Mega dealers gathered in Jacksonville, Fla., last month for their group’s debut Business Academy Leadership Retreat. On hand, from left, are attendees Chris Penney of Household Appliance; Justin Wilhoit of Sleep Solutions; Kristin Blackwell of Illini Mattress; and Mega’s Chad Burris.
The two-day retreat included classroom instruction. Seen here learning their lessons are, from left, Chris Penney, Household Appliance; Debra Holden, Regal House Classic Furniture; and Katrina Lynch of Lynch’s Furniture & Appliance.
Furniture Country’s John Hammonds,left, and Brett Boswell at the Retreat
Dealers capped off the Academy by attending a Pearl Jam show. Concert goers included, front row from left: Chris Penney, Household Appliance; Katrina Lynch, Lynch’s Furniture & Appliance; Brittany Hernandez, Family Furniture; Kristin Blackwell, Illini Mattress; Debra Holden, Regal House Classic Furniture; and Chad Gilbert of Brumo’s Porsche. Back row from left: Doug Stewart and Chad Burris, Mega Group; Nigel Guisinger, Willamette Valley Appliance; Lauren Helmreich, Downtown Appliance; and Justin Wilhoit of Sleep Solutions.
Attendees, representing a dozen Mega dealerships, celebrated the course’s completion by attending the first-ever Jacksonville appearance by Pearl Jam, as part of the band’s 25th anniversary tour.
