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 | May 2, 2013 | Career Transition Tips, Uncategorized
I really like this quote- “every new parent asks himself or herself why children don’t come with a manual”. This has been true for me from the moment my daughters arrived to now having to navigate them through the teen years. The same holds true for entrepreneurship....
by Doug Baarman | Apr 22, 2013 | Career Transition Tips
After fifteen years in the hospitality industry, Sharon Gates was ready to put her experience and skills to work in her own business. A few years ago, Sharon decided to make the leap to being an independent hospitality professional with ConferenceDirect. With a...
by Doug Baarman | Feb 8, 2013 | Career Transition Tips
The move to become a professional independent meeting planner has been the right career choice for me. I am often asked 1) why I decided to leave the safety and security of a corporate job and 2) why I affiliated with a brand versus being on my own. There are many...
by Doug Baarman | Oct 31, 2012 | Career Transition Tips
Do you have a dream? Do you know how to make your dream a reality? It is proven that those who have a dream and a plan for how to reach it are more successful than their counterparts. The following are 8 ways for you to set goals that ensure your dream becomes a...
by Doug Baarman | Oct 22, 2012 | Career Transition Tips
Many of us have chosen to be independent meeting planners within the hospitality industry which is an exciting, challenging and rewarding career choice. For those of us in this profession and for those considering it, I came across the following data which shows that...
