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You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees

SmartMeetings

“I have heard of planners negotiating out this fee,” says Lauren Wolfe, a lawyer who publishes the website killresortfees.com. Wolfe follows chatter on hotel fees on Twitter, and watched as the members of a national nonprofit group recently “went ballistic” over the daily fee charged when they booked at their convention hotel in Maryland.

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No Raise for You

PCMA Convene

Lisa Gates, cofounder of She Negotiates, presents at a session. A package expands the negotiating territory.” If there’s no room in the budget for a raise, look for other areas to tap, suggested Lisa Gates, cofounder of the negotiation, coaching, and leadership firm She Negotiates. Neale said. Sorry, no money’.

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David Cusack

PCMA Convene

Lanham, Maryland. Also, another skill I learned is to be able to negotiate and speak to a diverse audience of stakeholders. . David Cusack , Senior Sales Executive, Hargrove Inc., The Maxwell School at Syracuse University, master’s in public administration; Colby College, bachelor of arts in classics. MY FIRST INDUSTRY JOB.

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Trending Now: The Day Of Wedding Coordinator

All Seated

A wedding planner’s tasks include the overall design and vision of wedding, keeping the couples within their budgets, contract negotiations, the hiring of vendors, as well as execution of the event vision on the day of the wedding. A full-service wedding planner basically handles everything for the couple, from start to finish.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

SmartMeetings

Job title: CEO and creative director Company or organization: Foundry Crew in Hyattsville, Maryland. What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Annie Senatore.

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Smart Women 2017 – Innovators

SmartMeetings

Job title: CEO and creative director Company or organization: Foundry Crew in Hyattsville, Maryland. What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Annie Senatore.

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Top 30 Conferences for Women in 2020

Bizzabo

Start Date and Location: April 16th in Baltimore, Maryland. Description: "Empowering Women Through Negotiation Skill Building". Why You Should Attend: WIN, which stands for Women in Negotiation, is a conference that focuses on building the negotiation skills of females. Power Rising 2020. Source: BlackHer.

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