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Article: Ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots and PowerPoint presentations: IFA Leadership not only changes attire, but entire Jackson Hole, Wyo. summer business meeting format.(FW FOCUS: IFA SUMMER LEADERSHIP PHOTO FEATURE)
- Article from:
- Franchising World
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
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Fearlessly, the Man in the White Stetson strode in to face the unruly crowd gathered in the shadow of the Grand Teton mountains lifting majestically more than 13,000 feet into the pristine western sky. He'd come to "The Hole" with full authority to lay down the law.
Pushing his way to the front, the enforcer gripped in his right hand a cold, black symbol of authority. They knew he meant business and would brook no challenge.
Slowly, he turned and faced the audience. A few murmurs arose, but as he raised his right hand, index finger a-twitching, the mob fell silent.
At that moment, International Franchise Association Chairman Mike Isakson ...