The dynami Blog

March 1, 2017

How to Successfully Conduct a Menu Tasting for a Corporate Event

When it comes to menu-tasting and planning for a corporate event, it’s best to take a tag-team approach – Meeting Planner, internal client contact, and Executive Chef fully committed to the “three Ps”. Partnership, partnership, and more partnership. If your dining guests are to savor

do your research

February 14, 2017

Eternal quest for the perfect meeting: Learn from the open office flop

Installment 1 Recap: A recent article in The Washington Post by writer Lindsey Kaufman entitled Google Got It Wrong. The Open-Office Trend Is Destroying the Workplace puts forth the premise that supposedly cool, new work environments – those free of cubicles, walls, doors and dedicated

better meetings

February 1, 2017

Open Office Trends & The Quest For The Perfect Meeting

I came across an article recently that had me thinking (again) of how to design and produce meetings and events that engage audiences more profoundly, have a more meaningful impact, and yield higher results long after house lights are up and walk-out music has faded.

corporate events

January 18, 2017

Get Smart with Event Technology

There are a number of very cool, app-based event management services that have hit the market recently. Seems like every day brings a new round of innovative start-ups that can be very helpful to business professionals, in general, and event planners, in particular. Today, I’d

January 5, 2017

CES 2017: Tomorrow Arrives Today

Tomorrow arrives today in Las Vegas with the opening of the always-anticipated Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017, organized by the Consumer Technology Association. More than 68,000 senior-level business executives will be in attendance along with 7,500 journalists (1,000 more than covered the 2016 Olympic Summer

find your passion

December 21, 2016

The Holidays Are A Great Time To Find Your WHY

To begin with … Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, a Joyous Kwanzaa, and may you enjoy many Festivus Miracles in the days and weeks ahead! (I believe that covers everyone.) To me, it’s Christmastime and the big day is less than a week away. If you’re

conference planning

December 14, 2016

6 Key Notes About Your Next Keynote Speaker

Someone near-and-dear to me (who shall remain unnamed) recently attended the World Business Forum (WBF) in New York City as part of her company’s leadership development activities. The conference features highly-regarded thought-leaders from around the world, addressing a variety of topics that impact us all.

better corporate events

November 30, 2016

Seven Tips to Make Your Next Corporate Meeting or Event the Best Ever!

As a Meeting and Event Planner, how many times have you heard a client say this? “Y’know, last year’s program was great and all but I really want to do something different this year, something ‘out of the box’.” (Ugh … overused phrase alert!) As

corporate events

November 16, 2016

Why You Should Invite Your Attendees to “The Day After Thanksgiving”

Recently, I heard an interview on XM Radio that dealt with the importance of people having options and the power to make their own choices. The interviewer asked the guest for his “take” on the topic. “It’s like Thanksgiving,” he began. “We anticipate the holiday

2016 Election

November 2, 2016

Wanna Know How I’m Gonna Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election..?

When I officially became a U.S. citizen in 2012, I was more than pleased to take on the responsibilities of being a patriotic American. Along with embracing the “Red, White & Blue”, I earned the right to vote which is something I cherish and do