Kym, Oh how I wish I could have been there. Maybe I can attend next year. It looks like it was a great success.

Kym ~ That's fantastic!  It sounds like it went perfectly.  Love the pics!

Thanks for posting the pictures Kym! It was a great time; I was able to attend the Dublin Expo. I learned so much from Christine Rae about the importance of being on trend and about the difference between a trend and a fad. It was one of those aah haa moments, when she discussed how trends influence how people purchase, what drives people to purchase and who was doing the purchasing! KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!

It was also so fun to meet a lot of the people you talk back and forth with, read their blogs and see their pictures.

Thanks to everybody who made the event a success, I truly appreciate your efforts and sleepless nights!!

This was an amazing event for sure. I am so proud that PODS and 1-800 GOT JUNK were able to make it. PODS has a great discount plan for RESA Members and we have our own website with them. In fact PODS is receiving the RESA Endorsement!  GOT JUNK is also coming on board with RESA for a discount program. BOTH of these programs will  help stagers in the marketing of their business.

It was so nice to be able to connect with so  many people and see people that I have not seen in years. KUDOS to Welcome Home and StagersLIST.com!! This event had well over  100 people in fact I think there were about 140ish?? What a huge accomplishment to bring so many people together in one place!

Donna, we would love to have you attend next year. We are organizing Expos in several areas around the country - next stop Los Angeles Area in the fall.  We will put you on the mailing list to keep you in the loop!

Hi Kathy - yes it went great. It took a village to get it all together as we only had two months to work on it. BUT when you have a great idea and lots of wonderful people to make it happens it does! Hope to see you at a future Expo.

Amber - thank you so much for being our official photographer at the Dublin Expo - you captured some great pics and its always great to see your smiling face :)  I loved watching you shake your head up and down in agreement throughout the presentation.

Shell - the sponsors were so great! A diverse and important group. thanks for all your help

I just can't say enough about the value for all of us in attending these Expos. The amount of information is astounding, the commeradery is wonderful, and everyone feels like they can conquer the staging world when they leave. The amount of people who attended both sessions just blew me away! Think of all the added knowledge and empowerment that you girls gave everyone. For those people who missed it... you better go to the next one! The overall feel is learning the most that you can for the industry and marketing yourself to advance your business. You can't get that information anywhere else... you just can't!

Putting together an Expo is a HUGE job. I am exhausted, but you Kym.. put together the one in Dublin, sponsored it with StagersLIST, spoke on marketing... and then came to Roseville, sponsored the event, and spoke again! You must have rechargable eveready batteries. Don't know how you do it girl, I am so proud of you! And I am so proud to be a part of StagersLIST.com and these wonderful Expos!

Hugs ;)))

I wish we had one in the Northeast, what a wealth of information besides all the networking, socialization that goes on.  I love Expos.

Joyce

Hey there Lori - it was a true partnership between StagersLIST.com and Welcome Home Furniture both in Dublin and Sacramento that made this happen. thank goodness for industry partners who believe in moving the industry forward in a positive way! On top of all the work it was so much fun! Especially meeting so many A/R members who I correspond with but have never met.  I look forward to many more Expos in the near future across the country.

Joyce we will put you on the mailing list and may need your help putting one together in your area! If there are others interested let us know - I believe this is the furture trend of our industry and there is no stopping us as we all work together to raise the bar.

Kym

KYM!  I had a wonderful time at the Expo in Dublin.  Having Christine speak and being blessed to learn from her again was just fabulous.  I also always LOVE the information you & Terrylynn have to offer.  I always learn something new from the two of you.  It was nice to see vendors that I've built relationships with and other stagers that I haven't seen in quite some time.  Thank you for putting it all together!  I see the Expos getting bigger & better in the years to come!

I'm so sad I missed it, looks like a great time.  Next year, drama or no drama, I'll show up!

Kym, it looks like you all had a ball! I truly admire what you accomplish in your Staging. Amazing. Thank you for sharing these great photos too.

Later in the rain~Deb

KYM - How wonderful = thanks so much for sharing with us.. I only wish I was close enough to attend the next one.. I need to get one together for NC.. God bless,

What a great accomplishment.  Would have love to attend.  I can only hope staging in our area will grow to the level of the West Coast staging and such an event will be possible.  Looks like a fun, educational event.  It also sounds like a lot of hard work went into making this event such a success.  Thanks for sharing.

Deb, yes we had so much fun. But that is always the case when a group of stagers get together.

Cheryl - you never know we might be coming your way in the future and will look you up to see if you can help.

Michele - we would have love to have you come.  Our industry is in such a growth pattern - I am sure we will be able to get it together in the East too.

Kym

Kym et al -

This looks like an enormous amount of fun... and that you all were able to learn from one another, too, is just awesome!  You have laid the gauntlet, down... we will have to rally something here on the East Coast.  How would Stagers List feel about being a sponsor?  <gr>

Now, where can I squish in 140 people................................

