Breakfast the Brain Food
We’ve all heard it. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But who has time for breakfast when getting the kids off to school, feeding the animals, [...]
5 Tips on How to Squeeze More from a Tight Event Budget
I recently found myself at a hotel bar having a very frank conversation with a colleague that is an association event planner. She has recently been tasked to take over [...]
2018 New Year’s Resolutions Outside of the Box
I know, I know, it’s not January 1st. It’s the 23rd, but I don’t think one has the time to think and decide on New Year’s resolutions between Christmas [...]
Dig Deep this Holiday Season
This Christmas, my older two children are writing their own wish-lists. In years past, I’ve asked them to simply tell me what they wished for so I could write it [...]
Content is KING!
This time of year, I find myself looking at a lot of websites. First off, I live in rural Montana, which is beautiful and everything outdoor I could ever [...]
The best is yet to come
In the last year, Meetings Northwest has worked with two dynamic entities to continue the success of their annual/biennial events. Our first, a support institution to Montana Manufacturers, Montana [...]
Flies at Dinner
Everyone has those stories of events or projects, big or small, professional or personal, which just don’t quite live up to expectation. Overall, someone from the outside, like [...]
2017 Forbes No. 5 Most Stressful Job – Event Coordinating – It’s Not All Peaches and Cream
When people ask me what I do and I answer event coordinating; I always get the response, "I bet that is fun!" You can just see the visions in their [...]
Paperless Event? Yes, We did it!
Just two years ago, I started a conversation with one of our traffic engineering groups about doing a paperless annual meeting. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it [...]
What is Your Favorite Summer Activity – Volunteering?
When you think of summer, what are the first words that come to mind - vacations, swimming, book lists, camping, family time? These are certainly some my favorite activities [...]
