Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

We are highlighting women who have worked their way up and earned the position of General Manager (GM) to show our appreciation for their dedication to hospitality, their genuine passion for helping others and for standing strong in an industry where men still dominate the majority of leadership roles. Also, work/life balance.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2024

In this discussion, Valerie Ulrich, VP of special events and conferences at First Republic Bank, and Spencer Glazer, event coordinator at Wolters Kluwer , discuss work/life balance. They went on to dive deep into how the topic fits into remote work, running events in real time and managing heavy workloads and multiple projects.

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Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Steve Chemello is our Get to Know ME employee spotlight for February. It’s our shortest month and as you can see below, his answers are short and sweet too. What’s something you want to share about the people you work with at Motivation Excellence? I enjoy working with them. Work == Money. I’m a developer.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 5, 2024

We have the opportunity to impact people’s lives every day, whether it’s our guests, our team members or the community. We have so many unique and fascinating people who come through our doors and they’re looking for experiences and memories. We have a lot of members on our team who are a part of the community.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2023

“We have an opportunity…We need to tell our story about how we make advances.” to the best of our ability once we started to get that muscle memory back in an in-person meeting,” says Mason. We want to be very intentional in helping our members understand how to position our sector, working in partnership for it to be a career choice.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2024

EMBA, CSEP-CEP, is an expert in behavioral medicine and exercise physiology and is the CEO of ConsciousWorks, a consulting firm that works to help leaders maximize their mental capacity and performance based on the latest scientific research. The point Belanger wanted to drill home was this: we are all seeking connection and safety.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

Jennifer Miller Jennifer Miller Miller began working with Access over 25 years ago, first in operations, then in sales. Later on, she spent eight years working in the sales and creative departments at a Colorado-based DMC. She finds constant motivation in the Access team’s passion, loyalty and hard work.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

But when we find that we’re feeling stressed more often than not, we could face serious effects on our physical and mental health, our work and our quality of life. So, when we’re often stressed, our blood pressure is often high. And by taking care of our bodies, in turn, we take care of our minds and emotions.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 27, 2023

4 Top Takeaways From Our 2023 Webinars 27 December 2023 At ADMEI, we continue to focus on providing helpful content based on current events and the status of the DMC industry today. Check out our top takeaways from this year's ADMEI webinars, and listen to the associated links if you missed any of them.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sam Joffray : The Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization that works as liaison between the NFL and the city’s officials and major stakeholders to fulfill the obligations Las Vegas has made to the NFL when the Super Bowl was awarded to Las Vegas.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2023

As event managers, our goal at the end of a long-awaited event is to ensure meeting planners and their constituents are happy. 2 destination for meetings in North America, and one can imagine our event spaces and hotel services at JW Marriott Nashville see great demand being that we are in the heart of the happenings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 12, 2024

Women’s History Month is a fitting time to look at the leaders in our midst—regardless of their title—and learn from their heroic approach to hospitality innovation. Some have worked in hospitality their entire careers, while others found their own routes to their roles. They are not simply a group retreat, it is a well-being journey.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Alongside sharing all they had to be grateful for, these professionals spoke to how they each take the time to practice gratitude and relish in the joy of their lives and work. I am thankful for our health and acknowledge that we must take care of ourselves in mind, body and spirit. What are you grateful for in your career?

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ADMEI

JANUARY 3, 2024

Finding acceptance and camaraderie has the capacity to improve both our physical and mental health, according to the Mayo Clinic. Of course, this applies on a personal level when it comes to families and friendships, but many of us spend a large portion of our waking hours — and our adult years — at work.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“We started producing our wineries. Why don’t we market it and bring the people to our farm, [and] bring them to our winery.’ Putting It into Practice The Department of Agriculture works and Visit Virginia Beach have a symbiotic relationship, bringing in conventions from across the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Loretta Yingling, CMP, entered the hospitality industry at 19 years old, working in front office and operations, not soon after a representative from a hospitality program at a local business school visited her high school and spoke to her class. She worked in hotels for over a decade before entering the world of CVBs.

