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\"\"<\/a>This weekend we participated in the Warrior Dash which is a 5k trail race with all kinds of crazy obstacles, the last of which has you literally swimming through a 100 ft. mud pit under barbed wire. You can find out more at\u00a0www.warriordash.com<\/a>.\u00a0The entire event was by far one of the best organized events I have ever seen. \u00a0After we headed home yesterday, having bathed in enough mud to make a truck full of hogs excited; I realized that everything that the event organizers did was to create an amazing memory for everyone involved.<\/p>\n

The promotion company, Red Frog, was founded in 2007 and has exploded with growth ever since. They simply strive every day to make sure that everyone who is there, wants to be there. What are you doing to create awesome memories for your customers, employees, and co-workers? When you strive for creating fond memories and a great culture, the world will knock at your door!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weekend we participated in the Warrior Dash which is a 5k trail race with all kinds of crazy obstacles, the last of which has you literally swimming through a 100 ft. mud pit under barbed wire. You can find out more at\u00a0www.warriordash.com.\u00a0The entire event was by far one of the best organized events I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11,110,112,114,113,111,109],"class_list":["post-172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chicago-area-speaker","tag-creating-culture","tag-extreme-racing","tag-motivational-speaker","tag-red-frog-events","tag-successful-promotions","tag-warrior-dash"],"yoast_head":"\nSwim Through Mud to Success<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Warrior Dash promoted by Red Frog events has quickly become one of the fastest growing events in the world. 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