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When Anh Nguyen realized the events industry's "do-it-all-yourself" culture wasn't compatible with motherhood, she built a solution: a collaborative network of senior planners. But that's just one of her many innovative approaches to working in the meetings industry.

With a career steeped in strategic event leadership, Kastner’s focus on data-driven decision-making sets a high bar for industry leadership.

Forever changing the lives of front-line hospitality workers – one person at a time – is Mary Jo Blythe’s mission as founder of The Above and Beyond Foundation.

Rehumanizing corporate life is the new mission of Google Xi. Its founder, Megan Henshall, is Skift Meeting's first-ever Meetings Innovator.

The more you ask planners how they got their start in the meetings industry, the more random the stories become.

Anna Marie Presutti is finding new ways to increase funds for the San Francisco Travel Association, which is crucial to revitalizing its meetings and events business.

Few people wake up one morning and decide they want to be a planner. Most literally fall into the meetings industry, like these 10 planners did.

TED’s chief program and strategy officer took center stage at Skift Meetings Forum, inspiring 250 meeting professionals to think strategically about their careers. 

For the first time in its 97-year history, Freeman is being led by a woman. Janet Dell took the helm on July 1, replacing Bob Priest-Heck who retired. Here are the keys to her success.

Sometimes, event planners need more than just a to-do list; they need a spark. That's where these 30 motivational quotes come in. Save, share, and look back on this collection to reflect or serve as a reminder when you lack motivation.