THE GVH DISTRIBUTION GAZETTE

THE GVH DISTRIBUTION
GAZETTE
GVH Family of
Companies
Newsletter
August, 2014
A Note from the President…
I just celebrated 20 years with GVH on July
15th, and on that day, I took a minute to
reflect on the last 20 years. When I moved
to Lubbock, Texas from Portland, Oregon, I
never imagined I would stay in Texas and
work for a 6 person company which
included my father-in-law, Buddy Furgerson,
as the President and his wife, Beth, as the
one person team in Accounts Payable and
Accounts Receivable. Our annual sales back
then was $3 million dollars a year, and our
Lubbock/Amarillo office did a combined
total of $644,000 a year. I’m happy to say
Lubbock and Amarillo will do over $35
million dollars in sales, and the GVH Family
of Companies will have another record year
in sales of over $100 million dollars in
2014. Buddy and Beth took a great risk in
hiring me (their 30 year old son-law at the
time) and giving me almost total autonomy
to their family business. As I say often,
“success is not by accident and neither is
failure”; I am so proud of all our team
members that made this happen and will
continue to help grow the company to our
$1 billion dollar a year goal in sales. I’m
looking forward to the next 20 years of
exceeding customers’ expectations and
watching our team members grow and
succeed in their professional growth and
career. Thank you; I feel very fortunate to be
your President of the GVH Family of
Companies. – Joe Schmidt
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GVH Distribution Employee Highlights
Whitney Potts
Whitney Potts is our Purchasing Team Leader within the GVH Family
of Companies. She has been with our company for 6 years. She has
been selected to be a highlighted employee this month for her
outstanding efforts with our Spokane and Alabama branches this
year. Whitney is from Boys Ranch, TX. She has been married to Jody
Potts for 22 years. They have 3 children, a daughter in law, and 3
grandchildren. Marcus is 23 and married to his wife, Lindsey. They
have 2 children, Aiden who is 4 years old and Natalie who is 1 year
old. Herschel is 21 and has a 2 year old daughter named Raylee.
Marcus and his wife are stationed in Fort Hood, Sarah works at
United, and Herschel works at GVH! Whitney’s favorite place to eat is
Saltgrass Steakhouse. She is scared of spiders, snakes, and mice.
And, if she could have any animal as a pet, she would stick with a
dog! We want to thank Whitney for her hard work and dedication to
GVH Family of Companies!
Clay Robinett
Clay Robinett is our Chief Financial Officer. He has been with our
company for almost 4 years. Clay has been selected to be a
highlighted employee this month for his outstanding efforts with our
Spokane and Alabama branches this year. Clay is from Lamesa, Texas
and moved to Lubbock when he was 2 years old. He is married to
Traci; they dated in high school and college and have been married
now for 3 years. Clay and Traci have twin girls who are 6 months old!
Their names are Helen Francis and Gloria Gwen. Clay’s favorite actor
is Christoph Waltz. His favorite food is Mexican food. And if he could
travel anywhere in the world, he would travel to the beach (preferably
Fiji, not South Padre!). We want to thank Clay for his hard work and
dedication to GVH Family of Companies!
Corby Bleckert
Corby Bleckert is our Vice President of Operations. He has been with our
company for 2 years. Corby has been in the grocery business since he
was 15 years old. While he was working at AFS as the Director of their
Center Store he met Joe and Sean, and the rest is history! He has been
selected to be a highlighted employee this month for his outstanding
efforts with our Spokane and Alabama branches this year. Corby is from
Utah. He says that Utah is the perfect place for raising his family and
being outdoors. He is married to his amazing wife, Marci. They have 2
children Ashlee, 17 years old, and Marlee, 6 years old. When he is not at
work, Corby likes to travel with his family. A little known fact about Corby
is that he has visited over 30 different countries around the world. His
family is always trying to find new places to explore. Corby also loves
being outdoors which makes Utah perfect for him and his family. He says
that there are 6 ski resorts within a 20 minute drive that have amazing
mountains for skiing, snowmobiling, and sledding. He deems them a “ski
family” (Winter Olympics 2018?). In the summer, he enjoys hiking,
camping, and exploring Utah with his family. He says that if he ever hit
the million dollar lottery jackpot he would retire and travel the world! He
doesn’t have a favorite movie, but he does like funny movies and the
occasional history based flick! We want to thank Corby for his hard work
and dedication to GVH Distribution and our family of companies!
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Company news and Updates:
Ryan Mazzie (GM) and Nicole Irwin (Merchandiser) with GVH NW Utah will be traveling to Boise, ID to speak with Paul’s Markets which is
an 8 store chain. They are a long time AFS customer, but a new potential GVH customer. We are really excited about the prospect of
adding another large chain which would really help increase sales!
The General Managers and all the Senior Management will be attending the Central Grocers Trade show in Chicago, IL before they kick
off their GM Board Meeting. GVH will have 19 full booths to promote our products. GVH Midwest will be hosting dinner for all the vendors
the night before the trade show in appreciation for their support. Wayne and his team are thrilled to have all GM’s visit the Chicagoland
Market and assist with the retailers.
On July 23rd, Sean Skoglund (OM) and GVH Southeast finalized a deal with Rockdale Grocers. They have agreed to switch all of the
chemical business from Rushing Chemical to our Ecolab. Rockdale Grocers has a total of 10 stores throughout Georgia and North
Carolina. We are very excited about this new business opportunity!
