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TBI Ski Trip Bigger & Better
03/09/2010 17:02
How do you make a ski trip better? Make it bigger. That’s the philosophy at Telecom Brokerage Inc. In 2010, its annual ski event had more of everything – more people, more resort, more skiing, more days and more sponsors.  | | Skiers before heading to the slopes. |
Sponsors included Qwest, XO, Level 3, One, Lightyear, Masergy and Global Crossing. The master agency hosted more than 24 agent and carrier executives at an enormous 19,000-square-foot luxury retreat in Breckenridge, Colo., in January.  | | Global Crossing’s Melanie Sunahara, PHONE+’s Mike Saxby (in his PJs) and host TBI’s Geoff Shepstone making breakfast. |
PHONE+ Publisher Mike Saxby was in attendance at the event and said he had never been in a house so big in his life. What’s it like to live large? The house included a roman spa, racquetball and basketball courts, a private home theater, sauna, a boardroom for executive meetings and more. Ironically, the house had terrible cell reception! All those telecom executives had to drive a couple miles to make calls – or not. Instead of texting and checking voice mail, these execs were “forced” to engage in more face-to-face conversation over home-cooked meals prepared by the TBI staff.  | | The 19,000-square-foot luxury resort was home away from home for TBI skiers. |
On day one, Friday, Jan. 15, everybody met for happy hour at the famous Breckenridge Brewery where they serve small batch bombers with a big taste. (No, we didn’t make that up; it says so on the Web site). Saxby and agent John Manning beat former pro James Lockhart in racquetball. (OK, he spotted them points, but, seriously, how huge is that?)  | | TBI’s Ken Mercer celebrates his birthday with a giant cupcake. |
Day two was skiing sun up to sun down followed by poker and movies in the evening. Day Three: more skiing followed by a birthday party for TBI’s Ken Mercer. The crew baked him a giant cupcake. Day Four was a holiday so everyone stuck around for more skiing. The big takeaways? Don’t anyone tell you differently: More is more and Bigger is Better.  | | It's poker night. |
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