Run of Show for an Awards Banquet

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...

How to Get a Sponsor to Underwrite Your Speaker

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...

The 30 Days After the Keynote

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...

Succession: What Brings the Next Generation Back

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...