Meeting Planning Tips

“Life is about moments; don’t wait for them, create them.” Anthony Robbins We all want to create meetings and events that our attendees are excited to attend and rave about afterwards. Recently, I have been reading some of Tony Robbins (motivational speaker, personal finance instructor, life coach and self-help author)

Thanks to a recent trip with a group of young professionals in the hospitality industry, I have learned a new acronym, FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). The fear of missing out is discussed mostly among the younger generations. However, if we are truly honest with ourselves, we all suffer from

If you are a corporate meeting planner or a meeting management company that works with corporate customers, you know that outside influences can impact your calendar of events. A few of my corporate customers have been going through mergers and acquisitions. With these reorganizations, comes the need to change the

I have attended several events this year and each presenter has highlighted the value of relationships to your overall success. This is especially true in the hospitality industry as we all need to work together to achieve a common goal…a successful meeting or event. Last month, I brought my team

I am writing this post from my hotel room in Atlanta while onsite with one of my customers for their event. The meeting kicks off later this week so we are in the unpacking, setting up and having some healthy discussions on ways to improve our productivity (professionally and personally).

By Doug Baarman   Why are we sharing this information? Your first question may be, why write an article about the biggest obstacles to outsourcing? We decided to address this topic directly because in the areas of planning and executing a successful meeting or event, we believe there are old

By Doug Baarman I just returned from a cruise through the western Mediterranean with my family. We went to celebrate several of our significant birthdays as a ‘reward’ for reaching these key thresholds. It was an amazing experience and a wonderful celebration. On the topic of rewarding accomplishments, our ship’s

By Doug Baarman We all know the culinary experience has become a big part of the meetings, events and individual hotel stay experience. We are all becoming ‘foodies’ thanks to celebrity chefs on TV, dining in their signature restaurants and the farm-to-table trend. This has also moved into the beverage