GVH Southeast is also currently in midst of getting another chain of 5 stores to switch their t-sacks and produce bags to GVH. The
estimated value is about $200,000.00 extra per year. Can’t wait to hear an update on that soon!
Upcoming Events
August Birthdays
The General Manager Meeting this year will be held in
Chicago, Illinois August 27th through August 31st.
We want to wish a very happy
The 2015 Vendor Expo is scheduled to be in Coeur d’
birthday to…
Alene, Idaho over the week of
September 10th – 16th, 2015
Edgar Girder – August 3rd
HOLIDAYS
LABOR DAY - SEPTEMBER 1
*PLEASE INFORM YOUR CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS THAT WE
ST
WILL BE CLOSED TO OBSERVE THIS HOLIDAY
(BRANCHES 21 & 49 WILL BE OPEN)*
Human Resources Tips and Tricks:
Joshua Musgrove – August 3rd
Lorie Hill – August 10th
Morgan Snipes – August 17th
Heidi Mucha – August 20th
We are coming close to Summer 2014 being over and done with! That means kids are
Amanda Bartlett – August 26th
getting back to their school business and we’re getting back into the routine with them. This
also means that you may be feeling a little unmotivated to finish the year strong. With the
Sean Wright – August 27th
holiday season just within our grasp, we may start to feel overwhelmed and jaded by our day
Abel Reyna – August 27th
to day work habits. Below are some tips to find purpose within your position at GVH
Distribution Family of Companies.
Randie Thompson – August 29th
-Find and reread your job description. This will help to remind you of exactly what is
expected of you and brush up on some duties that may have slipped your mind. It may
even remind you of why you chose to work in your position in the first place
-Ask your manager or supervisor for a list of expectations for the remainder of the year.
This will help you to set short term goals and work toward them, therefore, reconnecting
you.
-Reflect on past events to understand what motivates you. Think of a time you had a
really difficult task and you managed and completed it. So rewarding!
We would like to welcome all
-Identify and seize moments that you know you will excel within. If you know that you
new hires from the month of
surpass expectations in a certain area, take on more tasks that involve that area!
-Don’t be afraid to fail. Failure is one of life’s most important tools.
July to our family of companies!
-Know that your hard work and dedication every day is helping GVH Distribution Family
of Companies grow every day. Strive to be the best in your position!
Andrea Curtis (Gage Van Horn)
Announcements
If there are ever any questions or concerns
about HR matters, please contact LeeAnn
Zeman at 806-795- 2453 ext. 1004 or by email
[email protected] or Taylor Parker
at 806-795-2453 ext. 1017 or by email
[email protected]
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Jared Dean (GVH NW)
Ruben Contreras (GVH MW)
Sergio Prouty (GVH MW)
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“Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally
understood language.”
-Walt Disney
Carl Epperson and the
Blaine team enjoying a
cold one on their most
recent “Beer Friday”!
Keep up the hard work!
GVH B21 Amarillo hosted a supply
show for the Potawatomi Nation in
Oklahoma. The Potawatomi Nation
is an Indian nation in Oklahoma
and it is an account of Affiliated
Foods. Our purpose for
facilitating the show was to shine
the spotlight on the many areas of
supplies that we have to offer and
to help both GVH and Affiliated
Foods secure more business from
the Nation. GVH brought in many
various vendors to display their
products for the attendees.
Lower Left: Sean Wright & Ron
Parker
Upper right: Sean Wright & Greg
Lane
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GVH Family of Companies Newsletter
Carl Epperson
(Blaine) at the
July Sales
meeting
modeling
some safety
gear! Lookin’
spiffy, Carl!
We want to
congratulate Jesse
Sanchez on the
birth of his son,
Adrian Sanchez!
Born on July 26 at
1:44am! He
weighed 7lbs 1oz
and was 20 inches
long. Congrats to
the Sanchez
Family!
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Wayne and Joe Schimdt at the IDDBA
Conference in Denver, CO.
They definitely enjoyed the local brews!
Sean and Kristy Wright take in some scenery at
Utah Olympic park while attending the Spring
ROFDA conference!
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Kristy Wright and Misti Robinson (wife of Jeff
of Affiliated Foods) at Utah Olympic Park. They
were in Utah for the spring ROFDA Conference.
How beautiful!
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Gage Van Horn
staff relaxes and
drinks a few
cocktails at
“Margarita
Friday”! Hard
working group
of ladies right
here!
Joe is hard at work driving the forklift
while at GVH NW Warehouse!
But first, let me take
a selfie! LeeAnn
Zeman, LeeAnn
Yong, and Carissa
Tarnowski at
“Margarita Friday”
Andrea Curtis listens
as LeeAnn Yong tells a
story on “Margarita
Friday”. She is too
funny!
Stephanie McKee (left)
and Amanda Bartlett
(right) contemplate
what brews they will
have next at “Margarita
Friday”
While Whitney Potts was out on
vacation, Carissa Tarnowski
decided her office could use a
makeover! Nicely done,
Carissa! We will miss you!
Carissa Tarnowski
sips on a cold beer
and enjoys her last
“Margarita Friday”
with GVH Family of
Companies!
Hope you all have a great month! Here are a few jokes to get you through until next time!
Q: What did one toilet say to the other?
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Q: Why do bicycles fall over?
A: Because they are two-tired!

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