Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Career aptitude tests pointed her towards hospitality. “I Who knows what I would have initially majored in in college, but I feel in my heart of hearts, it would’ve eventually led me to this wonderful industry and career.” By high school, she wasn’t sure. She worked in hotel and DMO sales for 7.5 years before pursuing her CMP.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 29, 2021

Now, convention hotels are competing with newly launched properties, Amazon fulfillment centers, alternate careers and full-time parenting duties. Billboards advertising job fairs have started popping up on the Las Vegas Beltway. Her company is “doing whatever it takes” to hire hundreds of people each week for hospitality clients.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

And while predictions of a hybrid future don’t seem to reflect our current reality, a shift to virtual for some events can lead to a scramble for personnel who know how to manage the nuances of streaming meetings. Freelancing gives them the ability to have the best of both worlds—to manage their life and their business priorities.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

His company is filling the gaps in specialty areas to support hospitality clients by hiring specialists. Read More : Lessons for Managing The Great Contemplation. Worth and will manage sports, Texas universities and medical systems verticals. He also sees opportunities to grow in the niches of religious and fraternal groups.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

His company is filling the gaps in specialty areas to support hospitality clients by hiring specialists. Read More : Lessons for Managing The Great Contemplation. Worth and will manage sports, Texas universities and medical systems verticals. He also sees opportunities to grow in the niches of religious and fraternal groups.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Event professionals can start their career paths in almost any job or industry. This is something the Brew Crew knows well, as today’s hosts share a combined 82 years of industry experience with a wide range of event jobs that led them to where they are today. She begins the story of her career path in California. “I

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2023

Encore, the world’s largest event solutions provider, has just launched Women in Audio Visual Technology (WAVE), a program focused on generating career opportunities for women in the event production industry. It’s what drives innovation, collaboration and growth, not only for businesses but for each of us as individuals. Inspired yet?

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Motivation Excellence

APRIL 24, 2023

Mark Bondy has worked in the hospitality/travel/incentive industry since 1980. I started working in the travel/hospitality industry in 1980, learning more about incentive travel starting in 1984. Understand that every job requires hard work, and there aren’t any positions in our industry that would be considered an exception.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Baby Steps Elliott Ferguson “We can’t do business the way we did before,” said Elliott Ferguson, president and CEO of Destination DC. Dean suggested a co-management arrangement with the venue and the destination. For tips on how to embark on this epic journey, we turned to some mentors to point the way forward. We need to harness that.”

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In fact, the multifaceted endeavor is being embraced throughout the hospitality industry at every level. In addition, Bronstein suggests that planners take a proactive approach to identify hospitality partners that are onboard with the effort of food rescue. “I The George R.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

. “How did you incorporate that entrepreneurial spirit throughout your career,” Sarah asks. “I have been in events since 2007 and in hospitality since 2000. If it’s outside your position, do it in volunteer capacities, networking opportunities with industry organizations, or maybe through a side job or a hobby.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Elements covered each month in the magazine and online at smartmeetings.com came to life at a personalized gifting experience, an exclusive dinner at Monterey Bay Aquarium and on stage before kicking off the business of one-on-one custom-matched appointments. Hospitality sales consultant Steven J. Don’t take our word for it.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

He attended Texas Tech University to earn a degree in Hospitality in RHIM (Restaurant, Hotel & Institutional Management). Earning His CMP He began his career in hospitality sales and learned of EIC’s CMP program after joining his local Meeting Professionals International (MPI) chapter, Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2022

Now, industry leaders are opening doors to encourage, engage with and invest in new faces in meetings and hospitality. Whether you’re thinking about leaving your company or you shifted career paths, the pandemic forced us to take risks, Peckinpaugh explained. To hear the full conversation, listen on demand. Impassioning Young Talent.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 5, 2019

The hospitality industry is brimming with hard-working, courageous women who give their all to make sure every guest has an exceptional experience. Smart Meetings asked five of them to share how they found this career, what inspires them and their vision for the future. At every level of my career, hospitality has remained my passion.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2023

He attended Texas Tech University to earn a degree in Hospitality in RHIM (Restaurant, Hotel & Institutional Management). Earning his CMP He began his career in hospitality sales and learned of EIC’s CMP program after joining his local Meeting Professionals International (MPI) chapter, Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2021

I remember a period of time where I didn’t know if our career was legitimate. If what we did was illegal, what did that mean for my job?”. Student Experience Manager, L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. Corinne Youngholm had found her forever job.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 10, 2022

Going into the pandemic, the number of students enrolled in event management was declining at the Boston University School of Hospitality Administration, the school’s dean said. But in order to make ends meet, Holm said, students also took jobs “in sales and got into doing things that they didn’t think that they’d be doing.”.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2022

She has also been director of Women’s Intersport Network for Kansas City (WIN for KC) and spent a decade in marketing management positions at Time Warner Cable, Metro Sports Center and more. Hiltebrand has spent more than 25 years in travel, marketing and hospitality leadership. The Wharf hired Forotti as general manager.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 20, 2024

This year, PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. The event and hospitality industries were vital players in stopping anti-LGBT legislation across the U.S. What made you choose the events industry as a career?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 8, 2019

The hospitality industry is filled with brilliant women who give their all to make sure every guest has an exceptional experience. To mark International Women’s Day , Smart Meetings has been asking some of these powerful ladies to share how they found this career, what inspires them and their vision for the future. It is in my DNA!

