Robert Roe Blog # 4

Hello Fellow Interns!

This past Monday I got the opportunity to host the Women of Willamette event at Robert Roe. The Women of Willamette is a group of female business owners that gather to network, exchange business ideas, and generally discuss owning and operating a business in this area. Robert Roe got the opportunity to host this event on Monday evening. We saw this as a great experience to introduce Robert Roe to influential women and host our first of hopefully many social events. This was a great experience for me because I got to help plan and even host this event. We served Maysara Wine and La Rambla appetizers, everything for the event was planned to a t! That is, until my boss's father underwent open heart surgery and she realized she would not be able to leave his hospital. That meant that I had to step up and host the entire event! I arrived to Robert Roe at 4:30. I helped the caterer set up, organized the store, set the stereo system up, prepared the store, and opened our doors at 5:30! While only 20 women had RSVP'd directly to us, we had over 50 show up! It was a great turn out. I did my best to host and mingle, getting the chance to introduce this group to Robert Roe. I gave a quick speech about Robert Roe and how excited we were to host this event and spread the word about our store. I was thrilled at how successful the event was! We sold plenty of inventory and received so much praise and best wishes! Overall, this was a huge step and great opportunity for me! While I was really nervous to host this event without my boss, I was thrilled at the outcome. I felt that Robert Roe was a huge hit, and loved getting the chance to step up and represent my business in the best way possible. I look forward to hosting more events like this in the future!