't pick just one because I enjoyed each one I attended, all for various reasons. I missed Jeff's session, but I did catch Eric's from Virgo's e-media division. I'm leaning his way a tad, and I'm hoping to be as good as he is when working a room when I grow up.

I can't vote for Tom and yes, he is engaging and entertaining and all, but I'm sensing some deck stacking here. All I want to know is how many of you selecting Tom received In & Out coupons and $10 bills from him? Huh? Fess up now?

All in all, the energy, the ideas flowing and the variety of people made it the best industry trade show/conference I've attended to date.

I will share my favorite slide quote though;
Reality Check: Self Storage is Not Exciting To Anybody But Us

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Gina 6k
CochraneStorage dot com
Morgan Hill, California
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough!

I really enjoyed the profits and peace of mind seminar which was light and enjoyable but also had a lot of good info.