With the recent passing of several industry veterans and friends, I started to reflect upon my generation of meeting industry leaders. The one thing we all have in common is that during our time in the industry, professional relationships really...

Before the 2016 World Series is a distant memory, I want to share my observations about what made the Chicago Cubs so great and how those qualities translate to great meetings and events teams...

Use these best practices for choosing a translation service and supporting your speakers in an increasingly multilingual environment.

When is the last time you looked at your LinkedIn profile? And the privacy settings on your Facebook account? What about your password for your favorite online retailer—is it the same one you set up when it launched its website in 2001? With 2...

What’s wrong with the traditional Quarterly Business Review between meeting suppliers and clients? Maybe nothing—if the best use of your time is reviewing a mind-numbing PowerPoint. I’m convinced it’s time to rethink how we...

Unless you have your own food allergies, or have a loved one who has, it can be difficult to understand why there are so many demands around food today. Without getting too scientific, I’d like to share a bit about what it means for your attendee...

After almost 15 months of campaigning, polls, and 24/7 election coverage of “he-said-she-said,” we finally have our answer: President-Elect Donald Trump. Regardless of where you fall politically or who you voted for, the top question on everyone’...

Treat your sponsors like customers. These valuable relationships can take months or even years to form. Don’t blow it with poor execution.

These days we’re all overwhelmed with distractions, deadlines, expectations, technology, media, and messages. We want to do it all, be it all, see it all—all the time. Meeting planners in particular tend to have that 24/7, always on the go, prepa...

I am a business owner. A leader. An expert. I’m also a woman, and I feel that matters, but I also feel that it doesn’t. Let me explain...