PPB March 2019

earned a standing ovation with his talk on resilience and self-determination. This year’s Power Keynotes on Monday afternoon featured two back-to-back funny, high-energy speakers who kept their audience laughing—Connie Podesta, author and expert on the psychology of sales, leadership, change and life balance and Scott Stratten, president of UnMarketing. The day’s luncheon speaker was author, comedian and world-class guitarist Mike Rayburn, who inspired his audience with storytelling, humor and world-class guitar skills. Awards And Recognition PPAI presented its highest honors at the Chairman’s Leadership Dinner where two industry legends, Gene Geiger, MAS+ of Geiger and Chuck Pecher of Skinner and Kennedy Co., were inducted into the PPAI Hall of Fame. The elegant event brought out the industry’s luminaries, dignitaries and leaders to celebrate the Above: The PPAI Expo presented more than 130 education and networking sessions during show week. In addition to a strong increase in overall show attendance, participation in the education events was up as well. Above: This year’s PPAI Expo drew a record attendance of 13,000 distributors from more than 4,000 companies and with representation from nearly 30 countries. FEATURE | Best Of Expo 32 | MARCH 2019 |