Met Blake in 2005 at the Hawaii Nordstrom Rack for a SOTC meeting, it was a very brief interaction and thought there was no way I would be meeting him again in the future. Fast forward to 2008 when Hawaii’s first FLS store opened in March. Blake is making the rounds and comes to me and calls me by name and says “I’m glad you’ve decided to stay with us…”

I was so shocked and humbled that the CEO of Nordstrom remembered my name from a brief interaction. I was so humbled by that. Blake definitely left it better than he found it…

with love,
Thank you Blake and may you rest in peace…