Thank You Note 

We received an email today from the president of one of our largest clothing suppliers. It really hit home and I wanted to share it. Some of it was changed slightly to include details and thoughts from us. Enjoy!

Partners and Friends,

"We’re all pivoting, transforming, selling masks, sanitizer, gloves… whatever we can. It’s what business schools like to call “being entrepreneurial,” but my dad would call it “hustling.” He doesn’t mean it in the scam sort of way, but instead in the energetic selling kind of way. When he started out in business, he was a hustler. He looked for opportunities where he could buy something for “x” and sell it for something “more than x.” It wasn’t t-shirts that brought him here; it was the opportunity that he sensed. He hustled and he built a business. When I think about today, I like the word “hustle” because not only are we all looking for opportunities but there is also an energy emanating from our industry.

When my then 10-year-old son tried out for his travelling basketball team, I drove him to the tryouts. In the car I shared a piece of advice: If you out-hustle everyone out there, you can make this team. He knew he wasn’t the tallest, the best athlete, the most coordinated or the best shooter. He knew (and I knew) that he needed to out-hustle those kids. He made the team and after that he placed a handmade poster over his bed that read: Hustle beats talent. I was very proud.

I think the companies and people who are best weathering this storm wake up every morning and see opportunity. That’s how we all got into this industry. It wasn’t necessarily our childhood dream, but we saw possibility in it. We don’t wait for the phone to ring. We go create opportunities."

At Oklahoma Promo, we have transitioned into selling some items you didn't know we offered or had access to in the past. One client asked us why are you guys selling these? Not in a derogatory way, but that it wasn't exactly what we normally do.

Our response was because it is a need for our clients. We are always looking for ways to satisfy the needs of our current and future friends and clients and if that means using our existing channels to offer some new items that is what we will do.

You’re out hustling and we are by your side, and never forget that hustle beats talent every day!

Have a great week and thanks for your support!