The light at the end of the tunnel

As we're headed into the last week of the internship I feel that more and more work continues to pile up on me and my department.  Our Hotel Manager has had myself and Richard really focusing on some marketing efforts for the restaurant.  Unfortunately we have not been doing as great as we have hoped to be so we have been looking for ways to boost revenue within the department.  One of these ways was to reach out to Groupon.com to advertise.  Groupon is a website that features one local business every day where you can purchase gift certificates at deeply discounted prices.  Our hope is that by participating in this website we will see more activity from the local community.  Look out for May 7th, 2010!! That will be the day that Fire + Spice will be featured on the website!

On another note I have been working with a local partner, Four Peaks, to have some of my guys take a tour of the brewery.  We feature four of Four Peaks handcrafted beers in our restaurant and I feel that a tour would be very beneficial for our guys! (It'll also be a great team bonding event, and a great lunch!) 

I have begun to take on more responsibilities within my department and it really makes me feel more comfortable in my position.  I really feel that things are starting to look up.  I am very excited to see where I am at in 2-3 months down the road!  My role as Asst. Outlets Manager has allowed me to grow and and mold my management style.  I feel that I still have a long way to go, but I have begun to see what life is like on the other side! 

I have been extremely lucky to have a management team that only wants to see me succeed.  There have been many times where I have become very frustrated with some of my managers, almost to the point where I was ready to call it quits.  My manager Richard has always been there to back me up and has played a very important role in my growth in this position.  My Hotel Manager Aaron has been my mentor for the past two and a half years and I know that he has pushed me because he feels that I can move on to do great things in my future.  I would like to thank both of them for having the patience and understanding in my transition and hope that they both feel as I do, in that I have progressed significantly in the last month. 

I will continue on in this postion after the internship and hope to in the next year I can continue to grow and mold my management style in a way that fits me best. 

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