Canadian #eventprofs have been so fortunate this spring to have had two risk-taking, forward-thinking groups produce two very different, very excellent educational opportunities. While it is always hard for any of us to leave the office, it is when we …
Carla Felicella I met when I moved from conference planning to event production and joined a massively creative team led by her, where she provided encouragement, creative tools and an environment where our best work was the minimum standard. I …
Andy and Marsha Sharpe and the brains and beauty leading SongDivision, an organization that has swept much of the event world by storm, bringing music to where is matters, where the people are. They are warm and gracious hosts, …
Yes, I said it. Let’s move past the UnConference, the UnSession, and move from Un to “In” – Intentional that is. We have been hosting symposia, salons, festivals, events and conferences for thousands of years, and it is only in …
Brandt loves many things – his family, playing in the band, and almost everything #eventtech, and like me, interviewing people who are smart and interesting. Throughout 2014 we had the weekly Event Alley show (with Lindsey Rosenthal) where we did …
Alissa Hurley is smart, gorgeous and endlessly curious about how to make events the best investment an organization can make. We have had strangely parallel paths through meeting planning, event technology and a number of shared interests we continue to …
Executive Vice President, Global Events
Haute Rock Creative
Liz is one of the most dynamic event marketers I’ve ever met! Her enthusiasm for data and its ability to transform events, and understanding of how events tie into the sales funnel …
I feel so fortunate Padraic (say “Paw-Rick”) took the time to read and edit an early version of the book because if you didn’t know this about Padraic, before he started first a marketing company, and then Ovation with Patrick …








