What a Difference A Year Makes : Ecommerce Summit 2010

Well, I am up this morning getting all my ‘ish together for next week. Starting on April 13, we will all descend on Las Vegas for the eCommerce Summit 2010. It is hard to believe a year has gone by so quickly. But then again, you start to reflect on the accomplishments of others and even one’s self and you realize that a year is a LONG time for change to occur.

Here are just a few of the folks that I meet at last years event and what I know they have done since then…

- Dave White of eBay and Beyond radio show moved to Chicago, became president of the ECMTA Chicago Chapter, his show is on heavy rotation and he just opened up a new sales channel on Bonanzle.

- Richard Brewer-Hay of eBay Ink Blog is now like a mega corporate blogger. He has transformed the communications of eBay in social space and almost single handedly made me a believer in change at that HUGE company. He is now in high demand as he travels and speaks to others about how to do social communications in corporations.

 

- Randy Smythe of Buy.com was just getting started with his new position over at Buy. Now he is a fully assimilated droid for the platform LMAO. In all seriousness, Buy.com got so much more than they probably knew with that hire. Randy has worked hard with the teams over there and now they have a burgeoning 3rd party seller platform and a great resource from eCommerce in Mr. Smythe.

 

- Brandon Dupsky is the Director of ECMTA and a power house ecommerce seller. I got to work closely with him for the 2009 summit here in Atlanta and he has REALLY went big for Vegas. He works hard putting these events together and seeing what he had done this year has blown my mind! You go boy!

 

- Phaedra Stockstill of At The Boutique is now the Social Media Rep for the fledgling sales channel of Bonanzle.com and is host of Bonanzle Boardroom podcast. She moved her business in strides by going from a small supplier to a manufacturer of products and landed a fantastic deal in the process, with a national distributer. She and I are also working on a killer project, which is set to be announced at this years eCommerce Summit, so keep your ears on.

 

- Usher Lieberman formally with eBay is now over at The Find.com doing what he does best in the world of corporate communications. He has transfixed his sites now as the Director of Corporate Communications for them…w00t dude!

 

 

- Melinda Jackson and Kat Simpson both went on to create a new podcast show called RRB Radio along with buddy Beth. And Kat move her entire operation from the west to the east this year.

 

These were all people that I actually met for the FIRST time last year at the eCommerce Summit and now reflecting on what they accomplished in a years time is astonishing. These are just a few of the folks, and I could go on and on about it but you get my point right? You CAN do it!

Do what?

What ever the hell you want to do!  You can do it, it might take some time, but much can happen in a year, so get to it.

I hope to see ALL of them and play catch up in Vegas next week. And I hope you will take 2010 and amp it up for yourself! I sure hope I can do some new things this year and I am sure you will too