Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 6, 2020

Facilitator: Sarah Michel , VP, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. Conference Architects and Speakers: Colleen Creighton , CEO, AAS. Jonathan Singer , PhD, AAS Board President and 2020 Program Chair. Register Now.

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2020 Consulting Conference Speakers 195

SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2022

Smart Meetings called Jones up and she explained that like architects, meeting consultants are coming to understand that in order to deliver their best work, they need to go through their own discovery process with the client to ask questions, ideate and learn more about priorities, rather than spending weeks guessing based on the templated RFP.

Consulting 97

Consulting Corporate Meetings 2022 Meeting Design 97

SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. They anticipate potential issues and have contingency plans in place so you can relax knowing your event is in good hands. Consult our list of top medical communications companies.

Event Management 130

Event Management 2023 Management Healthcare 130

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2022

Yet, many association leaders fail in engaging stakeholders effectively due to reluctance to incorporate and act on feedback in their meeting planning. Recently, I met Alisha, my consulting firm’s client, who is the head of membership engagement at a professional manufacturing association.

Meetings 98

Meetings Consulting Social Media Meeting Planning 98

Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Robby Slaughter is the founder of AccelaWork , a business improvement consulting company. His own consulting efforts focus on assessing workflow challenges, helping stakeholders to design and develop new business processes, and implement systematic, people-centered changes throughout the organization. Microsoft Excel. Robby Slaughter.

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Consulting Meeting Planning Speakers Sustainability 100

Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Robby Slaughter is the founder of AccelaWork , a business improvement consulting company. His own consulting efforts focus on assessing workflow challenges, helping stakeholders to design and develop new business processes, and implement systematic, people-centered changes throughout the organization. Microsoft Excel. Robby Slaughter.

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Consulting Meeting Planning Speakers Sustainability 100

Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Robby Slaughter is the founder of AccelaWork , a business improvement consulting company. His own consulting efforts focus on assessing workflow challenges, helping stakeholders to design and develop new business processes, and implement systematic, people-centered changes throughout the organization. Microsoft Excel. Robby Slaughter.

Consulting 100

Consulting Meeting Planning Speakers Sustainability 100

Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

About the AMC: Association Management Center offers a wide range of management and consulting services. About the AMC: CHMS is a full-service consulting firm that helps associations, nonprofits, and provides a range of services across the US from different locations. Association Management Center (AMC). IMN Solution.

Management 98

Management Financial Government Consulting 98

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This isn’t to place blame at anyone’s feet; with the already chaotic nature of event planning—absent these four potentialities—it’s easy just to push these into the background, as there are simply more pressing matters at hand. And this goes beyond meeting planning. It’s a human issue.

Meetings 111

Meetings Sustainability Meeting Planning Consulting 111

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Colors are not always permanent, says Kate Patay, CPCE, Smart Meetings’ Smart Style ambassador and the chief strategy officer of her own firm, Patay Consulting.

2022 98

2022 Consulting Tech Meetings 98

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The stress of the pandemic and other global crises like climate change, “does cause organizations to band together,” said Shawna McKinley, principal at Clear Current Consulting, and an instructor in topics including sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and event industry ethics at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Sustainability 98

Sustainability Food and Beverage Risk Management Consulting 98

Eventinterface

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We’re ready to play our role in ensuring ETH is invaluable for anyone in the event and meeting planning industry,” shared Steve Arzoni, Founding Partner or Piitchr and EventTechHub. About EventTechHub. Eventinterface.com. About Piitchr. Piitchr.com. About Tap to Speak.

Event Technology 133

Event Technology Technology Speakers Events 133

Eventinterface

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We’re ready to play our role in ensuring ETH is invaluable for anyone in the event and meeting planning industry,” shared Steve Arzoni, Founding Partner or Piitchr and EventTechHub. About EventTechHub. Eventinterface.com. Piitchr.com. Tap to Speak.

Event Technology 100

Event Technology Technology Speakers Meeting Planning 100

Eventinterface

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We’re ready to play our role in ensuring ETH is invaluable for anyone in the event and meeting planning industry,” shared Steve Arzoni, Founding Partner or Piitchr and EventTechHub. About EventTechHub. Eventinterface.com. Piitchr.com. Tap to Speak.

Event Technology 100

Event Technology Technology Speakers Meeting Planning 100

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Keeping in touch and consulting with my clients who had cancelled events at the onset of the pandemic didn’t translate to immediate business, but I was eventually the first one they called—and the one they trusted—to go forward with virtual events. We powered through and became stronger because of it.

Event Management 111

Event Management Management Meetings Tourism 111

Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Amazed by the modern concept of organizing conferences and ideas that change the concept of corporate meetings planning; we approached Adrian Segar to discuss his work! Consulting : phone/video conferences with clients about their meeting design needs. How did you land up with the idea of “Conferences That Work”?

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Conference Meeting Design 2009 Consulting 90

Hubilo Blog

MARCH 19, 2019

Searching for event technology or meetings technology influencer, the most heard name is of a renowned influencer?—? Corbin Ball, CSP, CMP, DES, MS is an international speaker, consultant as well as writer. I spend about 100 days each year traveling on speaking and consulting business. Corbin Ball.

Event Technology 94

Event Technology Technology Meetings Consulting 94

Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 29, 2016

Many built their expertise in an industry or function, shifted to consulting and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. Not long ago, becoming a professional speaker was a third step in a thought leaders career path.

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Speakers Conference Food and Beverage Negotiating 278

Smart Meetings

JULY 1, 2022

Kate Patay, Smart Meetings Smart Style Ambassador and the woman behind the eponymous Patay Consulting for the last five years, recently announced that she is taking a role as director of engagement with Terramar US , a DMC Network Company. Talk about the decision to go back to working for a company.

