Mike Sessoms: A New Model for Pet Industry Networking
Dustin talks to Mike Sessoms of the innovative Pet Shop Events about networking in the pet industry, and the high-touch, effective, invitation-only “match-making” model of connecting buyers and sellers pioneered by PSE. It’s like Speed Dating for the pet industry!
BIO:
Mike Sessoms started his entrepreneurial career selling candy bars in grade school, and has been going strong ever since. After working for a wholesale manufacturer/distributor for nearly 20 years, he started his own wholesale import company (which he recently sold). About 6 months into owning that company he was offered partnership in the SSE Group (a trade show company). Since that time he’s helped the company grow from 2 shows a year to 11 shows a year, in several different industries. He’s excited to now be a part of the pet industry and looking forward to building new relationships with a lot of great people and great companies.
About the company:
Pet Shop Events is a revolutionary trade show that puts buyers and sellers in an atmosphere ideal to conduct business with both new and current customers. The PSE team is a winning combination of talented individuals from the apparel, promotional products, pet industry, entertainment and manufacturing industries; they’re all dedicated to producing the finest, most cost-effective and productive trade conference in the industry.