Posts You Won't Want to Miss It Takes All Kinds I am thankful for diverse abundance. Many are looking forward to Thanksgiving this year — whether that involves an elaborate meal with family and friends, or something quieter and more personal. Autumn brings a rich array of celebrations based on cultural, religious, and family traditions. If there’s a unifying theme in all of these gatherings, […] Written by BPH November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
Posts You Won't Want to Miss It All Adds Up To Net Zero I had the privilege of joining with other leaders from the global events industry at COP26 in Scotland to represent industry suppliers who have signed the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge... Written by BPH November 11, 2021November 11, 2021
Posts You Won't Want to Miss Hitting Pause Sometimes in the race to what’s next we have to let the rest of the world catch up. Have you ever had this experience? You are fast-forwarding through a video to get to the “good part” when you unexpectedly catch a glimpse of something — something interesting, confusing, provoking — and you hit pause. Then, […] Written by BPH September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
Live In The Time of Quarantine Posts You Won't Want to Miss Let’s Do the Work We Love It’s not the vaccine — it’s what it enables. What would you do to keep doing the things you most love to do? I know people who drive past all the nearby BBQ joints to get to the one that gets the sauce just right. Or who pay more for products that don’t exploit workers […] Written by BPH August 19, 2021August 19, 2021
Posts You Won't Want to Miss The Next Big Thing Isn’t Hybrid events are a transition to something better. During the deepest days of the pandemic, we learned that the Number One search query on our Freeman website was “hybrid.” This term had become shorthand for the sort of stop-gap live/virtual event format favored by the industry as it regrouped following pandemic-driven event cancellations. In March […] Written by BPH June 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Posts You Won't Want to Miss This Is My Job Seeing the people who aren’t there. I’m old enough to remember leaders who felt totally justified in dismissing discrimination and other vital social issues as, “not my job.” There was a sense not only of entitlement but actual indignation that these “bleeding-heart” issues should be raised in a business context. The history of American business […] Written by BPH June 7, 2021June 7, 2021
