2014 WAID Annual Convention 

Join us for our 59th Anniversary celebration! WAID's Annual Convention includes educational seminars, members' meeting, networking opportunities, golf tournament and social gatherings.

   

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Convention Schedule

 

Meet the Speakers & Program Outlines

   Clay Tharp, SKF Group Headquarters
Clay Tharp is a graduate of the Texas A&M Industrial Distribution Program. He has been working in the distribution and manufacturing business since 1987. Clay has worked in the US for SKF since 1997 in several positions including sales and marketing. His current role is Brand Protection Manager for SKF Group in Gothenburg, Sweden. In this role he has lived in Sweden and Singapore and he has Brand Protection responsibility for the Asia Pacific region and several countries in North and South America. Clay resides in Houston, Texas with his wife and two children.

Program Outline: Counterfeit Products

• Counterfeit bearings
• How it’s made
• Risks and consequences
• What are bearings manufacturers and the authorities doing to fight the counterfeit products
• What can you do?    
                                                                                                                                                   

 Dan Killory, DK Industrial
Dan Killory has 22 years experience with both industrial/power transmission distribution and OEM sales. He started his sales engineering career at TEK Supply. After six years with TEK, he continued his sales engineering career with Eastern Industrial Automation, and after three years with this organization he went to work as Director of Sales and Marketing for Butler Automatic Inc. After six years with Butler he took a position as Director of Sales Distribution Channel at Dichtomatik Americas. In February 2014, he established DK Industrial LLC, a consulting company working with both manufacturers and distributors serving industrial and power transmission distribution categories

Program Outline: Maximizing/Targeting Sales Efforts

• Identifying who you are as an organization to yourself and industry/client perception
• Identifying new sales opportunities
• Maximizing sales efforts
• Relationships with clients
• Moving forward/execution

  Terry Brock - Keynote speaker
Terry Brock is more than just a social media marketing speaker, or a technology trends expert. He packs his presentations with “Gee Wiz” joy for gadgets, solid business strategies to build relationships, and inspiration to try new things to improve the bottom line.

He is a syndicated columnist with Business Journals. This 43-paper network stretches across the US and reaches decision makers, business owners and people serious about doing business. With over 40 million pageviews each month, these publications tap into Terry’s expertise and funny style to bring value to readers. Terry continues to bring this knowledge to his audiences when speaking and sharing state-of-the-art ideas applied with fun, entertainment and powerful applications.

Terry earned an MBA in marketing and is focused on real-world business applications. He leverages his background in journalism and education in live presentations all over the world.

When Skype needed someone who could work with them in social media, video interviews, PR work and more, they brought Terry on as Chief Enterprise Blogger. He coordinated a host of functions helping this international company to focus on business applications for what was known largely as a consumer-only product.

AT&T came to Terry when they needed help with their largest blog, Networking Exchange Blog. He became the Editor-in-Chief for that distinguished publication coordinating a staff of over 100 geniuses in areas of social media, cloud computing, mobility and security. He was able to handle both technical and soft skill issues to help AT&T begin the process that resulted in over $2 billion in sales.

From social media to mobile office applications, Terry brings a wealth of knowledge and a sense of history to empower even the most timid user to explore new possibilities.

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