Presentation Preparation with Adam and John

We had a great time giving our presentation one final time on Wednesday in Las Vegas at the Pepsi/Frito Lay/Wal-Mart "Elevate" event. After a week of traveling and presenting, though, we were pretty exhausted. A bunch of the team got sick. Waking up for that last presentation wasn't easy. Somehow I always have to get up first while Adam sleeps. Hello 5:00 A.M.
To the left is my...well let's just call this the "before" photo.

Here is me 15 min later...Okay 30 minutes later (the bathrooms had flatscreen televisions in them).

Success!!!

Now watch the video below to see me trying to wake up Adam.

And next is Adam doing his hair. Is he talking to me or himself? You decide.

On the Road Again

And you thought we were done! In about fifteen minutes, the team is leaving for Las Vegas, which means I can't be my usual rambling self as I still have to run home and repack. We are giving the presentation one last time for a corporate retreat of executives and managers from Pepsi, Frito Lay, and Wal-Mart. It will be nice to do the presentation without some of the pressure that comes with competition. After that, we will close our presentation run. It's time to make room for the new and improved team of students. I have to tell you, you will honestly be blown away by the passion they have. I'm looking forward to watching the next presentation from the audience instead of on the stage. It's pretty exciting.

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Get 'Em While They're Hot: Student Entrepreneurs

UPDATE: The student team at La Sierra University in Riverside, Calif., took the top prize in the Students in Free Enterprise competition for its

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The monday after (by Carrie)

Hey did we win? Honestly, it doesn't even feel like I was there until I see all the pictures. You know how you always try to forget those times when you had the flu...you generally want to wipe that memory away? Well, I will never forget Friday, October 12, 2007! Thanks to everyone for their congratulations. But, thanks even more for the prayers and support to just give me 30 minutes without nausia for the final four round. God definately helped me up there and your guys' support was amazing. It's either that or the fact that I was a walking pharmacy! :)
Hooray for La Sierra!

Beyond the Bottom Line

I am back at work in the Office of Service-Learning at La Sierra University. Unofficially of course, so don't spread that around too soon. When we arrived here at LSU at about 3:00 this morning. At that time, I thought I would want to just sleep all day, but I just felt this strong need this morning to come to work.

I have been a complete World Cup Trophy hog the last couple of days. It was so much fun carrying it around to the airport and on the plane. I think my favorite moment yesterday was when I was sent through airport security with workers cheering and patting me on the back, and Adam Phillips, who was walking behind me, getting pulled aside to be searched.

I have the trophy here in my office right now, but today it will be sent to its rightful place traveling around the campus. One test of a champion is what comes after success. I have gotten to watch the new team act as true champions. Our work does not stop upon the receipt of recognition. I know the rest of the team woke up today as I did, with a hunger to get back to work and make a difference in the world around them. This team now has a very important responsibility. Teams around the world are now looking to them for inspiration and direction. The question may start with "how did they do it?" but that soon evolves into "how can we do more together?" Our goal was to share with teams around the world that Students in Free Enterprise have gone beyond only competition, to go beyond the bottom line as Dean Thomas taught us.

We build upon our failures and celebrate our success by increasing our efforts. These students are ready to do just that. The Students in Free Enterprise team at La Sierra University will continue to grow and build upon itself, increasing sustainability and working effectively with others around the world. This is not about a new team reaching the same level as an old team. This is about one team with the passion and committment to lead a student movement for an entire generation. And I believe that teams around the world now realize that they too are leaders in this movement, inspiring others, including us.

Picture Time!!!

Alright! I finally have some pictures to share.
This one to your left is of William Hickey, the President/CEO of the Sealed Air Corporation. They are the ones who produce Bubble Wrap, Cryovac, Instapak, and Jiffy Mailer, and just recently acquired ETHAFOAM. I was watching Mr. Hickey during the section of our presentation where we talk about our ethics project. In our project, we developed a student code of ethics based upon the Sealed Air Corporation Code of Conduct. He was sitting in the front row of judges tables (as he was one of our judges) and almost jumped out of his seat with excitement when we were giving our presentation. He came and found me afterwards and now we are developing a partnership to create a new ethics training program for Sealed Air and our other audiences.
The photo to your right is one of my favorites. After I finally made it out of the main presentation hall with the World Cup trophy, students from all other teams rushed to get a photo with the trophy and I (ok so just the trophy, but hey!). I have to find where the others like this one went, but there must have been at least 40 students in one of them. It was alot of fun. All of the students at the competition had such a great attitude and had so much passion. It was wonderful to be able to share the experience of holding the World Cup with them.

I think this image is pretty self-explanatory. But Carrie is still going to have some explaining to do when she gets home. If you zoom in on the Cup, you can get a great shot of a funny looking face. I'm sure you can visit this blog soon for retaliation photos of me from Carrie.

Here are some of the guys celebrating at the short reception following the closing ceremonies. And don't worry kids, it's only water.

More celebration!!!

And more to come...Time to go to the airport.

Finally I get to Blogg (Warren)

This past week has definately been one to tell stories of for years to come. It has been an honor to work with some of the most hard working people I have ever encountered. The past year, I have learned so much about leadership and keeping an organization sustainable with the concepts and philosophies implemented into our SIFE organization by John Razzouk. I encourage each and everyone of you to support next year's SIFE team. Have pride in your university and the message of service to the world. No matter how much money you make, I guarantee you, nothing will fullfill your life more than helping people. I realized this year that life is more than just the bottom line ( A message our SIFE Team shared with the world at competition).

I was given the opportunity to meet with people from around the world and learn more about my team members like Jose Ruiz ( A really cool guy) during this competition. The passion they have is amazing, and we as American who are blessed have a responsibility to empower people around the world. I love La Sierra University and have grown so much here (Right Cheryl? -inside joke) Henry Ford once said, " Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success."