Incentive Talk with SITE Texas podcast

Listen and enjoy Season 3, Episode 3 of 20 Minutes Of Women IN Leadership as moderator; Barbara Scofidio, editor of Prevue Magazine, is joined by is joined by Rachel Carey, CITP, VP National Sales and Industry Relations at CSI DMC; Rhonda Brewer, CIS CITP, VP Sales for Motivation Excellence; and Michelle Mariani. CIS CITP. Divisional Director for Sales – Groups North America for Belmond, as they discuss their industry path and the role of relationships in their success. Relax for the next 20 minutes. Sit back, listen, and learn. 20 Minutes Of Women IN Leadership is produced by GlobauxSource, in partnership with SITE Texas, SITE, and the SITE Women In Leadership initiative.

Listen and enjoy Season 3, Episode 2 of 20 Minutes Of Women IN Leadership as moderator; Barbara Scofidio, editor of Prevue Magazine, is joined by Ron Naples, Associate Professor of Hospitality at NYU, for a discussion about mentorship, education, and the incentive industries place in inspiring students to choose the industry as a career. Relax for the next 20 minutes. Sit back, listen, and learn. 20 Minutes Of Women IN Leadership is produced by GlobauxSource, in partnership with SITE Texas, SITE, and the SITE Women In Leadership initiative.

Listen and enjoy Season 3, Episode 1 of 20 Minutes Of Women IN Leadership as moderator; Barbara Scofidio, editor of Prevue Magazine, is joined by Helen Moon, CEO of UK-based Eventwell, for a focus on meeting planner wellness and stress management.    With meeting planning confirmed by research as one of the most stressful jobs, learning tips, tools, and techniques to cope with and manage stress for personal wellness is more important than ever.   Sit back, listen, and learn for a healthier you.  

Join me, Wayne Wallgren, as I say goodbye to hosting MICE Talk 360 after four years, 90+ podcasts, and almost 5,000 downloads. There's no way I'll be able to thank all those that agreed to be interviewed, who sponsored, who helped promote, and who were patient as I continually made it up as I went along, but I have to try, so here goes:  Adios, Arrivederci, Au Revoir, Adeus, Auf Wiedersehen, Sayōnara, De Svidaniya, Annyeong, Slan and Tot Ziens. And last but not least - Thank you.   I hope you've enjoyed the ride as much as I have.   A new MICE Talk 360 is coming for 2023 - stay tuned!

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with Freddy Muller, AVP, Global Corporate, Incentive & Charter Sales for Royal Caribbean Cruise International. Listen in as we discuss the current cruise world, how the future is shaping up, and cruise experiences.  Cruising is a major component of our incentive/group/meetings market and the message from this conversation is good for all of us.

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with Tahira Endean, Head of Programme for IMEX and, until recently, SITE Head of Events. Tahira shares some of her thoughts on industry education, direction, and our near and long-term future. Yes, it's a big world and industry, but taking the time to view it through her thoughts is an opportunity not to be missed. 

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with Hasan Dinc, Managing Partner, ODS Turkey, and SITE Turkey past president. Listen as he discusses chapter resurrection, winning Chapter of the Year, and competition/cooperation.  Sustaining friendships and conversation halfway around the world pays dividends. Make every opportunity count.

Listen and appreciate Season 2, Episode 1 of 20 Minutes Of Women IN Leadership as moderator; Barbara Scofidio, editor of Prevue Magazine, is joined by industry career coach Zoe Tufts, founder of Times Ten Coaching, and Emma Castle, Co-founder of Castle Bell Recruitment, to discuss the current employment environment and hire and getting hired strategies currently in play.  

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with industry legend Jeff Rasco & Family.   Listen as Jeff Rasco, founder of Attendee Management, inc., his daughter, Christina, and sister Jill, as they discuss their evolution from the dark ages of hospitality tech to where they, and we, are today.    FYI - there are many more Rascos involved - Layton and Jennifer - just to name a few. Listen and enjoy.

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with Lynn Lee, Director of B2B Sales for Laudi Vidni, and Laudi Vidni founder Laura Kofoid. New and unique gifting ideas have a place to grow in the incentive world. Laudi Vidni is making the most of this opportunity.  Listen, learn, and enjoy the conversation.

