BCAP is done!

We drove about 5 hours each way (it was longer due to traffic on the way up and pit stops on the way back) in a van to the client site, gave the presentation and they were blown away. A teammate, Doug, summed it up best when he wrote an email to our writing and speech consultants, so I'll just copy and paste his email (see below).

As for the drive back, it was basically a drink fest. We stopped at a bar in NH and had a few drinks (with our advisor) then got a 6-pack at the next pit stop (gas station) where we chugged them as fast as we could (note: Doug was kind enough to be our designated driver so there was no drinking and driving). We then stopped at a state liquor store and got vodka and scotch then went to Salo's where we celebrated until almost 3am.

Our professor gave us an EXC; the highest grade you can get. Woohoo!

And now for Doug's email:

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Subject: Thank you

Dear Phil and Kerry;

I wanted to take a moment to share with you both our success in presenting to the Gravis team in Burlington, VT. The Gravis team of executives were blown away. Tom, a Babson MBA alum, was speechless at the end. He said we exceeded any expectations that he had and if you could have seen the looks during the presentation, it was priceless. Our ideas were so well received that they were actually hitting each other and pointing to slides on the handouts during the presentation saying, "We can use that right now and it would be cheap to ship!" Tom first wanted to stop us 2 minutes in to call more of the team down and then was wondering if we would present again. Fortunately, Elise will be there this summer for an internship and can fill this role.

A large part of our success as a group was your respective roles in helping us to bring a clear message to the client and making certain that that message would be heard. Kerry, if not for your efforts in helping us to clarify and focus our thoughts, we would not have had so much substance to present. Phil, if it were not for your observations and suggestions, we would not have been as polished, professional, and clear. Thank you both from our team!

It has been an incredible journey this year and I know we have all grown as people and as professionals from it, so thank you. I hope you both have a pleasant summer and we will see you in the fall.