Sunset on San Diego: STAFDA’s 46th Annual Convention & Trade Show
Members of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association sailed to a spectacular finish for the Association’s 46th Annual Convention & Trade Show Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in San Diego. Nearly 2,800 attendees came aboard in the San Diego Convention Center to get the absolute most out of the three-day event, featuring live demos, a buying show, networking, a student hiring event and more. After years of pandemic travel restrictions, STAFDA was pleased to welcome the return of members from outside the U.S. STAFDA’s two-day Trade Show was bustling with 438 booths, including four islands.
Educational Workshops Sunday provided a curriculum easily customized by attendees who could pick two topics to meet their interests. Subjects included “Building High Performance Remote & Hybrid Teams” (David Burkus), “The Bold Gold Standard” (Dr. Kevin Elko), “What was your Pandemic Pivot” (Ken Rutkowski) and “Ditch the Pitch: Influence Through Improvisation” (Steve Yastrow). That afternoon, STAFDA’s Online Marketing Consultant, Bob DeStefano, conducted a Targeted Workshop focused on “Online Marketing Moves in a Post-COVID World.”