I just returned from the first ever SAM Retreat in Park City, Utah. SAM stands for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing and they brought in some of the top names around the country to share at this event.
Here is a partial list of some of the great speakers:
Alex Mandossian, Ryan Lee, Andrew Lock, Rich Schefren, Mike Hill, Garrett Gunderson, Mike Koenigs, James Malinchak, Vishen Lakhiani, Glen Morshower, Kristi Frank, David Bullock, Sam Cawthorn, Dave Lakhani, and Dave Crenshow plus many, many more speakers and performers.
Here is the really interesting part. Each speaker had only 21 minutes to share their best ideas and there were no sales pitches from the stage or anywhere at the event other than to get you to buy a ticket for the next event. This is a totally new concept to me where it is up to you to contact the presenter if you want to learn more about their programs. GENIUS!
I met so many amazing people and the event and saw many faces that I knew from around the country. The best part of the retreat came at the end of the last day. They brought in a surprise artist to perform at the end and they just dropped some hints who it may be but not enough to guess, so they totally had us on the edge of our seats in anticipation of who it would be. All we knew is that it was a big name.
Here is a video of him. His name…Richard Marx. I have always liked his music and he was absolutely amazing in this private, intimate concert setting and just for SAM participants. Rock On!






