Podcast appearances and mentions of diane lyons

Many businesswomen know how to make their clients happy but how many of us know how to create a “wow” experience for them? If you created a “Wow, this is going to be fun and exciting” feeling for your clients for a special moment or upcoming event, would they love you even more? Could it lead to more business? Would your clients rave about it and refer you to their colleagues and other networks? Chances are, yes! That's why today we are going to talk to someone who creates “wow” experiences for her clients every single day and learn about how she does it. Host, Mary Foley speaks with Diane Lyons, the president, and owner of Accent-DMC. Diane is a certified meeting planner and destination management certified professional who began Accent-DMC with just two people. For over 28-years, she and her team have built an award-winning event planning and destination management company that creates unique and unforgettable special events that truly showcase the best of New Orleans. She has also been recognized twice by New Orleans City Business Magazine as a “Top Woman in Business” and has received the Handcraft Heroes award for her contributions to women with cancer. Listen and Learn: Why corporations need local experts to plan events Tips for creating the "wow" factor for clients The benefits of being a one-stop-shop for turnkey events What makes New Orleans unique How the New Orleans event industry recovered from Hurricane Katrina How to keep meetings and experiences fresh The role demographics play in event planning How to create an authentic experience for clients   Accent-DMC Website

World Footprints is pleased to introduce more great friends from our beloved New Orleans. First, we'll be joined by actor/filmmaker Terence Rosemore who most recently donned a badge as New Orleans Police Deputy Chief Eugene Marsden in the hit HBO series "Treme". Terence will discuss his upcoming roles and film projects post-Treme as well as his initiative in the Crescent City to introduce the city's youth to the entertainment industry. If you're looking for the best places to go, eat or see the Moon Guide to New Orleans is a great resource to have. Native New Orleanian and travel writer Laura Martone joins us to give her take on what makes her hometown such an interesting and captivating place for her and visitors alike. Finally, New Orleans is a city that never needs a reason to host a festival. Just when you think that the city wouldn't have room for one more thing, another "thing" pops up and offers something unique. For the last few years, Diane Lyons has been spearheading the Festi Gals Conference. As founder of this conference, Diane sought to create an event just for women. Festi Gals is an empowering weekend-long celebration of the female spirit and stength. World Footprints has a personal connection with the Festi Gals conference as Tonya will be giving a "Diva Discussion" this year.

Old folk wisdom says there are two things you don t want to see being made sausages and legislation. You might want to add kambucha to that list. According to one of the guys who makes it, Daniel Morris from Big Easy Bucha, it s made in what s called "open brewing" which is kind of like brewing beer except instead of being in a closed system it s an open vat with a SHEET over it. Yes, a sheet. A black sheet. In all fairness Big Easy Bucha, sheet or not sheet it tastes awesome. As we can attest after a rigorous taste test on this Happy Hour, sacrificing ourselves for science by adding whisky to Bucha, making what Andrew Duhon christens as Boozy Bucha. Harry Rosenberg no relation and Molly Portier make up 50 of Blonde Roses, one of the most exciting new bands in New Orleans. In fact they re so new that they ve only been around a few weeks having been reborn from an earlier outfit you ll know if you;re from Lafayette, called Wooden Wings. As you know if you listen to Happy Hour, we get to hear a lot of great music on this show these guys rate up there with the absolute best. Do you know anything about bras If you do you can decorate one and enter it into the Bodaceous Bra competition at Festi Gals, an annual festival celebrating women that Diane Lyons dreamed up to complement festivals about tomatoes and oysters. Diane s day job is an event planner with her own company Accent DMC which she describes as being like Run DMC but with less money. However, still plenty of champagne. Andrew Duhon just finished writing a song called Whatever Happened to Gray. Although by now it may be called something else, a rose and the color gray by any other name would be, well, a plant and a color with different names. If you want to know why the song induces trance like good feelings, Andrew has a musical, psychological and mathematical explanation. Phots at Wayfare by Nathaniel Trahan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Personality Profile Expert Kerrie Hopkins trained in onomalogy, the study of names. She works with companies around the world to help analyze and read the personality of an individual by their name? Want to boost sales, grow a business or find the ideal mate? A name speaks volumes. New Orleans meetings and event planner Diane Lyons has made a career by turning ideas into opportunities and turning them into action. She's founder of FestiGals, an annual gathering to celebrate and empower women. This show is broadcast live on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

World Footprints is pleased to introduce more great friends from our beloved New Orleans.  First, we'll be joined by actor/filmmaker Terence Rosemore who most recently donned a badge as New Orleans Police Deputy Chief Eugene Marsden in the hit HBO series "Treme".  Terence will discuss his upcoming roles and film projects post-Treme as well as his initiative in the Crescent City to introduce the city's youth to the entertainment industry. If you're looking for the best places to go, eat or see the Moon Guide to New Orleans is a great resource to have.  Native New Orleanian and travel writer Laura Martone joins us to give her take on what makes her hometown such an interesting and captivating place for her and visitors alike. Finally, New Orleans is a city that never needs a reason to host a festival.  Just when you think that the city wouldn't have room for one more thing, another "thing" pops up and offers something unique.  For the last few years, Diane Lyons has been spearheading the FestiGals Conference.  As founder of this conference, Diane sought to create an event just for women.  FestiGals is an empowering weekend-long celebration of the female spirit and stength.  World Footpri

World Footprints is pleased to introduce more great friends from our beloved New Orleans.  First, we'll be joined by actor/filmmaker Terence Rosemore who most recently donned a badge as New Orleans Police Deputy Chief Eugene Marsden in the hit HBO series "Treme".  Terence will discuss his upcoming roles and film projects post-Treme as well as his initiative in the Crescent City to introduce the city's youth to the entertainment industry. If you're looking for the best places to go, eat or see the Moon Guide to New Orleans is a great resource to have.  Native New Orleanian and travel writer Laura Martone joins us to give her take on what makes her hometown such an interesting and captivating place for her and visitors alike. Finally, New Orleans is a city that never needs a reason to host a festival.  Just when you think that the city wouldn't have room for one more thing, another "thing" pops up and offers something unique.  For the last few years, Diane Lyons has been spearheading the FestiGals Conference.  As founder of this conference, Diane sought to create an event just for women.  FestiGals is an empowering weekend-long celebration of the female spirit and stength.  World Footprints has a personal connection with the FestiGals conference as Tonya will be giving a "Diva Discussion" this year.