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sage that is tailor-made for each individual retail store visit.
Mark Audi and Jennifer Welshons of Scientific Games shared
advanced insights into consumer behavior and how merchandis-
ing, game development, and portfolio man-
agement are being refined to a fine art as a
result. Lou Ann Russell and Jeremi Griggs
of The Buntin Group (advertising agency)
described how future trends are shaping the
TEL’s work in social media. Connie Laverty
O’Connor (IGT) transitioned the celebra-
tion from a sales meeting to a company-wide
embrace of the mission to Build on Your
Best. Her “Building Success through Positive
Thinking” session captured the imagination
of everyone and reinforced the TEL’s mis-
sion to make FY 2017 another year of sales
growth. And finally, Rebecca Hargrove’s “Ask
the President”—always a hit—elicited a frank
(and entertaining) discussion full of surprises.
TEL Sales Zone is capped off with the Corporation’s all-em-
ployee meeting, held at the same location. This meeting encom-
passes the entire organization and provides the opportunity for all
TEL staff to network, ask questions, and receive mandatory train-
ing. Sessions are led by TEL senior management, including its
Vice Presidents: David Jennings, Security; Vicki Updike, Finance;
David Kan, IT; Andrew Morin, Legal; Alonda McCutcheon, Le-
gal; Khristie Stoecklein, Internal Controls; and Ed Bradley, Sales.
The entire event culminates with a corporate-wide embrace of
higher goals and continued growth, creating energy that will last
far beyond the summer.
Congratulations to the entire Tennessee Lottery team for al-
ways setting the bar high, then passing it, to set new standards
of excellence!
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