by Doug Baarman | Mar 21, 2014 | Self-Improvement Tips
I recently read an article by Liz Sara, the Founder and Managing Director of Best Marketing and an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Dingman Center of Entrepreneurship. Her article addressed entrepreneurs and their need to find their value proposition. I am sharing a...
by Doug Baarman | Feb 9, 2014 | Self-Improvement Tips
I recently read an article by Henry Evans (if you do not follow his blog, you may want to check it out here.). He calls himself ‘The Hour A Day Entrepreneur’ and has great advice for small business owners. As an independent meeting planner in the hospitality industry,...
by Doug Baarman | Jan 8, 2014 | Self-Improvement Tips
For many years, my family had an idea that eventually evolved into a goal of moving to a different house (one with a better layout for our needs). We finally took action last month and will be spending the holidays in our new home. The delay my family experienced in...
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 | 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...
by Doug Baarman | Apr 10, 2013 | Self-Improvement Tips
The hospitality industry is a 24/7 business that forces us to remain focused in order to be productive. We experience an overload of activity and ‘noise’ that keeps us busy…but it can be overwhelming and even prevent us from keeping on course toward achieving our...