by Doug Baarman | Feb 18, 2015 | Career Transition Tips
As independent hospitality management professionals, we live by the quote I am sharing below. We choose to embrace this philosophy and pursue our dream of being an independent business owner within the meeting and event planning industry. “Entrepreneurship is living a...
by Doug Baarman | Jan 15, 2015 | Career Transition Tips
As I took time away from meeting and event planning to visit family in Florida, I was reminded that every year I make New Year’s Resolutions and every year I quickly break them. In an effort to reverse this bad habit, I am on a personal quest to help myself and others...
by Doug Baarman | Dec 1, 2014 | Industry News
This item is specific to my hospitality industry partners. Do you want to book more group business? Do you have the resource available to generate the leads that will help you reach your goal? There is a new company in our industry that has helped my team and may be...
by Doug Baarman | Nov 12, 2014 | Industry News
I’ve recently attended a few of the larger industry events that took place in Nashville, Las Vegas and Atlanta. Being in the same location with so many of my hospitality industry peers reminded me of why I am so proud to be a part of this industry: Great people...
by Doug Baarman | Sep 22, 2014 | Career Transition Tips
I am interrupting my regularly scheduled blog posts with this anniversary message. This month marks the 7th anniversary of starting my independent meeting planning business affiliated with ConferenceDirect. I am delighted to share this celebration with you by bringing...