Consulting 126

Consulting Insurance Meetings Transportation 126

Master the Event

APRIL 7, 2022

Become a Consultant. Your first option for how to become an event planner is to work as a freelance consultant in the social scene. As previously mentioned, having a bachelor’s degree in a related field is highly favored, as courses will often cover everything from hospitality management to event design and meeting planning.

Government 74

Government Consulting Social Media Education 74

All Seated

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Meeting planning can be exciting, varied and incredibly rewarding. There are countless opportunities to meet new people, travel to far-flung locations and visit unique destinations. However, event planning can also be tiring, intense and pretty stressful. So, how can planners make their lives easier?

Event Planning Tools 28

Event Planning Tools Event Planning Consulting Meeting Planning 28

PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Joe Colangelo, CEO and cofounder of Arlington, Virginia–based Bear Analytics , a consulting and tech firm for associations and events, said that associations realize that they must pivot faster. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick.

Sponsorships 123

Sponsorships Contracts Trade Shows Meeting Planning 123

Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 15, 2020

Donna Kastner has spent a good portion of her career as an event experience design consultant and is now building a dynamic collaboration community for executives age 50+ who are striving to make a smooth segue from full-time job to part-time consulting gig. About Donna.

Consulting 91

Consulting Travel Events Conference 91

SmartMeetings

MARCH 27, 2020

Smart Meetings consulted Douglas Williams, president and CEO of Williams Data Management, for tips on the best practices to protect your company and attendees—including shielding virtual guests from emerging “Zoombombing” attacks. Best Practices for Just in Time Virtual Meetings.

Risk Management 56

Risk Management Consulting Meetings Education 56

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 18, 2017

Prior to Choice bringing him aboard in 2005, he worked with BearingPoint and Arthur Andersen in senior management consulting positions and was an officer in the U.S. White worked at another Destination Hotels-managed property, the Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix/Scottsdale, before opening her own business consulting firm, Workshop AZ.

Hotels 73

Hotels 2005 Hospitality Consulting 73

Maritz Global Events

MAY 23, 2019

Lisa is the CEO at FutureThink , a consulting group that makes innovation simpler and more successful, by eliminating unnecessary work and giving teams simple ways to solve problems. Here are nine (in no particular order) that come highly recommended by your peers, with a few quick details for inquiring minds who’d like to know more.

Speakers 75

Speakers Consulting Entertainment Marketing 75

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. “We are basically project managers, but unlike technology projects, you can’t move the deadline and unlike before 2020, you can’t let contracts sit.”. Choices, Choices.

Financial 98

Financial Insurance Medical Meetings Contracts 98

Maritz Global Events

APRIL 25, 2019

The war for talent is intensifying, teeing up more opportunities for consultants and contractors. Explore steps they might take now, while they’re still employed, to prepare for a smooth segue from full-time job to part-time consulting gig. Learn where talent gaps are most profound for your industry.

Consulting 75

Consulting Healthcare Trade Shows Conference 75

Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Executive Exuberance Hospitality business consultant Chris Meyer, CEO of Chris Meyer Global, put the positive outlook of SISO attendees in context. “It should be higher than that after three years, but we are still waiting for international travel to come back fully,” he said.

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Travel Banking 2025 Hospitality 98

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 28, 2017

Now, he’s hi-jacking meeting planning with some hair-raising advice. He’ll be visiting the historic hotel monthly to consult with guests at the Beauty Bridal Boutique, which is available for anyone to book appointments and private events, not just soon-to-be-Mrs. You always want to look your best.

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Meetings Fashion Entertainment Consulting 52

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2018

According to recent Smart Meetings webinar host Kate Patay, however, social media has changed all of that. Chief Strategy Officer at Patay Consulting , a firm specializing in creating a brand voice for businesses and individuals, Patay is an industry veteran of nearly 20 years and an expert when it comes to tracking trends.

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Social Media Fashion Consulting Meetings 65

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

In F&B, an increasing number of beta sites are being closely watched, says food and restaurant consultant Michael Whiteman. It was a hot button in last year’s strikes against hotel companies in several major U.S. cities, but, ready or not, automation is already here in hospitality.

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2019 Fashion Hospitality Hotels 104

Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Conference – A meeting for consultation, education, exchange of information, or discussion with a formal agenda. Convention – A formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates. Trade Show – An exhibition for companies in a specific industry to showcase and demonstrate their latest offerings. Mostly closed to the public.

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Trade Shows Conference Consulting Education 84

Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The book has influenced many companies, ad agencies, design firms, and consultancies, which have adopted a cultural approach to branding. Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 70 other countries worldwide. for two years.

Speakers 101

Speakers Consulting Healthcare Financial 101

Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

MeetGreen sustainability consultants are calculating the environmental impact in Frankfurt for first time. People, Planet, Village area from IMEX America will make its visible debut in Frankfurt with cultural and CSR activities. Behind the scenes, the emphasis is on measuring.

Education 98

Education Sustainability 2021 2019 98

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2020

I worked my way up to banquet manager at the Cleveland Marriott before jumping over to professional meeting planning company Conferon. Dave Lutz, CMP, is managing director of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. For my first job, I did banquet setups at a Marriott in suburban Cincinnati. This makes your event seem stale to participants.

Conference 52

Conference Hotels Consulting 2019 52

Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

How Travel and the Weaponization of Travel are Impacting the RFP of the Future panel: Kate Kurkjian, senior manager of field and event revenue marketing, RealSelf; Jeanne Procope, vice president of conference operations and strategy, Blavity; Brad Weaber, principal, Brad Weaber Consulting Group. You are where you stay,” he said.

Tourism 96

Tourism Meetings Hospitality 2022 96