The noontime repast was sponsored by VP of Sales Rex Colorado, who had this to say: “To celebrate your efforts, I’ll spring for a hot dog lunch catered by Yours Truly consisting of the best dogs I can purchase, chili, and all the fixins’–even the stuff to build a Chicago dog in honor of the ongoing work by John, Amber, Archie, Becky, Jeff, Petrina, Joe, James, Engineering, and the entire company’s efforts supporting mass transit surveillance and other mobile video projects in the Windy City. (It’s a little known fact that the nickname ‘Windy City’ came from the city’s trend of producing blow-hard politicians; it has nothing to do with wind coming in off the lake!)” He added, “You might be asking, ‘Why hot dogs?’ Because I think Y’ALL are hot dogs: the best of the best in the industry.”

OK, so Rex tends to the windy, himself (wonder if he’s considered a career in politics?). But he was genuinely enthusiastic in his praise of the ever-escalating sales and customer service efforts by Team Visionary:

Still hungry? Rex has dangled a spicier carrot, vowing to spring for a catered fajita fiesta when we achieve our next record sales month. Should be any time, now.

Hasta fiesta!

-chris p

Attended only by those account executives who achieve a pre-ordained sales quota, the most recent retreat was held February in Rio amid the crush and craziness of Carnival. The celebrants (not all are pictured) had much to be thankful for and plenty of reason to party: primarily, the company’s continued and accelerating success, marked by $30 million in sales in 2005. (The partying included a romp aboard Carnival floats for Safety Visionaries decked out in outlandish carnival costumes that make Mardi Gras look tame: Now THOSE are the pictures you want to see…!)

And ’06 is turning out to be an inspired year, as well. We are well on track to meet our short-term target of $40 million in ’06 sales, with a longer term sales goal of $100 million by 2013. The early months of the year have witnessed some notably healthy sales activity: e.g., the award of a $1 million-plus purchase order for a major transit authority was soon followed by a $3 million-plus sales month. This week alone, we are looking at closing several additional multimillion-dollars’-worth of business providing transit video cameras and mobile DVRs for other major transit authorities. And continuing the ever-upward trend started with our founding in 1993, we are booking steadily increasing millions with our original mobile video product line: collision avoidance camera systems.

All in all, things are looking up! We are inspired to achieve ever greater results–for the mobile safety and financial benefit of our clients, for the health and wellbeing of our employees, and for the continued vigorous growth of our company. We love what we’re doing–can you tell?!

- Christine Portillo, Marketing Director