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with Mary Ann McDonald, Business Events Manager, Americas for Tourism Australia. Keeping one of the world's top incentive destinations top of mind over the past 2 years is no easy task. Listen as Mary Ann brings us up to speed on what the newly re-opened destination has on offer. Sit back and enjoy the conversation.

Listen and appreciate Episode 4 of 20 Minutes Of Women IN Leadership as moderator; Barbara Scofidio, editor of Prevue Magazine, is joined by Mary Clare Darland, Director of Sourcing for Maritz Global Events, and Marcella Zuniga, CITP, CIS, and Director of Sales of Langham Hospitality Group for a discussion on our current world – picking a time to be kinder and gentler.   Being mindful of your actions and how they can make a difference for others may be more powerful than you think. 

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with French DMC Metropolis DMC as Paola Fedriga, Metropolis Founder and Managing Director, and Michael Kolhmaier, Metropolis VP of Sales North America based in Toronto, join the conversation.  With a heavy focus on what they see for the industry over the next few years on the journey to recovery, opportunity, and the new normal are on full display. Relax and enjoy the good news.

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with the Vastine Family as the legacy continues.  Listen as brothers Scott & Todd Vastine, founders of V2 Incentives, and sister Konnie Patke, Director of Group Sales with the Fredericksburg CVB, share how and why incentives and hospitality are in their blood.

Join the conversation with MICE Talk 360 guests: Listen as SITE Texas OOP - Lorraine Mahoney - Immediate Past, Todd Zint - Current, and Julie Blank - President-Elect as they discuss the immediate past, the present, and the future of SITE Texas.  Leading during difficult times helps build stronger and better for the future.

Join 2021 SITE President Aoife Delaney, and 2022 SITE President Kevin Edmunds for our first episode of the year. Take a look back with Aoife and to the future with Kevin. Yes, the SITE Global Conference was postponed but is rescheduled for April 20 - 23, 2022. A quick listen confirms that good things have been happening, with more on the horizon.  The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself. We lead a charmed life.

Listen and appreciate Episode 3 of 20 Minutes Of Women IN Leadership as moderator, Barbara Scofidio, editor of Prevue Magazine, is joined by Holly Mills, CITP, head of Incentives for UK based Eventful Limited, and Pamela Shepherd, CITP, CIS, and Global Sales Director for Global Events Team, for a discussion about your network, your friends and your personal role in the search for a job in these changing times. Embrace your friends, connect to your network and look inside yourself for direction and answers on your personal job search. You might be surprised.

Join us for the last MT360 conversation of the year as Dr. Patrick Patridge shares the motivation behind his new book - Incentive Travel For a New World - and discusses the future of incentives as they re-emerge with our move from pandemic darkness to the light of recovery and new progress. The old saying is "You can't judge a book by its cover". And while that may be true, nothing will prevent you from making use of the good ideas inside. Don't be shy.

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with IMEX CEO Carina Bauer as she shares the thoughts and ideas that shaped IMEX 2021 and the map to our future. Achieving good things never comes easy. Carina and the IMEX team never stopped, even when the finish line kept moving.  Striving for results and sharing their vision made us all appreciate it just that much more.

Join the MICE Talk 360 conversation with International Group Sales (IGS) founder and CFO Jose “Pepe” Villela and daughter, Norma Villela Alberico, President and National Director of Sales, as they discuss transition and growth in a family business. When the draw of hospitality is strong and your path becomes clear, you create something that sets you apart. This is one of those stories. The combined power of family and vision - make the connection! 

Join the Take 5 with SITE conversation as Dana Weaver, Senior Manager, Marketing Services with Bloomington, IL-based Growmark, Inc., a past president of SITE Chicago and a current member of the SITE Foundation Board of Trustees shares his vision of the road ahead. Transformation and looking to the future.

Join the conversation with Dana Weaver, Senior Manager, Marketing Services with Growmark, Inc., past president of SITE Chicago and a current member of the SITE Foundation Board of Trustees Dana shares his personal experiences with the power of incentives and his strong belief in the power of active engagement in SITE. He had me at incentives. 

