Please help me welcome Sean Henry to Vermont Woods Studios Fine Furniture. He's becoming a great Sales and Customer Service Representative. Liz and Heather are supposed to be training him but in the back of her mind (or front?) Liz thinks we hired Sean to get her coffee and shine her shoes. What's up with that?I can't believe how lucky we've been at Vermont Woods Studios Fine Furniture this year. Somehow we've been able to find 6 new staff members, all extraordinary in their capabilities and drive, not to mention passion for our green mission. If you've ever owned or worked at a small company, you know it's not easy to find just the right professionals to bring on board. Small businesses need people who can work under pressure but go with the flow, leap tall buildings in a single bound and take out the trash, be friendly to customers and co-workers but clam up and put their nose to the grindstone when it's time to crank out the work. Already Sean seems to be juggling those things with finesse.
He's working for Douglas alongside Liz and Heather G as a Sales and Customer Service Representative. I'll try to give you some inside scoop on him, so you can surprise him if he answers the phone next time you call. Let's see. Before Sean came to us, he owned and operated his family business--one of Brattleboro's favorite restaurants, the SteakOut. Owning a restaurant? That was our first clue that he knew how to work hard.
Sean holds a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Vermont where he studied financial and office management. While working his way through school, he sold Cutco knives. Now I love Cutco products (they're made in America, by the way) but they're not exactly an easy sell. When was the last time you happily welcomed a door-to-door salesman into your home? Right. So anyone who can sell anything door to door gets my respect.
Liz and Heather have been trying to dig up some dirt on Sean (it's so competitive around here) but at this point-- still nothing. It's early though so stay tuned. They'll manage to unearth something good.
And speaking of Liz... could it be that she actually believed Douglas when he said we were interviewing for a personal assistant for her? Hmmm. That could explain why she keeps asking Sean to get her coffee and shine her shoes.
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