2025 ITRA Annual Meeting

Join ITRA for the 2025 Annual Meeting in Isle of Palms, South Carolina! From October 5-7, 2025, ITRA members and industry professionals will meet at the Wild Dunes Resort to network, learn, and engage with one another. Don’t miss out on the best independent textile conference of the year!

Conference Registration

Conference registration is now open for the 2025 Annual Convention! 

Please note that "guest registration" on the form is for children aged 5-17 only.  If you would like to register yourself and a spouse/partner, please use the "couple registration."

Registration will close September 2, 2025. Register today!

Hotel Information

Your beachfront oasis awaits! We are excited to meet at Wild Dunes, where you will enjoy beautiful views, inspiring amenities, and easy access to Isle of Palms beach. Wild Dunes offers something for everyone: award-winning golf and tennis, sparkling pools, on-site dining, outdoor adventures, easy access to downtown Charleston, and much, much more.  Check out the hotel website here.

Book your hotel room: Booking Link

Or call 866-359-5593, Option 2.

Book your hotel room by September 2, 2025!

Sponsorship Opportunities 

A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available to meet your budget and needs. Get your company in front of industry leaders and support the independent textile industry through one or more of the many options available.

See sponsorship options below and click to add them to your cart. Click the cart in the top right of the page to checkout, and we'll take it from there!

Questions? Please email Abbey at hello@ITRA.us.

Click here to view our current sponsors.
THANK YOU!

Annual Meeting Agenda

Sunday, October 5, 2025

• 2:00 - 3:00 pm: Board Meeting | Boardwalk Inn Boardroom

• 3:30 - 5:30 pm: Registration | Indigo Rooftop

• 5:30 - 6:40 pm: President’s Reception | Osprey Outdoor Terrace (Board, New Members, Past Presidents, Invited Guests)

• 6:30 - 8:30 pm: Welcome Reception & Dinner | Osprey Outdoor Terrace

Monday, October 6, 2025

• 7:30 am - 12:00 pm: Registration | Indigo Rooftop

• 7:30 - 8:30 am: Networking Breakfast | Indigo Rooftop

• 8:15 - 8:30 am: ITRA Business Meeting | Indigo Rooftop

• 8:30 - 10:00 am: Walker McKay | Indigo Rooftop

• 10:00 - 10:15 am: Break | Indigo Rooftop

• 10:15 - 11:15 am: Tobin Cassels | Indigo Rooftop

• Lunch on Your Own

• Afternoon Activities Available

• Dinner on Your Own

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

• 7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast | Indigo Rooftop

• 8:30 - 10:00 am: Drew Scholl | Indigo Rooftop

• 10:00 - 10:15 am: Break | Indigo Rooftop

• 10:15 - 11:15 am: Col Tom Gordon | Indigo Rooftop

• Activities - Pre-Registration Required. When registering for the event, please add pickleball and/or golf registration if you'd like to participate.

• 12:30 pm: ITRA Golf Tournament | Links Golf Course | $249 per person

• 2:00 - 4:00 pm: Pickleball | Wild Dunes Courts | $55 per person

• 7:00 pm: Farewell Reception and Dinner | Indigo Rooftop

Annual Meeting Speakers

Tobin Cassels
President, Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.

Only 13% of all family-owned businesses are passed down to the third generation. Tobin became President of his family-owned company, Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc., in 2001.

Tobin first began working at Southeastern as a trailer shop mechanic in 1973 when he was thirteen years old, making $1.65 an hour. He began working full-time in 1981 after graduating with a degree in economics from Washington & Lee University.

Tobin learned the business from the ground up by working in the shop, the warehouse, and serving as both a pickup and delivery driver and an over-the-road driver. He became a Christian through the influence of his boss and mentor during his late twenties.

Southeastern Freight Lines is a non-union, regional, less-than-truckload carrier operating 89 service centers located in 13 states and Puerto Rico. Southeastern has 8.600 employees and an annual revenue of $1.7 billion. Since its founding in 1950, Southeastern has never had a layoff. The Cassels' family purpose statement for owning and operating Southeastern is to "Impact Lives and Honor God."

Walker McKay

Founder and Principal, McKay Consulting Group

Walker McKay is the Founder and Principal of McKay Consulting Group LLC.

Walker believes in the power of intentional transformation.

After 35 years of calling, networking, and continually being referred to hundreds of clients, and over 20+ years assisting companies in almost every industry to build world-class sales teams, Walker has designed a sales system that will consistently close business without the client feeling like they’re selling or the prospect feeling like they’ve been sold. This system has been customized and personalized for thousands of clients in hundreds of industries.

He is a lifelong salesperson, coach, and the creator of the No B.S. Sales School, where he teaches and shares his proven secrets to success for hitting targets, growing revenue, and gaining the respect you deserve.

Walker is the host of the No B.S. Sales School podcast found wherever you get your podcasts. He has recently published a book about sales: Some Will. Some Won’t. So What. Who’s next? that is available to purchase on Amazon.

Walker encourages his clients to stop relying on the old-school way of selling and implement his No B.S. Sales System. There’s a reason the old-school way isn’t working!

Walker has been married to his wife Sally for 27 years and they have two children.

Drew C Scholl
Fueling Your Future: Unlocking the Power of Purpose and Pace

Founder and CEO, Leaders on Fire
Consultant, 7th Gen Consulting

Drew C. Scholl is the Founder and CEO of Leaders on Fire, and a licensed consultant with 7th Gen Consulting. With over two decades at Wildman Business Group, where he remains an owner, Drew brings 25+ years of leadership experience in both business and mission-driven environments. He now dedicates his time to equipping leaders to live and lead with purpose, resulting in greater impact and fulfillment. 

An author, speaker, musician, and entrepreneur, Drew blends creativity, strategy, and heart in everything he does. Outside of work, he's a husband, father of four, grandfather, and Ironman triathlete-always ready for the next challenge. His leadership is deeply rooted in biblical principles, personal growth, and the pursuit of meaningful adventure. 

Colonel Tom Gordon

USMC (Ret) '91, Commandant of Cadets, The Citadel

Colonel Gordon assumed the duties as the Commandant of Cadets at The Citadel in July 2021 upon his retirement from the United States Marine Corps after 30-years of active service. Having graduated from The Citadel in 1991, Col Gordon returned to his Alma mater to educate and develop the next generation of Principled Leaders. 

During his 30-year career, Colonel Gordon commanded at every level in the operating forces. All his staff assignments were in operations. He is a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and has extensive operational experience in the Middle East, Far East, and the Black Sea region.

Colonel Gordon is a graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College and holds an MA from Webster University. He completed his senior level education as the Commandant’s Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Col Gordon’s last assignment on active duty was as the Director of the Marine Corps’ Command & Staff College in Quantico, Virginia. Examples of other positions include Military Secretary (Chief of Staff) to the 37^th Commandant of the Marine Corps and serving as a Resident Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York City.

Col Gordon was inducted into the Council on Foreign Relations as a life member and Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society in 2021. He is the author of a best-selling book, Marine Maxims, Turning Principles into Practice.