Listen and appreciate Episode 2 of 20 Minutes Of Women IN Leadership as moderator, Barbara Scofidio, editor of Prevue Magazine, is joined by producer, author, speaker and NYU professor, Dianne Devitt, for a conversation about a topic that impacts many women in leadership – the role as caregiver for an elderly parent or loved one while maintaining all the aspects and routines of a normal life. Love + Care = a powerful bond. 

Join the Take 5 with SITE conversation as Lisa Kincannon, Founder and Managing Director of Opus Event Solutions, and current President of SITE Mountain West, shares positive thoughts on recovery and growth for the industry future. Listen and enjoy as Lisa's experience helps light our way forward.

Join the conversation as Lisa Kincannon, Founder and Managing Director of Opus Event Solutions, and current President of SITE Mountain West, shares the short, but active, early life of this young chapter, along with plans for the future. Building on history helps pave the road to the chapter's future.

Join the conversation as Brittney Skinner, President of Selective Meetings and Incentives and SITE Texas Sustainability and CSR Chair, along with Dillon Baxter, CEO, and Co-founder of PlantSwitch, showcase sustainability and Texas innovation with products that can impact our lives, and the world we live in.  A good idea finds a home and positive direction that's good for all of us.

Join the Take 5 with SITE conversation as Dr. Rick Garlick, Vice President and Strategy Consultant with Magid makes a point concerning what matters to incentive winners.  It's not about what you or I like - it's about the winners and their wants and needs. Keep that in mind and success will be in your incentive future!

Join the conversation with Dr. Rick Garlick, Vice President and Strategy Consultant with Magid, as he discusses the results from his latest IRF research white paper. Dr. Garlick and his research provide the tools necessary to create and deliver successful programs, and this latest white paper shows that destination selection is key. Research creates the roadmap that puts your programs on the path to success. 

Join the Take 5 with SITE conversation as Karen Devine, founder, and CEO of 3D Cruise Partners and Stacey Fitzgerald, Vice President of  Sales for 3D Cruise Partners shine their light on industry recovery at sea. The case for incentives at sea continues to get stronger. My inner pirate voice says everyone wins.

Listen to Episode 1 of 20 Minutes of Women IN Leadership. Join moderator, Barbara Scofidio, editor of Prevue Magazine, as her guests; Joanie Phillips, CITP, and Director, Purchasing & Design Travel & Events for One10, and Norma Dean, Director Speciality Sales at Delta Airlines, discuss leadership, cooperation, and creative thinking in an office and work from a distance environment.      

Join the conversation with 3D Cruise Partners as Karen Devine, founder, and CEO, along with Vice President of  Sales Stacey Fitzgerald, as they bring a healthy dose of reality to the cruise conversation. 18 months can seem like an eternity when things don't seem to be going your way. But what if they were going your way, but it was hard for people to know that? Karen and Stacey bring optimism, perspective, and cold, hard facts to the discussion. Looks like the sun may be peeking out from behind the cloud.

Join the Take 5 with SITE conversation as Lindsay Adams, President of Performance Strategies, shares what Building Back Better means to her and how it shapes the road forward. A look at our past gives us the tools and ideas that make the future better and stronger.  Everyone wins.

Join the conversation with Performance Strategies as Founder Jim Adams, and new generation leaders Lindsay and Shelby Adams follow in his footsteps. Listen as they discuss what brought the family together under the Performance Strategies umbrella for the leadership transition and sustainable growth and direction. The first in a series as we discuss keeping it all in the family.

Join the Take 5 with SITE conversation as Michael Dalton, President of the Dublin-based consultancy, MICDrop Support Solutions.  Paying it forward by sharing industry knowledge and sage observations during a difficult time creates a situation where everyone wins. A lesson for all of us.

Join the conversation with Michael Dalton as he shares his busy pandemic life and what it means to be recognized as SITE Member of the Year. While 2020 may have been a time of reflection, and worry,  for some, for Michael Dalton, it was about finding time to honor all of his commitments and set a pace that open minds to opportunity. I thought I was busy but Michael makes me look like I'm stuck on go!