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MeetingsNet

JULY 29, 2022

Extended Stay America and Motel 6 corporate parent G6 Hospitality pledged $500,000 to the fund as well. The combined $1 million in aid will allow community-based organizations to support trafficking victims’ short-term needs as well as fund job training and other career assistance. “We

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 28, 2023

Greene brings over 30 years of financial experience, including over a decade of EB-5 industry expertise, and has managed over $600 million of EB-5 investments during his career. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to facilitate job-creating EB-5 investments. immigrants.”

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inVOYAGE

MARCH 14, 2024

Beyond the emblematic façade of Rosewood Villa Magna lies a story of elevated hospitality, luxury refinement and unwavering dedication from a renowned team. Friedrich von Schönburg Managing Director, Rosewood Villa Magna inVOYAGE: Firstly, Friedrich thank you for taking the time to speak with us today.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Look for people with the passion and skills you need but consider those with alternative work experience (creatives, project managers, hospitality, etc.). Your college roommate who’s now an investment banker may not want to switch careers, but she may know people who would find hospitality a good fit for their skills.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The reality should be: ‘Oh, nobody got hospitalized because they went to Lollapalooza’ That should be it.” “We talked about how busy people are , but everybody felt this huge momentum building up last year. They’ve been forced to go find a new job or a new career elsewhere,” he says.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

You aren’t all that concerned about whether they are working 20 or 40 hours a week, have a passion for what they do or if they recently returned from exploring an alternative career as a real estate agent. The company is offering more job shares that include some level of benefits. “In The same is true north of the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

His mother cooked homemade meals for guests and his father managed the front desk. Today, the global hospitality company boasts 570 properties under flags as diverse as Curio, Tapestry and Canopy, with another 90 on the way in the next three years. Hilton and his brother, Carl, manned the store.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

Smart Meetings loves recognizing talented hospitality professionals who will help the industry evolve as we get back to meeting, so when we heard that Destinations International had announced their 2021 30 Under 30 class from convention and visitors bureaus and tourism boards around the world, we wanted to get to know them better.

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Endless Events

JUNE 5, 2023

It’s not uncommon to find professionals holding degrees in business, communications, or marketing, complementing others with a foundation in hospitality or years of experience in related industries. Will I get more business if I get a designation? I have the digital event strategist (DES) provided by PCMA.”

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Hilina Ajakaiye draws on her experience as an immigrant — and conference organizer — to invite everyone to the table in the Boston hospitality and events industry. In 2015, she took a break from her job to earn an MBA in international marketing from Northeastern University in Boston.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 12, 2022

That prediction, based on research conducted by global management consulting company Korn Ferry, isn’t some dry, far-off statistic. 1 threat to their business — not in the future, but today. Tracy Judge expanded the business model of her staffing solutions agency and as a result attracted more independent meeting and event organizers.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This year, PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class of 2024 member Arielle Barlage, CMP, Conference Services Manager at Rosewood Miramar Beach, explains how she sees AI enhancing the personalized experiences of event attendees. This isn’t brain surgery.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The hospitality industry has so much to be grateful for as we return to doing what we love, working with partners to welcome guests and create memorable experiences. And as a leader, I am committed to mental wellness at the forefront of business because when we show people we care and express genuine gratitude, the rest falls into place.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 18, 2021

” Dzidra Junior had a tentative start — as a temp in the sales department at the Las Vegas Hilton — to what has turned out to be a long and successful career in the hospitality and events industry. “I This is a great job.’”. Working as a banquet clerk piqued Junior’s interest in working in sales full-time, she said. “I

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 27, 2023

Ever wonder how the alphabet soup of CMP, CSEP, CPCE, and CGMP can prepare you for a successful career in event planning? Read on to learn about the most popular event planning courses, event management courses, event planning certifications, and more to turn your passion for gatherings into a lifetime career you’ll love.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

workers are actively searching for a new job now or plan to soon, results from SHRM’s new survey report on the Great Resignation show. The Great Resignation” is a term first coined in 2019 by Anthony Klotz, a Texas A&M Mays Business School associate professor of management, to predict a mass, voluntary exodus from the workforce.

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