wenty-five years ago, I attended my first SSA show. It was the 25th anniversary celebration, perhaps at the Rio in Las Vegas, and I was a deer in the headlights! I had only been in the self-storage industry for three weeks.
Having come from a fashion lifestyle magazine in Newport Beach, Calif., I had covered galas, fashion shows, and conferences, so I wasn’t new to this. Nevertheless, I was amazed when I arrived at the evening’s festivities—it had all the glitz and glamour of shows I’d covered but for self-storage.
It was surprising to say the least! And the people were so friendly and welcoming, eager to share their knowledge with someone whose only experience with self-storage was spending a lot of money to rent a unit with “stuff” in it that I would probably never use again!
Over the next two and a half decades, the SSA became an essential part of my self-storage world, with people like Mike Scanlon, Tim Dietz, and Mike Blackett always there to answer my questions and help in any way they could. Can you believe that back then, what is now SSA Magazine, formerly The Globe, was 20 pages in the front of Messenger magazine?
I’ve lost count of the number of SSA shows I’ve attended over the past years, but now we are once again headed to Las Vegas to celebrate the association’s 50th anniversary. As such, I want to thank the SSA for all that they have done and continue to do for this industry. It’s been an amazing ride for the association, and I can’t wait to see where they are headed over the next 25 years!
Congratulations to the SSA and all the fantastic people who make it such a great organization! Happy 50th anniversary!
Publisher
wenty-five years ago, I attended my first SSA show. It was the 25th anniversary celebration, perhaps at the Rio in Las Vegas, and I was a deer in the headlights! I had only been in the self-storage industry for three weeks.
Having come from a fashion lifestyle magazine in Newport Beach, Calif., I had covered galas, fashion shows, and conferences, so I wasn’t new to this. Nevertheless, I was amazed when I arrived at the evening’s festivities—it had all the glitz and glamour of shows I’d covered but for self-storage.
Over the next two and a half decades, the SSA became an essential part of my self-storage world, with people like Mike Scanlon, Tim Dietz, and Mike Blackett always there to answer my questions and help in any way they could. Can you believe that back then, what is now SSA Magazine, formerly The Globe, was 20 pages in the front of Messenger magazine?
I’ve lost count of the number of SSA shows I’ve attended over the past years, but now we are once again headed to Las Vegas to celebrate the association’s 50th anniversary. As such, I want to thank the SSA for all that they have done and continue to do for this industry. It’s been an amazing ride for the association, and I can’t wait to see where they are headed over the next 25 years!
Congratulations to the SSA and all the fantastic people who make it such a great organization! Happy 50th anniversary!
Publisher