I’m fresh off my first experience at World Education Congress, an event industry conference put on by Meeting Professionals International. As a member of MPI and a board member of my local chapter, I’m an active and involved contributor. After seeing the global reach and impact of the organization at WEC 2019, I care about our community more than ever. This comes down to more than just my learnings over the past week.
Category: Career
Event Industry Stability – Should I Be Worried?
If you're not in the industry, you may not realize that almost everything is an event. I love having a variety of projects on the go, which means that this world is a great one for me. But it also means that explaining to people what I do can be difficult, and that potential clients might … Continue reading Event Industry Stability – Should I Be Worried?
Starting A Business: No Regrets
It has been 6 months since my last day of work at my previous job, and I'm not looking back. It was a decision that I laboured over and was unsure about for so long, but I really think it was the best decision I could have made and I most definitely don't regret it.
Open for Business!
It's official - I'm giving it a shot. I've quit my day job and I'm pursuing running my own event planning company full-time, at least for now. It was kind of a crazy decision to make, but I just really felt that I needed to try this. Maybe it won't work and I'll end up going … Continue reading Open for Business!
On Events and Event Planning
This is an event blog. If you are here, you might already have event knowledge, but I believe that a fitting way to start this blogging foray is with a discussion on event planning and the event industry. Sometimes when I tell people that what I want to do with my life is plan events, they ask: … Continue reading On Events and Event Planning