Recent content by chefbilyeu

Hi everyone! I was reading over my Weekly Bites, and I saw Dawn Tolman's name as one of the $100 shopping spree winners! CONGRATULATIONS! Are there any other winners on here? I recognized her name from her posts--isn't it cool that for those of us that are here often, that we will now be...

I close my shows over the phone or email. I then have the host mail me the orders and checks in an envelope I give them in their host packet. I prefer this method because I like to get the information from the checks of my customers for my client base. Just my preference!

Hey everyone! I'm definately going to Leadership--and I plan to walk as a director, hopefully! I live in Indiana, so some of my cluster and I are driving (about 7 hours) to save some $$. I'm in the conference club, so paying it off each month instead of taking one big hit! We need to come up...

Well, I did my show on Tuesday, and it was so much fun. I had the two teams come up with a tribe name. I did three challenges: the first for first pick of the tools, the second for first pick of the ingredients, and the last for two free swaps with the other team. The first challenge was...

As a consultant, I think it's easier for me to control bookings, if I have to choose. I think that most people come to a show with a "limit" on how much they can spend. I know that I can control what items I show, offer items that compliment what's on their order, and "sell" the products, but...

Hmmmm, tough one-- I'd have to say bookings. My reasoning is this: I may have a poor show with only $200 in sales, but if I leave with 4 bookings, who's to say one of those bookings isn't a $1000 show! However, I might have said high sales if it meant high attendance. The bigger the...

The Let's Be Nosy game is a recruiting game. I tell the guests that they can be nosy, and ask me anything they want about my business! They can ask about products, but they won't get a ticket. For every question asked I give a ticket. I will either set a time (3 minutes) or 10 tickets, and...

I guess I have a basic outline that I follow at every "regular" kitchen show (some theme shows and hands-on shows are different). Here it is: Brief Introduction of myself--"Before I get my hands in your food, I guess I should tell you a little about myself" Thank you to hostess--talk about...

I use the display crate for dirty dishes. I don't use it in my display. I actually bought a second crate--one to carry in/out the clean dishes, and one for the dirty dishes. However, that will change now that I have my third show to go piece!

Here's the one I made for last month, and the PC one:

The Clubhouse Chicken Squares is also a great recipe!

You sure can! I just sent out an email to my preferred customers to give them a "Last Chance Offer" for 20% off Stoneware!

Wow, thanks for the great ideas! I love the idea of the necklaces and beads--so creative!!! Do you have a file of the trivia questions you use? Also, do you do both recipes, or just one? Is this a hands-on show, or do you make the recipe? Also, do you sprinkle the trivia questions...

Great poem! So creative!!!

You sure can!!! Just pick on date, and put all the orders on the one show! I will combine two small catalog shows together sometimes if I need a $150 show, or add outside orders to kitchen/catalog shows also.