Day: April 13, 2017

After almost 35 years in the adhesive tape industry, today is my last active day at work. Everyone says that they wonder where the time went. In some cases, I feel the same way. I remember the beginning of my career very well and it does seem like it was just a short time ago.

My career was split into two phases. The first phase was as a salesperson for Plustar, Inc. The second phase was the owner of Tape Solutions, Inc. Running my own business was definitely challenging at times, but far more rewarding.

I could not have been successful in either phase without the support of customers, vendors, employees, and co-workers. There are hundreds of people who were loyal to me for many years. I have to thank a few.

Byron Barlow and George Marvin, the founders of Plustar; June Finlay and David Mahon, co-workers at Plustar; multiple customers, including Bill Birch, Eric Hoover, Casey Gonzales, Darryle Woods, Anthony Flores, Bruce Mansfield, Ralph Rodriguez, Angie Aragon, Pete Moreno, Les Miller, David Hall, and so many more; former employees, Jeff Heath, Rosalinda Talkmitt, Elizabeth L. Melvin, Walter Colson, and Kevin West; and vendors, Shurtape; Packsys; ATP; Electro Tape; Decker Tape; Cantech; and many more were all key components to my success. Thank you all from the  bottom of my heart.

I look forward to the new venture, Seasoned Life Transitions. I hope to help many people and believe this is now my life’s purpose.