My parents have a vacation home in the mountains north of Asheville, NC. If you’ve ever been to Asheville, you know that during the summer Florida license plates outnumber NC license plates. One of the big draws, besides the weather, is the Biltmore Estate. My wife and I always bring a case of Biltmore wine home with us after each visit, and have been through the wine-tasting demonstrations. Biltmore is known for excellence in everything they touch.

Jackie Pelletier, the Wine Training Coordinator at the Biltmore Estate, is a motivational speaker and can bring the same energy and excellence to your organization. Prior to working at Biltmore, she was an educator in the state of Maine for 30 years and brings the lessons learned from her life to her speaking. Some of the most interesting topics I found on her website include:

• NO MISTAKES, ONLY LESSONS
• THIS IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL
• SO WHAT’S WRONG WITH MAKING MONEY?

Man, I know a couple holier-than-thou bloggers that could stand to listen to that last one.

Jackie delivers corporate presentations, keynote addresses, and motivational speeches for large and small, profit and non-profit organizations. Her booking and contact information is available, she also has a blog where you can get insight into how she prepares for her speeches.

So, now I’ve gone and made myself want to go back to Asheville. Oh don’t worry, Florida is better than NC and I’ll have to make that my next “7 Reasons Florida is Better Than…” post. But we all have to take a vacation occasionally.