somebody that has that information is the best tool I could ever give myself in all these years. Team... let's talk about team. Color3 would not be the company we are today without the people that make it happen. And that's not me. That is everybody that works here. We generally, in all sincerity, work together as a team and everything I do, every decision I make, every risk I take, I weigh in what the risk is for them. You know, I would say I have 40 mortgages to cover every month at minimum, you know, because they matter -- there's no way this could happen without all of those folks. And you know, when it comes to hiring, even I hire for fit and train for skill. So we can train just about anybody to run an embroidery machine, minus one particular skill. I can't train this one thing, but otherwise if they fit, if they get it, they want to do something better, they want to make people happy, they like quality, they enjoy that fast-paced vibe they're fit for us. And when we find them, we keep them. And I've been really blessed with that through all the years. And going to things like the ThreadX convention. I didn't do a lot of that stuff for a long time. I really kind of dove in, and was in the weeds of my business a lot, and then, sales reps would reach out. Those are the folks I could touch base with within the industry. But once I got out of the weeds a little bit and started to network a little bit more, I've found such great camaraderie in this industry. And, you know, we all learn how to learn off of each other constantly and usually with a great beer in your hand or something, but, you know, you have a great conversation with people and you're really supporting each other and sharing ideas. And I love that about what we do. Marshall Atkinson Yeah, I think, most of the long-lasting relationships in this industry all started in a bar. Traci Miller There's something to be said about that, right? You know, or, well, I don't know. I think I always said this industry made me drink, but, I shouldn't say that out loud. Marshall Atkinson Well, you don't have to drink. That's just where the people are, right? You're going to have a Coke, a glass of tea. Traci Miller You just got to show up where they're at. And that's usually where people gather. Marshall Atkinson I've actually been known to have a cup of coffee at the bar. So lastly here, what trends do you see coming around the corner that you're excited about that you're helping your customers with? Traci Miller I think the biggest trend, right now that I see, and we see it across all parts of this industry is the online platforms, the sales that are happening through stores.
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