Juliet

Juliet - first off where did you go on vacation?

Yes, it was such fun and yes, we need to talk about sponsoring an event out there. Only if Terrylynn and I can come of course! Would love to meet you and 140 of your closes staging friends from the area.  The key was getting the vendors to help pitch in. They were just great...let's chat!

Awe... it looks like I missed one heck of a shing ding.  I would have loved meeting everyone.

Let's do an east-coast thing real soon!

Kathy

Kathy you are singing our tune...I see one in the future. Love to meet you too. Kym

Wow!  Wonderful resources and networking for the Home Staging Industry!!   I can't wait for the LA Expo!!!  :)

Wow this sounds like it was a lot of fun!!  I'll also bet it was very informative!!  I wish I weren't so far away I would have loved to attend!

Hi Kym,

I'm jealous once again of all the wonderful people gathered in California! How wonderful for you all to have had the opportunity to share together and have speakers with such valuable information to share. When are the Mid West and East Coast and Southern State "conventions" about to take place? I've got a great venue all picked out.....

Karen - that is so funny. You are on. I was just talking to Terrylynn today and said we need to get Karen Otto on board and see if she will help us in her area!  Be careful what you ask for because we are going to come your way!

Melissa hope to see you too.

Bring it baby! and bring Terrylynn, Michelle Minch, Shell, Lori Kim.....

Whoo Whoo...it's a big state we need to bring the big guns. :)

WOW!!!  We get to go to go meet our friends face to face.  LOVE it.  We are filling the calendar ladies, and you are definitely IN.  We'll be in touch.  I can't tell you how much fun it is to meet the people you correspond with through AR.  Just a unique and wonderful group of people you are.

Thanks for the nice comments, we sure had fun doing it. 

Thanks Again Kym, Bay Area Stagers Expo was a great success from an attendees stand point. While I was taking notes I made a to-do list and have been working on it all weekend, while I still had so much motivation!

Oops! That was me, saw you on the home page before I logged in, was wondering what the name thingy was all about

I'd say you are light years ahead of home staging in the Hilton Head area.  Of course, many if not most of our homes are outright beautifully presented but still, the service is needed here.  I think there are only a few designers offering this service.

Hey Kym great job wish I could have been there..I am with Juliet we have to get something going like this down our way. So how can we go about it?? Maybe we can brainstorm, let me know,

thanks Phyllis Pafumi

Hi Kym!

We are just getting into staging homes, not us. We found someone we like and we're going to promote them and work with them

Kieran and Ccelia

What a great event!  Thanks especially, Kym, for posting the photos - feel like I was there with you all!  Julie

Ronelle - it was just wonderful to meet you - twice - at both expos. Isn't that a great photo of you and Terrylynn?  I am so glad you have  a big to do list. That means we have done our job. We need to get together more often - we are not that far away.

Diane thanks for commenting. Hilton Head does have some lovely homes, but a Professional Stager can help you in so many ways. Before and after the sale. You should find a professional in your area and put her/him on your team.  The marketing edge is amazing. Just today I am going to be taking a group photo with a local Realtor that I just started working on.  He is taking a team shot for his marketing as the team approach works so well.

Phyllis -you are on the list to talk to.  Terrylynn, my assistant Maya and I are putting some plans in place and will put you on the list to follow up with. You will be hearing from us!

Kieran and Celia - wonderful news! They will be a huge addition to your team. Did you find them here on the A/R?

Julia we look forward to seeing you at our East Coast event that Juliet seems to be coordinating :)

When can we do one in Seattle?  I'll help and can't wait.  Sounds like a great opportunity for all who want to take their business to the next level, as well as meet people face to face that we see on A/R every day.

Gail - we have Seattle on the list for a furture Expo. We have some great supporters up there and believe in supporting that effort. Kym

Kym, OH D^%%# I'm so sorry that I couldn't be there.  Friend issue resolved but when is the next?? 

Ginger you and Sheron were sooo misssed! Even with all those people!  We are going to be having one in LA with the help of Michelle Minch and are just working no the details now. Northern California will not happen again until next year! More to come. Kym

Kym, So. Cal. is a good location for me.  Anxious to hear the date. 

Kym,thanks for giving us the details of your recent meeting.  Linda and I are very jealous that it was so far away and that we could not join in on the fun.  There is just noting that can replace face to face contact with those that you have become acquainted with.  It really helps to create a life long bond, with like minded people.  Glad everyone had a great time.

We'll Gary we might just have to come your way for an EXPO. We were thinking of Chicago as a good mid point for that part of the country. What do you think? Kym

Kym: It was so much fun to meet everyone and very interesting to hear what everyone had to say. I came away from the Roseville Expo a lot smarter about my business. I look forward to putting the Los Angeles area meeting together. And dinner was fab. I wish we all lived closer.

