Excerpt from pg.6 Our KPI is Joy: How live events catalyze happiness, productivity and trust. Available globally on Amazon March 21, 2025. I believe in the power of events and recognize their complexities.
Truths. Happiness is elusive. Stories …
Last week (March 2025) Wendy Porter shared a LinkedIn post that should be ringing all our alarm bells. She outlines a raft of reasons for what we are all see happening around us including outright event cancellations along with wide-spread …
In January of 2023 I wrote my last blog post, until now. What happened? It turns out, life happened. I was so busy doing, I stopped blogging. Like the gorgeous leopard in this picture I took while on safari, it …
As we navigate life and plan events for our clients (and their organizations) it can be tempting to take the easy road, stick to the status quo and stay comfortable, to stay ‘out of the muck’.
This got me to …
Sundays stretch out. They are a day that can feel like a warm hug or they can be a marathon of hours to be endured until sleep welcomes you back. During a typical work week, whether we are in the …
Recently Thorben Grosser, someone whose ideas I have respected for many years wrote this fabulous rant about sustainability, people and respect and how we should be recognizing WHERE we are meeting and those who came before us. Check it …
Excerpt from Intentional Event Design, Our Professional Opportunity
The Importance of Questions
“This cannot be overstated. Great design requires great understanding. This requires moving past assumptions and working from a place of true knowledge. Don’t just ask the obvious questions …
Excerpt from Intentional Event Design, Our Professional Opportunity (2017)
Inclusion, Diversity and Perspectives
We live in a global economy and plan events for a great diversity of participants. We have looked at how we make events more …
Excerpts below from Intentional Event Design, Our Professional Opportunity (2017)
As an instructor, a seasoned industry veteran and mentor I am often asked to talk to people looking to enter the events industry, and the best routes to success. …
Excerpt from Intentional Event Design, A Professional Opportunity (2017)
Create from Trust
“To use an event to deliver on objectives in a purposeful and innovative manner starts with true creative ideas rooted in collaboration, trust, an understanding of …