North American Wholesale Lumber Association

your future leaders.

Of course, your own involvement in these organizations and event is the best way to demonstrate the importance of being involved throughout your career to young professionals within and outside of your organization.

To that point, your responsibility for building industry talent doesn't end at your company. Each of us has the chance to recognize the developing talents who work for your vendors, suppliers or customers and help them build the professional networks they will need to succeed as well. Your involvement with those professionals, who will recognize and appreciate your support, can also help us retain this talent.

- Grant Phillips is a commodities and industrial sales representative for Collins, Portland, Or' and is a member of North American Wholesale Lumber Association's Leadership Summit Committee.

About NAWLA

NAWLA (North American Wholesale Lumber Association) is the association that delivers unparalleled access to relationships and resources that improve business strategy and performance through sales growth, cost savings, and operational efficiencies for wholesalers and manufacturers of forest products and other building materials that conduct business in North America.

Learn more about how NAWLA can help your business at www.nawla.org.

Registration Open for NAWLAS 2015 Leadership Summit

To expand your network, reconnect with peers from across North America, and provide your rising stars with a similar learning opportunity, register yourself and your future leaders for NAWLA's Leadership Summit, March 22-24,2015, at The Westin Kierland in Scottsdale, Az.

The event brings together mid-level managers and executives and industry-leading companies to discuss top-of-mind business topics and solutions for driving revenue growth and streamlining operations.

View the agenda and register at www.nawla.org.