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Motivation Excellence

JULY 17, 2023

The team at Motivation Excellence, a performance improvement incentive company headquartered near Chicago, is thrilled to accept the 2023 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in the Nation designation! “We We work diligently as a company to show respect to our employees and foster an environment of collaboration and trust.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

That is our vibe,” Schwedelson said. He has also worked with DJs and hypnotists and run trivia contests. Schwedelson warned that we may be our own worst enemy when it comes to influencing their behavior. That makes our job harder and the short rate high,” Schwedelson said. Guess what? People want to go.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

That is why we dedicated our February Extraordinary Experience at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas to innovation in all its forms. Meeting professionals from across the country gathered in Irving, Texas, for our signature, boutique, vetted and luxury hosted-buyer experience and got a crash course in embracing innovative ideas.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Afterwards, she began working in sports, as a customer service and community relations manager with DC United. After working at two startups, she joined Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) as an event coordinator. After two years of hard work, she was promoted to Director of Programs and Events and led the events team.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2024

Many of them come directly from our team at Motivation Excellence. How to Stay Organized at the Office Alison Gavitt is on our sales team. Trisha Neff is a Tech Project Manager in our travel department. Michelle Lien-Burdick is our Merchandise Buyer. Indeed.com gives 20 tips to successfully balance the work-home scenario.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 23, 2024

“It was a holistic approach to being the best you can be at work, at home in your community, as a parent, sister, wife or caretaker.” The former radio broadcaster, professional communicator and transformation coach works to build NextGen Leaders through the Keitt Insitute’s message of discovering and embracing your uniqueness.

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 22, 2023

Forey Erickson is a Travel Program Manager out of our Traverse City, Michigan office, and she definitely embodies the “Pure Michigan” vibe! Thanks Forey for sharing your awesome work ethic and laid back attitude! What’s something you want to share about the people you work with at Motivation Excellence?

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

APRIL 2, 2024

And because Advance Travel and Tourism has worked with travel organizations as a trusted partner for years, we can help you find the smoothest path to tourism marketing success by interpreting and using our own customer intent data. That’s why you need to be well positioned on the screen in the palm of their hand.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

She said she had worked hard to avoid replicating in her marriage some unhealthy dynamics she experienced in her family while growing up. She has switched several times between working as an employee and as an independent consultant in the association field. I also notice and review how I work and my relationships with my clients.

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ADMEI

JANUARY 17, 2024

Destination Organizations, or DOs, are not-for-profit organizations that represent a specific location, promoting the community as an attractive travel destination and enhancing its public image as a dynamic place to live and work. DOs work to bring revenue into a location, and DMCs work to bring the best deals to their DO partners.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It took years of hard work and self-exploration to overcome that mindset. “I She noticed that many of the meeting planners she worked with were in the same boat: giving, giving, giving—and leaving very little for themselves. Due to the busy nature of a planner’s work, they often feel stressed. We give so much to others.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 1, 2022

Talk about the decision to go back to working for a company. As a consultant, I would come on to a team for a specified project or event and work to achieve that particular goal, and then just move on. I didn’t get to stay and celebrate those wins or work towards even greater achievements with the teams.

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Motivation Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2024

It’s always fun to introduce a NEW member of our team with our Get to Know ME segment. I love working with numbers and putting processes and procedures in place to achieve financial success. What’s something you want to share about the people you work with at Motivation Excellence? What do you like about your job?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Read More : LA Hotel Strike Impacts Political Science Annual Meeting Forty thousand are currently working under an expired contract at 22 casino resorts divided among the three hotel brands. I feel sad like I’m just living to work and it’s not right. I was at the Thomas and Mack today to have my voice heard.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2024

A partnership born out of a long-term friendship is how ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason described the agreement to work together with the association for destinations announced at Destinations International’s Sales and Services Summit in Washington, D.C., It was a big commitment by the board to do this work,” said Welsh.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

We’re very good at rallying our community and bringing the hospitality community together. We don’t ever take anything for granted, we work very hard to make sure it feels like the first time the NFL, or any other group, has been with us, and that we’re hearing them and listening and understanding what’s important.”

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Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Hold on to your belly and get ready to chuckle along with Geneva Mitchell, our Get to Know ME spotlight this month. Thank you, Geneva, for being authentic in answering our questions below and in our short video. What’s something you want to share about the people you work with at Motivation Excellence?

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Motivation Excellence

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Amy Rose is the subject of our latest Get to Know ME segment. She started at Motivation Excellence in our client marketing department eight months ago and quickly became involved in our Events Committee. The uncapped creativity and being able to work with, and bounce ideas off, everyone around me — never a dull moment!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since a young age, she felt driven to interact with other countries and people, saying “I always wanted to work abroad and build an international network.” She began working in a travel agency and later moved into business. Looking back, she would have worked to connect with these colleagues even more.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2022

Our 22 event trends guide is based on our own extensive research and the knowledge of event professionals hosted on our podcasts. We start with a general note on the pandemic and COVID-19 compliance and work trends. Working In The Events Industry In 2022. Many got laid off and sought work elsewhere.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 7, 2023

We are excited to share our latest team spotlight, Account Executive Becky Mason. While Becky was experienced in digital advertising, she didn’t have extensive experience in the travel industry when she joined the team in January 2022, although she had worked with various tourism destinations for many years.

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