Join Take 5 with SITE conversation as Carina Bauer, CEO of The IMEX Group and Immediate Past President of the SITE Foundation shares her thoughts on our way forward.  There's a bright sun coming up on the horizon. Get your Maui Jim's ready.

Join the conversation as we catch up with Carina Bauer as she reflects on her year in the eye of the hurricane as President of the SITE Foundation and CEO of The IMEX Group. Dealing with adversity at every turn, 2020 was not a time for the faint of heart. Life was coming up lemons, but there was still a good bit of lemonade.  I suggest you thank her when you see her. 

Join the Take 5 with SITE conversation as Cherryl Brazier, founder and President of the Anchor Collection, and past SITE International and SITE SoCal board member shines a light on what industry recovery could mean for all of us. Insightful and thought-provoking. Listen and enjoy.

Join the conversation at MICE Talk 360 as we talk with Cherryl Brazier, Founder and president of Anchor Collection. Listen as Cherryl discusses what brought her to the US and eventually starting her own company. She also shares her love of SITE and what it means. Setting sail for success.

Join the Take 5 with SITE conversation with Richard Phelan, President SITE Ireland. Richard gives his big picture take on the SITE 2021 global theme - Building Back Better. He makes a very good point.

Join the conversation at MICE Talk 360 as we enjoy a conversation with Richard Phelan, President of SITE Ireland. Get his take on how 2020 made things difficult, but not always impossible.    Pop Quiz! What's Gaelic for good conversation?   Answer: Craic    

Join our Take 5 with SITE conversation as Terry Manion, Aoife Delaney, and Rebecca Wright share what beverage they'll have in hand when we finally all meet in person.    I plan to be there - how about you?

Join the conversation as MICE Talk 360 as we discuss the respective roles of SITE, the SITE Foundation, and how the two come together for the benefit of our membership.  Aoife Delaney, 2021 SITE President, and Terry Manion, 2021 SITE Foundation President explain the important differences between the two organizations, while Rebecca Wright, SITE interim Executive Director, shares how the two come together to fund and develop education, outreach, and the benefits of working together. The simple answer? It's like making a movie.

Join our special Take 5 with SITE conversation Aoife Delaney, 2021 SITE President, shares a simple analogy for the respective roles played by SITE and the SITE Foundation in delivering engagement and education. It's like making a movie.

Join our Take 5 with SITE conversation as Patti Palacios, founder and President of GlobauxSource, shares her thoughts on what the 2021 SITE theme means to her. The right theme for these times.

Join the conversation with MICE Talk 360 guest Patti Palacios, founder and President of GlobauxSource, and a past President of SITE Texas. Listen as Patti takes us on a walk through her career and the milestones that helped pave the way to her success. Full disclosure: Yes, I sold my company to Patti over 2 years ago, and yes, I am on the GlobauxSource team. That has no bearing on her accomplishments or my interest in telling her story.  Listen and I think you'll agree.

Join our Take 5 with SITE conversation as Lauren Dunnaway, SITE Texas Immediate Past President, provides thoughtful on the year that was and a promising future. Lemonade from lemons and eyes on the prize. Words we can live by.

Join the conversation with MICE Talk 360 guests: Listen as SITE Texas OOP - Lauren Dunnaway, Lorraine Mahoney, and Todd Zint; past, present, and future SITE Texas Presidents, reflect, inform and discuss their thoughts on then, now, and what's to come. Plus, a discussion of the SITE Texas support community and its high touch effort to support its membership and confront our current reality Shared visions and collaboration make strong leaders in these uncertain times.

Join us as we kick-off the new year with a rebranded Take 5 with SITE. My guest, 2021 SITE President, Aoife Delaney, gives us a taste of what she listened to and what she watched, for pleasure and distraction, during a year that felt more like a decade.  Laughter and visions of baking - it's not all bad.

Join the conversation with MICE Talk 360 guest: Aoife Delaney, Director of Marketing & Sales for DMC Network, a member of the International Board of Directors for SITE, and 2021 SITE President. Having a positive outlook is critical to SITE success in 2021 and Aoife brings that, and more, to her year as President.  Building Back Better is her theme for the year - I think we can all agree that it's a good one.