by Doug Baarman | Sep 17, 2013 | Career Transition Tips
Being an independent business owner in the hospitality industry is a goal that many of us have dreamed about for years. It is a lifestyle choice and at times we are reminded of why we made this decision. Any loss of life is tragic and we are often affected even more...
by Doug Baarman | Aug 27, 2013 | Self-Improvement Tips
My team gathered recently in Denver, Colorado for some training and team building. Denver prides itself on going the extra mile for meeting and event planners and they lived up to it with our meeting. It is an excellent destination that helped ensure a successful...
by Doug Baarman | Jul 4, 2013 | Industry News
By Doug Baarman Organizations, businesses and individuals often rely on the services of meeting and event planners to coordinate conventions, business meetings, trade shows and private parties. For those of us that work in the meeting, convention and event planning...
by Doug Baarman | Jun 13, 2013 | Career Transition Tips
Sheri Monello Davies has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality profession. Seven years ago, a friend reached out to Sheri and encouraged her to leave her place of employment and become an independent meeting planner. Sheri started her career with...
by Doug Baarman | Jun 3, 2013 | Self-Improvement Tips
With Memorial Day behind us, we are all preparing our summer reading list. I was looking for a good business book to read (on a break from John Grisham and James Patterson) and asked a few fellow hospitality industry entrepreneurs what they are reading right now. I am...
