"Telling Stories" about someone special ♥

i have a story to tell.

it's about a friend.

and colleague.

and outstanding author.

i met her almost a year ago when I was searching for a public relations manager.

her name is Courtney Walsh.

you may know her ;o)

she likes & is really good at Telling Stories.

...we had hundreds of applicants, which were spectacular with fantastic credentials & then I get another pretty cool submission from a girl named Courtney.

I open the email.

Something felt different. I don't know why. Couldn't explain it & if i tried I sounded ridiculous.

Then I see an attachment.

I open it.

It was a homemade MOVIE, a virtual interview, of her. Talking. Smiling. Then serious. Then giggling. Telling me that she sounded silly (but I can tell she was trying to be a little serious..hehe) loved Robert Downey Jr (whatttt??????...random...haha) and told me she really wanted to work with me ♥

I couldn't stop watching the video.

I knew...for some strange reason...right then...that we would work together & even more unexplainable, that we'd be friends.

Have you met her?

Let me tell you something about her. She is modest, very unassuming, and an AMAZING writer.

LOOK!

She wrote this beautiful novel, A Sweethaven Summer.

Ok friends....I don't read. I mean I read the occasion People & OK! (ashamed admitting that) but I started reading this book and something so humbling has come over me.

I want to start telling my story to my friends & my family, like Courtney's characters in her book. This isn't a story about scrapbooking or storytelling but a book that is light yet built with great depths of characters...characters I want to be & ones that I feel that I've met...and they are united through a scrapbook that unveils the history of their lives ~ in a clever, mysterious, surprising kind of way. I love it.

You need to buy it. I bought mine on Amazon & then she yelled at me for not letting her send me one for Free. No WAY girlfriend! I will wait in line like everyone else!!! hehe ♥

This week is Courtney's BOOK LAUNCH and I couldn't be more proud of her. She is having a massive giveaway on her blog right now ~

I am so honored to have her as my friend & lucky that this unexplained feeling I had when receiving her application was rewarded with her accepting the role to work with Websters.

Congratulations Courtney~ BIG {xo}

Comments

[Renee J.]

Oh, Brandin, thank you so much for sharing this beautiful story!! I am so happy for all of you. Through this wonderful world of scrapbooking we meet some really amazing people. Big thanks to both you and Courtney for enriching our lives!!

[Denise van Deventer]

Congrats to Courtney on her new book! It looks great and I love a good read, so will definitely seek it out! The team at Websters looks like a very close circle and it's great to see the support for one another! That support and friendship builds great and successful companies!

[Dale Tiernan]

Thanks for sharing. I've had a read of her blog this morning. Quite incredible. Looking forward to getting the book. I'm in Australia so I'll have to use Amazon too.

[Floliescrap]

congratulation Courtney !!! you are special for me ! and I wish you a wonderful adventure with this book !!!

[Em]

That's a wonderful post Brandin. It's cool to read how your friendship has developed.
Courtney, I am so happy for you! You so deserve your continued success xo

[Doris Widder]

OMGoodness what a wonderful post! LOVE that she sent that video to you in her application...brilliant! So awesome that you got a glimpse of her personality even before she had the job! Love that she was giggling and even added something so random. Courtney is a gem and such a fantastic addition to the WP family! She's done an incredible job in her role and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of her book! :-D

[Jolanda Simons]

Congrats Courtney!!!

[Diana Brodeur]

Super congrats Courtney! What an amazing accomplishment!

[Bellaidea]

Thank you so much for it!

[nicolle Kramer]

Congrats Courtney!xoxo

[beatrice lawson]

Congrats Courtney! And Brandin, thank you for sharing such a sweet story. You have a wonderful team and it shows in the beautiful creations we get to enjoy!

[Denise]

I posted on Courtney's blog yesterday! How exciting for all of you!

[charity becker]

Congrat's Courtney!!!! Love to hear this about you, and thanks Brandin for the heads up!

[staceymichu]

Tears! You are both amazing so I see why you would.be friends! Courtney is amazing--so kind. Congrats!

[Julie Walton]

Courtney rocks...and so do you :)

[Ekaterine]

WP blog is a very special place. Never thought I'd be ever moved, touched, stunned or actually crying over a scrapbook blog! However, this often happens here. Love such posts. Love to know that there are such people out there in the world. Thank you for taking everything so close to heart, so seriously, so personally.

[iris uy]

OMG Courtney! I always knew you were a talent that was like "out of this world amazing"! I thought we knew your gifts already... and THEN you became our PR person, blew our minds... and THEN... here you are with a book! Brandin has reason to be very proud of you - we all are! Congratulations Courtney!!

[Private]

I am glad to see that you found the right person who fits the Webster Pages team. However it would have been nice to know the position was filled before now. I sent an email two weeks ago asking about this position because it is still listed as open over at scrapbookupdate.com. I received no answer.

http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/jobs/

[glee]

so exciting! thanks for telling us about it.

[Pendra]

Congrats to Courtney and I have to say, I have always loved hearing her tell her stories and reading her posts here on WP so I KNOW I will love her book! I think you all seem like a wonderfully happy "Family" at WP's and Courtney fit right in!!
Crafty Hugs,
Pendra