Video from my Son’s Wedding
Posted on September 17th, 2009 by admin in Miscellaneous
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
Many of you have been kind enough to express your congratulations on my son’s wedding last month, so I thought I’d share a brief snippet of their wedding with you. I don’t often include my family on the blog, but since my son is a living example of what it means to be a great leader it is not only worthy, but apropos to include the video in today’s post. Here’s to my son and his new wife who are truly a joy to our lives.
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