Airways Insider October 2022 Newsletter

October 2022

October is here! Everyone's favorite season is upon us, and so are the cooler temps and changing colors!

Congratulations to our newest Employee of the Month - OG Kevin Willyard!

Thank you for reading our chilling October issue of Airways Insider and feel free to share on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn!

"Employee of the Month"

Kevin Willyard!

"Kevin goes above and beyond to make customers and agents alike feel appreciated. His positive and confident attitude as well as his work ethic are awesome attributes to have on show site. While not having worked near as many trade shows with him as others have, I have been fortunate to work a couple. He always takes time to make sure every pallet is wrapped and boxes taped no matter how long it takes. Kevin has a calm demeanor giving exhibitors assurance that everything is going to be ok, whether they are new to the industry or are seasoned veterans. Thanks for always waving the Airways flag high Kev!"

~ Brock Wood, Director of Operations, Trade Show Services

"It has been my absolute pleasure to work alongside Kevin for over 30 years. He has always been the ultimate team player, in the office or at any one of the hundreds of trade shows he has headed up on-site for Airways. He is probably the steadiest, most dependable and unflappable guy I have ever known as I am sure his colleagues would agree. There is no one in my mind that stands for all the good about Airways or has represented us any better, than Kevin Willyard. He could have been our employee of the month many times over!" ~ Hal Poole, VP Business Development

"Kevin has been at Airways for over 30 years, in that time he has been a jack of all needs. He was training new hires almost 30 years ago and in the time since, has been in Domestic, Trade shows, International, back to Domestic, then Trade show, all the while traveling.

"In a world full of selfishness, Kevin defines his with selflessness. He is as dedicated to his job as he is to his family. ~ Mike Berger, Manager, IT

"Great pick by the advisory board for employee of the month! Kevin is a good friend, a great father, and an excellent example for all of us in tradeshows and on the travel team.

"From my first show to the last one I worked, he is always there with advice and guidance when needed. He is a tireless worker and knows how to get things done, no matter what or where it is.

"His energy and smile are infectious. I hope when I am half his age, I can still do what he does for Airways here and on the road."

~ Lance Brown, Senior Customer Experience Specialist

“The very first tradeshow Airways sent me to work was in San Francisco and it was alongside Kevin. He hadn’t been here that many years longer than I had, but even in those early days he was already a veteran of the business and just had great knowledge of his job and how to properly do it. All these years later, he still tackles everything with an even keel, no drama, and zero complaints.

"The guy is an Airways Icon and set the standard for the “do whatever needs to be done” mentality that helped build this great company and still keeps it growing today.” ~ Craig Luttrell, Manager, Truckloads Division

Team Luke!

This last weekend Kevin and his family participated in a 70.3 mile Ironman Race in Memphis. This was our biggest and most ambitious race ever. We were the only assisted para team at this race and we were so excited and nervous.

Luke likes the feeling of movement and loves hearing the crowd and athletes cheer him on. We expected to be on the course for 8 hours but not finish last!

If you can support Team Luke by donating to the Rampy Foundation to end MS that would be amazing!

Make your tax-deductible donation today and take the first step toward helping achieve our goal. Thank you for your support!

Below are pictures from the 14th Annual Gathering of the Usual Suspect Network held from August 31st to September 2nd in Las Vegas! Our Agent Cindy Hardman was nice enough to send us some pictures from the show site.

Below are Airways Agent Jim Kelty, Kevin Willyard and Mandy Wood taking a break from the show in Chicago to watch the Arkansas Razorbacks play!

Below are pictures from Insuretech Las Vegas provided by Airways Rep Lance Brown and a few from Nacac '22 with Airways Agent Greg Byron provided by Airways Rep Mandy Wood.