As I've gotten older, Thanksgiving has become my favorite holiday. It's a time to remember the things we're thankful for, eat good food, and simply enjoy being together with family and friends. The day before this great holiday I wanted to put down the branding hat and mention some of the people I'm thankful for at Matchstic.

1. Our Team. I have the honor of working with some of the best and brightest people I've ever known.  I'm proud of the work we produce, but just as proud of the way we work together as a team.  They are all a living example of our core values: Harmony, Truth & Courage. I'm thankful for each of you: Blake, John, Dustin, Alvin, Alana and Jason.

2. Our Advisory Board. This is the first year we've had an official advisory board and we had our first advisory board meeting in September.  This group has quickly made their mark on Matchstic and we're eternally grateful for their guidance, influence and leadership.  I'm so thankful for each of you: Ken Bernhardt, Alina Wheeler, Vince Giovanazzo, Jim Reese and Scott Armstrong.

3. Our Service Providers. There is a group of companies that support us and allow us to do the work we love every day.  Without them we'd fall apart. I'm thankful for each of these groups: Ripple (IT Support), Accel (CFO functions), Crabtree Rowe and Berger (CPA services), Full Media (search engine marketing), SeeSparkGo (PR), Bottlecap (web development) and Avalaunch (team member assessment and hiring).

4. Our Clients. We have too many amazing clients to mention each by name, but I'll can say this about every single one of you: Without you, we would have no team, no advisory board, no service providers.  You put the trust of your brand, your big ideas, the future of your business in our hands and we will never take that for granted.  Our paychecks come not from Matchstic, but from each of you.  Thank you for your trust, we're honored to work for each of you.

I hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving.  God Bless.

Craig

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