Step Two in Event Planning:  What?!?! ! A plan!?!!

Step Two in Event Planning: What?!?! ! A plan!?!!

So you’ve got a vision and some goals for your event…what happens next? Oh yes!  It’s time to start planning and putting those goals in motion.  There are deadlines, decisions and schedules you need to start putting into place. 1. Start at the end and move...
Step One in Event Planning

Step One in Event Planning

Event planning is not rocket science.  It is not a bunch of highly complex formulas while you’re trying to drive a plane.  If you want to pull off a successful event or project, it does, however, require planning and preparation like everything else. Have you ever...
Season for New Ideas

Season for New Ideas

What season is it?? Seriously…I don’t even know but I do know events and projects. And, everyone has a new idea or has a perspective about an event or project and they want to be heard and valued. I like to work on events and projects that are different and unique...
Finding the Unicorn:  3 Keys to Managing Expectations

Finding the Unicorn: 3 Keys to Managing Expectations

Where is that darn unicorn?  The one that looks kind of blue…or maybe it’s pink?  Yesterday, wasn’t it purple? A critical aspect of planning, organizing and executing events is managing expectations.  Staff have a certain level of expectation regarding the event...