Tweet This post is inspired by Mike Monteiro’s LeWeb 2012 presentation How Designers Destroyed The World which has application to all professions. Meeting planner, you are responsible for the work you put into that meeting. And you are responsible for the effects that work has upon that meeting. Meeting Planners Are Gate Keepers Of Conferences…
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The Truly Networked Conference
Tweet We’ve grown up believing that the way to get knowledge is to study hard and become an expert. We’ve spent time and money to earn degrees and specific credentials all towards gaining more knowledge. We write books, teach others, take classes and engage in ongoing research to grow our knowledge. We even attend conferences…
Michele Frania Joins the Velvet Chainsaw Team
Tweet I’m excited to announce that Michele Frania has joined the Velvet Chainsaw team as of April 8, 2013 as Director, Client Projects & Stories! Michele will be working out of our brand new offices in Twinsburg, Ohio. For the past couple years, Michele worked for brandmuscle as a Client Service Manager where she led…
My Apologies – Gary Rottman
Tweet Yesterday, we received notice that an article I penned in the October, 2012 issue of Convene – Is Your Conference Marketing So Last Year? included content that was lifted from Rottman Creative Group’s Manifesto. The article included concepts that were created during collaboration with other parties for a couple of industry presentations. We…
Sarah Michel Joins The Velvet Chainsaw Team
Tweet I’m excited to announce that Sarah Michel, CSP will be joining the Velvet Chainsaw team as of February 18, 2013 as Vice President, Professional Connexity! That means we’re expanding and setting up shop in sunny Colorado. For the past 16 years, Sarah has owned her own speaking and consulting business, Perfecting Connecting. She’s been…