Coffee At Birkdale

Car of the Day:

2003 – Current BMW 650i Convertible

Character of the Day:

Babette – Natural Born Saleswoman

I was introduced to Babette and her mother through Clarence (Day 304) at a networking event. When I saw both of them in Starbucks today I decided to take the opportunity to snag Babette as a Character. One thing became crystal clear when I listened to her story, she has sales in her blood. She was born in the mountains of Arizona where ironically the temperature was much cooler than it is here. Her parent’s transient life style allowed her to experience a lot of the US at an early age. It was when she moved to Maine and was preparing for college when she met her husband. They locked eyes as she was up in a tree cutting down a branch. He loves telling everyone that she was sitting on the wrong side of the branch as she was cutting and he had to save her from her mistake. They were married ten weeks later and started their family within the first year. It will be 31 years for them in November. They have seven children and fourteen grandchildren. Her husband works in the IT department at Bank of America and Babette works for PrePaid Legal, which is the same company Clarence (Day 304) works for.  She believes more in having a relationship with Christ than in any specific denominational religion. If anyone comes to live in their house, you would be expected to attend church at least once a week. What you do with what you learn is totally up to the person. She has a great sense of humor and good a heart. Her favorite thing about Birkdale… “Being able to let my grandkids play in the fountain. Watching them is a blast”.