One of the biggest defining moments in my personal brand was when I decided to embrace my natural tendency to be an introvert, in an industry that is employed predominantly by extroverts (or so I thought). Being in the hospitality…
Personal branding need not be complex, yet many people find the notion of personal branding to be confusing. What is a personal brand? How does someone start a brand? What are things to consider when creating a brand? While there…
If there was ever a time in our lives to seek silver linings, it has been this past year. And if you're in the meetings and events industry, you're digging deep to see the good in circumstances. Constraints have been…
When I first started working in site selection over 13 years ago, not only was I embarking on a new career path in the meetings industry, but I also had to learn a completely different skill set in order to…
So many things have changed in the meetings industry over the past few months, and things will continue to change in the months and years ahead. How hotel sales managers relate to meeting planners is no different, and we're already…
Friends, can I tell you about the day COVID19 struck our industry? It was Thursday March 12th, 2020. Up until then, I had one client looking to cancel their April meeting in Houston TX, and the hotel did not see…
I’m a huge fan of mentorship, this is not a shock. If had time for 20 different mentors, I’d find time to meet with them. I see the great value in mentorship in the hospitality industry and many of my…
How often over the course of our schooling and careers did we focus on the things we were not good at, and strived to be better at them? More often than not, we hardly acknowledged the things we were good…