Great Relationships Create Amazing Opportunities
I met Sheila Davis at a local N2 Publishing event last fall. It was one of the first networking events I had attended. Our dealership had an advertising contract with this local magazine group and were invited to attend a neighborhood business networking social at Prairie Fire in Overland Park, KS.
Sheila, myself and a few others gathered around a tall highboy cocktail table for some conversation. We immediately connected, as I am a Morgan Stanley customer and always had great customer service from the company she worked for. Later in the evening Sheila extended an invitation to the BNI (Business Network International) chapter she attended. She was the current Vice President of Overland Park #23 chapter.
I accepted the invitation primarily because in my current role as a Marketing and Special Event Coordinator, I thought it would be a great way to network with local businesses and look for ways to get more involved within our community. My objective would be simple. How can we help, get involved and support local businesses and local causes within our community? It is amazing the opportunities that will open to you, if you come with an attitude of what can we do for you, instead of what's in it for us?
I initially visited two times in the later part of 2017 but officially joined in January of 2018. The first event, Hendrick Lexus Kansas City was able to host was an event for local children "Photos with Santa" sponsored by T.J. Roberts, Matt Moylan and Emilee Neal. T.J. is with Farm Bureau Financial Services and his host location had a scheduling mix-up, so we offered our dealership to be used to help with this last minute venue change. His event was well received, especially by the children who were thrilled to meet Santa and his Elf helper.
Fast forward to last Thursday, July 20th when Sheila Davis and Morgan Stanley held their Reserved Client Appreciation Event at our dealership in Merriam, KS. It was a wonderful event with Capital Grille catering and plenty of gifts being awarded throughout the two hour social.
I even had the privilege to mingle with the guests and meet some current Lexus customers and answer questions they may have had, as well as, meet many potential new customers.
As there were plenty admirers of many of our newer models. In addition, Lexus is one of the premier partners who offer special discounts to Reserved members. Another reason this was a perfect fit for Morgan Stanley and Hendrick Lexus Kansas City. We have a beautiful showroom with plenty of room to entertain hundreds of guests.
At the end of the evening, we concluded the attendees seem to enjoy themselves and it was a perfect fit for us all. We look forward to assisting Morgan Stanley with future events or even this same event again next year!
Get to know your fellow businesses and find a way to help each other, not only grow in the community, but also support each other in various ways. Kansas City may be a large city, but it certainly has a small town feel; where everyone does their part to make things better for us all.
-SusanLexus