T - Tools and Tradeshows

Tools – “You need to have the right tool for the job.” Have you ever struggled to remove a Philips Head screw with a flat head screw driver? Yes it can be done but it sure is easier if you have the right tip. Our own tools are the same way. My husband is an extremely strong man; he has a set of arms that enable him to toss around hundreds of pound every day. If I tried to do that for an hour I would probably permanent damage something. Now ask him to sit at the computer and debug a technical issue and he might injure himself. We both have different tools and when we apply them correctly we are very successful. Just as you shouldn’t use a screw driver as a pry bar, we need to use the tools we are given for the right job.

Tradeshows – I really like the job I have now but there is one aspect that I miss, working a tradeshow booth. I am in my element when I am on a tradeshow flow smoozing the people that walk by and seeing if the products we have will fill there need. I have sold Wi-Fi networks, Barcode scanners, software and Ultrasound machines at trade shows. Sometimes tradeshows are uneventful but I have had some interesting experiences. There was the time I was in Vegas two days after I had gotten out of the hospital because I had pneumonia. Then there was the time I had a gentleman who worked for the US Government and asked me if we could configure a handheld computer to “blow up” on command. He wanted to be able to remotely detonate it to kill whoever was holding it. TRUE STORY. The oddest one was the day I taught two Surgeons how to start an IV using an Ultrasound machine; wait I’m not a doctor, I’m an engineer. Goes to show you how easy it is to start an IV if you can ‘see’ what you are doing. So if you ever need a professional smoozer, give me a shout.