Wednesday, September 27 the Business Ingnitor Series presented Tom Stockham President and CEO of 3point5, a company that develops technology that trains retail sales associates. The talk was sponsored by Grow Utah Ventures, Grant Thornton, and Connect Magazine for the entreprenurial community.
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Let me introduce you to Harriett, a.k.a. Pea Pod. Her other aliases, of which I use randomly and often, are stinky rat or just plain old stink, BeBop, Teapot, little mutt, Larriett and Marriett.
Harriett is an 8 year old female Jack Russell terrier. Like most Jack Russell terriers, Harriett has an endless supply of energy and thinks that she is about the size of a labrador retriever or larger. I have witnessed her ability to quickly subdue two Weimarers into complete submission, herd them off of her property and then turn around with that "look who is in charge now" expression. That energy/tenacity combination also allows her to jump 3 or 4 feet in the air to chase down an inflated balloon (looks like a ball) for as long as it takes to get it. This activity can go on for hours until she drops from sheer exhaustion. Tenacity is a descriptive term that applies directly to Harriett and, I am discovering, the entire breed.
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