HI Michelle, yes, LA will be great. I have been talking to Christine and Terrylynn about it all weekend. Now a days no matter where you live you are really just around the corner. We will make sure to stay connected and any time I am down visiting the Sicilian family I will be calling you.

Kym, We were glad to be part to both events.  We are always willing to help in anyway we can to promote education and the Home Staging industry.  Welcome Home Furniture Rental is such an incredible company run by truly top-notch people, both in Dublin and Sacramento.  We are grateful to "collaborate" with such talented business people.

We were also grateful to announce the birth of the Sacramento Area Chapter of RESA lead by my beautiful and talented wife Michelle.  So if anyone did not attend the EXPO in Sacramento that may be interested in this chapter please let us know.

More than anything it is so nice to meet people in the industry and from Active Rain like Cathy Lee and Michelle Minch.  We only wish we could have met everyone and spent more time with those we did meet.

Kym, thank you for being part of our community, and promoting professionalism within the Home Staging Industry.

Joe Kaspari, Essential Home Staging LLC

Joe, what a nice comment. Thank you to both you and Michelle. It was such a joy to meet you both.  We agree, it was so nice meeting Michelle Minch. She is so professional and interesting and great to talk about the industry with...we couldn't believe she flew up for the day to attend, but we were very happy she did.

Yes, Welcome Home are the perfect partners! As Terrylynn said in her talk "colloboration" is the key with our Realtors and our vendors.

Congratulations on the new RESA Chapter!

Here is a photo of you from the Sacramento Expo.  Thanks again for making such a big effort to attend both.

Kym, if your come to Chicago, Linda and I will be there.  We attended Craig's round table there last fall so we know first hand that there are a bunch of great folks in that area.  Count us in....

Gary - you are on! Stay Tuned. Kym

Hi Fellow Stagers,  What an exciting power ASP Staging has!  Look forward to educating sellers about the benefits. 

Hi Jodi, I think you are getting us confused with the ASP convention that was held at the same time. This was the Bay Area Stager Expo sponsored by StagerLIST.com and Welcome Home Furniture in Dublin. We had over 100 stagers from all over the Bay Area attend in all forms of designations and some without any at all which we call Naked Stagers.  It was a full day of educational seminars and vendor booths for local contractors who help the local stagers be full service Staging Proessionals.

All the best, Kym

Thanks for the follow up Kym and all the work you did to help us put together such an amazing event.  Thanks to everyone who participated and made it such a great event.  Joe, thanks to you too for your kind words... 

Viva the next EXPO and raising the bar of the entire industry!

Best Regards, Amy Boxer - Welcome Home Furniture Rental

I see you got my good side Kym!  I should have staged my posture for this photo:):):)

Michelle every side is your good side. You are adorable. So is your hubby. What a cute couple :)

We have now 6 formal requests for Expos around the country! Oh my we have started something big here. Thank you to all who have made comments and emailed me on the side. We are putting together big plans and will be in touch. Kym

WHEW!  I for one am energized.  Just talked with Christine and she's in for several of the EXPOS as well.  We are so excited and really look forward to meeting all of our AR friends across the country.  This is going to be a blast.  I think the best part is Christine talking TRENDS.  Her marketing background of 25 years focused on staging has just made a world of difference in her CSP training and differientiating it as the ADVANCED staging business training.  We are so lucky that she agreed to come to the EXPOS and give us the advantage of her work and contacts.  She is just all over the globe with contacts that network with her about trends in this industry.  We get the benefit of her industry statistics which are relevant to ALL stagers (regardless of training).  There is a REASON she was picked as 2007 RESA Staging Innovator of the Year. 

OH, then the next best part (or equally best part) is Kym giving marketing information from her long and checkered   illustrious marketing career.  Between the two of them, my oh my.  Kym wouldn't brag but is one of the most successful stagers in the country.  She works 50 weeks a year, makes well over 6 figures staging and has a handle on the stages of building a successful business and makes it work for her business.  Alot of people have knowledge but fail in implementation.  She knows how to run the "business" of staging as well as being a remarkably talented stager, I know, I use her on my listed properties. 

Well, guess I should have written my own blog post, that's all, just suffice it to say I am honored and priveleged to be in the company of these talented, honorable and gifted ladies.  And, the best part is "what you see is what you get".  AND we'll see you on the road!!!

Thanks, Kym!  I attended the Expo and found it very informational and useful.  I took away a lot of ideas, and it also served to strengthen what I already believe about stagers as marketers.  If my childcare hadn't fallen through, I would've stayed the whole time :-)

Geez Terrylynn you gush more than my mom...

I am so glad you made it Erin. For whatever amount of time you could it was great meeting you! I hope to see you at furture StagersLIST.com events. Kym