by Chris Sund | Aug 22, 2026 | Event Planning
For Event PlannersRun Of Show For An Awards Banquet.A banquet has one job: make the honorees feel like the point. Most programs are built in a way that quietly works against that. Here is a timeline that does not.Event Planning8 min readBy Chris SundEveryone has been...
by Chris Sund | Aug 22, 2026 | Event Planning
For Event PlannersHow To Get A Sponsor To Underwrite Your Speaker.Small chambers, rural schools, service clubs, and lean nonprofits book good speakers all the time. Almost none of them pay for it out of their own budget. Here is how that actually works.Event Planning8...
by Chris Sund | Aug 22, 2026 | Event Planning
For Event PlannersThe 30 Days After The Keynote.Almost every organization spends months choosing a speaker and about nine minutes thinking about what happens afterward. That gap is where most of the value goes, and closing it is free.Event Planning8 min readBy Chris...
by Chris Sund | Aug 22, 2026 | Event Planning
SuccessionSuccession: What Brings The Next Generation Back.The valuation is the easy part. Whether anybody actually wants what you spent thirty years building is a different question, and it gets decided long before the paperwork.Succession9 min readBy Chris SundMost...
by Chris Sund | Aug 22, 2026 | Event Planning
GrowthThe Comfort Ceiling: How Capable People Break Through.Most people who stop growing are not lazy and not stuck. They are good at their job. That is exactly the problem, and it is the most common one there is.Growth8 min readBy Chris SundThere is a level of...