Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Christopher Walling Christopher Walling Walling joins The Salamander Collection as vice president of operations and managing director of Innisbrook in Tampa Bay, Florida. His experience in hospitality spans over two decades, and he brings extensive experience in leading operational excellence.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

Gyscek has 25 years of hospitality experience, most of which were with university-associated properties, most recently with Boar’s Head Resort (University of Virginia) in Charlottesville, as associate director of sales. She also worked as group sales manager for Valor Hospitality Partners. Louis Park in Minnesota.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online. Smart Meetings interrogated Joanne Orlando, account manager at Total Event Resources, about tips for making safety and fail-safe execution centerpieces of an annual event.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Hidden Barn Venue, a relatively new, rustic-themed wedding venue in Florida, found themselves in that exact scenario – hindered by time-consuming processes, tools and applications that they quickly outgrew.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Senior Director, Global Hospitality and Events, Workplace Services | Salesforce | San Francisco, CA. Jude Children’s Research Hospital | Miami, FL. Corporate Meeting Planner | Direct Travel | Chicago, IL. Associate, Hospitality & Events | MKTG | Charlotte, NC. Event Designer | AlliedPRA | Hollywood, FL.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Event Services (Banquets) Manager | Hyatt Hotels Corporation | Greenwich, CT. Jude Children’s Research Hospital | Miami, FL. Associate, Hospitality & Events | MKTG | Charlotte, NC. Jude Children’s Research Hospital | Charlotte, NC. Corporate Meeting Coordinator | Benefitfocus | Charleston, SC.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Rules are changing again for event professionals following in the literary footsteps of Ernest Hemingway to Cuba for a corporate meeting. The tropical island’s location 90 miles south of Florida and rich cultural traditions make it particularly attractive to American audiences. Demand Increases. Upcoming Celebrations.

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