Conquest of the Heart by R.J. Dillon Read Free Book Online

services there? We will also
discuss the negatives. We’ll ask the question ‘Why should we expand
there?’ about each city. By the time we’re done, we should be able
to eliminate the cities that will not be the best fit, from those
that will. Once we’ve reduced our list to a handful, we’ll develop
a schedule to visit those remaining, with plans to meet with public
officials, community organizers, and potential clients.
    “With that said, let’s start with Nashville.”
Gavin picked up the remote and clicked on the slide with basic
information about Nashville. “What do we know about it?”
    Faith had a file folder with
a ‘Nashville’ tab sticker on it. She pulled some papers from the
folder and as she handed copies to Gavin and Carter said,
“Nashville, or as some would say ‘Music City, USA, has a population
of roughly one point five million people. It is home to the Grand
Ole Opry and location for the CMA Music Festival which attracts
thousands of country music fans each year. We’re all familiar with
the country music atmosphere there. What we may not know is that it
is also a home for the Christian pop and rock music industry,
located on Music Row. We also may not be aware that Nashville’s
jazz scene is being revived. It’s a major music recording and
production center. There are at least nine annual events held in
Nashville every year, including the Nashville Film Festival and the
CMA Awards. They have a small, but growing film industry, with
films like The Green Mile and Coal Miners
Daughter having been filmed there. Major
sports teams based in the city are the Tennessee Titans and the
Nashville Predators. That’s more your area, Carter.” Faith stopped
and smiled at them. They were speechless. She grabbed the remote
for the monitor to scroll through slides and continued. Faith went
on to talk about Nashville’s music industry and potential locations
for their new office.
    “I’ve included a list of names, addresses and
phone numbers of public officials, community organizers and
building managers in the area. If we’re unable to contact a
specific person directly to set up meetings, I’ve listed the name
of the person in charge of their calendars. In addition, I’ve
listed areas of interest, parks, museums, clubs, etcetera that we
can visit if this is one of the cities that we choose.” She sat the
remote on the table and waited for their responses. As she sat
down, she looked at them just staring at her.
    She smiled, surprised and said, “What?”
    “When did you have time to do all of this?”
Gavin asked.
    “I started working on this as soon as you
gave me the agenda.”
    “I gave you the agenda yesterday. Did you
stay up all night?” Gavin was shocked, impressed, and of course,
aroused. “I mean, you don’t just have notes. This is a very
detailed outline of the city, with phone numbers and contact names.
Our admin assistants don’t have this much information.”
    Carter looked down at his notebook and said,
“All I have is chicken scratch.” They laughed.
    “Do you have this information for all of the
cities we’re discussing this week?” Gavin asked. He had an
idea.
    “Yes,” nodded Faith.
    “Good. Change of plans. Since you’ve done
most of our homework for us, I’d like you to present each city each
day as you did just now. Afterward, we’ll only have the pros and
cons to discuss. Carter, you have some homework. You’ll need to
find out what celebrities or high profile groups live in or around
these cities. We’ll need connections to get in contact with them.
Do what you do.”
    “Will do.”
    “We’ll need this information only for the
cities we’re talking about this week. I don’t want us to get ahead
of ourselves. I will look into the types of businesses based in the
areas to build a potential client list.” He looked at the clock on
the wall and it had only been an hour. He was under the impression
that it would take them all day to discuss one city.