Surf Expo

I was invited by ESS to go to the Surf Expo. The Expo is to reach out to potential new customers and retain old ones. It is a 3 day event, well 4 if you include set up. The event was held in Orlando, Fl. I basically got to act as a sales person but I couldn't seal the deal because I'm not a sales rep. My job was to talk to people, lead them to the actual sales rep, and man the fort. First day was Hell because we set up the booth. The other days were just talking to people and try to get new customers. The last day was Hell as well because that was break down day. We started a little early but we still didn't leave till late and drove all the way back to Wilmington. I actually had to stay longer in Wilmington because my stuff was in the truck. Over all the event was amazing. I met several people who are huge names in the industry.

Hours

300

August 4, 2010

TOday is my last day in Wilmington with Eastern Skate Supply. It's kinda hard to believe it's actually over. Looking back on it, I'm amazed at myself for doing it. To rap up my last day I took a long list of pictures and cropped them to fit the website. This was the first time I actually finished everything on the list. At four o'clock I had officially reached 300 hours. I went around the warehouse and said my good byes. It's kinda sad as well because I've spent my entire summer with these guys and now it's time for me to return to Fayetteville. It was awesome working with ESS, I really wouldn't mind working for these guys. I get to be surrounded by skate products. Now I can actually relax for two weeks before school actually starts. My next update will be around September with Surf Expo. Not really sure what I will be doing but the experience would be great for me. Until that time. Bye

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August 3, 2010

Another day in graphic design. I took a bunch of pictures so that means there was a lot of cropping to do. Which is what exactly happened. I've really got the hang of it all. It's now to the point where all I do now is take the pictures, rename them and start cropping. The only ones that give me trouble still are the wheels, still trying to figure those out. Well tomorrow is my last day and I'm really excited, I can't wait.


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August 2, 2010

This week is my final week here at Eastern Skate Supply. I've had a lot of fun and I've learned a lot from maintenance to graphic design. The only down to this all is that it was unpaid and I had to commute every time I was here. I know however that this place would be awesome on my resume in the skateboarding world. I am very glad I fought through all the lack of sleep and here I am now with the finish line right in front of me. Today I was left on my own a little bit today. The guy who usually looks the pictures I take wasn't here so I took the pictures and hoped they came out great. To help him out a lot I started cropping the pictures to fit the website. This actually takes up a lot of space and I took a lot of pictures. This actually takes all day or two days to get one days of pictures cropped. I only got halfway through the list before it was to go. Hopefully I did a good job

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Hours

275

July 28, 2010

After I finished taken pictures of everything that I could, I was able to help with getting the pictures ready for the website. I started by cropping the picture and deleting everything out of the background. It really takes up a lot of time and before I know it it's time to go. With only 3 more days to go I can only hope that those days go by fast because that means I get to sleep in until school starts again.


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