When another year passes with a small raise — or none at all. When you realize your hard work is building someone else’s dream instead of your own. You’ve wondered what it would be like to own your business. To be in charge. To build something that is yours. But the...

Chat with Doug: From Paycheck to Profitable Entrepreneur: How to Replace Your Salary as an Independent Consultant For many hospitality professionals, the ‘dream’ is clear: trading the corporate grind for the freedom of being independent. But then reality sets in. You...

Chat with Doug: The Importance of Building a Support Group It is important to join an organization that provides the support services needed to achieve success while also creating your own! The key to success is YOU…you are creating your own circumstances,...

Here are five steps that are a part of the blueprint we use to guide you in landing that all-important first client.

Chat with Doug: Will There Be Onboarding and Ongoing Training? As I was exploring my options to make the transition from employee to independent meeting planning consultant, I wanted to make sure I affiliated with an organization that provided both onboarding support...

Chatting With Doug As we move through the series of questions on becoming an independent meeting planner in the hospitality industry, I want to answer the two I receive most often on why this has been the right career choice for me. Why I decided to leave the safety...

Over the next few weeks, I am going to answer a series of frequently-asked questions I get when people reach out to me about pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities in the hospitality industry and potentially joining Team Baarman @ConferenceDirect.

The latest job reports may tell us how many positions were created or lost, but they don’t answer a more important question: are people satisfied with how they work and live? For many professionals, the traditional 9-to-5 and having to be in the office no longer provides the flexibility or fulfillment they’re looking for.

If you’re considering a path to business ownership in the hospitality industry but are not sure where to begin, you deserve a simple blueprint and a guide who helps you make the right decision.

Have you ever dreamed of running your own business in the hospitality industry? Lately, we’ve seen many professionals post that they’re “open to work.” But here’s the truth: being open is only the first step. To land the opportunity you really want — the one that...