Author: Joe Jackson

PMPA President Invites you to PMPA’s 2024 Annual Meeting

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October 10 – 13, 2024
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa
Dana Point, CA

 

Dear PMPA Members,

I’m excited to share that we have an awesome Annual Meeting planned for you this year!  The location is on the beautiful Southern California coast during the most favored month of the year – Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, Dana Point, in October!  It promises to be an event to remember, so we hope you all will be able to attend.

Along with sunshine, ocean views, and getting your feet in the sand (if not the water), we have a program schedule packed with informational, motivational and networking opportunities.  I believe we are in for an unforgettable encounter with our keynote speaker, Bethany Hamilton, who will share her incredible and heroic “Soul Surfer” story of triumph over tragedy.  As a fellow surfer, I am excited to hear about her surfing exploits and personal accomplishments.

Additional educational sessions include insights into the upcoming elections from Omar Nashashibi; learning how to prepare yourself and your company for succession planning; using your CliftonStrengths Finder assessment to effectively and confidently lead your organization; and understanding the impact of geopolitics on your business.  There will also be two deep-dive breakout sessions on success planning and leadership strengths.

Social activities and networking events are intertwined over the three-day program, culminating with the Awards Banquet on Sunday evening, where we acknowledge and recognize those PMPA members and peers who have shared their talents with us over the past year.

Visit the conference website (pmpa.org/annual-meeting) to learn more about the 2024 Annual Meeting, the program, the speakers, and to register.

Sorenson Engineering is also planning to open their doors to group tours on October 9 and 14.  Located 78 miles northeast of the resort, we hope your travel plans will allow a visit.  Watch for more information as we get closer to the meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you in Dana Point!  Don’t forget your bathing suits, beach towels, sunglasses, and sunscreen.

Safe travels!  See you on the beach!

Steve Sorenson

Steve Sorenson, PMPA President
Director, Sorenson Engineering

Annual Meeting Website

REPORT – PMPA Business Trends April 2024

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PMPA Business Trends April 2024

The PMPA Business Trends Sales Index remained level and elevated at 149 for April 2024-up nine points or 6.4 percent from April 2023’s reading. Volatility is down, and we are tracking currently with the Federal Reserve’s industrial Production Indicator. Our Index has a strong correlation to the calendar year end for sales, and we forecast a more optimistic year for our shops than most would expect. But don’t take our word for it, look at the correlation data table, coefficients, and graph to see why we think that 2024 might just be your second-best year ever- despite the news.

 
If you are not currently participating in PMPA’s Monthly Business Trends reporting, you are missing an excellent peer benchmark and a tool to provide you with confidence for your business decisions. Contact Veronica Durden to sign up.

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PMPA Welcomes New Membership Director

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PMPA Welcomes New Membership Director

PMPA is excited to announce the hiring of Harry Centa, Jr., as Director of Membership. Many of you may know Harry from PartnerShip, PMPA’s affinity shipping partner, where he was employed for the last 18 years and rose to senior program manager.  Harry attended many PMPA national meetings over those years representing the PartnerShip affinity partner table

With 25 years of sales and marketing-related experience, and having a good familiarity with PMPA and our membership, we expect he will get up to speed rather quickly.   In addition to membership sales, Harry has also been tasked with managing and growing our affinity partnerships for the benefit of all members.

Harry will officially join the PMPA team on June 3, 2024.  Together, we will work to create a long-term membership plan while carefully tracking all our recruiting efforts in order to present specific and realistic membership goals when our new 3-year strategic plan is constructed in January, 2025.

Please join us in welcoming Harry to PMPA!

Welcome Harry Centa to PMPA!

 

 

 

 

PMPA HEADQUARTERS is moving to a new location!

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PMPA HEADQUARTERS is moving to a new location!

 

After ten years at our current location, PMPA will be moving their headquarters to a more space-efficient office.

The new location is about a mile from the current location.  It will house all local staff and include a new video and podcast studio!

We have been busy cleaning out and purging outdated (paper) files and have found some pretty cool stuff….like 8″ flat floppy disks and (even more) vintage NSMPA photos!

We are all very excited about the move.  The week of May 20 may be a disruptive week for us, but we’ll be around to answer phones and emails!

Official first day in the new office:  Tuesday, May 28

 

PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THE NEW ADDRESS:

6900 South Edgerton Road, Suite 107
Brecksville, Ohio  44141
(the phone number remains the same!)

 

Please note that PMPA’s Billing Address remains the same:

1651 Crossings Parkway

Westlake, OH  44145