Jeff Blackman
I'm a no-nonsense kind of guy, straight shootn'. I'm not the best politician so my responses are very short and to the point. I'm originally from the Milwaukee area. I attended college in Marquette, MI and have been a project manager for the past 13 years. I also own a business and enjoy spending time with my family; wife, Michelle and two boys, Alex and Oliver. Over the years, I've worked hard to learn the most I can about my trade and share it with those willing to listen. I have strong convictions, values, and work ethic. I enjoy volunteering and working with business owners to solve problems; leaving things better than I found them. My motto is to be real and have an impact. As a senior in H.S. I was challenged with a serious heart surgery. This opened my eyes and allowed me to see early on that life is a gift and the talents that God gave me shouldn't be wasted or put off. Please write in and respond to my blog posts or website content. I love feedback and thoughful discussion. Make it a great day!
Home and Garden Show in Green Bay
- By Jeff Blackman
- Published 03/19/2009
What I loved the best was that I use to walk around these shows with a pocket full of business cards, just hoping that I could find a good lead for a new website. Well, tonight I didn't have a single card on me, but I shook the hands of 8 clients that were at the show. I was awestruck by what I realized.
Retrocrete LLC was there with some awesome pictures of his work. He can be found online at www.retrocretellc.com.
Right next door was another client, Bowie, from Curb N' Decor. Bowie spent a lot of time on his booth; awesome pavers, columns, and a waterfall. Great Job Bowie. I didn't design his website but I did make some SEO chances for him.
Then we made our way over to Midwest Metal Roof Supply and talked to Craig. I just designed his logo and website last week, perfect timing for the show. Craig is normally in work boots when I see him, but today he was all cleaned up and smiling. I even called his new business manager and asked that she bring the camera over to take some pictures of him at the show. :-) (www.midwestmetalroofsupply.com) We even sat through a metal roofing seminar while we had a cheeseburger. Very interesting..... if you don't know anything about metal roofs :-)
Right around the corner was Gerry, talking away... Gerry is from Landscape Associates and wow did they have a nice booth all setup. It was taking up two or three slots and he was showing off his work with nice big color pictures. Very nice job Gerry. Check out his new digs at www.landscape-associates.com.
Then we saw Brian, actually for the first time, over at Concrete Curb Creations since his site was sold and started by Suann from Distincitve Designs. Brian has a new animated feature on his site for rotating pictures. Check em out at: www.concretecurbcreations.net
Just when we thought we were done, we saw a whole new room of booths to check out. This was a pretty big show. We ran into Suann and her hubby Paul over at Alpine Structures. She helped me build this site so I can't take all the credit, but none the less, a client. (www.alpinestructuresllc.com)
Let's see we're up to seven.... and then eight was Malcore Central Vac's. They weren't there to talk to but we saw their booth and the cool 'vroom' machine they are marketing. We got a 'vroom' installed over Christmas and love it. If you want to check it out they have one at the show or you can see one online at www.malcorecentralvac.com
So that's it... we wrapped up the night with some roasted almonds and a back scratcher over at Patriot Mortgage. What a night... What fun. It sure was nice to see everyone.
If you get a chance, head on over to the show. Lots to see and do.
