Be an Agent Provocateur: When Being Nice is Exactly What is Needed to Drive Change in Your Industry
When you interact with me, you will immediately notice that I am friendly, I enjoy getting to know my interlocutor, and I’m easy to talk to. This is why it’s been so fun to shock people when I speak about my former life and career as a CIA intelligence … [Read more...]
Be The Phanatic and Be Happier Now!
Can you imagine what it would be like to have a job where you were getting paid more money than you thought you were worth? And what if your main responsibility was to make sure you were having fun? You wouldn’t have to go to an office, but you would be … [Read more...]
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Les Brown celebrated his 75th birthday this month Feb 17th! Early on in my speaking career, I remember watching some of his videos and saying one day I want to make others smile just like he made me smile. I remember meeting Magic Johnson and speaking … [Read more...]
Three Lessons Black History Month Teaches About Diversity & Inclusion
Black History Month is an example of diversity and inclusion at its best. Different people from different backgrounds broke barriers, served humanity and worked together to help build America and make it great. Every year in February, we salute the past … [Read more...]
Honoring Black History Month Every Day!
As a woman-owned company, celebrating and honoring diversity and inclusion is extremely important to us and is the cornerstone of our company culture. If you can imagine, our business was built on the blood, sweat, and tears of a young woman entrepreneur, … [Read more...]
How to Prevent Meeting Burnout by Encouraging Mindfulness
In my work, I’m constantly being informed that the biggest challenge employees face is feeling like there’s not enough time to get it all done. When we curate meetings and events, our intent is to assist attendees by providing them with important … [Read more...]
Lessons from Rock Legends: Making Your Meetings Rock!
The air is electric. Excited fans buzz about in the nervous energy of the arena. Then the lights go out, screams fill the air, and 25,000 people are hit with a sonic boom that sends a place into a frenzy for hours. That’s the magic of a concert! But it … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Roaring 20’s
Iran, Australia, impeachment….Welcome to the ROARING 20’s 2020 was supposed to be this glorious new decade… But it kicked off with the Iran crisis and catastrophic fires in Australia, not to mention impeachment and an intensely polarized nation. … [Read more...]
Innovation: Moving from Disruption to Transformation
A new decade is upon us. Are you ready? Some experts predict that 2020 will be an awesome year. We'll start hearing terms like synthetic human brains, moon mining, 5G, quantum AI, psychographic targeting, and more. What does it all mean? Does it make your … [Read more...]
