Missing Our Favourite Places
We don’t realize how much we take for granted until it goes MIA — missing in action. Take, for example, the wonderful venues where we’ve…
Life Of The Party
Anyone who knows me can attest to the fact that I enjoy a cocktail or a cold one. I’m Italian, so of course I had my…
25 Years in Event Trends
What a throwback moment it was when we were asked to contribute trends, then and now, for the 25th anniversary issue of the TSE Guide.…
Planning Eco-Friendly Meetings and Events: Part 2
If you haven’t already, have a read of last month’s Part 1 of Planning Eco-friendly Meetings and Events. This post shares even more helpful tools and…
Planning Eco-Friendly Meetings and Events: Part 1
We can no longer ignore how climate change is impacting the way we work and live. The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells is a great…
Contributing Bloggers, TSEvents.com
Holiday Party Countdown: 5 Tips for a Stress-Free Celebration
With Labour Day in the rear-view mirror, it might be hard to believe that there’s less than 90 days until December, but it’s true! While…
Then And Now: 25 Years Of Trend Influences
Photo courtesy of Yellow House EventsLooking at past and present industry trends is always a worthy exercise. In submitting my thoughts on event trends over…
Contributing Bloggers, TSEvents.com
Team Retreats Are Essential To Success
Retreats are a great way to jumpstart staff bonding around a purpose, like strategy planning or the beginning of a new fiscal year or a…
Contributing Bloggers, Event-Planning
The Chatter About Unplugging
As event producers, we get a front-row seat to industry-leading keynotes. Well, perhaps more accurately, a behind-the-scenes role that puts us in the direct line…
Contributing Bloggers, TSEvents.com
What You Need To Know About Wellness
The wellness movement, believe it or not, is still in its relative infancy. Yet, in the last few years, the global wellness market has exploded…
Contributing Bloggers, TSEvents.com
Generation Z: AKA The Youth Tonic
Now, more than ever, all generations are embracing each other’s unique characteristics and traits, and, for the older generations, youth culture is starting to become…
Virtuality Is Reality
By Diane Julien We are living in a world where Internet of Things (IoT) devices now officially outnumber humans. By 2020, the number of IoT…
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The #MeToo Movement At Work
By Olivia Moore Many of us have had to deal with unwelcome workplace situations at some point in our lives. There is a slew of things…
Contributing Bloggers, Event-Planning
Industry Peeps Recognized
ILEA Toronto recently honoured eight of its chapter members at its 2018 Toronto Leadership Awards held June 19, 2018 at Ricarda’s in the unique QRC West…
Contributing Bloggers, TSEvents.com
Poaching Season Begins
Every spring, as the busy conference and event season ramps up, poaching starts. Poaching, you ask? Yes, hotel poaching! A hotel poacher is a housing…
Things We Love
February finds us thinking about all the things we love about this industry. That includes finding new ideas to craft events that make our customers…
Salesforce Women in Leadership Luncheon
In the event business we see a lot of great presentations in our line of work, but every once in a while there are narratives…
A-MAZE-ing Entrances
Whatever type of event you are planning, from client appreciation gatherings to fundraisers, having your guests enter through a “maze” has many benefits. We’re not…
PLANNING AN EVENT FOR THE TOUGHEST AUDIENCE: MY OWN TEAM
It might have been the toughest task of my event career. In spite of the fact that I’ve been planning events for over 25 years…
TSEvents Idea File
A special edition, all-digital guide filled with everything you need to set the event scene — creative ideas, cool connections and unique products and services.…
Contributing Bloggers, Event Marketing
Internet Sensation
Guests, and their phones, love Dean the Basset. Event appearances by this ultra-adorable pooch are social-media gold! Dean’s red-carpet ambles, scratch-behind-the-ears meet and greets, and…
Contributing Bloggers, Event-Planning
Avoiding Event ‘Train Wrecks’
Lessons from my playbook continue: Things don’t often go wrong during events because, as a professional meeting planner, you are meticulous about the details. However,…
Contributing Bloggers, Teambuilding Activities
Beach It!
The setting was beautiful — Marco Island, Florida. Our team took one look at the resort’s beach front and we were sold. If the sparkling…
Contributing Bloggers, Decor & Rentals, Entertainment & Activities
La La Land
I first heard about La La Land at the Toronto international film festival. A number of my friends work the festival, and the buzz had…
Proactive Strategies To Avert Potential Disaster
Here’s what we recently learned about crisis management at the hands of Hurricane Matthew. We were on the Gulf Coast of Florida, managing a conference…
Contributing Bloggers, TSEvents.com
Your Client’s Next Venue Is Right In Front Of Them
Are you looking for the perfect local venue for your client’s next event but stuck on that je ne sais quoi that seems to be…
Contributing Bloggers, Food & Drink, TSEvents.com
Planning Food Trucks At Your Event? Read This
While winter is coming, it’s never too soon to start planning summer events. And summer in the city now goes hand in hand with food…
Contributing Bloggers, Planning & Logistics
Membership Matters
PLEASE NOTE: This is not your normal post from me. As of July 2016, I became the president of ILEA Toronto. So this month, I’m going…
Contributing Bloggers, Planning & Logistics, TSEvents.com
How to Negotiate like a Professional Meeting Planner
Meeting and event planners across North America understand all too well the cringe-worthy hidden fees and questionable clauses in some event contracts. Yet knowing how…
Contributing Bloggers, Decor & Rentals, TSEvents.com
A Sea of Glass
Do you know about Dale Chihuly? Have you ever seen his work? Do you even know the medium in which he works? Before I went…